diff --git a/src/components/AddObsBottomSheet/AddObsButton.js b/src/components/AddObsBottomSheet/AddObsButton.js
index 0b8dae60c..c64c9eaa0 100644
--- a/src/components/AddObsBottomSheet/AddObsButton.js
+++ b/src/components/AddObsBottomSheet/AddObsButton.js
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ const AddObsButton = ( ): React.Node => {
       // Base trigger condition in all cases:
       // Only show the tooltip if the user has the AI camera as the default button option.
       // Only show the tooltip on MyObservations screen.
-      const onObsList = currentRoute?.name === "MyObservationsResults";
+      const isOnMyObservationsResults = currentRoute?.name === "MyObservationsResults";
       const onlyAiCamera = !isAllAddObsOptionsMode;
 
-      let triggerCondition = onObsList && onlyAiCamera;
+      let triggerCondition = isOnMyObservationsResults && onlyAiCamera;
 
       if ( justFinishedSignup ) {
         // If a user creates a new account, they should see the tooltip right after dismissing the
diff --git a/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreSearchHeader.tsx b/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreSearchHeader.tsx
index 130f3ee2e..74f8df5bf 100644
--- a/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreSearchHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Explore/SearchScreens/ExploreSearchHeader.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import classnames from "classnames";
 import {
   BackButton,
   Body3,
   Heading4,
 } from "components/SharedComponents";
-import { View } from "components/styledComponents";
+import { Pressable, View } from "components/styledComponents";
 import React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ interface Props {
   closeModal: ( ) => void;
   headerText: string;
   resetFilters: ( ) => void;
+  resetDisabled?: boolean;
   testID: string;
 }
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ const ExploreSearchHeader = ( {
   closeModal,
   headerText,
   resetFilters,
+  resetDisabled = false,
   testID,
 }: Props ) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation( );
@@ -32,11 +35,21 @@ const ExploreSearchHeader = ( {
         />
       </View>
       <Heading4 className="flex-1 wrap text-center">{headerText}</Heading4>
-      <View className="w-[50px] items-end">
-        <Body3 onPress={resetFilters} maxFontSizeMultiplier={1.5}>
+      <Pressable
+        className={classnames(
+          "w-[50px] items-end",
+          { "opacity-50": resetDisabled },
+        )}
+        onPress={resetFilters}
+        disabled={resetDisabled}
+        accessibilityRole="button"
+        accessibilityLabel={t( "Reset-verb" )}
+        testID={`${testID}.reset`}
+      >
+        <Body3 maxFontSizeMultiplier={1.5}>
           {t( "Reset-verb" )}
         </Body3>
-      </View>
+      </Pressable>
     </View>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.tsx
index 6305b7d96..a1d686dce 100644
--- a/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import {
 } from "sharedHelpers/speciesSort";
 import { accessibleTaxonName } from "sharedHelpers/taxon";
 import { useGridLayout, useLayoutPrefs, useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
+import useFeatureFlag from "sharedHooks/useFeatureFlag";
+import { FeatureFlag } from "stores/createFeatureFlagSlice";
 import colors from "styles/tailwindColors";
 import type { SpeciesCount } from "types/sorting";
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ import LoginSheet from "./LoginSheet";
 import { ACTIVE_SHEET } from "./MyObservationsResults";
 import MyObservationsSimpleHeader from "./MyObservationsSimpleHeader";
 import PivotCardObsGridItem from "./PivotCardObsGridItem";
+import SearchedTaxonBanner from "./Search/SearchedTaxonBanner";
 import SimpleHeader from "./SimpleHeader";
 import SimpleTaxonGridItem from "./SimpleTaxonGridItem";
 
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ const MyObservationsSimple = ( {
 }: Props ) => {
   const { isDefaultMode } = useLayoutPrefs( );
   const { t } = useTranslation( );
+  const searchMyObservationsEnabled = useFeatureFlag(
+    FeatureFlag.SearchMyObservationsEnabled,
+  );
   const speciesSortLabels = useSpeciesSortLabels( );
   const navigation = useNavigation( );
   const route = useRoute( );
@@ -358,6 +364,9 @@ const MyObservationsSimple = ( {
           ]}
           TabComponent={renderTabComponent}
         />
+        {searchMyObservationsEnabled && activeTab === OBSERVATIONS_TAB && (
+          <SearchedTaxonBanner />
+        )}
         { activeTab === OBSERVATIONS_TAB && (
           <>
             <ObservationsFlashList
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimpleHeader.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimpleHeader.tsx
index 51fe030e9..534cb37e3 100644
--- a/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimpleHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimpleHeader.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   SCREEN_NAME_SEARCH_MY_OBSERVATIONS,
 } from "navigation/StackNavigators/MyObservationsStackNavigator";
 import type { MyObservationsStackScreenProps } from "navigation/types";
+import { useMyObservations } from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
 import React from "react";
 import { Alert } from "react-native";
 import type {
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ const MyObservationsSimpleHeader = ( {
   const searchMyObservationsEnabled = useFeatureFlag(
     FeatureFlag.SearchMyObservationsEnabled,
   );
+  const { state: myObsState } = useMyObservations( );
+  const searchActive = myObsState.searchedTaxon !== null;
 
