diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-search-discoveries.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-search-discoveries.gjs
index 29005c6a..4af4249d 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-search-discoveries.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/ai-search-discoveries.gjs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import DButton from "discourse/components/d-button";
 import concatClass from "discourse/helpers/concat-class";
 import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
 import { bind } from "discourse/lib/decorators";
+import { withPluginApi } from "discourse/lib/plugin-api";
 import { i18n } from "discourse-i18n";
 import SmoothStreamer from "../lib/smooth-streamer";
 import AiBlinkingAnimation from "./ai-blinking-animation";
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
   @service discobotDiscoveries;
   @service appEvents;
 
-  @tracked loadingDiscoveries = false;
   @tracked hideDiscoveries = false;
   @tracked fullDiscoveryToggled = false;
   @tracked discoveryPreviewLength = this.args.discoveryPreviewLength || 150;
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
   );
 
   discoveryTimeout = null;
-  typingTimer = null;
-  streamedTextLength = 0;
 
   constructor() {
     super(...arguments);
@@ -55,6 +53,34 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
     );
   }
 
+  @bind
+  detectSearch() {
+    if (
+      this.query?.length === 0 &&
+      this.discobotDiscoveries.discovery?.length > 0
+    ) {
+      this.discobotDiscoveries.resetDiscovery();
+      this.smoothStreamer.resetStreaming();
+    }
+
+    withPluginApi((api) => {
+      api.addSearchMenuOnKeyDownCallback((searchMenu, event) => {
+        if (!searchMenu || this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.discobotDiscoveries.lastQuery === this.query) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        if (event.key === "Enter" && this.query) {
+          this.triggerDiscovery();
+        }
+        return true;
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   @bind
   async _updateDiscovery(update) {
     if (this.query === update.query) {
@@ -67,7 +93,7 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
       }
 
       this.discobotDiscoveries.modelUsed = update.model_used;
-      this.loadingDiscoveries = false;
+      this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries = false;
       this.smoothStreamer.updateResult(update, "ai_discover_reply");
     }
   }
@@ -110,7 +136,7 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
 
   get canShowExpandtoggle() {
     return (
-      !this.loadingDiscoveries &&
+      !this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries &&
       this.smoothStreamer.renderedText.length > this.discoveryPreviewLength
     );
   }
@@ -130,7 +156,8 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
     }
 
     this.hideDiscoveries = false;
-    this.loadingDiscoveries = true;
+    this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries = true;
+
     this.discoveryTimeout = later(
       this,
       this.timeoutDiscovery,
@@ -139,6 +166,7 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
 
     try {
       this.discobotDiscoveries.lastQuery = this.query;
+
       await ajax("/discourse-ai/ai-bot/discover", {
         data: { query: this.query },
       });
@@ -153,7 +181,7 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
   }
 
   timeoutDiscovery() {
-    this.loadingDiscoveries = false;
+    this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries = false;
     this.discobotDiscoveries.discovery = "";
 
     this.discobotDiscoveries.discoveryTimedOut = true;
@@ -162,13 +190,14 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
   <template>
     <div
       class="ai-search-discoveries"
-      {{didInsert this.subscribe @searchTerm}}
-      {{didUpdate this.subscribe @searchTerm}}
+      {{didInsert this.subscribe this.query}}
+      {{didUpdate this.subscribe this.query}}
+      {{didUpdate this.detectSearch this.query}}
       {{didInsert this.triggerDiscovery this.query}}
       {{willDestroy this.unsubscribe}}
     >
       <div class="ai-search-discoveries__completion">
-        {{#if this.loadingDiscoveries}}
+        {{#if this.discobotDiscoveries.loadingDiscoveries}}
           <AiBlinkingAnimation />
         {{else if this.discobotDiscoveries.discoveryTimedOut}}
           {{i18n "discourse_ai.discobot_discoveries.timed_out"}}
@@ -181,9 +210,10 @@ export default class AiSearchDiscoveries extends Component {
               "streamable-content"
             }}
           >
-            <div class="cooked">
-              <CookText @rawText={{this.smoothStreamer.renderedText}} />
-            </div>
+            <CookText
+              @rawText={{this.smoothStreamer.renderedText}}
+              class="cooked"
+            />
           </article>
 
           {{#if this.canShowExpandtoggle}}
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/full-page-search-below-search-header/ai-full-page-discobot-discoveries.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/full-page-search-below-search-header/ai-full-page-discobot-discoveries.gjs
index 6fc56ad2..def95648 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/full-page-search-below-search-header/ai-full-page-discobot-discoveries.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/full-page-search-below-search-header/ai-full-page-discobot-discoveries.gjs
@@ -16,12 +16,8 @@ export default class AiFullPageDiscobotDiscoveries extends Component {
 
   @service discobotDiscoveries;
 
-  get hasDiscoveries() {
-    return this.args.outletArgs?.model?.topics?.length > 0;
-  }
-
   <template>
-    {{#if this.hasDiscoveries}}
+    {{#if this.discobotDiscoveries.showDiscoveryTitle}}
       <h3
         class="ai-search-discoveries__discoveries-title full-page-discoveries"
       >
@@ -32,9 +28,10 @@ export default class AiFullPageDiscobotDiscoveries extends Component {
 
