diff --git a/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/plot/tagging.e2e.spec.js b/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/plot/tagging.e2e.spec.js
index 567de81c4b..81e0f8653b 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/plot/tagging.e2e.spec.js
+++ b/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/plot/tagging.e2e.spec.js
@@ -173,6 +173,21 @@ test.describe('Plot Tagging', () => {
 
         await basicTagsTests(page, canvas);
         await testTelemetryItem(page, canvas, alphaSineWave);
+
+        // set to real time mode
+        await setRealTimeMode(page);
+
+        // Search for Science
+        await page.locator('[aria-label="OpenMCT Search"] input[type="search"]').click();
+        await page.locator('[aria-label="OpenMCT Search"] input[type="search"]').fill('sc');
+        // click on the search result
+        await page.getByRole('searchbox', { name: 'OpenMCT Search' }).getByText('Alpha Sine Wave').first().click();
+        // wait for plot progress bar to disappear
+        await page.locator('.l-view-section.c-progress-bar').waitFor({ state: 'detached' });
+        // expect plot to be paused
+        await expect(page.locator('[title="Resume displaying real-time data"]')).toBeVisible();
+
+        await setFixedTimeMode(page);
     });
 
     test('Tags work with Plot View of telemetry items', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue b/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
index f11e463a89..410e5be1e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/plot/MctPlot.vue
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export default {
         this.removeStatusListener = this.openmct.status.observe(this.domainObject.identifier, this.updateStatus);
 
         this.openmct.objectViews.on('clearData', this.clearData);
-        this.$on('loadingUpdated', this.loadAnnotations);
+        this.$on('loadingComplete', this.loadAnnotations);
         this.openmct.selection.on('change', this.updateSelection);
         this.setTimeContext();
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export default {
         this.destroy();
     },
     methods: {
-        updateSelection(selection) {
+        async updateSelection(selection) {
             const selectionContext = selection?.[0]?.[0]?.context?.item;
             // on clicking on a search result we highlight the annotation and zoom - we know it's an annotation result when isAnnotationSearchResult === true
             // We shouldn't zoom when we're selecting existing annotations to view them or creating new annotations.
@@ -434,15 +434,7 @@ export default {
                 return;
             }
 
-            const currentXaxis = this.config.xAxis.get('displayRange');
-            const currentYaxis = this.config.yAxis.get('displayRange');
-
-            // when there is no plot data, the ranges can be undefined
-            // in which case we should not perform selection
-            if (!currentXaxis || !currentYaxis) {
-                return;
-            }
-
+            await this.waitForAxesToLoad();
             const selectedAnnotations = selection?.[0]?.[0]?.context?.annotations;
             //This section is only for the annotations search results entry to displaying annotations
             if (isAnnotationSearchResult) {
@@ -452,10 +444,26 @@ export default {
             //This section is common to all entry points for annotation display
             this.prepareExistingAnnotationSelection(selectedAnnotations);
         },
+        waitForAxesToLoad() {
+            return new Promise(resolve => {
+                // When there is no plot data, the ranges can be undefined
+                // in which case we should not perform selection.
+                const currentXaxis = this.config.xAxis.get('displayRange');
+                const currentYaxis = this.config.yAxis.get('displayRange');
+                if (!currentXaxis || !currentYaxis) {
+                    this.$once('loadingComplete', () => {
+                        resolve();
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    resolve();
+                }
+            });
+        },
         showAnnotationsFromSearchResults(selectedAnnotations) {
-        //Start section
-
             if (selectedAnnotations?.length) {
+                // pause the plot if we haven't already so we can actually display
+                // the annotations
+                this.freeze();
                 // just use first annotation
                 const boundingBoxes = Object.values(selectedAnnotations[0].targets);
                 let minX = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
@@ -672,6 +680,9 @@ export default {
         stopLoading() {
             this.pending -= 1;
             this.updateLoading();
+            if (this.pending === 0) {
+                this.$emit('loadingComplete');
+            }
         },
 
         updateLoading() {
@@ -1687,6 +1698,9 @@ export default {
         },
 
         resumeRealtimeData() {
+            // remove annotation selections
+            this.rectangles = [];
+
             this.clearPanZoomHistory();
             this.userViewportChangeEnd();
         },
diff --git a/src/ui/layout/search/AnnotationSearchResult.vue b/src/ui/layout/search/AnnotationSearchResult.vue
index cefd58d740..1e62b8a2ee 100644
--- a/src/ui/layout/search/AnnotationSearchResult.vue
+++ b/src/ui/layout/search/AnnotationSearchResult.vue
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ export default {
     mounted() {
         this.previewAction = new PreviewAction(this.openmct);
         this.previewAction.on('isVisible', this.togglePreviewState);
+        this.clickedPlotAnnotation = this.clickedPlotAnnotation.bind(this);
     },
     destroyed() {
         this.previewAction.off('isVisible', this.togglePreviewState);
+        this.openmct.selection.off('change', this.clickedPlotAnnotation);
     },
     methods: {
         clickedResult(event) {
@@ -141,15 +143,19 @@ export default {
                 this.preview(objectPath);
             } else {
                 const resultUrl = identifierToString(this.openmct, objectPath);
+                if (!this.openmct.router.isNavigatedObject(objectPath)) {
+                    // if we're not on the correct page, navigate to the object,
+                    // then wait for the selection event to fire before issuing a new selection
+                    if (this.result.annotationType === this.openmct.annotation.ANNOTATION_TYPES.PLOT_SPATIAL) {
+                        this.openmct.selection.on('change', this.clickedPlotAnnotation);
+                    }
 
-                this.openmct.router.navigate(resultUrl);
-            }
-
-            if (this.result.annotationType === this.openmct.annotation.ANNOTATION_TYPES.PLOT_SPATIAL) {
-                //wait a beat for the navigation
-                setTimeout(() => {
+                    this.openmct.router.navigate(resultUrl);
+                } else {
+                    // if this is the navigated object, then we are already on the correct page
+                    // and just need to issue the selection event
                     this.clickedPlotAnnotation();
-                }, 100);
+                }
             }
         },
         preview(objectPath) {
@@ -158,6 +164,8 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         clickedPlotAnnotation() {
+            this.openmct.selection.off('change', this.clickedPlotAnnotation);
+
             const targetDetails = {};
             const targetDomainObjects = {};
             Object.entries(this.result.targets).forEach(([key, value]) => {