diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/ChatViewHeader.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/ChatViewHeader.qml
index ba3847f1b09502b7b6ae717a4433fa88884f19fd..8ac169d16d5a3d27e67815532e1b6e722d8f451c 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/ChatViewHeader.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/ChatViewHeader.qml
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ Rectangle {
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter
                 spacing: headerButtons.spacing
                 visible: root.showSearch && CurrentConversation.isSwarm
+
+                Shortcut {
+                    sequence: "Ctrl+Shift+F"
+                    context: Qt.ApplicationShortcut
+                    enabled: rowSearchBar.visible
+                    onActivated: {
+                        rowSearchBar.openSearchBar()
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             PushButton {
diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/ContactSearchBar.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/ContactSearchBar.qml
index d8bc6bc599e0aea147505a5bce6f5ba68989632a..d416cf5ad0703d4ca5e7c68ffebb59bef5f701a6 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/ContactSearchBar.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/ContactSearchBar.qml
@@ -35,14 +35,16 @@ Rectangle {
 
     function clearText() {
         contactSearchBar.clear()
-        fakeFocus.forceActiveFocus()
+        contactSearchBar.forceActiveFocus()
     }
 
     radius: JamiTheme.primaryRadius
     color: JamiTheme.secondaryBackgroundColor
 
-    FocusScope {
-        id: fakeFocus
+    onFocusChanged: {
+        if (focus) {
+            contactSearchBar.forceActiveFocus()
+        }
     }
 
     LineEditContextMenu {
@@ -125,14 +127,6 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    Shortcut {
-        sequence: "Ctrl+F"
-        context: Qt.ApplicationShortcut
-        onActivated: {
-            contactSearchBar.forceActiveFocus()
-        }
-    }
-
     Keys.onPressed: function (keyEvent) {
         if (keyEvent.key === Qt.Key_Enter ||
                 keyEvent.key === Qt.Key_Return) {
diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/KeyboardShortcutTable.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/KeyboardShortcutTable.qml
index 948446b10a5e252d137a81327cc826bfae34317b..8bba7e509abe3288314e9e9d1a617586536c79db 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/KeyboardShortcutTable.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/KeyboardShortcutTable.qml
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ Window {
             shortcut2: ""
             description: qsTr("Clear history")
         }
+        ListElement {
+            shortcut: "Ctrl + Shift + F"
+            shortcut2: ""
+            description: qsTr("Search messages/files")
+        }
         ListElement {
             shortcut: "Ctrl + Shift + B"
             shortcut2: ""
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ Window {
             description: qsTr("Remove conversation")
         }
         ListElement {
-            shortcut: "Shift + Ctrl + A"
+            shortcut: "Ctrl + Shift + A"
             shortcut2: ""
             description: qsTr("Accept contact request")
         }
diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/Searchbar.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/Searchbar.qml
index c31f94df5c7b155b6a2274d4afda2b4e1b91572b..0bce5434065f7bf465ba8f5bd18cb84e6d154903 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/Searchbar.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/Searchbar.qml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ RowLayout {
     property bool isOpened: false
 
     function openSearchBar() {
+        if (isOpened) {
+            textArea.forceActiveFocus()
+            return
+        }
         searchBarOpened()
         rectTextArea.isSearch = true
         anim.start()
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ RowLayout {
     }
 
     function closeSearchbar() {
+        if (!isOpened)
+            return
         searchBarClosed()
         rectTextArea.isSearch = false
         anim.start()
diff --git a/src/app/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml b/src/app/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
index 965990a7ddc3fd4f7067593e39f718389a0a206d..721b1ec38eef989afa303e1afcef77369049c34d 100644
--- a/src/app/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
+++ b/src/app/mainview/components/SidePanel.qml
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ BaseView {
                     anchors.right: parent.right
                     anchors.rightMargin: 15
 
+                    Shortcut {
+                        sequence: "Ctrl+F"
+                        context: Qt.ApplicationShortcut
+                        onActivated: {
+                            contactSearchBar.forceActiveFocus()
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     ContactSearchBar {
                         id: contactSearchBar