diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActionsTextQuickAccess.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActionsTextQuickAccess.ts
index 8306eb4af7c..977c05f532e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActionsTextQuickAccess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchActionsTextQuickAccess.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ registerAction2(class TextSearchQuickAccessAction extends Action2 {
 	override async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, match: RenderableMatch | undefined): Promise<any> {
 		const quickInputService = accessor.get(IQuickInputService);
 		const searchText = getSearchText(accessor) ?? '';
-		quickInputService.quickAccess.show(TEXT_SEARCH_QUICK_ACCESS_PREFIX + searchText);
+		quickInputService.quickAccess.show(TEXT_SEARCH_QUICK_ACCESS_PREFIX + searchText, { preserveValue: !!searchText });
 	}
 });