diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/SearchEngineListPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/SearchEngineListPreference.kt
index af1add500..cf19417b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/SearchEngineListPreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/search/SearchEngineListPreference.kt
@@ -162,21 +162,28 @@ abstract class SearchEngineListPreference @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     private fun deleteSearchEngine(context: Context, engine: SearchEngine) {
+        val isDefaultEngine = engine == context.components.search.provider.getDefaultEngine(context)
+        val initialEngineList = searchEngineList.copy()
+        val initialDefaultEngine = searchEngineList.default
+
+        context.components.search.provider.uninstallSearchEngine(context, engine)
+
         MainScope().allowUndo(
             view = context.getRootView()!!,
             message = context
                 .getString(R.string.search_delete_search_engine_success_message, engine.name),
             undoActionTitle = context.getString(R.string.snackbar_deleted_undo),
             onCancel = {
-                searchEngineList = context.components.search.provider.installedSearchEngines(context)
+                context.components.search.provider.installSearchEngine(context, engine)
+
+                searchEngineList = initialEngineList.copy(
+                    default = initialDefaultEngine
+                )
 
                 refreshSearchEngineViews(context)
             },
             operation = {
-                val defaultEngine = context.components.search.provider.getDefaultEngine(context)
-                context.components.search.provider.uninstallSearchEngine(context, engine)
-
-                if (engine == defaultEngine) {
+                if (isDefaultEngine) {
                     context.settings().defaultSearchEngineName = context
                         .components
                         .search
@@ -184,7 +191,6 @@ abstract class SearchEngineListPreference @JvmOverloads constructor(
                         .getDefaultEngine(context)
                         .name
                 }
-                refreshSearchEngineViews(context)
             }
         )