fixes

frontend/src/documents/DocumentsTable.jsx

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const DocumentsTable = ({
   getDocumentAsset = () => null,
   getDownloadHref,
   onTagClick,
+  isSearchLoading = false,
 }) => {
   const showingSearchResults = searchResults !== null;
   const rows = showingSearchResults ? searchResults : documents;
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ const DocumentsTable = ({
             </table>
           )}
         </div>
-        {rows.length === 0 && isFilterActive && (
+        {rows.length === 0 && showingSearchResults && !isSearchLoading && (
           <div className="empty-state">No documents match the current filters.</div>
         )}
         {showingSearchResults && rows.length > 0 && (