diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/Controllers/CodeEditWindowController.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/Controllers/CodeEditWindowController.swift
index 34543e8be..be082d6fe 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/Controllers/CodeEditWindowController.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/Controllers/CodeEditWindowController.swift
@@ -143,6 +143,21 @@ final class CodeEditWindowController: NSWindowController, NSToolbarDelegate, Obs
         }
     }
 
+    /// Opens the search navigator and focuses the search field
+    @IBAction func openSearchNavigator(_ sender: Any? = nil) {
+        if navigatorCollapsed {
+            toggleFirstPanel()
+        }
+
+        if let navigatorViewModel = navigatorSidebarViewModel,
+           let searchTab = navigatorViewModel.tabItems.first(where: { $0 == .search }) {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                self.workspace?.searchState?.shouldFocusSearchField = true
+                navigatorViewModel.setNavigatorTab(tab: searchTab)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @IBAction func openQuickly(_ sender: Any?) {
         if let workspace, let state = workspace.openQuicklyViewModel {
             if let quickOpenPanel {
diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/WorkspaceDocument/WorkspaceDocument+SearchState.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/WorkspaceDocument/WorkspaceDocument+SearchState.swift
index 5d321c647..2ee8305a5 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/WorkspaceDocument/WorkspaceDocument+SearchState.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/Documents/WorkspaceDocument/WorkspaceDocument+SearchState.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ extension WorkspaceDocument {
 
         @Published var findNavigatorStatus: FindNavigatorStatus = .none
 
+        @Published var shouldFocusSearchField: Bool = false
+
         unowned var workspace: WorkspaceDocument
         var tempSearchResults = [SearchResultModel]()
         var caseSensitive: Bool = false
diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/NavigatorArea/FindNavigator/FindNavigatorForm.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/NavigatorArea/FindNavigator/FindNavigatorForm.swift
index 393789b09..baefe9d8c 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/NavigatorArea/FindNavigator/FindNavigatorForm.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/NavigatorArea/FindNavigator/FindNavigatorForm.swift
@@ -25,63 +25,13 @@ struct FindNavigatorForm: View {
     @State private var preserveCase: Bool = false
     @State private var scopedToOpenEditors: Bool = false
     @State private var excludeSettings: Bool = true
+    @FocusState private var isSearchFieldFocused: Bool
 
     init(state: WorkspaceDocument.SearchState) {
         self.state = state
         selectedMode = state.selectedMode
     }
 
-    private func getMenuList(_ index: Int) -> [SearchModeModel] {
-        index == 0 ? SearchModeModel.SearchModes : selectedMode[index - 1].children
-    }
-
-    private func onSelectMenuItem(_ index: Int, searchMode: SearchModeModel) {
-        var newSelectedMode: [SearchModeModel] = []
-
-        switch index {
-        case 0:
-                newSelectedMode.append(searchMode)
-                self.updateSelectedMode(searchMode, searchModel: &newSelectedMode)
-                self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
-        case 1:
-            if let firstMode = selectedMode.first {
-                newSelectedMode.append(contentsOf: [firstMode, searchMode])
-                if let thirdMode = searchMode.children.first {
-                    if let selectedThirdMode = selectedMode.third, searchMode.children.contains(selectedThirdMode) {
-                        newSelectedMode.append(selectedThirdMode)
-                    } else {
-                        newSelectedMode.append(thirdMode)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
-        case 2:
-            if let firstMode = selectedMode.first, let secondMode = selectedMode.second {
-                newSelectedMode.append(contentsOf: [firstMode, secondMode, searchMode])
-            }
-            self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
-        default:
-            return
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func updateSelectedMode(_ searchMode: SearchModeModel, searchModel: inout [SearchModeModel]) {
-        if let secondMode = searchMode.children.first {
-            if let selectedSecondMode = selectedMode.second, searchMode.children.contains(selectedSecondMode) {
-                searchModel.append(contentsOf: selectedMode.dropFirst())
-            } else {
-                searchModel.append(secondMode)
-                if let thirdMode = secondMode.children.first, let selectedThirdMode = selectedMode.third {
-                    if secondMode.children.contains(selectedThirdMode) {
-                        searchModel.append(selectedThirdMode)
-                    } else {
-                        searchModel.append(thirdMode)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private var chevron: some View {
         Image(systemName: "chevron.compact.right")
             .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
@@ -152,6 +102,7 @@ struct FindNavigatorForm: View {
                 },
                 hasValue: caseSensitive
             )
+            .focused($isSearchFieldFocused)
             .onSubmit {
                 if !state.searchQuery.isEmpty {
                     Task {
@@ -262,16 +213,65 @@ struct FindNavigatorForm: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .onReceive(state.$shouldFocusSearchField) { shouldFocus in
+            if shouldFocus {
+                isSearchFieldFocused = true
+                state.shouldFocusSearchField = false
+            }
+        }
         .lineLimit(1...5)
     }
 }
 
