diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 9cc1d3558..7c46c61d6 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h"
 #include "base/rss/rss_session.h"
 #include "base/scanfoldersmodel.h"
+#include "base/search/searchpluginmanager.h"
 #include "base/settingsstorage.h"
 #include "base/utils/fs.h"
 #include "base/utils/misc.h"
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ int Application::exec(const QStringList &params)
 
     new RSS::Session; // create RSS::Session singleton
     new RSS::AutoDownloader; // create RSS::AutoDownloader singleton
+    new SearchPluginManager;
 
 #ifdef DISABLE_GUI
 #ifndef DISABLE_WEBUI
@@ -708,6 +710,7 @@ void Application::cleanup()
     delete m_webui;
 #endif
 
+    delete SearchPluginManager::instance();
     delete RSS::AutoDownloader::instance();
     delete RSS::Session::instance();
 
diff --git a/src/gui/search/searchwidget.cpp b/src/gui/search/searchwidget.cpp
index 43cac5dee..e50c6d62d 100644
--- a/src/gui/search/searchwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/search/searchwidget.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(MainWindow *mainWindow)
     connect(m_tabStatusChangedMapper, static_cast<void (QSignalMapper::*)(QWidget *)>(&QSignalMapper::mapped)
             , this, &SearchWidget::tabStatusChanged);
 
-    // NOTE: Although SearchManager is Application-wide component now, we still create it the legacy way.
-    auto *searchManager = new SearchPluginManager;
+    auto *searchManager = SearchPluginManager::instance();
     const auto onPluginChanged = [this]()
     {
         fillPluginComboBox();