diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/internal/InternalSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/internal/InternalSettingsFragment.kt
index 4ca580b66..14616d46b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/internal/InternalSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/internal/InternalSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.LocalMetricsDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.ApplicationDependencies
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.DownloadLatestEmojiDataJob
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RefreshAttributesJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RefreshOwnProfileJob
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.RemoteConfigRefreshJob
@@ -249,6 +250,14 @@ class InternalSettingsFragment : DSLSettingsFragment(R.string.preferences__inter
         }
       )
 
+      clickPref(
+        title = DSLSettingsText.from(R.string.preferences__internal_force_search_index_download),
+        summary = DSLSettingsText.from(R.string.preferences__internal_force_search_index_download_description),
+        onClick = {
+          EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob.scheduleImmediately()
+        }
+      )
+
       dividerPref()
 
       sectionHeaderPref(R.string.preferences__internal_sender_key)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f52e40398..90113a2a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2652,6 +2652,8 @@
     <string name="preferences__internal_use_built_in_emoji_set" translatable="false">Use built-in emoji set</string>
     <string name="preferences__internal_force_emoji_download" translatable="false">Force emoji download</string>
     <string name="preferences__internal_force_emoji_download_description" translatable="false">Download the latest emoji set if it\'s newer than what we have.</string>
+    <string name="preferences__internal_force_search_index_download" translatable="false">Force search index download</string>
+    <string name="preferences__internal_force_search_index_download_description" translatable="false">Download the latest emoji search index if it\'s newer than what we have.</string>
     <string name="preferences__internal_current_version_builtin" translatable="false">Current version: Built-In</string>
     <string name="preferences__internal_current_version_d_at_density_s" translatable="false">Current version: %1$d at density %2$s</string>
     <string name="preferences__internal_delete_all_dynamic_shortcuts" translatable="false">Delete all dynamic shortcuts</string>