diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
index b62e0cce8b630e6ebad1f34bb559e4da65237b7e..ad6ea4ad833fe66a45c851b797558f4b73ef6e5b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -683,9 +683,9 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewletPanel {
 	}
 
 	private onContextMenu(e: ITreeContextMenuEvent<RenderableMatch | null>): void {
-		if (!e.element) {
-			return;
-		}
+		// if (!e.element) {
+		// 	return;
+		// }
 
 		if (!this.contextMenu) {
 			this.contextMenu = this._register(this.menuService.createMenu(MenuId.SearchContext, this.contextKeyService));
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewletPanel {
 				// Indicate as status to ARIA
 				aria.status(message);
 
-				dom.hide(this.resultsElement);
+				//dom.hide(this.resultsElement);
 
 				const messageEl = this.clearMessage();
 				const p = dom.append(messageEl, $('p', undefined, message));
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ export class SearchView extends ViewletPanel {
 
 					const learnMoreLink = dom.append(p, $('a.pointer.prominent', { tabindex: 0 }, nls.localize('openSettings.learnMore', "Learn More")));
 					this.addClickEvents(learnMoreLink, this.onLearnMore);
+					this.reLayout();
 				}
 
 				if (this.contextService.getWorkbenchState() === WorkbenchState.EMPTY) {