diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index bd962ee5..b3b430a5 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -126,10 +126,11 @@ 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;
     }
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
     this._initLinesCache();
 
     // Search startRow
-    let result = this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, isReverseSearch);
+    result = incremental ? this._findInLine(term, startRow, startCol, searchOptions, false) : 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..104fa49a 100644
--- a/demo/client.ts
+++ b/demo/client.ts
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ function createTerminal(): void {
   });
 
   addDomListener(actionElements.findPrevious, 'keyup', (e) => {
-    if (e.key === `Enter`) {
-      searchAddon.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value, getSearchOptions());
-    }
+    const searchOptions = getSearchOptions();
+    searchOptions.incremental = e.key !== `Enter`;
+    searchAddon.findPrevious(actionElements.findPrevious.value, searchOptions);
   });
 
   // fit is called within a setTimeout, cols and rows need this.