diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
index 8e3dc6d4e..c59e78e25 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/EventBrowser.cpp
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ int EventBrowser::SetFindIcons(RDTreeWidgetItem *parent, QString filter)
 
 int EventBrowser::SetFindIcons(QString filter)
 {
-  if(filter.isEmpty())
+  if(filter.isEmpty() || !m_Ctx.IsCaptureLoaded())
     return 0;
 
   return SetFindIcons(ui->events->topLevelItem(0), filter);