diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index f75f6f4aa88..a36999211ab 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Enhancements
 
+- Added `showFocusBorder` prop to the `TopBar.SearchField` to allow users to add show a border on focus ([#2886](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/2886)).
 - Added a theme prop for `frameOffset` ([#2887](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/2887))
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/src/components/ThemeProvider/tests/ThemeProvider.test.tsx b/src/components/ThemeProvider/tests/ThemeProvider.test.tsx
index a6d458cb3a2..9469f811cae 100644
--- a/src/components/ThemeProvider/tests/ThemeProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ThemeProvider/tests/ThemeProvider.test.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ describe('<ThemeProvider />', () => {
         '--top-bar-background': '#108043',
         '--top-bar-background-lighter': 'hsla(147, 63%, 43%, 1)',
         '--top-bar-color': 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
+        '--top-bar-border': 'rgb(196, 205, 213)',
       }),
     });
   });
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ describe('<ThemeProvider />', () => {
         '--top-bar-background': '#021123',
         '--top-bar-background-lighter': 'hsla(213, 74%, 22%, 1)',
         '--top-bar-color': 'rgb(255, 255, 255)',
+        '--top-bar-border': 'rgb(196, 205, 213)',
       }),
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/README.md b/src/components/TopBar/README.md
index 060d1e904b8..e3924aeca13 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/README.md
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/README.md
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ function TopBarExample() {
       onChange={handleSearchChange}
       value={searchValue}
       placeholder="Search"
+      showFocusBorder
     />
   );
 
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
index 1ee8e9deae6..41f9694a43e 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.scss
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ $stacking-order: (
     background-color: var(--p-action-secondary, color('white'));
   }
 
+  ~ .BackdropShowFocusBorder {
+    border: 1px solid var(--top-bar-border, transparent);
+  }
+
   ~ .Icon {
     @include recolor-icon(var(--p-icon-subdued, color('ink', 'lightest')));
   }
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ $stacking-order: (
     background-color: var(--p-action-secondary, color('white'));
   }
 
+  .BackdropShowFocusBorder {
+    border: 1px solid var(--top-bar-border, transparent);
+  }
+
   .Icon {
     @include recolor-icon(var(--p-icon-subdued, color('ink', 'lightest')));
   }
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
index b07bd12fcd0..2586ee7ee80 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface SearchFieldProps {
   onBlur?(): void;
   /** Callback when search field cancel button is clicked */
   onCancel?(): void;
+  /** Show a border when the search field is focused */
+  showFocusBorder?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function SearchField({
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export function SearchField({
   onFocus,
   onBlur,
   onCancel,
+  showFocusBorder,
 }: SearchFieldProps) {
   const i18n = useI18n();
   const [forceActive, setForceActive] = useState(false);
@@ -131,7 +134,12 @@ export function SearchField({
       </span>
 
       {clearMarkup}
-      <div className={styles.Backdrop} />
+      <div
+        className={classNames(
+          styles.Backdrop,
+          showFocusBorder && styles.BackdropShowFocusBorder,
+        )}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/tests/SearchField.test.tsx b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/tests/SearchField.test.tsx
index 60be3f3e62d..13b7acd83e4 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/tests/SearchField.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/components/SearchField/tests/SearchField.test.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ describe('<TextField />', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('adds a "BackdropShowFocusBorder" class when "showFocusBorder" is passed', () => {
+    const textField = mountWithAppProvider(
+      <SearchField value="" onChange={noop} showFocusBorder />,
+    );
+
+    expect(textField.find('div').last().prop('className')).toBe(
+      'Backdrop BackdropShowFocusBorder',
+    );
+  });
+
   describe('newDesignLanguage', () => {
     it('does not render a container with newDesignLanguage className by default', () => {
       const textField = mountWithApp(
diff --git a/src/utilities/custom-properties/custom-properties.ts b/src/utilities/custom-properties/custom-properties.ts
index e3e8bbff3e5..69df0a684c0 100644
--- a/src/utilities/custom-properties/custom-properties.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/custom-properties/custom-properties.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const nonDesignLangaugeCustomProperties = [
   '--Polaris-RangeSlider-output-factor',
   '--top-bar-color',
   '--top-bar-background-lighter',
+  '--top-bar-border',
   '--p-frame-offset',
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/theme/tests/utils.test.ts b/src/utilities/theme/tests/utils.test.ts
index d45d9c61e6f..54e10cfaac9 100644
--- a/src/utilities/theme/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/theme/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {needsVariantList} from '../config';
 import {
   needsVariant,
   setTextColor,
+  setBorderColor,
   setTheme,
   buildThemeContext,
   buildCustomProperties,
@@ -18,12 +19,34 @@ describe('setTextColor', () => {
     expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorWhite]);
   });
 
