diff --git a/js/core/src/init.tsx b/js/core/src/init.tsx
index 17b102e..62a88f9 100644
--- a/js/core/src/init.tsx
+++ b/js/core/src/init.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FC } from "react";
 import { runCommandGenerators, runGeneratedCommand } from "./command-generator";
-import { loadSearchIndex } from "./search-index";
+import { reloadSearchIndex } from "./search-index";
 import { clearRenderer } from "gauntlet:renderer";
 
 // @ts-expect-error does typescript support such symbol declarations?
@@ -213,7 +213,12 @@ async function runLoop() {
             }
             case "ReloadSearchIndex": {
                 runCommandGenerators()
-                    .then(() => loadSearchIndex(false));
+                    .then(() => reloadSearchIndex(false));
+                break;
+            }
+            case "RefreshSearchIndex": {
+                // noinspection ES6MissingAwait
+                reloadSearchIndex(false)
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ async function runLoop() {
 }
 
 runCommandGenerators()
-    .then(() => loadSearchIndex(true));
+    .then(() => reloadSearchIndex(true));
 
 (async () => {
     await runLoop()
diff --git a/js/core/src/search-index.ts b/js/core/src/search-index.ts
index 7b2ebd0..31caaec 100644
--- a/js/core/src/search-index.ts
+++ b/js/core/src/search-index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ import { generatedCommandSearchIndex } from "./command-generator";
 const denoCore: DenoCore = Deno[Deno.internal].core;
 const InternalApi = denoCore.ops;
 
-export async function loadSearchIndex(refreshSearchList: boolean) {
-    await InternalApi.load_search_index(generatedCommandSearchIndex(), refreshSearchList);
+export async function reloadSearchIndex(refreshSearchList: boolean) {
+    await InternalApi.reload_search_index(generatedCommandSearchIndex(), refreshSearchList);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/typings/index.d.ts b/js/typings/index.d.ts
index d1ace34..61d2791 100644
--- a/js/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/js/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface DenoCore {
     ops: InternalApi
 }
 
-type PluginEvent = ViewEvent | NotReactsKeyboardEvent | RunCommand | RunGeneratedCommand | OpenView | CloseView | OpenInlineView | ReloadSearchIndex
+type PluginEvent = ViewEvent | NotReactsKeyboardEvent | RunCommand | RunGeneratedCommand | OpenView | CloseView | OpenInlineView | ReloadSearchIndex | RefreshSearchIndex
 type RenderLocation = "InlineView" | "View"
 
 type ViewEvent = {
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ type ReloadSearchIndex = {
     type: "ReloadSearchIndex"
 }
 
+type RefreshSearchIndex = {
+    type: "RefreshSearchIndex"
+}
+
 type PropertyValue = PropertyValueString | PropertyValueNumber | PropertyValueBool | PropertyValueUndefined
 type PropertyValueString = { type: "String", value: string }
 type PropertyValueNumber = { type: "Number", value: number }
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ interface InternalApi {
     entrypoint_preferences_required(entrypointId: string): Promise<boolean>;
     show_preferences_required_view(entrypointId: string, pluginPreferencesRequired: boolean, entrypointPreferencesRequired: boolean): void;
 
-    load_search_index(searchItems: AdditionalSearchItem[], refreshSearchList: boolean): Promise<void>;
+    reload_search_index(searchItems: AdditionalSearchItem[], refreshSearchList: boolean): Promise<void>;
 
     op_react_replace_view(render_location: RenderLocation, top_level_view: boolean, entrypoint_id: string, container: UiWidget): void;
     show_plugin_error_view(entrypoint_id: string, render_location: RenderLocation): void;
diff --git a/rust/server/src/model.rs b/rust/server/src/model.rs
index a14ad64..8bf7af6 100644
--- a/rust/server/src/model.rs
+++ b/rust/server/src/model.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub enum JsUiEvent {
         text: String,
     },
     ReloadSearchIndex,
+    RefreshSearchIndex,
 }
 
