diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneShearedSearchTextBox.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneShearedSearchTextBox.cs
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+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
+{
+    public class TestSceneShearedSearchTextBox : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestAllColourSchemes()
+        {
+            foreach (var scheme in Enum.GetValues(typeof(OverlayColourScheme)).Cast<OverlayColourScheme>())
+                AddStep($"set {scheme} scheme", () => Child = createContent(scheme));
+        }
+
+        private Drawable createContent(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
+        {
+            var colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(colourScheme);
+
+            return new DependencyProvidingContainer
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                CachedDependencies = new (Type, object)[]
+                {
+                    (typeof(OverlayColourProvider), colourProvider)
+                },
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new ShearedSearchTextBox
+                    {
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                        Width = 0.5f
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShearedSearchTextBox.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShearedSearchTextBox.cs
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+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Resources.Localisation.Web;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
+{
+    public class ShearedSearchTextBox : CompositeDrawable, IHasCurrentValue<string>
+    {
+        private const float corner_radius = 7;
+
+        private readonly Box background;
+        private readonly SearchTextBox textBox;
+
+        public Bindable<string> Current
+        {
+            get => textBox.Current;
+            set => textBox.Current = value;
+        }
+
+        public bool HoldFocus
+        {
+            get => textBox.HoldFocus;
+            set => textBox.HoldFocus = value;
+        }
+
+        public void TakeFocus() => textBox.TakeFocus();
+
+        public void KillFocus() => textBox.KillFocus();
+
+        public ShearedSearchTextBox()
+        {
+            Height = 42;
+            Shear = new Vector2(ShearedOverlayContainer.SHEAR, 0);
+            Masking = true;
+            CornerRadius = corner_radius;
+
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                background = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                new GridContainer
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Content = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Drawable[]
+                        {
+                            textBox = new InnerSearchTextBox
+                            {
+                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Size = Vector2.One
+                            },
+                            new SpriteIcon
+                            {
+                                Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Search,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Size = new Vector2(16),
+                                Shear = -Shear
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    ColumnDimensions = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Dimension(),
+                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Absolute, 50),
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        {
+            background.Colour = colourProvider.Background3;
+        }
+
+        public override bool HandleNonPositionalInput => textBox.HandleNonPositionalInput;
+
+        private class InnerSearchTextBox : SearchTextBox
+        {
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+            {
+                BackgroundFocused = colourProvider.Background4;
+                BackgroundUnfocused = colourProvider.Background4;
+
+                Placeholder.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: CalculatedTextSize, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold);
+                PlaceholderText = CommonStrings.InputSearch;
+
+                CornerRadius = corner_radius;
+                TextContainer.Shear = new Vector2(-ShearedOverlayContainer.SHEAR, 0);
+            }
+
+            protected override SpriteText CreatePlaceholder() => new SearchPlaceholder();
+
+            internal class SearchPlaceholder : SpriteText
+            {
+                public override void Show()
+                {
+                    this
+                        .MoveToY(0, 250, Easing.OutQuint)
+                        .FadeIn(250, Easing.OutQuint);
+                }
+
+                public override void Hide()
+                {
+                    this
+                        .MoveToY(3, 250, Easing.OutQuint)
+                        .FadeOut(250, Easing.OutQuint);
+                }
+            }
+
+            protected override Drawable GetDrawableCharacter(char c) => new FallingDownContainer
+            {
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Child = new OsuSpriteText { Text = c.ToString(), Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 20, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold) },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}