+  it('sets a css variable to white if the variant has no value', () => {
+    const textColor = setTextColor('topBar');
+    expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorWhite]);
+  });
+
   it('sets a css variable to ink if the variant is light', () => {
     const textColor = setTextColor('topBar', 'light');
     expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorInk]);
   });
 });
 
+describe('setBorderColor', () => {
+  it('sets a css variable to sky dark if the variant is dark', () => {
+    const textColor = setBorderColor('topBar', 'dark');
+    expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorSkyDark]);
+  });
+
+  it('sets a css variable to sky dark if the variant has no value', () => {
+    const textColor = setBorderColor('topBar');
+    expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorSkyDark]);
+  });
+
+  it('sets a css variable to ink lighter if the variant is light', () => {
+    const textColor = setBorderColor('topBar', 'light');
+    expect(textColor).toStrictEqual(['topBar', tokens.colorInkLighter]);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('setTheme', () => {
   it('returns a base theme', () => {
     const theme = setTheme(
@@ -35,6 +58,7 @@ describe('setTheme', () => {
 
     expect(theme).toStrictEqual([
       ['--top-bar-color', 'rgb(255, 255, 255)'],
+      ['--top-bar-border', 'rgb(196, 205, 213)'],
       ['--top-bar-background-lighter', 'hsla(184, 85%, 43%, 1)'],
     ]);
   });
@@ -57,6 +81,7 @@ describe('buildCustomProperties', () => {
     '--p-frame-offset': '0px',
     '--top-bar-background': '#eeeeee',
     '--top-bar-background-lighter': 'hsla(0, 10%, 100%, 1)',
+    '--top-bar-border': 'rgb(99, 115, 129)',
     '--top-bar-color': 'rgb(33, 43, 54)',
   };
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/theme/utils.ts b/src/utilities/theme/utils.ts
index 44c13ea0950..f2a2a925d35 100644
--- a/src/utilities/theme/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/theme/utils.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ export function setTextColor(
   return [name, tokens.colorWhite];
 }
 
+export function setBorderColor(
+  name: string,
+  variant: 'light' | 'dark' = 'dark',
+): string[] {
+  if (variant === 'light') {
+    return [name, tokens.colorInkLighter];
+  }
+  return [name, tokens.colorSkyDark];
+}
+
 export function setTheme(
   color: string | HSLColor,
   baseName: string,
@@ -135,6 +145,10 @@ export function setTheme(
         setTextColor(constructColorName(baseName, null, 'color'), 'light'),
       );
 
+      colorPairs.push(
+        setBorderColor(constructColorName(baseName, null, 'border'), 'light'),
+      );
+
       colorPairs.push([
         constructColorName(baseName, key, 'lighter'),
         lightenToString(color, 7, -10),
@@ -146,6 +160,10 @@ export function setTheme(
         setTextColor(constructColorName(baseName, null, 'color'), 'dark'),
       );
 
+      colorPairs.push(
+        setBorderColor(constructColorName(baseName, null, 'border'), 'dark'),
+      );
+
       colorPairs.push([
         constructColorName(baseName, key, 'lighter'),
         lightenToString(color, 15, 15),