 // FIXME this could have been serde_v8::AnyValue but it doesn't support undefined, make a pr?
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ pub enum IntermediateUiEvent {
         text: String,
     },
     ReloadSearchIndex,
+    RefreshSearchIndex,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
diff --git a/rust/server/src/plugins/js/mod.rs b/rust/server/src/plugins/js/mod.rs
index b92fdf9..a6280a5 100644
--- a/rust/server/src/plugins/js/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/server/src/plugins/js/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use crate::plugins::js::plugins::applications::{list_applications, open_applicat
 use crate::plugins::js::plugins::numbat::run_numbat;
 use crate::plugins::js::plugins::settings::open_settings;
 use crate::plugins::js::preferences::{entrypoint_preferences_required, get_entrypoint_preferences, get_plugin_preferences, plugin_preferences_required};
-use crate::plugins::js::search::load_search_index;
+use crate::plugins::js::search::reload_search_index;
 use crate::plugins::js::ui::{clear_inline_view, fetch_action_id_for_shortcut, op_component_model, op_inline_view_endpoint_id, op_react_replace_view, show_plugin_error_view, show_preferences_required_view};
 use crate::plugins::run_status::RunStatusGuard;
 use crate::search::{SearchIndex, SearchIndexItem};
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ pub enum OnePluginCommandData {
         modifier_meta: bool,
     },
     ReloadSearchIndex,
+    RefreshSearchIndex,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ pub async fn start_plugin_runtime(data: PluginRuntimeData, run_status_guard: Run
                             OnePluginCommandData::ReloadSearchIndex => {
                                 Some(IntermediateUiEvent::ReloadSearchIndex)
                             }
+                            OnePluginCommandData::RefreshSearchIndex => {
+                                Some(IntermediateUiEvent::RefreshSearchIndex)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -500,7 +504,7 @@ deno_core::extension!(
         entrypoint_preferences_required,
 
         // search
-        load_search_index,
+        reload_search_index,
 
         // clipboard
         clipboard_read_text,
@@ -659,6 +663,7 @@ fn from_intermediate_to_js_event(event: IntermediateUiEvent) -> JsUiEvent {
         }
         IntermediateUiEvent::OpenInlineView { text } => JsUiEvent::OpenInlineView { text },
         IntermediateUiEvent::ReloadSearchIndex => JsUiEvent::ReloadSearchIndex,
+        IntermediateUiEvent::RefreshSearchIndex => JsUiEvent::RefreshSearchIndex,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/server/src/plugins/js/search.rs b/rust/server/src/plugins/js/search.rs
index d17b9fb..8a156e6 100644
--- a/rust/server/src/plugins/js/search.rs
+++ b/rust/server/src/plugins/js/search.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::plugins::js::PluginData;
 use crate::search::{SearchIndex, SearchIndexItem};
 
 #[op]
-async fn load_search_index(state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>, generated_commands: Vec<AdditionalSearchItem>, refresh_search_list: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn reload_search_index(state: Rc<RefCell<OpState>>, generated_commands: Vec<AdditionalSearchItem>, refresh_search_list: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let (plugin_id, plugin_uuid, repository, mut search_index, icon_cache) = {
         let state = state.borrow();
 
diff --git a/rust/server/src/plugins/mod.rs b/rust/server/src/plugins/mod.rs
index be09932..706ccf3 100644
--- a/rust/server/src/plugins/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/server/src/plugins/mod.rs
@@ -415,6 +415,13 @@ impl ApplicationManager {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn request_search_index_refresh(&self, plugin_id: PluginId) {
+        self.send_command(PluginCommand::One {
+            id: plugin_id,
+            data: OnePluginCommandData::RefreshSearchIndex
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn handle_open(&self, href: String) {
         match open::that_detached(&href) {
             Ok(()) => tracing::info!("Opened '{}' successfully.", href),
@@ -603,7 +610,7 @@ impl ApplicationManager {
             tracing::warn!(target = "rpc", "error occurred when marking entrypoint frecency {:?}", err)
         }
 
-        self.request_search_index_reload(plugin_id);
+        self.request_search_index_refresh(plugin_id);
     }
 }