diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
index 48d5cee961..ef643b75f4 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/searchbar.ts
@@ -298,9 +298,11 @@ export class Searchbar extends Ion {
   clearInput() {
     this.ionClear.emit(this);
 
-    this.value = '';
-    this.onChange(this.value);
-    this.ionInput.emit(this);
+    if (isPresent(this.value) && this.value !== '') {
+      this.value = '';
+      this.onChange(this.value);
+      this.ionInput.emit(this);
+    }
 
     this.blurInput = false;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/searchbar/test/floating/index.ts b/src/components/searchbar/test/floating/index.ts
index a7c0f6af67..a5fb2b5c32 100644
--- a/src/components/searchbar/test/floating/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/searchbar/test/floating/index.ts
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ class E2EApp {
   defaultCancel: string = '';
 
   onClearSearchbar(searchbar) {
-    console.log("Clicked clear input on", searchbar.value);
+    console.log("ionClear", searchbar.value);
   }
 
   onCancelSearchbar(searchbar) {
-    console.log("Clicked cancel button with", searchbar.value);
+    console.log("ionCancel", searchbar.value);
   }
 
   triggerInput(searchbar) {
-    console.log("Triggered input", searchbar.value);
+    console.log("ionInput", searchbar.value);
   }
 
   inputBlurred(searchbar) {
-    console.log("Blurred input", searchbar.value);
+    console.log("ionBlur", searchbar.value);
   }
 
   inputFocused(searchbar) {
-    console.log("Focused input", searchbar.value);
+    console.log("ionFocus", searchbar.value);
   }
 }