diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/MainActivity.kt
index 6941f54..4c51bee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/MainActivity.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         val app = application as ReSearchApplication
         val initialTheme = loadInitialTheme(app)
         val initialLanguage = loadInitialLanguage(app)
+        val initialHadNoDictionaries = loadInitialHadNoDictionaries(app)
 
         handleIntent(intent)
         setContent {
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                         ) {
                             AppNavigation(
                                 searchViewModel = searchViewModel,
-                                settingsViewModel = settingsViewModel
+                                settingsViewModel = settingsViewModel,
+                                seedNoDictionaries = initialHadNoDictionaries
                             )
                         }
                     }
@@ -165,6 +167,16 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun loadInitialHadNoDictionaries(app: ReSearchApplication): Boolean {
+        return try {
+            runBlocking {
+                app.preferencesManager.hadNoDictionaries.first()
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            true
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun onNewIntent(intent: Intent) {
         super.onNewIntent(intent)
         handleIntent(intent)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/data/local/preferences/PreferencesManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/data/local/preferences/PreferencesManager.kt
index 7896611..b7276ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/data/local/preferences/PreferencesManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/data/local/preferences/PreferencesManager.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class PreferencesManager(private val context: Context) {
         val IS_LANGUAGE_EXPANDED = booleanPreferencesKey("is_language_expanded")
         val IS_DICTIONARIES_EXPANDED = booleanPreferencesKey("is_dictionaries_expanded")
         val DISABLED_DICTIONARY_PATHS = stringSetPreferencesKey("disabled_dictionary_paths")
+        val HAD_NO_DICTIONARIES = booleanPreferencesKey("had_no_dictionaries")
     }
 
     private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
@@ -67,6 +68,17 @@ class PreferencesManager(private val context: Context) {
             preferences[PreferencesKeys.DISABLED_DICTIONARY_PATHS] ?: emptySet()
         }
 
+    val hadNoDictionaries: Flow<Boolean> = context.dataStore.data
+        .map { preferences ->
+            preferences[PreferencesKeys.HAD_NO_DICTIONARIES] ?: true
+        }
+
+    suspend fun setHadNoDictionaries(value: Boolean) {
+        context.dataStore.edit { preferences ->
+            preferences[PreferencesKeys.HAD_NO_DICTIONARIES] = value
+        }
+    }
+
     suspend fun setDictionaryActive(path: String, isActive: Boolean) {
         context.dataStore.edit { preferences ->
             val disabledPaths = preferences[PreferencesKeys.DISABLED_DICTIONARY_PATHS]
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/navigation/AppNavigation.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/navigation/AppNavigation.kt
index a59f857..67ff337 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/navigation/AppNavigation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/navigation/AppNavigation.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ enum class Screen {
 @Composable
 fun AppNavigation(
     searchViewModel: SearchViewModel,
-    settingsViewModel: SettingsViewModel
+    settingsViewModel: SettingsViewModel,
+    seedNoDictionaries: Boolean = false
 ) {
     val screenStack = rememberSaveable(
         saver = listSaver(
@@ -84,8 +85,9 @@ fun AppNavigation(
             val isOperationActive = stickyPipelineActive
             val hasConfirmedNoDictionaries =
                 settingsState.hasCompletedStartupScan && settingsState.dictionaries.isEmpty()
+            val hasSeededNoDictionaries = seedNoDictionaries && !settingsState.hasCompletedStartupScan
             NavigationState(
-                shouldShowSettings = hasConfirmedNoDictionaries || isOperationActive,
+                shouldShowSettings = hasConfirmedNoDictionaries || hasSeededNoDictionaries || isOperationActive,
                 showBackButtonInSettings = settingsState.dictionaries.isNotEmpty() && !isOperationActive,
                 isOperationActive = isOperationActive,
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
index e90164d..8116e6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -89,9 +89,20 @@ class SettingsViewModel(
 
     init {
         setupStateObservation()
+        observeDictionariesForSeedFlag()
         initialize()
     }
 
+    private fun observeDictionariesForSeedFlag() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            localDictionaryRepository.dictionaries.collect { dictionaries ->
+                if (hasCompletedStartupScan.value) {
+                    preferencesManager.setHadNoDictionaries(dictionaries.isEmpty())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun setupStateObservation() {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             var wasIndexing = false
@@ -245,6 +256,9 @@ class SettingsViewModel(
                     android.util.Log.w("SettingsViewModel", "Failed to load language preference: ${e.message}")
                 }
                 hasCompletedStartupScan.value = true
+                preferencesManager.setHadNoDictionaries(
+                    localDictionaryRepository.dictionaries.value.isEmpty()
+                )
             }
         }
     }