diff --git a/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml b/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
index 35a3a65c..09d51eee 100644
--- a/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
+++ b/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml
@@ -150,11 +150,15 @@ Item {
     try { return ToplevelManager.toplevels.values.length } catch (e) { return 0 }
   }
 
+  // launchOsdOpen tracks whether the OSD is on screen, not which launch put it
+  // there, so a new launch must not clear it: the OSD is shown with duration 0,
+  // and only closeLaunchFeedback() takes it down. Dropping the flag here would
+  // orphan an OSD left over from the previous launch, and the timer restarts
+  // below discard the timeout that was its last chance to close.
   function beginLaunchFeedback(name) {
     root.launchSerial++
     root.launchToplevelCount = root.toplevelCount()
     root.launchActiveToplevel = ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
-    root.launchOsdOpen = false
     root.launchOsdMessage = "Launching " + String(name || "application") + "…"
     launchDelay.restart()
     launchTimeout.restart()
diff --git a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
index 44c13bc8..99e7678c 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/app-search-test.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ assert(
   'app library prefers indexed app icons over ambiguous themed icons'
 )
 
+const beginLaunchMatch = appLibraryQml.match(/function beginLaunchFeedback\(name\) \{([\s\S]*?)\n  \}/)
+assert(beginLaunchMatch, 'app library beginLaunchFeedback function exists')
+assert(
+  !beginLaunchMatch[1].includes('root.launchOsdOpen = false'),
+  'app library keeps owning an OSD a previous launch left on screen'
+)
+
 const openMatch = menuQml.match(/function openExistingMenu\(initialMenu\) \{([\s\S]*?)\n  \}/)
 assert(openMatch, 'menu openExistingMenu function exists')
 assert(