diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index bd962ee5..e9f8a9b4 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
       return false;
     }
 
-    let startCol: number = 0;
+    let startCol = 0;
     let startRow = 0;
 
     if (this._terminal.hasSelection()) {
@@ -71,13 +71,8 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
 
     this._initLinesCache();
 
-    // A row that has isWrapped = false
-    const findingRow = startRow;
-    // index of beginning column that _findInLine need to scan.
-    const cumulativeCols = startCol;
-
     // Search startRow
-    let result = this._findInLine(term, findingRow, cumulativeCols, searchOptions);
+    let result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions);
 
     // Search from startRow + 1 to end
     if (!result) {
@@ -126,18 +121,25 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
     const isReverseSearch = true;
     let startRow = this._terminal.buffer.baseY + this._terminal.rows;
     let startCol = this._terminal.cols;
-
+    let result: ISearchResult | undefined = undefined;
+    const incremental = searchOptions ? searchOptions.incremental : false;
     if (this._terminal.hasSelection()) {
-      // Start from the selection start if there is a selection
       const currentSelection = this._terminal.getSelectionPosition()!;
+      // Start from selection start if there is a selection
       startRow = currentSelection.startRow;
       startCol = currentSelection.startColumn;
     }
 
     this._initLinesCache();
 
-    // Search startRow
-    let result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, isReverseSearch);
+    if (incremental) {
+      result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, false);
+      if (!(result && result.row === startRow && result.col === startCol)) {
+        result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, isReverseSearch);
+    }
 
     // Search from startRow - 1 to top
     if (!result) {
diff --git a/demo/client.ts b/demo/client.ts
index a28a720c..040292e4 100644
--- a/demo/client.ts
+++ b/demo/client.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ function setPadding(): void {
   term.fit();
 }
 
-function getSearchOptions(): ISearchOptions {
+function getSearchOptions(e: KeyboardEvent): ISearchOptions {
   return {
     regex: (document.getElementById('regex') as HTMLInputElement).checked,
     wholeWord: (document.getElementById('whole-word') as HTMLInputElement).checked,
-    caseSensitive: (document.getElementById('case-sensitive') as HTMLInputElement).checked
+    caseSensitive: (document.getElementById('case-sensitive') as HTMLInputElement).checked,
+    incremental: e.key !== `Enter`
   };
 }
 
@@ -134,15 +135,11 @@ function createTerminal(): void {
   addDomListener(paddingElement, 'change', setPadding);
 
   addDomListener(actionElements.findNext, 'keyup', (e) => {
-    const searchOptions = getSearchOptions();
-    searchOptions.incremental = e.key !== `Enter`;
-    searchAddon.findNext(actionElements.findNext.value, searchOptions);
+    searchAddon.findNext(actionElements.findNext.value, getSearchOptions(e));
   });
 
   addDomListener(actionElements.findPrevious, 'keyup', (e) => {
-    if (e.key === `Enter`) {
-      searchAddon.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value, getSearchOptions());
-    }
+    searchAddon.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value, getSearchOptions(e));
   });
 
   // fit is called within a setTimeout, cols and rows need this.