diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index cc535ea05..9b373d641 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -739,9 +739,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
             }
         }
 
-        private static Query ConstructQuery(string queryText, IEnumerable<CustomShortcutModel> customShortcuts, IEnumerable<BuiltinShortcutModel> builtInShortcuts)
+        private Query ConstructQuery(string queryText, IEnumerable<CustomShortcutModel> customShortcuts, IEnumerable<BuiltinShortcutModel> builtInShortcuts)
         {
             StringBuilder queryBuilder = new(queryText);
+            StringBuilder queryBuilderTmp = new(queryText);
 
             foreach (var shortcut in customShortcuts)
             {
@@ -756,8 +757,13 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
             foreach (var shortcut in builtInShortcuts)
             {
                 queryBuilder.Replace(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Expand());
+                queryBuilderTmp.Replace(shortcut.Key, shortcut.Expand());
             }
 
+            // show expanded builtin shortcuts
+            // use private field to avoid infinite recursion
+            _queryText = queryBuilderTmp.ToString();
+
             var query = QueryBuilder.Build(queryBuilder.ToString().Trim(), PluginManager.NonGlobalPlugins);
             return query;
         }