diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
index b148de9f51..e3b3d69151 100644
--- a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type SearchBoxProps = {
   refine?: (value: string) => void;
   autofocus?: boolean;
   searchAsYouType?: boolean;
+  ignoreCompositionEvents?: boolean;
   isSearchStalled?: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
   ariaLabel?: string;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ const defaultProps = {
   showLoadingIndicator: true,
   autofocus: false,
   searchAsYouType: true,
+  ignoreCompositionEvents: false,
   isSearchStalled: false,
   disabled: false,
   ariaLabel: 'Search',
@@ -88,8 +90,10 @@ class SearchBox extends Component<
     const query = (event.target as HTMLInputElement).value;
 
     if (
-      event.type === 'compositionend' ||
-      !(event as KeyboardEvent).isComposing
+      !(
+        this.props.ignoreCompositionEvents &&
+        (event as KeyboardEvent).isComposing
+      )
     ) {
       if (searchAsYouType) {
         refine(query);
diff --git a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/search-box/search-box.tsx b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/search-box/search-box.tsx
index 5cbfa28a1c..242bc33013 100644
--- a/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/search-box/search-box.tsx
+++ b/packages/instantsearch.js/src/widgets/search-box/search-box.tsx
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ export type SearchBoxWidgetParams = {
    * once `<Enter>` is pressed only.
    */
   searchAsYouType?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether to update the search state in the middle of a
+   * composition session.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  ignoreCompositionEvents?: boolean;
   /**
    * Whether to show the reset button
    */
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ const renderer =
     templates,
     autofocus,
     searchAsYouType,
+    ignoreCompositionEvents,
     showReset,
     showSubmit,
     showLoadingIndicator,
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ const renderer =
     templates: SearchBoxComponentTemplates;
     autofocus: boolean;
     searchAsYouType: boolean;
+    ignoreCompositionEvents: boolean;
     showReset: boolean;
     showSubmit: boolean;
     showLoadingIndicator: boolean;
@@ -163,6 +171,7 @@ const renderer =
         autofocus={autofocus}
         refine={refine}
         searchAsYouType={searchAsYouType}
+        ignoreCompositionEvents={ignoreCompositionEvents}
         templates={templates}
         showSubmit={showSubmit}
         showReset={showReset}
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ const searchBox: SearchBoxWidget = function searchBox(widgetParams) {
     cssClasses: userCssClasses = {},
     autofocus = false,
     searchAsYouType = true,
+    ignoreCompositionEvents = false,
     showReset = true,
     showSubmit = true,
     showLoadingIndicator = true,
@@ -242,6 +252,7 @@ const searchBox: SearchBoxWidget = function searchBox(widgetParams) {
     templates,
     autofocus,
     searchAsYouType,
+    ignoreCompositionEvents,
     showReset,
     showSubmit,
     showLoadingIndicator,
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/SearchBox.tsx b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/SearchBox.tsx
index 4976bc4eaa..e18b94ff08 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/widgets/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,19 @@ export type SearchBoxProps = Omit<
      * @default true
      */
     searchAsYouType?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * Whether to update the search state in the middle of a
+     * composition session.
+     * @default false
+     */
+    ignoreCompositionEvents?: boolean;
     translations?: Partial<UiProps['translations']>;
   };
 
 export function SearchBox({
   queryHook,
   searchAsYouType = true,
+  ignoreCompositionEvents = false,
   translations,
   ...props
 }: SearchBoxProps) {
@@ -44,10 +51,10 @@ export function SearchBox({
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState(query);
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
-  function setQuery(newQuery: string, compositionComplete = true) {
+  function setQuery(newQuery: string, isComposing = false) {
     setInputValue(newQuery);
 
-    if (searchAsYouType && compositionComplete) {
+    if (searchAsYouType && !(ignoreCompositionEvents && isComposing)) {
       refine(newQuery);
     }
   }
@@ -63,11 +70,10 @@ export function SearchBox({
   function onChange(
     event: Parameters<NonNullable<SearchBoxUiComponentProps['onChange']>>[0]
   ) {
-    const compositionComplete =
-      event.type === 'compositionend' ||
-      !(event.nativeEvent as KeyboardEvent).isComposing;
-
-    setQuery(event.currentTarget.value, compositionComplete);
+    setQuery(
+      event.currentTarget.value,
+      (event.nativeEvent as KeyboardEvent).isComposing
+    );
   }
 
   function onSubmit(event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) {
diff --git a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchBox.vue b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchBox.vue
index f8101a12fb..0467af0282 100644
--- a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchBox.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchBox.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         :autofocus="autofocus"
         :show-loading-indicator="showLoadingIndicator"
         :should-show-loading-indicator="state.isSearchStalled"
+        :ignore-composition-events="ignoreCompositionEvents"
         :submit-title="submitTitle"
         :reset-title="resetTitle"
         :class-names="classNames"
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: true,
     },
+    ignoreCompositionEvents: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
     submitTitle: {
       type: String,
       default: 'Submit the search query',
diff --git a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchInput.vue b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchInput.vue
index 2b16ddaea9..c241b2d58f 100644
--- a/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchInput.vue
+++ b/packages/vue-instantsearch/src/components/SearchInput.vue
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false,
     },
+    ignoreCompositionEvents: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
     submitTitle: {
       type: String,
       default: 'Search',
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
       return document.activeElement === this.$refs.input;
     },
     onInput(event) {
-      if (event.type === 'compositionend' || !event.isComposing) {
+      if (!(this.ignoreCompositionEvents && event.isComposing)) {
         this.$emit('input', event.target.value);
         this.$emit('update:modelValue', event.target.value);
       }
diff --git a/tests/common/widgets/search-box/options.ts b/tests/common/widgets/search-box/options.ts
index 51c118fe47..eeb5ac575f 100644
--- a/tests/common/widgets/search-box/options.ts
+++ b/tests/common/widgets/search-box/options.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export function createOptionsTests(
       expect(screen.getByRole('searchbox')).toHaveValue('iPhone');
     });
 
-    test('refines query only when composition is complete', async () => {
+    test('does not refine within composition session when `ignoreCompositionEvents: true`', async () => {
       const searchClient = createSearchClient({});
 
       await setup({
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ export function createOptionsTests(
           indexName: 'indexName',
           searchClient,
         },
-        widgetParams: {},
+        widgetParams: {
+          ignoreCompositionEvents: true,
+        },
       });
 
       // Typing 木 using the Wubihua input method