   const handleSearchButtonPress = ( ) => {
     if ( !isConnected ) {
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ const MyObservationsSimpleHeader = ( {
               <INatIconButton
                 icon="magnifying-glass"
                 onPress={handleSearchButtonPress}
+                color={searchActive
+                  ? colors.inatGreen
+                  : colors.darkGray}
                 accessibilityLabel={t( "Opens-search-interface" )}
                 size={20}
               />
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchEmptyState.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchEmptyState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab01ee652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchEmptyState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// TODO: This component is intentionally not rendered anywhere yet.
+// This is the empty state for the Search My Observations feature.
+
+import {
+  Body1,
+  Button,
+} from "components/SharedComponents";
+import { View } from "components/styledComponents";
+import {
+  MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION,
+  useMyObservations,
+} from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
+import React from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
+
+const SearchEmptyState = ( ) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation( );
+  const { dispatch } = useMyObservations( );
+
+  return (
+    <View className="flex-1 px-5 items-center justify-center">
+      <Body1 className="text-center mb-6">
+        {t( "Looks-like-you-havent-observed-this-yet-time-to-keep-exploring" )}
+      </Body1>
+      <Button
+        level="focus"
+        className="w-full"
+        text={t( "RESET-SEARCH" )}
+        onPress={( ) => dispatch( {
+          type: MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION.CLEAR_TAXON_SEARCH,
+        } )}
+        testID="MyObservationsSearchEmptyState.reset"
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SearchEmptyState;
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchMyObservationsTaxon.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchMyObservationsTaxon.tsx
index 1a700d1c0..462e98ca4 100644
--- a/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchMyObservationsTaxon.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchMyObservationsTaxon.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,23 @@ import {
   useMyObservations,
 } from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
+import type { RealmTaxon, RealmUser } from "realmModels/types";
+import { taxonDisplayName } from "sharedHelpers/taxon";
+import { useCurrentUser, useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
 import useTaxonSearch from "sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch";
 
 const SearchMyObservationsTaxon = ( ) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation( );
   const navigation = useNavigation( );
-  const { dispatch } = useMyObservations( );
-  const [taxonQuery, setTaxonQuery] = useState( "" );
+  const { state, dispatch } = useMyObservations( );
+  const { searchedTaxon } = state;
+  const currentUser = useCurrentUser( ) as RealmUser | null;
+
+  const [taxonQuery, setTaxonQuery] = useState( ( ) => (
+    searchedTaxon
+      ? taxonDisplayName( searchedTaxon, currentUser )
+      : ""
+  ) );
 
   const { taxa, isLoading, isLocal } = useTaxonSearch( taxonQuery );
 
@@ -29,12 +38,21 @@ const SearchMyObservationsTaxon = ( ) => {
 
   const onTaxonSelected = useCallback( ( newTaxon: ApiTaxon | null ) => {
     if ( newTaxon && typeof newTaxon.id === "number" && newTaxon.name ) {
+      // useTaxonSearch can return either ApiTaxon-shaped or RealmTaxon-shaped
+      // taxa depending on the source, so we have to check for both here.
+      // TODO: normalize taxa at ingest.
+      const realmTaxon = newTaxon as RealmTaxon;
+      const iconUri = newTaxon.default_photo?.url
+        || realmTaxon.defaultPhoto?.url;
+      const preferredCommonName = newTaxon.preferred_common_name
+        || realmTaxon.preferredCommonName;
       dispatch( {
         type: MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION.SET_TAXON_SEARCH,
         searchTaxon: {
           id: newTaxon.id,
           name: newTaxon.name,
-          preferred_common_name: newTaxon.preferred_common_name,
+          preferredCommonName,
+          iconUri,
         },
       } );
     } else {
@@ -43,7 +61,11 @@ const SearchMyObservationsTaxon = ( ) => {
     closeScreen( );
   }, [closeScreen, dispatch] );
 