-extension Array {
-    var second: Element? {
-        self.count > 1 ? self[1] : nil
+extension FindNavigatorForm {
+    private func getMenuList(_ index: Int) -> [SearchModeModel] {
+        index == 0 ? SearchModeModel.SearchModes : selectedMode[index - 1].children
+    }
+
+    private func onSelectMenuItem(_ index: Int, searchMode: SearchModeModel) {
+        var newSelectedMode: [SearchModeModel] = []
+
+        switch index {
+        case 0:
+                newSelectedMode.append(searchMode)
+                self.updateSelectedMode(searchMode, searchModel: &newSelectedMode)
+                self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
+        case 1:
+            if let firstMode = selectedMode.first {
+                newSelectedMode.append(contentsOf: [firstMode, searchMode])
+                if let thirdMode = searchMode.children.first {
+                    if let selectedThirdMode = selectedMode.third, searchMode.children.contains(selectedThirdMode) {
+                        newSelectedMode.append(selectedThirdMode)
+                    } else {
+                        newSelectedMode.append(thirdMode)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
+        case 2:
+            if let firstMode = selectedMode.first, let secondMode = selectedMode.second {
+                newSelectedMode.append(contentsOf: [firstMode, secondMode, searchMode])
+            }
+            self.selectedMode = newSelectedMode
+        default:
+            return
+        }
     }
 
-    var third: Element? {
-        self.count > 2 ? self[2] : nil
+    private func updateSelectedMode(_ searchMode: SearchModeModel, searchModel: inout [SearchModeModel]) {
+        if let secondMode = searchMode.children.first {
+            if let selectedSecondMode = selectedMode.second, searchMode.children.contains(selectedSecondMode) {
+                searchModel.append(contentsOf: selectedMode.dropFirst())
+            } else {
+                searchModel.append(secondMode)
+                if let thirdMode = secondMode.children.first, let selectedThirdMode = selectedMode.third {
+                    if secondMode.children.contains(selectedThirdMode) {
+                        searchModel.append(selectedThirdMode)
+                    } else {
+                        searchModel.append(thirdMode)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/CodeEdit/Features/WindowCommands/ViewCommands.swift b/CodeEdit/Features/WindowCommands/ViewCommands.swift
index 69854c9d5..5416771ae 100644
--- a/CodeEdit/Features/WindowCommands/ViewCommands.swift
+++ b/CodeEdit/Features/WindowCommands/ViewCommands.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ struct ViewCommands: Commands {
             }
             .keyboardShortcut("p", modifiers: [.shift, .command])
 
+            Button("Open Search Navigator") {
+                NSApp.sendAction(#selector(CodeEditWindowController.openSearchNavigator(_:)), to: nil, from: nil)
+            }
+            .keyboardShortcut("f", modifiers: [.shift, .command])
+
             Menu("Font Size") {
                 Button("Increase") {
                     if editorFontSize < 288 {
diff --git a/CodeEdit/Utils/Extensions/Array/Array+Index.swift b/CodeEdit/Utils/Extensions/Array/Array+Index.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cafca5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CodeEdit/Utils/Extensions/Array/Array+Index.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+//  Array+Index.swift
+//  CodeEdit
+//
+//  Created by Abe Malla on 7/24/25.
+//
+
+extension Array {
+    var second: Element? {
+        self.count > 1 ? self[1] : nil
+    }
+
+    var third: Element? {
+        self.count > 2 ? self[2] : nil
+    }
+}