diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift
index e9f49a769..de71dc997 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/OSSurfaceView.swift	
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ extension Ghostty {
         // The currently active key tables. Empty if no tables are active.
         @Published var keyTables: [String] = []
 
+        // The current search state. When non-nil, the search overlay should be shown.
+        @Published var searchState: SearchState?
+
         // The time this surface last became focused. This is a ContinuousClock.Instant
         // on supported platforms.
         @Published var focusInstant: ContinuousClock.Instant?
@@ -91,3 +94,40 @@ extension Ghostty {
     }
 }
 
+// MARK: Search State
+
+extension Ghostty.OSSurfaceView {
+    class SearchState: ObservableObject {
+        @Published var needle: String = ""
+        @Published var selected: UInt?
+        @Published var total: UInt?
+
+        init(from startSearch: Ghostty.Action.StartSearch) {
+            self.needle = startSearch.needle ?? ""
+        }
+    }
+
+    func navigateSearchToNext() -> Bool {
+        guard let surface = self.surface else { return false }
+        let action = "navigate_search:next"
+        if !ghostty_surface_binding_action(surface, action, UInt(action.lengthOfBytes(using: .utf8))) {
+#if canImport(AppKit)
+            AppDelegate.logger.warning("action failed action=\(action)")
+#endif
+            return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
+    func navigateSearchToPrevious() -> Bool {
+        guard let surface = self.surface else { return false }
+        let action = "navigate_search:previous"
+        if !ghostty_surface_binding_action(surface, action, UInt(action.lengthOfBytes(using: .utf8))) {
+#if canImport(AppKit)
+            AppDelegate.logger.warning("action failed action=\(action)")
+#endif
+            return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift
index a6ddf4219..2c393d7c5 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView.swift	
@@ -1267,41 +1267,3 @@ extension FocusedValues {
         typealias Value = OSSize
     }
 }
-
-// MARK: Search State
-
-extension Ghostty.SurfaceView {
-    class SearchState: ObservableObject {
-        @Published var needle: String = ""
-        @Published var selected: UInt?
-        @Published var total: UInt?
-
-        init(from startSearch: Ghostty.Action.StartSearch) {
-            self.needle = startSearch.needle ?? ""
-        }
-    }
-
-    func navigateSearchToNext() -> Bool {
-        guard let surface = self.surface else { return false }
-        let action = "navigate_search:next"
-        if !ghostty_surface_binding_action(surface, action, UInt(action.lengthOfBytes(using: .utf8))) {
-#if canImport(AppKit)
-            AppDelegate.logger.warning("action failed action=\(action)")
-#endif
-            return false
-        }
-        return true
-    }
-
-    func navigateSearchToPrevious() -> Bool {
-        guard let surface = self.surface else { return false }
-        let action = "navigate_search:previous"
-        if !ghostty_surface_binding_action(surface, action, UInt(action.lengthOfBytes(using: .utf8))) {
-#if canImport(AppKit)
-            AppDelegate.logger.warning("action failed action=\(action)")
-#endif
-            return false
-        }
-        return true
-    }
-}
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 726892e18..db8f02494 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift	
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
         @Published var keySequence: [KeyboardShortcut] = []
 
         // The current search state. When non-nil, the search overlay should be shown.
-        @Published var searchState: SearchState? {
+        override var searchState: SearchState? {
             didSet {
                 if let searchState {
                     // I'm not a Combine expert so if there is a better way to do this I'm
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift
index 3b5034a0e..a4a643bb1 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Surface View/SurfaceView_UIKit.swift	
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ extension Ghostty {
         /// True when the bell is active. This is set inactive on focus or event.
         @Published var bell: Bool = false
 
-        // The current search state. When non-nil, the search overlay should be shown.
-        @Published var searchState: SearchState?
-
         private(set) var _surface: ghostty_surface_t?
 
         override var surface: ghostty_surface_t? {