-  const resetSearch = useCallback( ( ) => setTaxonQuery( "" ), [] );
+  const resetSearch = useCallback( ( ) => {
+    setTaxonQuery( "" );
+    dispatch( { type: MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION.CLEAR_TAXON_SEARCH } );
+    closeScreen( );
+  }, [closeScreen, dispatch] );
 
   const renderItem = useCallback(
     // no-unused-prop-types failing for components defined at runtime seems to
@@ -68,6 +90,7 @@ const SearchMyObservationsTaxon = ( ) => {
         closeModal={closeScreen}
         headerText={t( "SEARCH" )}
         resetFilters={resetSearch}
+        resetDisabled={!searchedTaxon}
         testID="SearchMyObservationsTaxon.close"
       />
       <TaxonSearch
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchedTaxonBanner.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchedTaxonBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39097405b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/Search/SearchedTaxonBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {
+  Body3,
+  INatIconButton,
+} from "components/SharedComponents";
+import { Image, View } from "components/styledComponents";
+import {
+  MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION,
+  useMyObservations,
+} from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
+import React from "react";
+import type { RealmUser } from "realmModels/types";
+import { taxonDisplayName } from "sharedHelpers/taxon";
+import { useCurrentUser, useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
+
+const SearchedTaxonBanner = ( ) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation( );
+  const { state, dispatch } = useMyObservations( );
+  const { searchedTaxon } = state;
+
+  // The Realm `User` class doesn't declare its schema fields as typed
+  // instance properties (see realmModels/User.ts), so cast to the typed
+  // RealmUser interface to access the user's name-display prefs.
+  const currentUser = useCurrentUser( ) as RealmUser | null;
+
+  if ( !searchedTaxon ) return null;
+
+  const displayName = taxonDisplayName( searchedTaxon, currentUser );
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      className="flex-row items-center bg-white space-x-[20px]"
+      testID="SearchedTaxonBanner"
+    >
+      <View className="flex-1 flex-row items-center space-x-[10px]">
+        <View className="w-[44px] h-[44px] bg-lightGray">
+          {searchedTaxon.iconUri && (
+            <Image
+              source={{ uri: searchedTaxon.iconUri }}
+              className="w-full h-full"
+              accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
+            />
+          )}
+        </View>
+        <Body3 className="flex-1" numberOfLines={1}>
+          {displayName}
+        </Body3>
+      </View>
+      <INatIconButton
+        icon="close"
+        size={14}
+        accessibilityLabel={t( "Close-search" )}
+        onPress={( ) => dispatch( {
+          type: MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION.CLEAR_TAXON_SEARCH,
+        } )}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SearchedTaxonBanner;
diff --git a/src/components/MyObservations/SimpleHeader.tsx b/src/components/MyObservations/SimpleHeader.tsx
index 6f8a531a8..ab8ed5883 100644
--- a/src/components/MyObservations/SimpleHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MyObservations/SimpleHeader.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   INatIcon,
 } from "components/SharedComponents";
 import { View } from "components/styledComponents";
+import { useMyObservations } from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
 import React from "react";
 import { useCurrentUser, useTranslation } from "sharedHooks";
 import useStore from "stores/useStore";
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ const SimpleHeader = ( {
   const setIsDefaultMode = useStore( state => state.layout.setIsDefaultMode );
 
   const currentUser = useCurrentUser();
+  const { state: myObsState } = useMyObservations( );
+  const searchActive = myObsState.searchedTaxon !== null;
+
+  // While a search is active, the SearchedTaxonBanner is the only banner we
+  // want to show. Suppress the announcement / advanced-mode / location-missing
+  // banners so they don't compete for attention or change the layout.
+  if ( searchActive ) return null;
 
