diff --git a/src/actions/commands/search.ts b/src/actions/commands/search.ts
index 29b7ef1cf..34baa0186 100644
--- a/src/actions/commands/search.ts
+++ b/src/actions/commands/search.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ async function createSearchStateAndMoveToMatch(args: {
     return;
   }
 
-  const escapedNeedle = escapeRegExp(needle).replace('/', '\\/');
+  const escapedNeedle = escapeRegExp(needle).replaceAll('/', '\\/');
   const searchString = isExact ? `\\<${escapedNeedle}\\>` : escapedNeedle;
 
   // Start a search for the given term.
diff --git a/test/mode/modeVisual.test.ts b/test/mode/modeVisual.test.ts
index d0175f67d..591be3a3d 100644
--- a/test/mode/modeVisual.test.ts
+++ b/test/mode/modeVisual.test.ts
@@ -1088,9 +1088,9 @@ suite('Mode Visual', () => {
 
     newTest({
       title: '`*` escapes `/` properly',
-      start: ['one |two/three four', 'one two/three four'],
+      start: ['one |two//three four', 'one two//three four'],
       keysPressed: 'vE*',
-      end: ['one two/three four', 'one |two/three four'],
+      end: ['one two//three four', 'one |two//three four'],
       endMode: Mode.Normal,
     });