diff --git a/packages/design-system/src/components/OcSearchBar/OcSearchBar.vue b/packages/design-system/src/components/OcSearchBar/OcSearchBar.vue
index 5afe5d371a..db07cb0f1b 100644
--- a/packages/design-system/src/components/OcSearchBar/OcSearchBar.vue
+++ b/packages/design-system/src/components/OcSearchBar/OcSearchBar.vue
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ const inputClass = computed(() => {
     'p-4',
     'rounded-4xl',
     'disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
-    'focus:bg-none'
+    'focus:bg-none',
+    'focus:outline focus:outline-offset-2 focus:outline-white'
   ]
   if (!buttonHidden) {
     classes.push(...['oc-search-input-button', 'rounded-r-none'])
diff --git a/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue b/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
index 8c30310725..e062f4d708 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/packages/web-app-search/src/portals/SearchBar.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   >
     <oc-search-bar
       id="files-global-search-bar"
+      ref="searchInputRef"
       :model-value="term"
       :label="searchLabel"
       :type-ahead="true"
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import {
+  Key,
+  Modifier,
   SearchProvider,
   createLocationCommon,
   isLocationCommonActive,
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ import {
   useAuthStore,
   useCapabilityStore,
   useIsAppActive,
+  useKeyboardActions,
   useResourcesStore
 } from '@opencloud-eu/web-pkg'
 import Mark from 'mark.js'
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     const locationFilterId = ref(SearchLocationFilterConstants.allFiles)
     const optionsDropRef = useTemplateRef<ComponentPublicInstance<typeof OcDrop>>('optionsDropRef')
+    const searchInputRef = useTemplateRef<ComponentPublicInstance>('searchInputRef')
+    const searchBarRef = useTemplateRef<HTMLElement>('searchBar')
     const activePreviewIndex = ref<number | null>(null)
     const term = ref('')
     const restoreSearchFromRoute = ref(false)
@@ -362,6 +368,17 @@ export default defineComponent({
       term.value = ''
     })
 
+    const { bindKeyAction } = useKeyboardActions()
+
+    const onSearchShortcut = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const inputElement = unref(searchBarRef)?.querySelector('input') as HTMLElement
+      inputElement?.focus()
+    }
+
+    bindKeyAction({ primary: Key.S }, onSearchShortcut)
+    bindKeyAction({ primary: Key.Slash }, onSearchShortcut)
+    bindKeyAction({ primary: Key.Slash, modifier: Modifier.Shift }, onSearchShortcut)
+
     onBeforeUnmount(() => {
       eventBus.unsubscribe('app.search.term.clear', clearTermEvent)
     })
@@ -398,7 +415,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
       getSearchResultLocation,
       showDrop,
       isAppActive,
-      getFocusableElements
+      getFocusableElements,
+      onSearchShortcut
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/web-app-search/tests/unit/portals/SearchBar.spec.ts b/packages/web-app-search/tests/unit/portals/SearchBar.spec.ts
index 207ea44156..425073a509 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-search/tests/unit/portals/SearchBar.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app-search/tests/unit/portals/SearchBar.spec.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,36 @@ describe('Search Bar portal component', () => {
     const spyRouterPushStub = wrapper.vm.$router.push
     expect(spyRouterPushStub).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+  test('focuses search input when pressing "s"', () => {
+    const { wrapper } = getMountedWrapper()
+    const nonEditableTarget = document.createElement('div')
+    document.body.appendChild(nonEditableTarget)
+    nonEditableTarget.focus()
+    const keyEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 's', cancelable: true })
+
+    wrapper.vm.onSearchShortcut(keyEvent)
+    nonEditableTarget.remove()
+  })
+  test('focuses search input when pressing "/"', () => {
+    const { wrapper } = getMountedWrapper()
+    const nonEditableTarget = document.createElement('button')
+    document.body.appendChild(nonEditableTarget)
+    nonEditableTarget.focus()
+    const keyEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: '/', cancelable: true })
+
+    wrapper.vm.onSearchShortcut(keyEvent)
+    nonEditableTarget.remove()
+  })
+  test('does not focus search input when editable element is already focused', () => {
+    const { wrapper } = getMountedWrapper()
+    const textInput = document.createElement('input')
+    document.body.appendChild(textInput)
+    textInput.focus()
+
+    const keyEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 's', cancelable: true })
+    wrapper.vm.onSearchShortcut(keyEvent)
+    textInput.remove()
+  })
 })
 
 function getMountedWrapper({
diff --git a/packages/web-pkg/src/composables/keyboardActions/useKeyboardActions.ts b/packages/web-pkg/src/composables/keyboardActions/useKeyboardActions.ts
index f5f8194d59..157858e085 100644
--- a/packages/web-pkg/src/composables/keyboardActions/useKeyboardActions.ts
+++ b/packages/web-pkg/src/composables/keyboardActions/useKeyboardActions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export enum Key {
   Plus = '+',
   Minus = '-',
   Space = ' ',
+  Slash = '/',
   ArrowUp = 'ArrowUp',
   ArrowDown = 'ArrowDown',
   ArrowLeft = 'ArrowLeft',