diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index 79bff07d..28d0e53d 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -1072,8 +1072,20 @@ func (h *BufPane) UnhighlightSearch() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// ResetSearch resets the last used search term
+func (h *BufPane) ResetSearch() bool {
+	if h.Buf.LastSearch != "" {
+		h.Buf.LastSearch = ""
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // FindNext searches forwards for the last used search term
 func (h *BufPane) FindNext() bool {
+	if h.Buf.LastSearch == "" {
+		return false
+	}
 	// If the cursor is at the start of a selection and we search we want
 	// to search from the end of the selection in the case that
 	// the selection is a search result in which case we wouldn't move at
@@ -1100,6 +1112,9 @@ func (h *BufPane) FindNext() bool {
 
 // FindPrevious searches backwards for the last used search term
 func (h *BufPane) FindPrevious() bool {
+	if h.Buf.LastSearch == "" {
+		return false
+	}
 	// If the cursor is at the end of a selection and we search we want
 	// to search from the beginning of the selection in the case that
 	// the selection is a search result in which case we wouldn't move at
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index 34808eca..14e04089 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ var BufKeyActions = map[string]BufKeyAction{
 	"ToggleRuler":               (*BufPane).ToggleRuler,
 	"ToggleHighlightSearch":     (*BufPane).ToggleHighlightSearch,
 	"UnhighlightSearch":         (*BufPane).UnhighlightSearch,
+	"ResetSearch":               (*BufPane).ResetSearch,
 	"ClearStatus":               (*BufPane).ClearStatus,
 	"ShellMode":                 (*BufPane).ShellMode,
 	"CommandMode":               (*BufPane).CommandMode,
diff --git a/runtime/help/keybindings.md b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
index 17f9ab35..3198c8fb 100644
--- a/runtime/help/keybindings.md
+++ b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ ToggleHelp
 ToggleDiffGutter
 ToggleRuler
 JumpLine
+ResetSearch
 ClearStatus
 ShellMode
 CommandMode