diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
index a981a5e732..b6fc1cfb1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BrowserFragment.kt
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class BrowserFragment : Fragment(), BackHandler, CoroutineScope {
             view.browserLayout,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this), sessionId,
             (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.isPrivate,
-            SearchState("", isEditing = false),
+            SearchState("", getSessionByIdOrUseSelectedSession().searchTerms, isEditing = false),
             search_engine_icon
         )
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
index 003f261b10..5ecc618314 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/ToolbarComponent.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ToolbarComponent(
     bus: ActionBusFactory,
     private val sessionId: String?,
     private val isPrivate: Boolean,
-    override var initialState: SearchState = SearchState("", false),
+    override var initialState: SearchState = SearchState("", "", false),
     private val engineIconView: ImageView? = null
 ) :
     UIComponent<SearchState, SearchAction, SearchChange>(
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class ToolbarComponent(
 
 data class SearchState(
     val query: String,
+    val searchTerm: String,
     val isEditing: Boolean,
     val engine: SearchEngine? = null
 ) : ViewState
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
index 69474067b8..efe0c58ed7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -52,19 +52,17 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment() {
     ): View? {
         sessionId = SearchFragmentArgs.fromBundle(arguments!!).sessionId
         isPrivate = (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.isPrivate
+
+        val session = sessionId?.let { requireComponents.core.sessionManager.findSessionById(it) }
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_search, container, false)
-        val url = sessionId?.let {
-            requireComponents.core.sessionManager.findSessionById(it)?.let { session ->
-                session.url
-            }
-        } ?: ""
+        val url = session?.url ?: ""
 
         toolbarComponent = ToolbarComponent(
             view.toolbar_component_wrapper,
             ActionBusFactory.get(this),
             sessionId,
             isPrivate,
-            SearchState(url, isEditing = true),
+            SearchState(url, session?.searchTerms ?: "", isEditing = true),
             view.search_engine_icon
         )