diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default.json b/assets/keymaps/default.json
index 14b9d01b21..bc658c422e 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default.json
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@
     "context": "ProjectSearchBar",
     "bindings": {
       "escape": "project_search::ToggleFocus",
-      "alt-tab": "search::CycleMode"
+      "alt-tab": "search::CycleMode",
+      "alt-cmd-g": "search::ActivateRegexMode",
+      "alt-cmd-s": "search::ActivateSemanticMode",
+      "alt-cmd-x": "search::ActivateTextMode"
     }
   },
   {
@@ -262,7 +265,10 @@
     "context": "ProjectSearchView",
     "bindings": {
       "escape": "project_search::ToggleFocus",
-      "alt-tab": "search::CycleMode"
+      "alt-tab": "search::CycleMode",
+      "alt-cmd-g": "search::ActivateRegexMode",
+      "alt-cmd-s": "search::ActivateSemanticMode",
+      "alt-cmd-x": "search::ActivateTextMode"
     }
   },
   {
@@ -275,7 +281,10 @@
       "alt-cmd-c": "search::ToggleCaseSensitive",
       "alt-cmd-w": "search::ToggleWholeWord",
       "alt-tab": "search::CycleMode",
-      "alt-cmd-f": "project_search::ToggleFilters"
+      "alt-cmd-f": "project_search::ToggleFilters",
+      "alt-cmd-g": "search::ActivateRegexMode",
+      "alt-cmd-s": "search::ActivateSemanticMode",
+      "alt-cmd-x": "search::ActivateTextMode"
     }
   },
   // Bindings from VS Code
diff --git a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
index eca99fa16d..e0c7b8287b 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/project_search.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ use crate::{
     history::SearchHistory,
     mode::{SearchMode, Side},
     search_bar::{render_nav_button, render_option_button_icon, render_search_mode_button},
-    ActivateRegexMode, ActivateSemanticMode, CycleMode, NextHistoryQuery, PreviousHistoryQuery,
-    SearchOptions, SelectNextMatch, SelectPrevMatch, ToggleCaseSensitive, ToggleWholeWord,
+    ActivateRegexMode, ActivateSemanticMode, ActivateTextMode, CycleMode, NextHistoryQuery,
+    PreviousHistoryQuery, SearchOptions, SelectNextMatch, SelectPrevMatch, ToggleCaseSensitive,
+    ToggleWholeWord,
 };
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use collections::HashMap;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
     cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::next_history_query);
     cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::previous_history_query);
     cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::activate_regex_mode);
+    cx.add_action(ProjectSearchBar::activate_text_mode);
 
     // This action should only be registered if the semantic index is enabled
     if SemanticIndex::enabled(cx) {
@@ -1341,6 +1343,19 @@ impl ProjectSearchBar {
         }
     }
 
+    fn activate_text_mode(pane: &mut Pane, _: &ActivateTextMode, cx: &mut ViewContext<Pane>) {
+        if let Some(search_view) = pane
+            .active_item()
+            .and_then(|item| item.downcast::<ProjectSearchView>())
+        {
+            search_view.update(cx, |view, cx| {
+                view.activate_search_mode(SearchMode::Text, cx)
+            });
+        } else {
+            cx.propagate_action();
+        }
+    }
+
     fn activate_regex_mode(pane: &mut Pane, _: &ActivateRegexMode, cx: &mut ViewContext<Pane>) {
         if let Some(search_view) = pane
             .active_item()