diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index d0fdf136b68..ad0bebb4b00 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -270,5 +270,11 @@ public interface IPublicAPI
         /// Non-C# plugins should use this method
         /// </summary>
         public void OpenAppUri(string appUri);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Get Settings.LastQueryMode
+        /// Possible return values: "Empty", "Selected", "Preserved"
+        /// </summary>
+        public string GetLastQueryMode();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index 800115bfae9..d5aaff36ebc 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ public void OpenAppUri(Uri appUri)
         public void RegisterGlobalKeyboardCallback(Func<int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool> callback) => _globalKeyboardHandlers.Add(callback);
         public void RemoveGlobalKeyboardCallback(Func<int, int, SpecialKeyState, bool> callback) => _globalKeyboardHandlers.Remove(callback);
 
+        public string GetLastQueryMode()
+        {
+            return _settingsVM.Settings.LastQueryMode.ToString();
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Private Methods
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
index 3eff7e3984d..9f761a5a972 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private List<Result> CreateResultsFromQuery(Query query)
         {
             string termToSearch = query.Search;
             var processlist = processHelper.GetMatchingProcesses(termToSearch);
-            
+
             if (!processlist.Any())
             {
                 return null;
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ private List<Result> CreateResultsFromQuery(Query query)
                     Action = (c) =>
                     {
                         processHelper.TryKill(p);
-                        _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        if (_context.API.GetLastQueryMode() != "Empty")
+                        {
+                            _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        }
                         return true;
                     }
                 });
@@ -114,7 +117,10 @@ private List<Result> CreateResultsFromQuery(Query query)
                         {
                             processHelper.TryKill(p.Process);
                         }
-                        _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        if (_context.API.GetLastQueryMode() != "Empty")
+                        {
+                            _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        }
                         return true;
                     }
                 });