diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
index e4b413be3b6..d565666fca2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class SearchWidget extends Widget {
 	readonly onDidToggleContext: Event<void> = this._onDidToggleContext.event;
 
 	private showContextCheckbox!: Checkbox;
-	private contextLinesInput!: InputBox;
+	public contextLinesInput!: InputBox;
 
 	constructor(
 		container: HTMLElement,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.ts
index 96cdf07143e..9c4c2fcf3d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/searchEditor/browser/searchEditor.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class SearchEditor extends BaseTextEditor {
 		this.inputPatternExcludes.onSubmit(triggeredOnType => this.triggerSearch({ resetCursor: false, delay: triggeredOnType ? this.searchConfig.searchOnTypeDebouncePeriod : 0 }));
 		this._register(this.inputPatternExcludes.onChangeIgnoreBox(() => this.triggerSearch()));
 
-		[this.queryEditorWidget.searchInput, this.inputPatternIncludes, this.inputPatternExcludes].map(input =>
+		[this.queryEditorWidget.searchInput, this.inputPatternIncludes, this.inputPatternExcludes, this.queryEditorWidget.contextLinesInput].map(input =>
 			this._register(attachInputBoxStyler(input, this.themeService, { inputBorder: searchEditorTextInputBorder })));
 
 		// Messages