diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
index 2f3fbb6e..bc27e4e4 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/src/SearchAddon.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
   }
 
   public dispose(): void {
-    this.clear();
+    this.clearDecorations();
     this._onDataDisposable?.dispose();
   }
 
-  public clear(): void {
+  public clearDecorations(): void {
     this._selectedDecoration?.dispose();
     this._terminal?.clearSelection();
     this._searchResults.clear();
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
       throw new Error('cannot find all matches with no terminal');
     }
     if (!term || term.length === 0) {
-      this.clear();
+      this.clearDecorations();
       return false;
     }
     searchOptions = searchOptions || {};
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
     if (!this._terminal || !term || term.length === 0) {
       this._result = undefined;
       this._terminal?.clearSelection();
-      this.clear();
+      this.clearDecorations();
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export class SearchAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
     if (!this._terminal || !term || term.length === 0) {
       this._result = undefined;
       this._terminal?.clearSelection();
-      this.clear();
+      this.clearDecorations();
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
index ef2948a5..e58afec0 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-search/typings/xterm-addon-search.d.ts
@@ -64,5 +64,10 @@ declare module 'xterm-addon-search' {
        * @param searchOptions The options for the search.
        */
       public findPrevious(term: string, searchOptions?: ISearchOptions): boolean;
+
+      /**
+       * Clears the decorations and selection
+       */
+      public clearDecorations(): void;
   }
 }