diff --git a/lib/shared/search-utils.js b/lib/shared/search-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/search-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/search-utils.js
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@
   return usernameToSearch;
 }
 
+const searchIdentityUsersActionTypes = Object.freeze({
+  started: 'SEARCH_USERS_STARTED',
+  success: 'SEARCH_USERS_SUCCESS',
+  failed: 'SEARCH_USERS_FAILED',
+});
 function useSearchIdentityUsers(
   usernameInputText: string,
 ): $ReadOnlyArray<User> {
@@ -385,13 +390,14 @@
 
   const forwardLookupSearchText = useForwardLookupSearchText(usernameInputText);
 
+  const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (forwardLookupSearchText.length === 0) {
       setSearchResults([]);
       return;
     }
 
-    void (async () => {
+    const searchIdentityUsersPromise = (async () => {
       try {
         const result = await sendPrefixQuery(forwardLookupSearchText);
         setSearchResults(
@@ -402,7 +408,16 @@
         setSearchResults([]);
       }
     })();
-  }, [currentUserID, forwardLookupSearchText, sendPrefixQuery]);
+    void dispatchActionPromise(
+      searchIdentityUsersActionTypes,
+      searchIdentityUsersPromise,
+    );
+  }, [
+    currentUserID,
+    forwardLookupSearchText,
+    dispatchActionPromise,
+    sendPrefixQuery,
+  ]);
 
   return searchResults;
 }