diff --git a/internal/action/actions.go b/internal/action/actions.go
index d5571d09..c42b6c8a 100644
--- a/internal/action/actions.go
+++ b/internal/action/actions.go
@@ -802,10 +802,23 @@ func (h *BufPane) saveBufToFile(filename string, action string, callback func())
 
 // Find opens a prompt and searches forward for the input
 func (h *BufPane) Find() bool {
+	return h.find(true)
+}
+
+// FindLiteral is the same as Find() but does not support regular expressions
+func (h *BufPane) FindLiteral() bool {
+	return h.find(false)
+}
+
+func (h *BufPane) find(useRegex bool) bool {
 	h.searchOrig = h.Cursor.Loc
-	InfoBar.Prompt("Find (regex): ", "", "Find", func(resp string) {
+	prompt := "Find: "
+	if useRegex {
+		prompt = "Find (regex): "
+	}
+	InfoBar.Prompt(prompt, "", "Find", func(resp string) {
 		// Event callback
-		match, found, _ := h.Buf.FindNext(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), h.searchOrig, true, true)
+		match, found, _ := h.Buf.FindNext(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), h.searchOrig, true, useRegex)
 		if found {
 			h.Cursor.SetSelectionStart(match[0])
 			h.Cursor.SetSelectionEnd(match[1])
@@ -820,7 +833,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) Find() bool {
 	}, func(resp string, canceled bool) {
 		// Finished callback
 		if !canceled {
-			match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), h.searchOrig, true, true)
+			match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(resp, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), h.searchOrig, true, useRegex)
 			if err != nil {
 				InfoBar.Error(err)
 			}
@@ -831,6 +844,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) Find() bool {
 				h.Cursor.OrigSelection[1] = h.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 				h.Cursor.GotoLoc(h.Cursor.CurSelection[1])
 				h.lastSearch = resp
+				h.lastSearchRegex = useRegex
 			} else {
 				h.Cursor.ResetSelection()
 				InfoBar.Message("No matches found")
@@ -854,7 +868,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) FindNext() bool {
 	if h.Cursor.HasSelection() {
 		searchLoc = h.Cursor.CurSelection[1]
 	}
-	match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(h.lastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), searchLoc, true, true)
+	match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(h.lastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), searchLoc, true, h.lastSearchRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		InfoBar.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -881,7 +895,7 @@ func (h *BufPane) FindPrevious() bool {
 	if h.Cursor.HasSelection() {
 		searchLoc = h.Cursor.CurSelection[0]
 	}
-	match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(h.lastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), searchLoc, false, true)
+	match, found, err := h.Buf.FindNext(h.lastSearch, h.Buf.Start(), h.Buf.End(), searchLoc, false, h.lastSearchRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		InfoBar.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/action/bufpane.go b/internal/action/bufpane.go
index 0daf8afd..d770c92d 100644
--- a/internal/action/bufpane.go
+++ b/internal/action/bufpane.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ type BufPane struct {
 
 	// Last search stores the last successful search for FindNext and FindPrev
 	lastSearch string
+	lastSearchRegex bool
 	// Should the current multiple cursor selection search based on word or
 	// based on selection (false for selection, true for word)
 	multiWord bool
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ var BufKeyActions = map[string]BufKeyAction{
 	"SaveAll":                   (*BufPane).SaveAll,
 	"SaveAs":                    (*BufPane).SaveAs,
 	"Find":                      (*BufPane).Find,
+	"FindLiteral":               (*BufPane).FindLiteral,
 	"FindNext":                  (*BufPane).FindNext,
 	"FindPrevious":              (*BufPane).FindPrevious,
 	"Center":                    (*BufPane).Center,
diff --git a/runtime/help/keybindings.md b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
index b8f67064..cc185924 100644
--- a/runtime/help/keybindings.md
+++ b/runtime/help/keybindings.md
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ Save
 SaveAll
 SaveAs
 Find
+FindLiteral
 FindNext
 FindPrevious
 Undo