diff --git a/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx b/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
index 51015fa2..0b147757 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ export class SearchBox extends React.PureComponent<SearchBoxProps, SearchBoxStat
       results,
       noResults: results.length === 0,
     });
-    this.props.marker.mark(term);
+    
+    if (results.length > 0) {
+      this.props.marker.mark(term);
+    }
   }
 
   @bind