From 1df7a5d3f3a5b77e1a779260c9823c0ec7311f08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <134181853+bo2themax@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:12:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] macOS: update keybind for end_search

---
 macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
index da554ba62..67ec9ac4a 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/App/macOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -1170,6 +1170,7 @@ extension AppDelegate {
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "paste_from_selection", menuItem: self.menuPasteSelection)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "select_all", menuItem: self.menuSelectAll)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "start_search", menuItem: self.menuFind)
+        syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "end_search", menuItem: self.menuHideFindBar)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "search_selection", menuItem: self.menuSelectionForFind)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "scroll_to_selection", menuItem: self.menuScrollToSelection)
         syncMenuShortcut(config, action: "navigate_search:next", menuItem: self.menuFindNext)

From 97c5a21abae800c7cb3e0af3610aa4eb73da47ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas <134181853+bo2themax@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:56:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] macOS: fix ending search in menu bar does focus on
 surface

---
 macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift           | 15 ++++++++-------
 .../Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift      |  5 +++++
 .../Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift        |  5 +----
 .../Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift |  5 +++++
 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
index 8dbca3b57..018122760 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
                 startSearch(app, target: target, v: action.action.start_search)
 
             case GHOSTTY_ACTION_END_SEARCH:
-                endSearch(app, target: target)
+                return endSearch(app, target: target)
 
             case GHOSTTY_ACTION_SEARCH_TOTAL:
                 searchTotal(app, target: target, v: action.action.search_total)
@@ -2078,22 +2078,23 @@ extension Ghostty {
 
         private static func endSearch(
             _ app: ghostty_app_t,
-            target: ghostty_target_s) {
+            target: ghostty_target_s) -> Bool {
             switch target.tag {
             case GHOSTTY_TARGET_APP:
                 Ghostty.logger.warning("end_search does nothing with an app target")
-                return
+                return false
 
             case GHOSTTY_TARGET_SURFACE:
-                guard let surface = target.target.surface else { return }
-                guard let surfaceView = self.surfaceView(from: surface) else { return }
+                guard let surface = target.target.surface else { return false }
+                guard let surfaceView = self.surfaceView(from: surface) else { return false }
 
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    surfaceView.searchState = nil
+                    surfaceView.endSearch()
                 }
-
+                return true
             default:
                 assertionFailure()
+                return false
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift
index 8553e563f..d07a2e0c8 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift	
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ extension Ghostty {
             self.childExitedMessage = message
         }
 
+        @MainActor
+        func endSearch() {
+            searchState = nil
+        }
+
         // MARK: - Placeholders
 
         func focusDidChange(_ focused: Bool) {}
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift
index ec6f61197..d9fe83cd6 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift	
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
                         surfaceView: surfaceView,
                         searchState: searchState,
                         onClose: {
-#if canImport(AppKit)
-                            Ghostty.moveFocus(to: surfaceView)
-#endif
-                            surfaceView.searchState = nil
+                            surfaceView.endSearch()
                         }
                     )
                 }
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 1c66188f4..66c0de10f 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ extension Ghostty {
             progressReportTimer?.invalidate()
         }
 
+        override func endSearch() {
+            Ghostty.moveFocus(to: self)
+            super.endSearch()
+        }
+
         override func focusDidChange(_ focused: Bool) {
             guard let surface = self.surface else { return }
             guard self.focused != focused else { return }