diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/findinput/findInput.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/findinput/findInput.ts
index 4ab22a349e437..0ba7da016be15 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/findinput/findInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/findinput/findInput.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ export class FindInput extends Widget {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public onSearchSubmit(): void {
+		this.inputBox.addToHistory();
+	}
+
 	public style(styles: IFindInputStyles): void {
 		this.inputActiveOptionBorder = styles.inputActiveOptionBorder;
 		this.inputBackground = styles.inputBackground;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
index 17170f7592316..622455f851e4b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -1109,6 +1109,7 @@ export class SearchView extends Viewlet implements IViewlet, IPanel {
 	}
 
 	private onQueryTriggered(query: ITextQuery, options: ITextQueryBuilderOptions, excludePatternText: string, includePatternText: string): void {
+		this.searchWidget.searchInput.onSearchSubmit();
 		this.inputPatternExcludes.onSearchSubmit();
 		this.inputPatternIncludes.onSearchSubmit();