diff --git a/crates/vim/src/normal/search.rs b/crates/vim/src/normal/search.rs
index 4fbeec7236..f2e1f502dc 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/normal/search.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/normal/search.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ impl Vim {
                     self.search = SearchState {
                         direction,
                         count,
+                        vim_mode_search: true,
                         prior_selections,
                         prior_operator: self.operator_stack.last().cloned(),
                         prior_mode,
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/state.rs b/crates/vim/src/state.rs
index fe4bc7433d..fd1a5e0cfa 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/state.rs
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ impl Clone for ReplayableAction {
 pub struct SearchState {
     pub direction: Direction,
     pub count: usize,
+    pub vim_mode_search: bool,
 
     pub prior_selections: Vec<Range<Anchor>>,
     pub prior_operator: Option<Operator>,
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
index 9da01e6f44..3c0811f1f1 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
@@ -332,8 +332,12 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
                 .and_then(|item| item.act_as::<Editor>(cx))
                 .and_then(|editor| editor.read(cx).addon::<VimAddon>().cloned());
             let Some(vim) = vim else { return };
-            vim.entity.update(cx, |_, cx| {
-                cx.defer_in(window, |vim, window, cx| vim.search_submit(window, cx))
+            vim.entity.update(cx, |vim, cx| {
+                if vim.search.vim_mode_search {
+                    cx.defer_in(window, |vim, window, cx| vim.search_submit(window, cx))
+                } else {
+                    cx.propagate()
+                }
             })
         });
     })