diff --git a/src/interface/web/app/components/sidePanel/chatHistorySidePanel.tsx b/src/interface/web/app/components/sidePanel/chatHistorySidePanel.tsx
index 122deba7..3913e068 100644
--- a/src/interface/web/app/components/sidePanel/chatHistorySidePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/interface/web/app/components/sidePanel/chatHistorySidePanel.tsx
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function FilesMenu(props: FilesMenuProps) {
             <Command>
                 <CommandInput placeholder="Find file" />
                 <CommandList>
-                    <CommandEmpty>No results found.</CommandEmpty>
+                    <CommandEmpty>No results found. <Link href="/search">Try advanced search</Link>.</CommandEmpty>
                     <CommandGroup heading="Quick">
                         <CommandItem
                             onSelect={() => {
diff --git a/src/interface/web/app/search/page.tsx b/src/interface/web/app/search/page.tsx
index 2ffdd8b3..d9ccc679 100644
--- a/src/interface/web/app/search/page.tsx
+++ b/src/interface/web/app/search/page.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 
 import { useAuthenticatedData } from '../common/auth';
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import SidePanel from '../components/sidePanel/chatHistorySidePanel';
 import NavMenu from '../components/navMenu/navMenu';
 import styles from './search.module.css';
 import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
 import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardFooter, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
-import { ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, Folder, FolderOpen, GithubLogo, LinkSimple, MagnifyingGlass, NoteBlank, NotionLogo } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
+import { ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, FileDashed, FileMagnifyingGlass, Folder, FolderOpen, GithubLogo, Lightbulb, LinkSimple, MagnifyingGlass, NoteBlank, NotionLogo } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import Link from 'next/link';
 
 interface AdditionalData {
     file: string;
@@ -37,6 +38,25 @@ function getNoteTypeIcon(source: string) {
     return <NoteBlank className='text-muted-foreground' />;
 }
 
+const naturalLanguageSearchQueryExamples = [
+    "What does the paper say about climate change?",
+    "Making a cappuccino at home",
+    "Benefits of eating mangoes",
+    "How to plan a wedding on a budget",
+    "Appointment with Dr. Makinde on 12th August",
+    "Class notes lecture 3 on quantum mechanics",
+    "Painting concepts for acrylics",
+    "Abstract from the paper attention is all you need",
+    "Climbing Everest without oxygen",
+    "Solving a rubik's cube in 30 seconds",
+    "Facts about the planet Mars",
+    "How to make a website using React",
+    "Fish at the bottom of the ocean",
+    "Fish farming Kenya 2021",
+    "How to make a cake without an oven",
+    "Installing a solar panel at home",
+]
+
 interface NoteResultProps {
     note: SearchResult;
     setFocusSearchResult: (note: SearchResult) => void;
@@ -117,9 +137,12 @@ export default function Search() {
     const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
     const [isMobileWidth, setIsMobileWidth] = useState(false);
     const [title, setTitle] = useState('Search');
-    const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = useState<SearchResult[]>([]);
+    const [searchResults, setSearchResults] = useState<SearchResult[] | null>(null);
     const [searchResultsLoading, setSearchResultsLoading] = useState(false);
     const [focusSearchResult, setFocusSearchResult] = useState<SearchResult | null>(null);
+    const [exampleQuery, setExampleQuery] = useState('');
+    const searchTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
+
 
     useEffect(() => {
         setIsMobileWidth(window.innerWidth < 786);
@@ -128,13 +151,15 @@ export default function Search() {
             setIsMobileWidth(window.innerWidth < 786);
         });
 
+        setExampleQuery(naturalLanguageSearchQueryExamples[Math.floor(Math.random() * naturalLanguageSearchQueryExamples.length)]);
+
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         setTitle(isMobileWidth ? '' : 'Search');
     }, [isMobileWidth]);
 
-    function search(query: string) {
+    function search() {
         if (searchResultsLoading) {
             return;
         }
@@ -158,6 +183,31 @@ export default function Search() {
             });
     }
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!searchQuery.trim()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setFocusSearchResult(null);
+
+        if (searchTimeoutRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(searchTimeoutRef.current);
+        }
+
+        if (searchQuery.trim()) {
+            searchTimeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+                search();
+            }, 750); // 1000 milliseconds = 1 second
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            if (searchTimeoutRef.current) {
+                clearTimeout(searchTimeoutRef.current);
+            }
+        };
+
+    }, [searchQuery]);
+
     console.log('searchResults', searchResults);
 
     return (
@@ -179,12 +229,13 @@ export default function Search() {
                     <div className='flex justify-between items-center border-2 border-muted p-2 gap-4 rounded-lg'>
                         <MagnifyingGlass className='inline m-2' />
                         <Input
+                            autoFocus
                             className='border-none'
                             onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.currentTarget.value)}
-                            onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && search(searchQuery)}
+                            onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === 'Enter' && search()}
                             type="search"
                             placeholder="Search Documents" />
-                        <button className='px-4 rounded' onClick={() => search(searchQuery)}>
+                        <button className='px-4 rounded' onClick={() => search()}>
                             Find
                         </button>
                     </div>
@@ -199,7 +250,7 @@ export default function Search() {
                         </div>
                     }
                     {
-                        !focusSearchResult && searchResults.length > 0 &&
+                        !focusSearchResult && searchResults && searchResults.length > 0 &&
                         <div className='mt-4'>
                             <ScrollArea className="h-[80vh]">
                                 {
@@ -214,6 +265,45 @@ export default function Search() {
                             </ScrollArea>
                         </div>
                     }
+                    {
+                        searchResults == null &&
+                        <Card className='flex flex-col items-center justify-center border-none shadow-none'>
+                            <CardHeader className='flex flex-col items-center justify-center'>
+                                <CardDescription className='border-muted-foreground border w-fit rounded-lg mb-2 text-center text-lg p-4'>
+                                    <FileMagnifyingGlass weight='fill' className='text-muted-foreground h-10 w-10' />
+                                </CardDescription>
+                                <CardTitle className='text-center'>
+                                    Search across your documents
+                                </CardTitle>
+                            </CardHeader>
+                            <CardContent className='text-muted-foreground items-center justify-center text-center flex'>
+                                <Lightbulb className='inline mr-2' /> {exampleQuery}
+                            </CardContent>
+                        </Card>
+                    }
+                    {
+                        searchResults && searchResults.length === 0 &&
+                        <Card className='flex flex-col items-center justify-center border-none shadow-none'>
+                            <CardHeader className='flex flex-col items-center justify-center'>
+                                <CardDescription className='border-muted-foreground border w-fit rounded-lg mb-2 text-center text-lg p-4'>
+                                    <FileDashed weight='fill' className='text-muted-foreground h-10 w-10' />
+                                </CardDescription>
+                                <CardTitle className='text-center'>
+                                    No documents found
+                                </CardTitle>
+                            </CardHeader>
+                            <CardContent>
+                                <div className='text-muted-foreground items-center justify-center text-center flex'>
+                                    To use search, upload your docs to your account.
+                                </div>
+                                <Link href="https://docs.khoj.dev/data-sources/share_your_data" className='no-underline'>
+                                    <div className='mt-4 text-center text-secondary-foreground bg-secondary w-fit m-auto p-2 rounded-lg'>
+                                        Learn More
+                                    </div>
+                                </Link>
+                            </CardContent>
+                        </Card>
+                    }
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>