diff --git a/src/features/compose/components/search-results.tsx b/src/features/compose/components/search-results.tsx
index 362e4abe7..f2dbcd31e 100644
--- a/src/features/compose/components/search-results.tsx
+++ b/src/features/compose/components/search-results.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const SearchResults = () => {
   const trendingStatuses = useAppSelector((state) => state.trending_statuses.items);
   const trends = useAppSelector((state) => state.trends.items);
   const submitted = useAppSelector((state) => state.search.submitted);
-  const selectedFilter = useAppSelector((state) => state.search.filter);
+  const selectedFilter = useAppSelector((state) => state.search.filter || 'statuses');
   const filterByAccount = useAppSelector((state) => state.search.accountId || undefined);
   const { account } = useAccount(filterByAccount);
 
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ const SearchResults = () => {
   const renderFilterBar = () => {
     const items = [];
     items.push(
-      {
-        text: intl.formatMessage(messages.accounts),
-        action: () => selectFilter('accounts'),
-        name: 'accounts',
-      },
       {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.statuses),
         action: () => selectFilter('statuses'),
         name: 'statuses',
       },
+      {
+        text: intl.formatMessage(messages.accounts),
+        action: () => selectFilter('accounts'),
+        name: 'accounts',
+      },
     );
-
+  
     items.push(
       {
         text: intl.formatMessage(messages.hashtags),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const SearchResults = () => {
         name: 'hashtags',
       },
     );
-
+  
     return <Tabs items={items} activeItem={selectedFilter} />;
   };
 
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ const SearchResults = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     dispatch(fetchTrendingStatuses());
+    // Ensure the filter is set to 'statuses' initially
+    if (!selectedFilter) {
+      dispatch(setFilter('statuses'));
+    }
   }, []);
 
   let searchResults;
diff --git a/src/reducers/search.ts b/src/reducers/search.ts
index f4e299290..3019b2b86 100644
--- a/src/reducers/search.ts
+++ b/src/reducers/search.ts
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ const ReducerRecord = ImmutableRecord({
   submittedValue: '',
   hidden: false,
   results: ResultsRecord(),
-  filter: 'accounts' as SearchFilter,
+  filter: 'statuses' as SearchFilter,
   accountId: null as string | null,
   next: null as string | null,
 });
 
 type State = ReturnType<typeof ReducerRecord>;
 type APIEntities = Array<APIEntity>;
-export type SearchFilter = 'accounts' | 'statuses' | 'groups' | 'hashtags';
+export type SearchFilter = 'statuses' | 'accounts' | 'groups' | 'hashtags';
 
 const toIds = (items: APIEntities = []) => {
   return ImmutableOrderedSet(items.map(item => item.id));
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ const importResults = (state: State, results: APIEntity, searchTerm: string, sea
   return state.withMutations(state => {
     if (state.value === searchTerm && state.filter === searchType) {
       state.set('results', ResultsRecord({
-        accounts: toIds(results.accounts),
         statuses: toIds(results.statuses),
+        accounts: toIds(results.accounts),
         groups: toIds(results.groups),
         hashtags: ImmutableOrderedSet(results.hashtags.map(normalizeTag)), // it's a list of records
         accountsHasMore: results.accounts.length >= 20,