diff --git a/src/pages/index.jsx b/src/pages/index.jsx
index 4b922ccfe..04efcbe4e 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.jsx
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ function Home({ initialSettings }) {
   useEffect(() => {
     function handleKeyDown(e) {
       if (e.target.tagName === "BODY" || e.target.id === "inner_wrapper") {
-        if (e.key.length === 1 && e.key.match(/(\w|\s)/g) && !(e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.shiftKey)) {
+        if (
+          (e.key.length === 1 && e.key.match(/(\w|\s)/g) && !(e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.shiftKey)) ||
+          (e.key === "v" && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey))
+        ) {
           setSearching(true);
         } else if (e.key === "Escape") {
           setSearchString("");