diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 3777ac87f..3da6f3ba0 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
       const state = store.getState();
       const selectedId = state.conversations.selectedConversation;
       const conversation = ConversationController.get(selectedId);
+      const isSearching = Signal.State.Selectors.search.isSearching(state);
 
       // NAVIGATION
 
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@
       }
 
       // Change currently selected conversation - up/down, to next/previous unread
-      if (optionOrAlt && !shiftKey && key === 'ArrowUp') {
+      if (!isSearching && optionOrAlt && !shiftKey && key === 'ArrowUp') {
         const unreadOnly = false;
         const targetId = findConversation(
           conversation ? conversation.id : null,
@@ -813,7 +814,7 @@
           return;
         }
       }
-      if (optionOrAlt && !shiftKey && key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      if (!isSearching && optionOrAlt && !shiftKey && key === 'ArrowDown') {
         const unreadOnly = false;
         const targetId = findConversation(
           conversation ? conversation.id : null,
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@
           return;
         }
       }
-      if (optionOrAlt && shiftKey && key === 'ArrowUp') {
+      if (!isSearching && optionOrAlt && shiftKey && key === 'ArrowUp') {
         const unreadOnly = true;
         const targetId = findConversation(
           conversation ? conversation.id : null,
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@
           return;
         }
       }
-      if (optionOrAlt && shiftKey && key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      if (!isSearching && optionOrAlt && shiftKey && key === 'ArrowDown') {
         const unreadOnly = true;
         const targetId = findConversation(
           conversation ? conversation.id : null,
diff --git a/js/modules/signal.js b/js/modules/signal.js
index a9e2b4423..c6fedcae0 100644
--- a/js/modules/signal.js
+++ b/js/modules/signal.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const stickersDuck = require('../../ts/state/ducks/stickers');
 const userDuck = require('../../ts/state/ducks/user');
 
 const conversationsSelectors = require('../../ts/state/selectors/conversations');
+const searchSelectors = require('../../ts/state/selectors/search');
 
 // Migrations
 const {
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ exports.setup = (options = {}) => {
   };
   const Selectors = {
     conversations: conversationsSelectors,
+    search: searchSelectors,
   };
 
   const State = {