diff --git a/packages/base/src/SearchBar/SearchBar-android.tsx b/packages/base/src/SearchBar/SearchBar-android.tsx
index 342b7418ac..6dcd1b20d9 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/SearchBar/SearchBar-android.tsx
+++ b/packages/base/src/SearchBar/SearchBar-android.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   Keyboard,
   TextInput,
+  EmitterSubscription,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { defaultTheme, renderNode } from '../helpers';
 import { Input, InputProps } from '../Input';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export class SearchBarAndroid extends Component<
   SearchBarState
 > {
   input!: TextInput;
-  _keyboardDidHideListener;
+
   static defaultProps = {
     onClear: () => null,
     onCancel: () => null,
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ export class SearchBarAndroid extends Component<
     onChangeText: () => null,
   };
 
+  keyboardListener: EmitterSubscription;
+
   focus = () => {
     this.input.focus();
   };
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ export class SearchBarAndroid extends Component<
       hasFocus: false,
       isEmpty: value ? value === '' : true,
     };
-    this._keyboardDidHideListener = Keyboard.addListener(
+    this.keyboardListener = Keyboard.addListener(
       'keyboardDidHide',
       this._keyboardDidHide
     );
@@ -112,7 +115,9 @@ export class SearchBarAndroid extends Component<
   };
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this._keyboardDidHideListener.remove();
+    if (this.keyboardListener) {
+      this.keyboardListener.remove();
+    }
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/packages/base/src/SearchBar/__tests__/SearchBar.test.tsx b/packages/base/src/SearchBar/__tests__/SearchBar.test.tsx
index 297eac853d..2d5723b1d2 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/SearchBar/__tests__/SearchBar.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/base/src/SearchBar/__tests__/SearchBar.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import SearchBar from '../index';
 import { renderWithWrapper } from '../../../.ci/testHelper';
+import { Keyboard } from 'react-native';
 
 describe('SearchBar wrapper component', () => {
   it('should match snapshot', () => {
@@ -37,4 +38,33 @@ describe('SearchBar wrapper component', () => {
     );
     expect(component.toJSON()).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  describe('keyboard eventListener', () => {
+    const mockListener = {
+      remove: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    const originalAddListener = Keyboard.addListener;
+    const mockAddListener = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(mockListener);
+
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      Keyboard.addListener = mockAddListener;
+    });
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockAddListener.mockClear();
+      mockListener.remove.mockClear();
+    });
+    afterAll(() => {
+      Keyboard.addListener = originalAddListener;
+    });
+    it('should subscribe to KeyboardDidClose event', () => {
+      renderWithWrapper(<SearchBar platform="android" />);
+      expect(Keyboard.addListener).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should call listener.remove on unmount', () => {
+      const component = renderWithWrapper(<SearchBar platform="android" />);
+      component.unmount();
+      expect(mockListener.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });