diff --git a/src/api/queries/search/index.ts b/src/api/queries/search/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db0866d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/queries/search/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { QueryKeys } from '../../../enums/query-keys'
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { fetchSearchResults } from './utils'
+import { ONE_MINUTE } from '../../../constants/query-client'
+import { useJellifyLibrary } from '../../../stores'
+
+const useSearchResults = (searchString: string | undefined) => {
+	const [library] = useJellifyLibrary()
+
+	return useQuery({
+		queryKey: [QueryKeys.Search, library?.musicLibraryId, searchString],
+		queryFn: () => fetchSearchResults(library?.musicLibraryId, searchString),
+		staleTime: ONE_MINUTE * 10, // Cache results for 10 minutes
+		gcTime: ONE_MINUTE * 15, // Garbage collect after 15 minutes
+		enabled: !!library?.musicLibraryId && !!searchString, // Only run if we have a library ID and a search string
+	})
+}
+
+export default useSearchResults
diff --git a/src/api/queries/search.ts b/src/api/queries/search/utils/index.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from src/api/queries/search.ts
rename to src/api/queries/search/utils/index.ts
index 693d4984..b8b43280 100644
--- a/src/api/queries/search.ts
+++ b/src/api/queries/search/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { BaseItemDto } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models'
 import { getItemsApi } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/utils/api'
 import { isEmpty, isUndefined, trim } from 'lodash'
-import QueryConfig from '../../configs/query.config'
-import { Api } from '@jellyfin/sdk'
-import { JellifyUser } from '../../types/JellifyUser'
+import QueryConfig from '../../../../configs/query.config'
+import { getApi, getUser } from '../../../../stores'
 /**
  * Performs a search for items against the Jellyfin server, trimming whitespace
  * around the search term for the best possible results.
@@ -11,12 +10,13 @@ import { JellifyUser } from '../../types/JellifyUser'
  * @returns A promise of a BaseItemDto array, be it empty or not
  */
 export async function fetchSearchResults(
-	api: Api | undefined,
-	user: JellifyUser | undefined,
 	libraryId: string | undefined,
 	searchString: string | undefined,
 ): Promise<BaseItemDto[]> {
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		const api = getApi()
+		const user = getUser()
+
 		if (isEmpty(searchString)) resolve([])
 
 		if (isUndefined(api)) return reject('Client instance not set')
diff --git a/src/components/Search/index.tsx b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
index 2f7c3f21..371c8a5e 100644
--- a/src/components/Search/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Search/index.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import Input from '../Global/helpers/input'
 import { H5, Text } from '../Global/helpers/text'
 import ItemRow from '../Global/components/item-row'
 import { NativeStackNavigationProp } from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
-import { QueryKeys } from '../../enums/query-keys'
-import { fetchSearchResults } from '../../api/queries/search'
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { getToken, H3, Spinner, YStack } from 'tamagui'
 import Suggestions from './suggestions'
 import { isEmpty } from 'lodash'
@@ -13,7 +10,6 @@ import HorizontalCardList from '../Global/components/horizontal-list'
 import ItemCard from '../Global/components/item-card'
 import SearchParamList from '../../screens/Search/types'
 import { closeAllSwipeableRows } from '../Global/components/swipeable-row-registry'
-import { getApi, getUser, useJellifyLibrary } from '../../stores'
 import { FlashList } from '@shopify/flash-list'
 import navigationRef from '../../../navigation'
 import { StackActions } from '@react-navigation/native'
@@ -22,41 +18,35 @@ import Track from '../Global/components/Track'
 import { pickRandomItemFromArray } from '../../utils/parsing/random'
 import { SEARCH_PLACEHOLDERS } from '../../configs/placeholder.config'
 import { formatArtistName } from '../../utils/formatting/artist-names'
+import useSearchResults from '../../api/queries/search'
 
 export default function Search({
 	navigation,
 }: {
 	navigation: NativeStackNavigationProp<SearchParamList, 'SearchScreen'>
 }): React.JSX.Element {
-	const api = getApi()
-	const user = getUser()
-	const [library] = useJellifyLibrary()
+	/**
+	 * Raw text input value from the user, updates immediately as they type
+	 */
+	const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
 
+	/**
+	 * Debounced search string that updates 500ms after the user stops typing, used to trigger the search query
+	 * which is keyed off of this value for caching.
+	 */
 	const [searchString, setSearchString] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined)
 
-	const {
-		data: items,
-		refetch,
-		isFetching: fetchingResults,
-	} = useQuery({
-		queryKey: [QueryKeys.Search, library?.musicLibraryId, searchString],
-		queryFn: () => fetchSearchResults(api, user, library?.musicLibraryId, searchString),
-	})
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+			setSearchString(inputValue || undefined)
+		}, 500)
+		return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
+	}, [inputValue])
 
-	const search = () => {
-		let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
-
-		return () => {
-			clearTimeout(timeout)
-			timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-				refetch()
-			}, 1000)
-		}
-	}
+	const { data: items, isFetching: fetchingResults } = useSearchResults(searchString)
 
 	const handleSearchStringUpdate = (value: string | undefined) => {
-		setSearchString(value)
-		search()
+		setInputValue(value || undefined)
 	}
 
 	const handleScrollBeginDrag = () => {
@@ -90,7 +80,7 @@ export default function Search({
 					<Input
 						placeholder={placeholder}
 						onChangeText={handleSearchStringUpdate}
-						value={searchString}
+						value={inputValue}
 						testID='search-input'
 						clearButtonMode='always'
 					/>