diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/duckstation-qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 378dc493e..520a0585f 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ set(SRCS
   qtwindowinfo.cpp
   qtwindowinfo.h
   resource.h
+  searchbox.cpp
+  searchbox.h
   selectdiscdialog.cpp
   selectdiscdialog.h
   selectdiscdialog.ui
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj b/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj
index 890922a82..68a8a39cc 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="qtprogresscallback.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="qtutils.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="qtwindowinfo.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="searchbox.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="selectdiscdialog.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="settingswindow.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="setupwizarddialog.cpp" />
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="pch.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="qtwindowinfo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="resource.h" />
+    <QtMoc Include="searchbox.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="selectdiscdialog.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="settingwidgetbinder.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="cardradiobutton.h" />
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj.filters b/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj.filters
index a7e8da89a..76ae44b2b 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/duckstation-qt.vcxproj.filters
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="asynchttprequest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="svgiconengine.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="svgwidget.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="searchbox.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="qtutils.h" />
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
     <QtMoc Include="svgwidget.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="cardradiobutton.h" />
     <QtMoc Include="animatedstackedwidget.h" />
+    <QtMoc Include="searchbox.h" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <QtUi Include="consolesettingswidget.ui" />
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamecheatsettingswidget.ui b/src/duckstation-qt/gamecheatsettingswidget.ui
index b92e390e8..e32bc33bc 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamecheatsettingswidget.ui
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamecheatsettingswidget.ui
@@ -37,28 +37,16 @@
        <property name="orientation">
         <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
        </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>40</width>
-         <height>20</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
       </spacer>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="search">
+      <widget class="SearchBox" name="search">
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>100</width>
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="placeholderText">
-        <string>Search...</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
@@ -214,6 +202,13 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SearchBox</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>searchbox.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="resources/duckstation-qt.qrc"/>
  </resources>
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.ui b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.ui
index 607196f16..d4ac455a8 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.ui
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/gamelistwidget.ui
@@ -225,19 +225,13 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="searchText">
+      <widget class="SearchBox" name="searchText">
        <property name="minimumSize">
         <size>
          <width>200</width>
          <height>0</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="placeholderText">
-        <string>Search...</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
     </layout>
@@ -247,6 +241,13 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SearchBox</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>searchbox.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="resources/duckstation-qt.qrc"/>
  </resources>
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
index 340eb01d0..5dbfc4dba 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "inputbindingwidgets.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "qtutils.h"
+#include "searchbox.h"
 #include "settingswindow.h"
 #include "settingwidgetbinder.h"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <QtGui/QResizeEvent>
 #include <QtWidgets/QGridLayout>
 #include <QtWidgets/QLabel>
-#include <QtWidgets/QLineEdit>
 #include <QtWidgets/QScrollArea>
 
 #include "moc_hotkeysettingswidget.cpp"
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ HotkeySettingsWidget::~HotkeySettingsWidget() = default;
 
 HotkeySettingsWidget::Container::Container(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
-  m_search = new QLineEdit(this);
-  m_search->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search..."));
-  m_search->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+  m_search = new SearchBox(this);
 }
 
 HotkeySettingsWidget::Container::~Container() = default;
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/postprocessingselectshaderdialog.ui b/src/duckstation-qt/postprocessingselectshaderdialog.ui
index 149cf4724..c61a40a08 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/postprocessingselectshaderdialog.ui
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/postprocessingselectshaderdialog.ui
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="search">
-       <property name="placeholderText">
-        <string>Search...</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
+      <widget class="SearchBox" name="search"/>
      </item>
     </layout>
    </item>
@@ -106,6 +102,13 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>SearchBox</class>
+   <extends>QLineEdit</extends>
+   <header>searchbox.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
   <connection>
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6684a86e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2026 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com> and contributors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
+
+#include "searchbox.h"
+
+#include <QtGui/QKeyEvent>
+
+#include "moc_searchbox.cpp"
+
+SearchBox::SearchBox(QWidget* parent) : QLineEdit(parent)
+{
+  setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+  setPlaceholderText(tr("Search..."));
+}
+
+SearchBox::~SearchBox() = default;
+
+void SearchBox::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
+{
+  if (event->key() == Qt::Key_Escape && !text().isEmpty())
+    clear();
+  else
+    QLineEdit::keyPressEvent(event);
+}
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.h b/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b56148666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/searchbox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2026 Connor McLaughlin <stenzek@gmail.com> and contributors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtWidgets/QLineEdit>
+
+class SearchBox final : public QLineEdit
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+  explicit SearchBox(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+  ~SearchBox() override;
+
+protected:
+  void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
+};