diff --git a/internal/ui/form.go b/internal/ui/form.go
index 07811fa..4c8194a 100644
--- a/internal/ui/form.go
+++ b/internal/ui/form.go
@@ -60,3 +60,33 @@ func focusedDropDown(f *tview.Form, item int) (*tview.DropDown, bool) {
 	dd, ok := f.GetFormItem(item).(*tview.DropDown)
 	return dd, ok
 }
+
+// bindSearchNow keeps a "Search now" checkbox consistent with whether a search
+// can find anything. While searchable() is false the box is unchecked, greyed
+// out and cannot be ticked (blocked is called instead); it returns to the
+// user's earlier choice afterwards. The returned function must be called
+// whenever the answer of searchable() may have changed.
+//
+// tview's SetDisabled is avoided on purpose: on a form item it re-triggers
+// the form's focus handling and leaves two fields highlighted.
+func bindSearchNow(box *tview.Checkbox, searchable func() bool, blocked func()) (sync func()) {
+	want := true
+	box.SetChangedFunc(func(checked bool) {
+		switch {
+		case searchable():
+			want = checked
+		case checked:
+			box.SetChecked(false)
+			blocked()
+		}
+	})
+	return func() {
+		if searchable() {
+			box.SetLabelColor(tview.Styles.SecondaryTextColor)
+			box.SetChecked(want)
+			return
+		}
+		box.SetLabelColor(tcell.ColorGray)
+		box.SetChecked(false)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/form_test.go b/internal/ui/form_test.go
index b63008b..324e941 100644
--- a/internal/ui/form_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/form_test.go
@@ -48,3 +48,63 @@ func TestArrowNavigation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Up from first button: item %d, want 1", item)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSearchNowFollowsMonitored(t *testing.T) {
+	f := tview.NewForm().
+		AddDropDown("P", []string{"a"}, 0, nil).
+		AddDropDown("R", []string{"a"}, 0, nil).
+		AddCheckbox("M", true, nil).
+		AddCheckbox("S", true, nil).
+		AddButton("Add", nil)
+	arrowNavigation(f)
+	var focus func(p tview.Primitive)
+	focus = func(p tview.Primitive) { p.Focus(focus) }
+	f.Focus(focus)
+
+	mon := f.GetFormItem(2).(*tview.Checkbox)
+	search := f.GetFormItem(3).(*tview.Checkbox)
+	blocked := 0
+	sync := bindSearchNow(search, mon.IsChecked, func() { blocked++ })
+	mon.SetChangedFunc(func(bool) { sync() })
+
+	cap := f.GetInputCapture()
+	key := func(k tcell.Key) { cap(tcell.NewEventKey(k, 0, 0)) }
+	space := func(item tview.FormItem) {
+		item.InputHandler()(tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, ' ', 0), func(tview.Primitive) {})
+	}
+	focused := func() (n int) {
+		for i := 0; i < f.GetFormItemCount(); i++ {
+			if f.GetFormItem(i).HasFocus() {
+				n++
+			}
+		}
+		return n
+	}
+
+	key(tcell.KeyDown)
+	key(tcell.KeyDown) // on "Monitored"
+	space(mon)         // unmonitor
+	if search.IsChecked() {
+		t.Error("Search now must be unchecked when not monitored")
+	}
+	key(tcell.KeyUp)
+	if n := focused(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d fields have focus after moving up, want 1", n)
+	}
+	if item, _ := f.GetFocusedItemIndex(); item != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("focus on item %d, want 1", item)
+	}
+
+	key(tcell.KeyDown)
+	key(tcell.KeyDown) // on "Search now"
+	space(search)
+	if search.IsChecked() || blocked != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("ticking while blocked: checked=%v blocked=%d", search.IsChecked(), blocked)
+	}
+
+	key(tcell.KeyUp)
+	space(mon) // monitor again
+	if !search.IsChecked() {
+		t.Error("Search now should return to its previous choice")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/search.go b/internal/ui/search.go
index 022e7a0..b0811e3 100644
--- a/internal/ui/search.go
+++ b/internal/ui/search.go
@@ -315,26 +315,14 @@ func (v *searchView) add(i int) {
 	// "Search now" only makes sense when something will be monitored.
 	monitored := form.GetFormItemByLabel(lMonitor).(*tview.Checkbox)
 	searchNow := form.GetFormItemByLabel(lSearch).(*tview.Checkbox)
-	wantSearch := true
 	searchable := func() bool {
 		if !monitored.IsChecked() {
 			return false
 		}
 		return len(modes) == 0 || modes[selected(form, lEpisode)].value != sonarr.MonitorNone
 	}
-	syncSearch := func() {
-		if searchable() {
-			searchNow.SetDisabled(false)
-			searchNow.SetChecked(wantSearch)
-			return
-		}
-		searchNow.SetDisabled(true)
-		searchNow.SetChecked(false)
-	}
-	searchNow.SetChangedFunc(func(checked bool) {
-		if searchable() {
-			wantSearch = checked
-		}
+	syncSearch := bindSearchNow(searchNow, searchable, func() {
+		v.app.Notify(levelWarn, "Search now needs something to be monitored")
 	})
 	monitored.SetChangedFunc(func(bool) { syncSearch() })
 	if len(modes) > 0 {