diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee0ac9df3f4..0ac47b90749 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added "Hanging Indent" as the default selected bibliography body format for CSL styles that specify it (e.g. APA). [melting-pot#894](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref-issue-melting-pot/issues/894)
 - We fixed an issue where bibliography entries generated from CSL styles had leading spaces. [#13074](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/13074)
 - We fixed an issue where the preview area in the "Select Style" dialog of the LibreOffice integration was too small to display full content. [#13051](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/13051)
+- We fixed an issue where the tab showing the fulltext search results was not displayed. [#12865](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/12865)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/EntryEditor.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/EntryEditor.java
index 1a861acbf18..dfc7969d2f1 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/EntryEditor.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/EntryEditor.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ private List<EntryEditorTab> createTabs() {
                 stateManager);
         tabs.add(sourceTab);
         tabs.add(new LatexCitationsTab(preferences, dialogService, stateManager, directoryMonitor));
-        tabs.add(new FulltextSearchResultsTab(stateManager, preferences, dialogService, taskExecutor));
+        tabs.add(new FulltextSearchResultsTab(stateManager, preferences, dialogService, taskExecutor, this));
         tabs.add(new AiSummaryTab(aiService, dialogService, stateManager, this, preferences));
         tabs.add(new AiChatTab(aiService, dialogService, preferences, stateManager, this, taskExecutor));
 
diff --git a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/fileannotationtab/FulltextSearchResultsTab.java b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/fileannotationtab/FulltextSearchResultsTab.java
index 7571f8327d6..1331c30bc6c 100644
--- a/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/fileannotationtab/FulltextSearchResultsTab.java
+++ b/jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/entryeditor/fileannotationtab/FulltextSearchResultsTab.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.geometry.Insets;
 import javafx.geometry.Orientation;
 import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.actions.StandardActions;
 import org.jabref.gui.desktop.os.NativeDesktop;
 import org.jabref.gui.documentviewer.DocumentViewerView;
+import org.jabref.gui.entryeditor.EntryEditor;
 import org.jabref.gui.entryeditor.EntryEditorTab;
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.OpenExternalFileAction;
 import org.jabref.gui.maintable.OpenFolderAction;
@@ -49,19 +51,23 @@ public class FulltextSearchResultsTab extends EntryEditorTab {
     private final DialogService dialogService;
     private final ActionFactory actionFactory;
     private final TaskExecutor taskExecutor;
+    private final EntryEditor entryEditor;
     private final TextFlow content;
+
     private BibEntry entry;
     private DocumentViewerView documentViewerView;
 
     public FulltextSearchResultsTab(StateManager stateManager,
                                     GuiPreferences preferences,
                                     DialogService dialogService,
-                                    TaskExecutor taskExecutor) {
+                                    TaskExecutor taskExecutor,
+                                    EntryEditor entryEditor) {
         this.stateManager = stateManager;
         this.preferences = preferences;
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.actionFactory = new ActionFactory();
         this.taskExecutor = taskExecutor;
+        this.entryEditor = entryEditor;
 
         content = new TextFlow();
         ScrollPane scrollPane = new ScrollPane(content);
@@ -91,11 +97,11 @@ protected void bindToEntry(BibEntry entry) {
     }
 
     private void updateSearch() {
-        content.getChildren().clear();
         stateManager.activeSearchQuery(SearchType.NORMAL_SEARCH).get().ifPresent(searchQuery -> {
             SearchResults searchResults = searchQuery.getSearchResults();
             if (searchResults != null && entry != null) {
                 Map<String, List<SearchResult>> searchResultsForEntry = searchResults.getFileSearchResultsForEntry(entry);
+                content.getChildren().clear();
                 if (searchResultsForEntry.isEmpty()) {
                     content.getChildren().add(new Text(Localization.lang("No search matches.")));
                 } else {
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@ private void updateSearch() {
                 }
             }
         });
+        Platform.runLater(entryEditor::adaptVisibleTabs);
     }
 
     private Text createFileLink(LinkedFile linkedFile) {