diff --git a/src/locations.js b/src/locations.js
index c9df123e8..02bd853fb 100644
--- a/src/locations.js
+++ b/src/locations.js
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ export async function searchAndFlyTo(viewer, query, options = {}) {
         query,
         result && !outcome.fallbackUsed ? { lat, lon: lng } : null,
         signal,
+        placeSearch,
       );
   signal?.throwIfAborted();
   if (recovered) {
diff --git a/src/locations.test.mjs b/src/locations.test.mjs
index 35db0188e..c225488a3 100644
--- a/src/locations.test.mjs
+++ b/src/locations.test.mjs
@@ -599,6 +599,21 @@ test('search without an authority hook preserves the existing caller contract',
   assert.equal(viewer.flights.length, 1);
 });
 
+test('near-view recovery searches through the application place search', async () => {
+  // Recovery must use the place search the application configured, not the module default.
+  const viewer = stubViewer();
+  const placeSearch = createStandalonePlaceSearch({ resolveApiKey: () => 'test-key' });
+  let received = null;
+  await runSearch(viewer, {
+    placeSearch,
+    recoverNearView: async (...args) => {
+      received = args[4];
+      return null;
+    },
+  });
+  assert.equal(received, placeSearch);
+});
+
 test('a precise search without an outline frames against the resolved ground, not sea level', async () => {
   // Camp Mabry field report: with no detailed outline (no configured Overpass)
   // framing used the 250 m landmark range from a sea-level target, and the eye