diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createCustomBottomTabNavigator/BottomTabBar.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createCustomBottomTabNavigator/BottomTabBar.tsx
index 394a617278d4..f432d863704e 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createCustomBottomTabNavigator/BottomTabBar.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/createCustomBottomTabNavigator/BottomTabBar.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function handleQueryWithPolicyID(query: SearchQueryString, activePolicyID?: stri
         return query;
     }
 
-    const policyID = queryJSON.policyID ?? activePolicyID;
+    const policyID = activePolicyID ?? queryJSON.policyID;
     const policy = PolicyUtils.getPolicy(policyID);
 
     // In case policy is missing or there is no policy currently selected via WorkspaceSwitcher we remove it
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/getPolicyIDFromState.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/getPolicyIDFromState.ts
index 62690f29a98f..702fb654780d 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/getPolicyIDFromState.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/getPolicyIDFromState.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
+import SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
 import extractPolicyIDFromQuery from './extractPolicyIDFromQuery';
 import getTopmostBottomTabRoute from './getTopmostBottomTabRoute';
+import getTopmostCentralPaneRoute from './getTopmostCentralPaneRoute';
 import type {RootStackParamList, State} from './types';
 
 /**
  * returns policyID value if one exists in navigation state
  *
  * PolicyID in this app can be stored in two ways:
- *  - on most screens but NOT Search as `policyID` param
- *  - on Search related screens as policyID filter inside `q` (SearchQuery) param
+ *  - on most screens but NOT Search as `policyID` param (on bottom tab screens)
+ *  - on Search related screens as policyID filter inside `q` (SearchQuery) param (only for SEARCH_CENTRAL_PANE)
  */
 const getPolicyIDFromState = (state: State<RootStackParamList>): string | undefined => {
     const topmostBottomTabRoute = getTopmostBottomTabRoute(state);
 
-    const policyID = topmostBottomTabRoute && topmostBottomTabRoute.params && 'policyID' in topmostBottomTabRoute.params && topmostBottomTabRoute.params?.policyID;
-    if (policyID) {
-        return topmostBottomTabRoute.params?.policyID as string;
+    if (!topmostBottomTabRoute) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (topmostBottomTabRoute.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB) {
+        const topmostCentralPaneRoute = getTopmostCentralPaneRoute(state);
+        return extractPolicyIDFromQuery(topmostCentralPaneRoute);
     }
 
-    return extractPolicyIDFromQuery(topmostBottomTabRoute);
+    const policyID = topmostBottomTabRoute && topmostBottomTabRoute.params && 'policyID' in topmostBottomTabRoute.params && topmostBottomTabRoute.params?.policyID;
+    return policyID ? (topmostBottomTabRoute.params?.policyID as string) : undefined;
 };
 
 export default getPolicyIDFromState;
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/switchPolicyID.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/switchPolicyID.ts
index f65b32006c0e..5ccc2da54418 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/switchPolicyID.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/switchPolicyID.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ function getActionForBottomTabNavigator(action: StackNavigationAction, state: Na
 
     if (name === SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE) {
         name = SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB;
-    }
-
-    if (!params) {
+    } else if (!params) {
         params = {policyID};
     } else {
         params.policyID = policyID;
@@ -109,19 +107,19 @@ export default function switchPolicyID(navigation: NavigationContainerRef<RootSt
     // If the layout is wide we need to push matching central pane route to the stack.
     if (shouldAddToCentralPane) {
         const params: CentralPaneRouteParams = {...topmostCentralPaneRoute?.params};
+
         if (isOpeningSearchFromBottomTab && params.q) {
+            delete params.policyID;
+            const queryJSON = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryJSON(params.q);
+
             if (policyID) {
-                const queryJSON = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryJSON(params.q);
                 if (queryJSON) {
                     queryJSON.policyID = policyID;
                     params.q = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryString(queryJSON);
                 }
-            } else {
-                const queryJSON = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryJSON(params.q);
-                if (queryJSON) {
-                    delete queryJSON.policyID;
-                    params.q = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryString(queryJSON);
-                }
+            } else if (queryJSON) {
+                delete queryJSON.policyID;
+                params.q = SearchUtils.buildSearchQueryString(queryJSON);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts b/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
index 15994732d3b3..2f96ecffb746 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/types.ts
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ type BackToAndForwardToParms = {
     forwardTo?: Routes;
 };
 
-type SearchNavigatorParamList = {
-    [SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB]: undefined;
-    [SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE]: undefined;
-    [SCREENS.SEARCH.REPORT_RHP]: undefined;
-};
-
 type SettingsNavigatorParamList = {
     [SCREENS.SETTINGS.SHARE_CODE]: undefined;
     [SCREENS.SETTINGS.PROFILE.ROOT]: undefined;
@@ -1248,7 +1242,7 @@ type ExplanationModalNavigatorParamList = {
 
 type BottomTabNavigatorParamList = {
     [SCREENS.HOME]: {policyID?: string};
-    [SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB]: CentralPaneScreensParamList[typeof SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE];
+    [SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB]: undefined;
     [SCREENS.SETTINGS.ROOT]: {policyID?: string};
 };
 
@@ -1396,7 +1390,6 @@ export type {
     RoomInviteNavigatorParamList,
     RoomMembersNavigatorParamList,
     RootStackParamList,
-    SearchNavigatorParamList,
     SettingsNavigatorParamList,
     SignInNavigatorParamList,
     FeatureTrainingNavigatorParamList,
diff --git a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
index b30ff55ef5ae..b03bb1da5a3d 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
@@ -292,16 +292,9 @@ function getSortedReportData(data: ReportListItemType[]) {
 function getCurrentSearchParams() {
     const rootState = navigationRef.getRootState() as State<RootStackParamList>;
 
-    const lastSearchCentralPaneRoute = rootState.routes.filter((route) => route.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE).at(-1);
-    const lastSearchBottomTabRoute = rootState.routes[0].state?.routes.filter((route) => route.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB).at(-1);
+    const lastSearchRoute = rootState.routes.filter((route) => route.name === SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE).at(-1);
 
-    if (lastSearchCentralPaneRoute) {
-        return lastSearchCentralPaneRoute.params as AuthScreensParamList[typeof SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE];
-    }
-
-    if (lastSearchBottomTabRoute) {
-        return lastSearchBottomTabRoute.params as BottomTabNavigatorParamList[typeof SCREENS.SEARCH.BOTTOM_TAB];
-    }
+    return lastSearchRoute ? (lastSearchRoute.params as AuthScreensParamList[typeof SCREENS.SEARCH.CENTRAL_PANE]) : undefined;
 }
 
 function isSearchResultsEmpty(searchResults: SearchResults) {