diff --git a/ext/bg/js/options.js b/ext/bg/js/options.js
index dcad97d4..a245da80 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/options.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/options.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ function optionsSetDefaults(options) {
             middleMouse: true,
             selectText: true,
             alphanumeric: true,
+            autoHideResults: false,
             delay: 15,
             length: 10,
             modifier: 'shift'
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings.js b/ext/bg/js/settings.js
index a2580c35..d73d7509 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function formRead() {
     optionsNew.scanning.middleMouse = $('#middle-mouse-button-scan').prop('checked');
     optionsNew.scanning.selectText = $('#select-matched-text').prop('checked');
     optionsNew.scanning.alphanumeric = $('#search-alphanumeric').prop('checked');
+    optionsNew.scanning.autoHideResults = $('#auto-hide-results').prop('checked');
     optionsNew.scanning.delay = parseInt($('#scan-delay').val(), 10);
     optionsNew.scanning.length = parseInt($('#scan-length').val(), 10);
     optionsNew.scanning.modifier = $('#scan-modifier-key').val();
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ async function onReady() {
     $('#middle-mouse-button-scan').prop('checked', options.scanning.middleMouse);
     $('#select-matched-text').prop('checked', options.scanning.selectText);
     $('#search-alphanumeric').prop('checked', options.scanning.alphanumeric);
+    $('#auto-hide-results').prop('checked', options.scanning.autoHideResults);
     $('#scan-delay').val(options.scanning.delay);
     $('#scan-length').val(options.scanning.length);
     $('#scan-modifier-key').val(options.scanning.modifier);
diff --git a/ext/bg/settings.html b/ext/bg/settings.html
index 0a5c205c..c2612967 100644
--- a/ext/bg/settings.html
+++ b/ext/bg/settings.html
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
                     <label><input type="checkbox" id="search-alphanumeric"> Search alphanumeric text</label>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="checkbox">
+                    <label><input type="checkbox" id="auto-hide-results"> Automatically hide results</label>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="form-group options-advanced">
                     <label for="scan-delay">Scan delay (in milliseconds)</label>
                     <input type="number" min="1" id="scan-delay" class="form-control">
diff --git a/ext/fg/js/frontend.js b/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
index 41c93f00..e4035289 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
@@ -169,27 +169,21 @@ class Frontend {
     }
 
     async searchAt(point) {
-        let textSource = null;
+        const textSource = docRangeFromPoint(point);
+        let hideResults = false;
 
         try {
             if (this.pendingLookup) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            textSource = docRangeFromPoint(point);
-            if (!textSource || !textSource.containsPoint(point)) {
-                docImposterDestroy();
-                return;
-            }
-
             if (this.textSourceLast && this.textSourceLast.equals(textSource)) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.pendingLookup = true;
-
-            if (!await this.searchTerms(textSource)) {
-                await this.searchKanji(textSource);
+            if (textSource && textSource.containsPoint(point)) {
+                this.pendingLookup = true;
+                hideResults = !await this.searchTerms(textSource) && !await this.searchKanji(textSource);
             }
         } catch (e) {
             if (window.yomichan_orphaned) {
@@ -201,6 +195,11 @@ class Frontend {
             }
         } finally {
             docImposterDestroy();
+
+            if (hideResults && this.options.scanning.autoHideResults) {
+                this.popup.hide();
+            }
+
             this.pendingLookup = false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/ext/fg/js/source.js b/ext/fg/js/source.js
index 3b6ecb2a..664dbec7 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/source.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/source.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TextSourceRange {
     }
 
     equals(other) {
-        return other.range && other.range.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_START, this.range) === 0;
+        return other && other.range && other.range.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_START, this.range) === 0;
     }
 
     static shouldEnter(node) {
@@ -239,6 +239,6 @@ class TextSourceElement {
     }
 
     equals(other) {
-        return other.element === this.element && other.content === this.content;
+        return other && other.element === this.element && other.content === this.content;
     }
 }