   const shouldShowAdvancedModeBanner = !!currentUser
       && isDefaultMode
diff --git a/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl b/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl
index 5b4dc1f35..4b3f430df 100644
--- a/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl
+++ b/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@ LOG-IN-TO-INATURALIST = LOG IN TO INATURALIST
 Log-in-to-iNaturalist = Log in to iNaturalist
 LOG-OUT = LOG OUT
 LOG-OUT--question = LOG OUT?
+# When the user searches their own observations for something they haven't observed
+Looks-like-you-havent-observed-this-yet-time-to-keep-exploring =
+    Looks like you haven't observed this yet.
+    Time to keep exploring!
 Lowest = Lowest
 LOWEST-RANK = LOWEST RANK
 MAP = MAP
diff --git a/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl.json b/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl.json
index ff02192a8..6a1c5d099 100644
--- a/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl.json
+++ b/src/i18n/l10n/en.ftl.json
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@
   "Log-in-to-iNaturalist": "Log in to iNaturalist",
   "LOG-OUT": "LOG OUT",
   "LOG-OUT--question": "LOG OUT?",
+  "Looks-like-you-havent-observed-this-yet-time-to-keep-exploring": "Looks like you haven't observed this yet.\nTime to keep exploring!",
   "Lowest": "Lowest",
   "LOWEST-RANK": "LOWEST RANK",
   "MAP": "MAP",
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings.ftl b/src/i18n/strings.ftl
index 5b4dc1f35..4b3f430df 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings.ftl
+++ b/src/i18n/strings.ftl
@@ -732,6 +732,10 @@ LOG-IN-TO-INATURALIST = LOG IN TO INATURALIST
 Log-in-to-iNaturalist = Log in to iNaturalist
 LOG-OUT = LOG OUT
 LOG-OUT--question = LOG OUT?
+# When the user searches their own observations for something they haven't observed
+Looks-like-you-havent-observed-this-yet-time-to-keep-exploring =
+    Looks like you haven't observed this yet.
+    Time to keep exploring!
 Lowest = Lowest
 LOWEST-RANK = LOWEST RANK
 MAP = MAP
diff --git a/src/providers/MyObservationsContext.tsx b/src/providers/MyObservationsContext.tsx
index 8ccad9dce..0a5060723 100644
--- a/src/providers/MyObservationsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/MyObservationsContext.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export enum MY_OBSERVATIONS_ACTION {
 export interface MyObservationsTaxon {
   id: number;
   name: string;
-  preferred_common_name?: string;
+  preferredCommonName?: string;
+  iconUri?: string;
 }
 
 export interface MyObservationsState {
diff --git a/src/sharedHelpers/taxon.ts b/src/sharedHelpers/taxon.ts
index 823ec0601..e51e0928a 100644
--- a/src/sharedHelpers/taxon.ts
+++ b/src/sharedHelpers/taxon.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,25 @@ export function accessibleTaxonName(
   return t( "accessible-comname-sciname", { scientificName, commonName } );
 }
 
+interface TaxonName {
+  name: string;
+  preferredCommonName?: string;
+}
+
+// Returns a single taxon name to show for a taxon in a single-line context
+// like banners & search bars, honoring the user's name-display preferences.
+// For two-line rendering with italics, use <DisplayTaxonName /> instead.
+export function taxonDisplayName(
+  taxon: TaxonName,
+  user: User | null,
+): string {
+  const preferScientific = user?.prefers_scientific_name_first === true
+    || user?.prefers_common_names === false;
+  return preferScientific
+    ? taxon.name
+    : ( taxon.preferredCommonName || taxon.name );
+}
+
 // Translates rank in a way that can be statically checked
 export function translatedRank( rank: string, t: ( key: string ) => string ) {
   switch ( rank ) {
diff --git a/src/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.ts b/src/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.ts
index 4cdde620a..616d96a52 100644
--- a/src/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.ts
+++ b/src/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useNetInfo } from "@react-native-community/netinfo";
 import { fetchSearchResults } from "api/search";
 import type { ApiOpts } from "api/types";
 import { RealmContext } from "providers/contexts";
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function saveTaxaToRealm( taxa: Taxon[], realm: Realm ) {
 const useTaxonSearch = ( taxonQueryArg = "" ) => {
   const realm = useRealm( );
   const iconicTaxa = useIconicTaxa( { reload: false } );
+  const { isConnected } = useNetInfo( );
   // Remove leading and trailing whitespace, no need to perform new queries or
   // potentially get different results b/c of meaningless whitespace
   const taxonQuery = taxonQueryArg.trim();
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ const useTaxonSearch = ( taxonQueryArg = "" ) => {
 
   const shouldFetchRemote = taxonQuery.length > 0;
 
-  const { data: remoteTaxa, refetch, isLoading } = useAuthenticatedQuery(
+  const {
+    data: remoteTaxa, refetch, isLoading, isFetched,
+  } = useAuthenticatedQuery(
     ["fetchTaxonSuggestions", taxonQuery],
     async ( optsWithAuth: ApiOpts ) => {
       const apiTaxa = await fetchSearchResults(
@@ -96,6 +100,14 @@ const useTaxonSearch = ( taxonQueryArg = "" ) => {
 
       if ( isLoading ) return;
 
