diff --git a/pyflowlauncher/launcher.py b/pyflowlauncher/launcher.py
index 13cd2ab..c7b4254 100644
--- a/pyflowlauncher/launcher.py
+++ b/pyflowlauncher/launcher.py
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ async def run(self, dispatch: Callable[[str, list], Awaitable[Any]]) -> None:
                 # The host sends ("query", [query, Settings.Inner]).
                 if len(params) > 1 and isinstance(params[1], dict):
                     self._settings = params[1]
-                params = [params[0].get('search') or params[0].get('trimmedQuery', '')]
+                # Query.search excludes the action keyword; trimmedQuery/rawQuery
+                # include it, so they must never be used as the search string.
+                params = [params[0].get('search') or '']
             elif method != 'context_menu' and len(params) == 1 and isinstance(params[0], list):
                 # Actions: the host calls RPC.InvokeAsync(method, argument: Parameters),
                 # which wraps the whole Parameters list as one positional argument
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_v2_protocol.py b/tests/integration/test_v2_protocol.py
index bbc6056..5a4369e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_v2_protocol.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_v2_protocol.py
@@ -129,6 +129,25 @@ def test_empty_search_string(self):
         ])
         assert query_response(responses, 1)['result']['result'][0]['Title'] == 'Hello, World!'
 
+    def test_action_keyword_not_leaked_into_search(self):
+        """Typing only the action keyword sends {'search': '', 'trimmedQuery': 'kw'};
+        the handler must receive '' — not fall back to the keyword-bearing trimmedQuery."""
+        received = []
+        plugin = Plugin(launcher=FlowLauncherV2())
+
+        @plugin.on_method
+        def query(q: str):
+            received.append(q)
+            yield Result(title="ok")
+
+        run(plugin, [
+            {'id': 1, 'method': 'query',
+             'params': [{'search': '', 'trimmedQuery': 'kw', 'rawQuery': 'kw',
+                         'actionKeyword': 'kw'}, {}]},
+            {'id': 2, 'method': 'close', 'params': []},
+        ])
+        assert received == ['']
+
 
 class TestV2Lifecycle: