diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index 9bf21a54388..c53b5f692cd 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@ void FileSystemDock::save_layout_to_config(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout, const Strin
 	PackedStringArray selected_files = get_selected_paths();
 	p_layout->set_value(p_section, "dock_filesystem_selected_paths", selected_files);
 	Vector<String> uncollapsed_paths = get_uncollapsed_paths();
-	p_layout->set_value(p_section, "dock_filesystem_uncollapsed_paths", uncollapsed_paths);
+	p_layout->set_value(p_section, "dock_filesystem_uncollapsed_paths", searched_tokens.is_empty() ? uncollapsed_paths : uncollapsed_paths_before_search);
 }
 
 void FileSystemDock::load_layout_from_config(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout, const String &p_section) {