         <AiSearchDiscoveriesTooltip />
       </h3>
-      <div class="full-page-discoveries">
-        <AiSearchDiscoveries @searchTerm={{@outletArgs.search}} />
-      </div>
     {{/if}}
+
+    <div class="full-page-discoveries">
+      <AiSearchDiscoveries @searchTerm={{@outletArgs.search}} />
+    </div>
   </template>
 }
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-type-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs
similarity index 51%
rename from assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-type-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs
rename to assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs
index b23c5f03..694db93d 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-type-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/connectors/search-menu-results-top/ai-discobot-discoveries.gjs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import AiSearchDiscoveriesTooltip from "../../components/ai-search-discoveries-t
 export default class AiDiscobotDiscoveries extends Component {
   static shouldRender(args, { siteSettings, currentUser }) {
     return (
-      args.resultType.type === "topic" &&
       siteSettings.ai_bot_discover_persona &&
       currentUser?.can_use_ai_bot_discover_persona &&
       currentUser?.user_option?.ai_search_discoveries
@@ -16,24 +15,32 @@ export default class AiDiscobotDiscoveries extends Component {
   }
 
   @service discobotDiscoveries;
+  @service search;
 
   <template>
     <div class="ai-discobot-discoveries">
-      <h3 class="ai-search-discoveries__discoveries-title">
-        <span>
-          {{icon "discobot"}}
-          {{i18n "discourse_ai.discobot_discoveries.main_title"}}
-        </span>
+      {{#if this.discobotDiscoveries.showDiscoveryTitle}}
+        <h3 class="ai-search-discoveries__discoveries-title">
+          <span>
+            {{icon "discobot"}}
+            {{i18n "discourse_ai.discobot_discoveries.main_title"}}
+          </span>
 
-        <AiSearchDiscoveriesTooltip />
-      </h3>
+          <AiSearchDiscoveriesTooltip />
+        </h3>
+      {{/if}}
 
-      <AiSearchDiscoveries @discoveryPreviewLength={{50}} />
+      <AiSearchDiscoveries
+        @searchTerm={{@outletArgs.searchTerm}}
+        @discoveryPreviewLength={{50}}
+      />
 
-      <h3 class="ai-search-discoveries__regular-results-title">
-        {{icon "bars-staggered"}}
-        {{i18n "discourse_ai.discobot_discoveries.regular_results"}}
-      </h3>
+      {{#if this.search.results.topics.length}}
+        <h3 class="ai-search-discoveries__regular-results-title">
+          {{icon "bars-staggered"}}
+          {{i18n "discourse_ai.discobot_discoveries.regular_results"}}
+        </h3>
+      {{/if}}
     </div>
   </template>
 }
diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/discobot-discoveries.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/discobot-discoveries.js
index f7618689..a628f340 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/discobot-discoveries.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/discobot-discoveries.js
@@ -11,13 +11,19 @@ export default class DiscobotDiscoveries extends Service {
   @tracked lastQuery = "";
   @tracked discoveryTimedOut = false;
   @tracked modelUsed = "";
+  @tracked loadingDiscoveries = false;
 
   resetDiscovery() {
+    this.loadingDiscoveries = false;
     this.discovery = "";
     this.discoveryTimedOut = false;
     this.modelUsed = "";
   }
 
+  get showDiscoveryTitle() {
+    return this.discovery.length > 0 || this.loadingDiscoveries;
+  }
+
   @action
   async disableDiscoveries() {
     this.currentUser.user_option.ai_search_discoveries = false;
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-bot/common/ai-discobot-discoveries.scss b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-bot/common/ai-discobot-discoveries.scss
index 69bbdd4f..de0d3b8e 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-bot/common/ai-discobot-discoveries.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/modules/ai-bot/common/ai-discobot-discoveries.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 .ai-search-discoveries {
   &__regular-results-title {
+    margin-top: 0.5em;
     margin-bottom: 0;
   }
 
@@ -93,10 +94,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.ai-discobot-discoveries {
-  padding: 0.5em;
-}
-
 .full-page-discoveries {
   padding: 1em 10%;
 }
@@ -107,30 +104,43 @@
   width: 1.15em;
 }
 
+.ai-discobot-discoveries {
+  padding-top: 0.5em;
+}
+
 @include breakpoint("medium", min-width) {
-  .search-menu .menu-panel:has(.ai-discobot-discoveries) {
+  .search-menu .menu-panel:has(.ai-search-discoveries__discoveries-title) {
     width: 80vw;
     max-width: 800px;
     transition: width 0.5s;
 
-    .search-result-topic {
+    .results {
       display: grid;
-      grid-template-areas: "results-title ai-title" "results ai";
       grid-template-columns: 58% 38%;
+      grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr;
       gap: 0 4%;
 
-      .list {
-        grid-area: results;
+      * {
+        // covers all non-discovery content
+        grid-column-start: 1;
       }
 
       .ai-discobot-discoveries {
-        grid-area: ai;
+        // always in the second column, always spans all rows
+        grid-column-start: 2;
+        grid-row: 1 / -1;
+        padding-top: 0;
       }
     }
 
     .ai-search-discoveries {
       font-size: var(--font-0);
       color: var(--primary-high);
+      padding-right: 0.5em;
+    }
+
+    .ai-search-discoveries__discoveries-title {
+      margin-top: 0.5em;
     }
 
     .ai-search-discoveries__regular-results-title {