diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
index 4bad70f6..84ebeaa4 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/search_modal.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ export class KhojSearchModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
         let entry_snipped_indicator = result.entry.split('\n').length > lines_to_render ? ' **...**' : '';
         let snipped_entry = result.entry.split('\n').slice(0, lines_to_render).join('\n');
 
+        // Show reindex hint on first search result
+        if (this.resultContainerEl.children.length == 1) {
+            let infoHintEl = createEl("div",{ cls: 'khoj-info-hint' });
+            el.insertAdjacentElement("beforebegin", infoHintEl);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                infoHintEl.setText('Unexpected results? Try re-index your vault from the Khoj plugin settings to fix it.');
+            }, 3000);
+        }
+
         // Show filename of each search result for context
         el.createEl("div",{ cls: 'khoj-result-file' }).setText(filename ?? "");
         let result_el = el.createEl("div", { cls: 'khoj-result-entry' })
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css b/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
index e3597abe..be8065b8 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/styles.css
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ If your plugin does not need CSS, delete this file.
 
 .khoj-result-file {
     font-weight: 600;
-  }
+}
 
-  .khoj-result-entry {
+.khoj-result-entry {
     color: var(--text-muted);
     margin-left: 2em;
     padding-left: 0.5em;
@@ -160,17 +160,25 @@ If your plugin does not need CSS, delete this file.
     border-left-style: solid;
     border-left-color: var(--color-accent-2);
     white-space: normal;
-  }
+}
 
-  .khoj-result-entry > * {
+.khoj-result-entry > * {
     font-size: var(--font-ui-medium);
-  }
+}
 
-  .khoj-result-entry > p {
+.khoj-result-entry > p {
     margin-top: 0.2em;
     margin-bottom: 0.2em;
-  }
+}
 
-  .khoj-result-entry p br {
+.khoj-result-entry p br {
     display: none;
-  }
+}
+
+.khoj-info-hint {
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    font-size: var(--font-ui-small);
+    font-style: italic;
+    text-align: center;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}