diff --git a/projects/angular-components/src/lib/search/search.component.ts b/projects/angular-components/src/lib/search/search.component.ts
index fe6e783..dca57e3 100644
--- a/projects/angular-components/src/lib/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-components/src/lib/search/search.component.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import {
   Input,
   OnDestroy,
   OnInit,
+  AfterViewInit,
   ViewChild,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ControlValueAccessor, FormsModule, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 import { IconMagnifierComponent } from '../icons/icon-magnifier/icon-magnifier.component';
 import { debounceTime, noop, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { NgClass } from '@angular/common';
+import { FocusOnKeyUtil } from '../utils/focus-on-key.util';
 
 export const SEARCH_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR = {
   provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
@@ -31,9 +33,10 @@ export const SEARCH_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR = {
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   providers: [SEARCH_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR],
 })
-export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor {
+export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor {
   @Input() placeholder: string = 'Search...';
   @Input() focusKey: string = '/';
+  @Input({ transform: booleanAttribute }) forceFocus: boolean = false;
   @Input({ transform: booleanAttribute }) focusKeyEnabled: boolean = true;
   @Input({ transform: booleanAttribute }) slim: boolean = false;
   @ViewChild('input') _inputElement!: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>;
@@ -43,6 +46,12 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor
 
   private _value: string = '';
   private _disabled: boolean = false;
+  private focusKeyUtil = new FocusOnKeyUtil({
+    key: '/',
+    ctrl: false,
+    shift: false,
+    force: false,
+  });
 
   @Input()
   get value(): string {
@@ -70,9 +79,16 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor
       this.value = value;
       this._onChange(value);
     });
+    this.focusKeyUtil.updateConfig({
+      key: this.focusKey,
+      force: this.forceFocus,
+    });
+  }
 
+  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
     if (this.focusKeyEnabled) {
-      window.addEventListener('keyup', this._onKeyEvent.bind(this), true);
+      this.focusKeyUtil.setFocusElement(this._inputElement.nativeElement);
+      this.focusKeyUtil.enable();
     }
   }
 
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor
     this.searchSubject.complete();
 
     if (this.focusKeyEnabled) {
-      window.removeEventListener('keyup', this._onKeyEvent, true);
+      this.focusKeyUtil?.disable();
     }
   }
 
@@ -114,11 +130,4 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, ControlValueAccessor
   protected _onInteractionEvent(event: Event): void {
     event.stopPropagation();
   }
-
-  protected _onKeyEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
-    if (event.key === this.focusKey) {
-      this._inputElement.nativeElement.focus();
-      event.preventDefault();
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/projects/angular-components/src/lib/utils/focus-on-key.util.ts b/projects/angular-components/src/lib/utils/focus-on-key.util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ad1a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/angular-components/src/lib/utils/focus-on-key.util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+export type FocusOnKeyConfig = {
+  key: string;
+  ctrl: boolean;
+  shift: boolean;
+  force: boolean;
+};
+
+export class FocusOnKeyUtil {
+  constructor(
+    private config: FocusOnKeyConfig = { key: 'k', ctrl: true, shift: false, force: false },
+    private focusElement?: HTMLElement,
+  ) {}
+
+  setFocusElement(focusElement: HTMLElement): void {
+    this.focusElement = focusElement;
+  }
+
+  updateConfig(config: Partial<FocusOnKeyConfig>): void {
+    this.config = { ...this.config, ...config };
+  }
+
+  enable(): void {
+    if (!this.focusElement) console.warn('No focus element set');
+    window.addEventListener(this.config.force ? 'keydown' : 'keyup', this._onKeyEvent.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  disable(): void {
+    window.removeEventListener('keydown', this._onKeyEvent);
+    window.removeEventListener('keyup', this._onKeyEvent);
+  }
+
+  private _onKeyEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    if (!this.focusElement) return;
+    if (event.key === this.config.key) {
+      this.focusElement.focus();
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/projects/angular-components/src/public_api.ts b/projects/angular-components/src/public_api.ts
index 20dbb9a..8b9a29d 100644
--- a/projects/angular-components/src/public_api.ts
+++ b/projects/angular-components/src/public_api.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export * from './lib/datatable/dt-content.directive';
 
 // helper classes
 export * from './lib/icons/icon-base';
+export * from './lib/utils/focus-on-key.util';
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index 8f52c8b..09adb48 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ <h2>Checkbox</h2>
   <li>
     <h2>Search</h2>
     <div class="components">
-      <ff-search [(ngModel)]="searchText" style="width: 100%"></ff-search>
+      <ff-search [(ngModel)]="searchText" style="width: 100%" forceFocus></ff-search>
       <div class="separator">
         <ff-search placeholder="Test the focus key" focusKey="=" style="width: 100%"></ff-search>
         <ff-search placeholder="Disabled" style="width: 100%" disabled></ff-search>