diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 92f02483..fca2b502 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "radar-sdk-js",
-      "version": "4.4.6-beta.1",
+      "version": "4.4.8",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/geojson": "^7946.0.10"
diff --git a/src/ui/autocomplete.ts b/src/ui/autocomplete.ts
index aa090e25..b42fd2d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/ui/autocomplete.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
   highlightedIndex: number;
   debouncedFetchResults: (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>;
   near?: string;
+  // ADDED: Cache for storing results by query
+  private resultsCache: Map<string, any[]> = new Map();
 
   // DOM elements
   container: HTMLElement;
@@ -182,8 +184,10 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
     // setup event listeners
     this.inputField.addEventListener('input', this.handleInput.bind(this));
     this.inputField.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyboardNavigation.bind(this));
+    this.inputField.addEventListener('focus', this.handleFocus.bind(this));
+    // Handle blur to hide results, unless clicking on results
     if (this.config.hideResultsOnBlur) {
-      this.inputField.addEventListener('blur', this.close.bind(this), true);
+      this.inputField.addEventListener('blur', this.handleBlur.bind(this), true);
     }
 
     Logger.debug('AutocompleteUI initialized with options', this.config);
@@ -192,17 +196,38 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
   public handleInput() {
     // Fetch autocomplete results and display them
     const query = this.inputField.value;
+    
+    // CHANGED: Clear results immediately if query is too short
     if (query.length < this.config.minCharacters) {
+      this.clearResultsList();
+      this.close();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // ADDED: Check cache first
+    const cachedResults = this.resultsCache.get(query);
+    if (cachedResults) {
+      const onResults = this.config.onResults;
+      if (onResults) {
+        onResults(cachedResults);
+      }
+      this.displayResults(cachedResults);
       return;
     }
 
     this.debouncedFetchResults(query)
       .then((results: any[]) => {
-        const onResults = this.config.onResults;
-        if (onResults) {
-          onResults(results);
+        // ADDED: Only display results if the query still matches current input
+        if (query === this.inputField.value) {
+          // ADDED: Cache the results
+          this.resultsCache.set(query, results);
+          
+          const onResults = this.config.onResults;
+          if (onResults) {
+            onResults(results);
+          }
+          this.displayResults(results);
         }
-        this.displayResults(results);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         Logger.warn(`Autocomplete ui error: ${error.message}`);
@@ -213,6 +238,38 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
       });
   }
 
+  
+  
+  // Add the handleFocus method
+  public handleFocus() {
+    if (this.inputField.value.length >= this.config.minCharacters && this.results.length > 0) {
+      this.displayResults(this.results); // Redisplay previous results
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Update the blur handler to ensure it does not prematurely clear results
+  public handleBlur(event: FocusEvent) {
+    const relatedTarget = event.relatedTarget as HTMLElement;
+    const isClickOnResults = relatedTarget && this.resultsList.contains(relatedTarget);
+
+    if (!isClickOnResults) {
+      this.close();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // CHANGED: Don't clear results, just hide them
+  public close() {
+    if (!this.isOpen) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.inputField.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
+    this.inputField.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', '');
+    this.resultsList.setAttribute('hidden', '');
+    this.highlightedIndex = -1;
+    this.isOpen = false;
+  }
+
   public debounce(fn: Function, delay: number) {
     let timeoutId: any;
     let resolveFn: any;
@@ -357,24 +414,6 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
     this.isOpen = true;
   }
 
-  public close(e?: FocusEvent) {
-    if (!this.isOpen) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // run this code async to allow link click to propagate before blur
-    // (add 100ms delay if closed from link click)
-    const linkClick = e && (e.relatedTarget === this.poweredByLink);
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this.inputField.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-      this.inputField.setAttribute('aria-activedescendant', '');
-      this.resultsList.setAttribute('hidden', '');
-      this.highlightedIndex = -1;
-      this.isOpen = false;
-      this.clearResultsList();
-    }, linkClick ? 100 : 0);
-  }
-
   public goTo(index: number) {
     if (!this.isOpen || !this.results.length) {
       return;
@@ -603,4 +642,4 @@ class AutocompleteUI {
   }
 }
 
-export default AutocompleteUI;
+export default AutocompleteUI;
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