+      // Don't fall back to local results until the remote query has actually
+      // run at least once. useAuthenticatedQuery starts with enabled=false
+      // while it resolves the auth state, which makes isLoading=false even
+      // though no remote fetch has happened yet — without this check we'd
+      // flash the "Showing offline search results" callout in that window.
+      // Skip the gate when we know we're offline and will need remote taxa
+      if ( shouldFetchRemote && !isFetched && isConnected !== false ) return;
+
       if ( remoteTaxa && remoteTaxa.length > 0 ) {
         if ( isSubscribed ) setLocalTaxa( null );
         return;
@@ -116,10 +128,13 @@ const useTaxonSearch = ( taxonQueryArg = "" ) => {
       isSubscribed = false;
     };
   }, [
+    isConnected,
+    isFetched,
     isLoading,
     realm,
     remoteTaxa,
     safeRealmSearch,
+    shouldFetchRemote,
     taxonQuery,
   ] );
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.test.js b/tests/unit/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.test.js
index ce8220cfe..d4b97c4f5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { screen } from "@testing-library/react-native";
 import MyObservationsSimple, { OBSERVATIONS_TAB }
   from "components/MyObservations/MyObservationsSimple";
+import { MyObservationsProvider } from "providers/MyObservationsContext";
 import React from "react";
 // import DeviceInfo from "react-native-device-info";
 import useDeviceOrientation from "sharedHooks/useDeviceOrientation";
@@ -59,14 +60,16 @@ jest.mock( "sharedHooks/useDeviceOrientation", ( ) => ( {
 } ) );
 
 const renderMyObservations = layout => renderComponent(
-  <MyObservationsSimple
-    layout={layout}
-    observations={mockObservations}
-    onEndReached={jest.fn( )}
-    toggleLayout={jest.fn( )}
-    setShowLoginSheet={jest.fn( )}
-    activeTab={OBSERVATIONS_TAB}
-  />,
+  <MyObservationsProvider>
+    <MyObservationsSimple
+      layout={layout}
+      observations={mockObservations}
+      onEndReached={jest.fn( )}
+      toggleLayout={jest.fn( )}
+      setShowLoginSheet={jest.fn( )}
+      activeTab={OBSERVATIONS_TAB}
+    />
+  </MyObservationsProvider>,
 );
 
 describe( "MyObservationsSimple", () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.test.js b/tests/unit/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.test.js
index fd2ea9e08..93f30cd68 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useNetInfo } from "@react-native-community/netinfo";
 import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-native";
 import useAuthenticatedQuery from "sharedHooks/useAuthenticatedQuery";
 import useTaxonSearch from "sharedHooks/useTaxonSearch";
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ jest.mock( "sharedHooks/useAuthenticatedQuery", ( ) => ( {
     data: [],
     refetch: jest.mock( ),
     isLoading: false,
+    isFetched: true,
   } ) ),
 } ) );
 
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ describe( "useTaxonSearch", ( ) => {
       data: [factory( "LocalTaxon" )],
       refetch: jest.mock( ),
       isLoading: false,
+      isFetched: true,
     } ) );
   }
 
@@ -88,4 +91,27 @@ describe( "useTaxonSearch", ( ) => {
     renderHook( ( ) => useTaxonSearch( "foo" ) );
     expect( mockRealmObjects ).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith( "Taxon" );
   } );
+
+  it( "when online should not request local taxa while remote query has not run yet", ( ) => {
+    useAuthenticatedQuery.mockImplementation( ( ) => ( {
+      data: undefined,
+      refetch: jest.mock( ),
+      isLoading: false,
+      isFetched: false,
+    } ) );
+    renderHook( ( ) => useTaxonSearch( "foo" ) );
+    expect( mockRealmObjects ).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith( "Taxon" );
+  } );
+
+  it( "when offline should request local taxa offline even before the remote query runs", ( ) => {
+    useNetInfo.mockReturnValueOnce( { isConnected: false } );
+    useAuthenticatedQuery.mockImplementation( ( ) => ( {
+      data: undefined,
+      refetch: jest.mock( ),
+      isLoading: false,
+      isFetched: false,
+    } ) );
+    renderHook( ( ) => useTaxonSearch( "foo" ) );
+    expect( mockRealmObjects ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( "Taxon" );
+  } );
 } );