diff --git a/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js b/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
index 34d685843..2e52abb1d 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
   /**
    * The page's search component instance.
    *
-   * @type {SearchBox}
+   * @type {Search}
    */
   search = new Search();
 
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/Search.js b/js/src/forum/components/Search.js
index 896c50e48..ea1fefb56 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/Search.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/Search.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class Search extends Component {
      *
      * @type {SearchSource[]}
      */
-    this.sources = this.sourceItems().toArray();
+    this.sources = null;
 
     /**
      * The number of sources that are still loading results.
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ export default class Search extends Component {
       this.value(currentSearch || '');
     }
 
+    // Initialize search sources in the view rather than the constructor so
+    // that we have access to app.forum.
+    if (!this.sources) {
+      this.sources = this.sourceItems().toArray();
+    }
+
+    // Hide the search view if no sources were loaded
+    if (!this.sources.length) return <div></div>;
+
     return (
       <div className={'Search ' + classList({
         open: this.value() && this.hasFocus,
@@ -210,8 +219,8 @@ export default class Search extends Component {
   sourceItems() {
     const items = new ItemList();
 
-    items.add('discussions', new DiscussionsSearchSource());
-    items.add('users', new UsersSearchSource());
+    if (app.forum.attribute('canViewDiscussions')) items.add('discussions', new DiscussionsSearchSource());
+    if (app.forum.attribute('canViewUserList')) items.add('users', new UsersSearchSource());
 
     return items;
   }