diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlController.kt
index 46f5453f2..855a5613c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/SessionControlController.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.TopSites
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.BrowserAnimator
+import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.BrowserFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingMode
 import org.mozilla.fenix.collections.SaveCollectionStep
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.AppStore
@@ -627,6 +628,14 @@ class DefaultSessionControlController(
             appStore.dispatch(
                 AppAction.ModeChange(Mode.fromBrowsingMode(newMode)),
             )
+
+            if (navController.currentDestination?.id == R.id.searchDialogFragment) {
+                navController.navigate(
+                    BrowserFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearchDialog(
+                        sessionId = null,
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/DefaultSessionControlControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/DefaultSessionControlControllerTest.kt
index 080706c35..9b4d25c18 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/DefaultSessionControlControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/DefaultSessionControlControllerTest.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.RecentTabs
 import org.mozilla.fenix.GleanMetrics.TopSites
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.BrowserFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingMode
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.Analytics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.AppStore
@@ -1099,6 +1100,11 @@ class DefaultSessionControlControllerTest {
         verify {
             settings.incrementNumTimesPrivateModeOpened()
             AppAction.ModeChange(Mode.fromBrowsingMode(newMode))
+            navController.navigate(
+                BrowserFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearchDialog(
+                    sessionId = null,
+                ),
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -1129,6 +1135,11 @@ class DefaultSessionControlControllerTest {
             appStore.dispatch(
                 AppAction.ModeChange(Mode.fromBrowsingMode(newMode)),
             )
+            navController.navigate(
+                BrowserFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearchDialog(
+                    sessionId = null,
+                ),
+            )
         }
     }