diff --git a/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx b/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
index dd0efe4..e3a96b3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const SearchBar = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
         const url = `${query.template}${search}`;
         redirectUrl(url, sameTab);
       }
+      if(config.autoClearSearch) clearSearch();
     } else if (e.code === 'Escape') {
       clearSearch();
     }
diff --git a/client/src/components/Settings/SearchSettings/SearchSettings.tsx b/client/src/components/Settings/SearchSettings/SearchSettings.tsx
index 9b057f5..652f9a0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Settings/SearchSettings/SearchSettings.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Settings/SearchSettings/SearchSettings.tsx
@@ -130,6 +130,19 @@ export const SearchSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
           </select>
         </InputGroup>
 
+        <InputGroup>
+          <label htmlFor={"autoClearSearch"}>Automatically clear the search bar</label>
+          <select
+            id={"autoClearSearch"}
+            name={"autoClearSearch"}
+            value={formData.autoClearSearch ? 1 : 0}
+            onChange={(e) => inputChangeHandler(e, { isBool: true })}
+            >
+            <option value={1}>True</option>
+            <option value={0}>False</option>
+          </select>
+        </InputGroup>
+
         <Button>Save changes</Button>
       </form>
 
diff --git a/client/src/interfaces/Config.ts b/client/src/interfaces/Config.ts
index cab413f..cafdb02 100644
--- a/client/src/interfaces/Config.ts
+++ b/client/src/interfaces/Config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface Config {
   hideCategories: boolean;
   hideSearch: boolean;
   defaultSearchProvider: string;
+  autoClearSearch: boolean;
   dockerApps: boolean;
   dockerHost: string;
   kubernetesApps: boolean;
diff --git a/client/src/interfaces/Forms.ts b/client/src/interfaces/Forms.ts
index ad3763f..2897c1b 100644
--- a/client/src/interfaces/Forms.ts
+++ b/client/src/interfaces/Forms.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface SearchForm {
   defaultSearchProvider: string;
   searchSameTab: boolean;
   disableAutofocus: boolean;
+  autoClearSearch: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface OtherSettingsForm {
diff --git a/client/src/utility/templateObjects/configTemplate.ts b/client/src/utility/templateObjects/configTemplate.ts
index 8d58153..ef7a71a 100644
--- a/client/src/utility/templateObjects/configTemplate.ts
+++ b/client/src/utility/templateObjects/configTemplate.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const configTemplate: Config = {
   hideCategories: false,
   hideSearch: false,
   defaultSearchProvider: 'l',
+  autoClearSearch: false,
   dockerApps: false,
   dockerHost: 'localhost',
   kubernetesApps: false,
diff --git a/client/src/utility/templateObjects/settingsTemplate.ts b/client/src/utility/templateObjects/settingsTemplate.ts
index a122830..69cea61 100644
--- a/client/src/utility/templateObjects/settingsTemplate.ts
+++ b/client/src/utility/templateObjects/settingsTemplate.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const searchSettingsTemplate: SearchForm = {
   searchSameTab: false,
   defaultSearchProvider: 'l',
   disableAutofocus: false,
+  autoClearSearch: false,
 };
 
 export const dockerSettingsTemplate: DockerSettingsForm = {