diff --git a/addons/addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 451434d9..ffbe9401 100644
--- a/addons/addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import type { Terminal, IDisposable, ITerminalAddon } from '@xterm/xterm';
 import type { SearchAddon as ISearchApi, ISearchOptions, ISearchAddonOptions, ISearchResultChangeEvent } from '@xterm/addon-search';
-import { Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
+import { Emitter, Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { Disposable, MutableDisposable, toDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { disposableTimeout } from 'vs/base/common/async';
 import { SearchLineCache } from './SearchLineCache';
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ export class SearchAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon, ISearchAp
   private _decorationManager: DecorationManager | undefined;
   private _resultTracker = this._register(new SearchResultTracker());
 
+  private readonly _onAfterSearch = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
+  public readonly onAfterSearch = this._onAfterSearch.event;
+  private readonly _onBeforeSearch = this._register(new Emitter<void>());
+  public readonly onBeforeSearch = this._onBeforeSearch.event;
+
   public get onDidChangeResults(): Event<ISearchResultChangeEvent> {
     return this._resultTracker.onDidChangeResults;
   }
@@ -98,6 +103,8 @@ export class SearchAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon, ISearchAp
       throw new Error('Cannot use addon until it has been loaded');
     }
 
+    this._onBeforeSearch.fire();
+
     this._state.lastSearchOptions = searchOptions;
 
     if (this._state.shouldUpdateHighlighting(term, searchOptions)) {
@@ -108,6 +115,8 @@ export class SearchAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon, ISearchAp
     this._fireResults(searchOptions);
     this._state.cachedSearchTerm = term;
 
+    this._onAfterSearch.fire();
+
     return found;
   }
 
@@ -173,6 +182,8 @@ export class SearchAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon, ISearchAp
       throw new Error('Cannot use addon until it has been loaded');
     }
 
+    this._onBeforeSearch.fire();
+
     this._state.lastSearchOptions = searchOptions;
 
     if (this._state.shouldUpdateHighlighting(term, searchOptions)) {
@@ -183,6 +194,8 @@ export class SearchAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon, ISearchAp
     this._fireResults(searchOptions);
     this._state.cachedSearchTerm = term;
 
+    this._onAfterSearch.fire();
+
     return found;
   }
 
diff --git a/addons/addon-search/test/SearchAddon.test.ts b/addons/addon-search/test/SearchAddon.test.ts
index 7b551e0c..a4ccb6c0 100644
--- a/addons/addon-search/test/SearchAddon.test.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-search/test/SearchAddon.test.ts
@@ -385,6 +385,34 @@ test.describe('Search Tests', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test.describe('onBeforeSearch and onAfterSearch', () => {
+    test.beforeEach(async () => {
+      await ctx.page.evaluate(`
+        window.events = [];
+        window.search.onBeforeSearch(() => window.events.push('before'));
+        window.search.onAfterSearch(() => window.events.push('after'));
+      `);
+    });
+    test('should fire before and after findNext', async () => {
+      await ctx.proxy.write('abc');
+      await ctx.page.evaluate(`window.search.findNext('a')`);
+      deepStrictEqual(await ctx.page.evaluate('window.events'), ['before', 'after']);
+    });
+
+    test('should fire before and after findPrevious', async () => {
+      await ctx.proxy.write('abc');
+      await ctx.page.evaluate(`window.search.findPrevious('a')`);
+      deepStrictEqual(await ctx.page.evaluate('window.events'), ['before', 'after']);
+    });
+
+    test('should fire for each search call', async () => {
+      await ctx.proxy.write('abc abc');
+      await ctx.page.evaluate(`window.search.findNext('abc')`);
+      await ctx.page.evaluate(`window.search.findNext('abc')`);
+      deepStrictEqual(await ctx.page.evaluate('window.events'), ['before', 'after', 'before', 'after']);
+    });
+  });
+
   test.describe('Regression tests', () => {
     test.describe('#2444 wrapped line content not being found', () => {
       let fixture: string;
diff --git a/addons/addon-search/typings/addon-search.d.ts b/addons/addon-search/typings/addon-search.d.ts
index 4c0df5a6..40034da9 100644
--- a/addons/addon-search/typings/addon-search.d.ts
+++ b/addons/addon-search/typings/addon-search.d.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,17 @@ declare module '@xterm/addon-search' {
     public clearActiveDecoration(): void;
 
     /**
-     * When decorations are enabled, fires when
-     * the search results change.
+     * Fires after a search is performed.
+     */
+    readonly onAfterSearch: IEvent<void>;
+
+    /**
+     * Fires before a search is performed.
+     */
+    readonly onBeforeSearch: IEvent<void>;
+
+    /**
+     * When decorations are enabled, fires when the search results change.
      */
     readonly onDidChangeResults: IEvent<ISearchResultChangeEvent>;
   }