diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/search.rs b/src/frontend/gui/search.rs
index bb077e030..8c38a8cb6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/search.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/search.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct MatchResult {
 struct SearchRenderable {
     delegate: Rc<dyn Tab>,
     /// The text that the user entered
-    pattern: String,
+    pattern: Pattern,
     /// The most recently queried set of matches
     results: Vec<SearchResult>,
     by_line: HashMap<StableRowIndex, Vec<MatchResult>>,
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ struct SearchRenderable {
 }
 
 impl SearchOverlay {
-    pub fn with_tab(term_window: &TermWindow, tab: &Rc<dyn Tab>) -> Rc<dyn Tab> {
+    pub fn with_tab(term_window: &TermWindow, tab: &Rc<dyn Tab>, pattern: Pattern) -> Rc<dyn Tab> {
         let viewport = term_window.get_viewport(tab.tab_id());
         let dims = tab.renderer().get_dimensions();
 
         let window = term_window.window.clone().unwrap();
         let mut renderer = SearchRenderable {
             delegate: Rc::clone(tab),
-            pattern: String::new(),
+            pattern,
             results: vec![],
             by_line: HashMap::new(),
             dirty_results: RangeSet::default(),
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ impl SearchRenderable {
         self.dirty_results.add(bar_pos);
 
         if !self.pattern.is_empty() {
-            self.results = self.delegate.search(&Pattern::String(self.pattern.clone()));
+            self.results = self.delegate.search(&self.pattern);
             self.results.sort();
 
             self.recompute_results();
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl Renderable for SearchRenderable {
                     0,
                     &format!(
                         "Search: {} ({}/{} matches)",
-                        self.pattern,
+                        *self.pattern,
                         self.result_pos.map(|x| x + 1).unwrap_or(0),
                         self.results.len()
                     ),
diff --git a/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs b/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
index 501a6114e..25041551b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
+++ b/src/frontend/gui/termwindow.rs
@@ -1489,8 +1489,8 @@ impl TermWindow {
                 let window = self.window.as_ref().unwrap();
                 window.invalidate();
             }
-            Search => {
-                let search = SearchOverlay::with_tab(self, tab);
+            Search(pattern) => {
+                let search = SearchOverlay::with_tab(self, tab, pattern.clone());
                 self.assign_overlay(tab.tab_id(), search);
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/keyassignment.rs b/src/keyassignment.rs
index 20f7caf69..6c33fc77d 100644
--- a/src/keyassignment.rs
+++ b/src/keyassignment.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::config::configuration;
 use crate::frontend::gui::SelectionMode;
 use crate::mux::domain::DomainId;
+use crate::mux::tab::Pattern;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ pub enum KeyAssignment {
     SpawnCommandInNewWindow(SpawnCommand),
     ShowLauncher,
     ClearScrollback,
-    Search,
+    Search(Pattern),
 
     SelectTextAtMouseCursor(SelectionMode),
     ExtendSelectionToMouseCursor(Option<SelectionMode>),
@@ -163,8 +164,16 @@ impl InputMap {
                 [ctrl_shift, KeyCode::Char('N'), SpawnWindow],
                 [KeyModifiers::SUPER, KeyCode::Char('k'), ClearScrollback],
                 [ctrl_shift, KeyCode::Char('K'), ClearScrollback],
-                [KeyModifiers::SUPER, KeyCode::Char('f'), Search],
-                [ctrl_shift, KeyCode::Char('F'), Search],
+                [
+                    KeyModifiers::SUPER,
+                    KeyCode::Char('f'),
+                    Search(Pattern::CaseSensitiveString("".into()))
+                ],
+                [
+                    ctrl_shift,
+                    KeyCode::Char('F'),
+                    Search(Pattern::CaseSensitiveString("".into()))
+                ],
                 // Font size manipulation
                 [KeyModifiers::CTRL, KeyCode::Char('-'), DecreaseFontSize],
                 [KeyModifiers::CTRL, KeyCode::Char('0'), ResetFontSize],
diff --git a/src/localtab.rs b/src/localtab.rs
index fa2598ee2..f3b3f19cd 100644
--- a/src/localtab.rs
+++ b/src/localtab.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl Tab for LocalTab {
                 return;
             }
             match pattern {
-                Pattern::String(s) => {
+                Pattern::CaseSensitiveString(s) => {
                     for (idx, s) in haystack.match_indices(s) {
                         let (start_x, start_y) = haystack_idx_to_coord(idx, coords);
                         let (end_x, end_y) = haystack_idx_to_coord(idx + s.len(), coords);
diff --git a/src/mux/tab.rs b/src/mux/tab.rs
index 03c2ca45e..82b149039 100644
--- a/src/mux/tab.rs
+++ b/src/mux/tab.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::mux::renderable::Renderable;
 use crate::mux::Mux;
 use downcast_rs::{impl_downcast, Downcast};
 use portable_pty::PtySize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::cell::RefMut;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use term::color::ColorPalette;
@@ -44,11 +45,29 @@ fn schedule_next_paste(paste: &Arc<Mutex<Paste>>) {
     });
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum Pattern {
-    String(String),
+    CaseSensitiveString(String),
     // Regex(regex::Regex),
 }
 
+impl std::ops::Deref for Pattern {
+    type Target = String;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &String {
+        match self {
+            Pattern::CaseSensitiveString(s) => s,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::ops::DerefMut for Pattern {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut String {
+        match self {
+            Pattern::CaseSensitiveString(s) => s,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct SearchResult {
     pub start_y: StableRowIndex,