diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bd0a86d16128c219047e2ea3b47548534192d1a2..cddd744a9f8ffa5b6a7f02dfe49066a0ba0e6e58 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7057,6 +7057,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pretty_assertions",
  "project2",
  "schemars",
+ "search2",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/crates/project_panel2/Cargo.toml b/crates/project_panel2/Cargo.toml
index 48abfbe1def3493c46e0ddbb21ad077232a41a70..d3ef1eb825ccb45aa2818eb862f1584d6230de56 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/project_panel2/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ editor = { path = "../editor2", package = "editor2" }
 gpui = { path = "../gpui2", package = "gpui2" }
 menu = { path = "../menu2", package = "menu2" }
 project = { path = "../project2", package = "project2" }
+search = { package = "search2", path = "../search2" }
 settings = { path = "../settings2", package = "settings2" }
 theme = { path = "../theme2", package = "theme2" }
 ui = { path = "../ui2", package = "ui2" }
diff --git a/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
index d8b5c1551f4ef33495e7d84b168a702182479017..07a6e4be5ef0d8d545a4c971beeaf3183a6ad4b7 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct ProjectPanel {
     filename_editor: View<Editor>,
     clipboard_entry: Option<ClipboardEntry>,
     _dragged_entry_destination: Option<Arc<Path>>,
-    _workspace: WeakView<Workspace>,
+    workspace: WeakView<Workspace>,
     width: Option<Pixels>,
     pending_serialization: Task<Option<()>>,
 }
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ pub enum Event {
         entry_id: ProjectEntryId,
     },
     Focus,
-    NewSearchInDirectory {
-        dir_entry: Entry,
-    },
-    ActivatePanel,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -190,10 +186,10 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
                 }
                 project::Event::RevealInProjectPanel(entry_id) => {
                     this.reveal_entry(project, *entry_id, false, cx);
-                    cx.emit(Event::ActivatePanel);
+                    cx.emit(PanelEvent::Activate);
                 }
                 project::Event::ActivateProjectPanel => {
-                    cx.emit(Event::ActivatePanel);
+                    cx.emit(PanelEvent::Activate);
                 }
                 project::Event::WorktreeRemoved(id) => {
                     this.expanded_dir_ids.remove(id);
@@ -244,7 +240,7 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
                 filename_editor,
                 clipboard_entry: None,
                 _dragged_entry_destination: None,
-                _workspace: workspace.weak_handle(),
+                workspace: workspace.weak_handle(),
                 width: None,
                 pending_serialization: Task::ready(None),
             };
@@ -1004,9 +1000,12 @@ impl ProjectPanel {
     ) {
         if let Some((_, entry)) = self.selected_entry(cx) {
             if entry.is_dir() {
-                cx.emit(Event::NewSearchInDirectory {
-                    dir_entry: entry.clone(),
-                });
+                let entry = entry.clone();
+                self.workspace
+                    .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                        search::ProjectSearchView::new_search_in_directory(workspace, &entry, cx);
+                    })
+                    .ok();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1666,7 +1665,6 @@ mod tests {
     use std::{
         collections::HashSet,
         path::{Path, PathBuf},
-        sync::atomic::{self, AtomicUsize},
     };
     use workspace::AppState;
 
@@ -2705,87 +2703,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[gpui::test]
-    async fn test_new_search_in_directory_trigger(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
-        init_test_with_editor(cx);
-
-        let fs = FakeFs::new(cx.executor().clone());
-        fs.insert_tree(
-            "/src",
-            json!({
-                "test": {
-                    "first.rs": "// First Rust file",
-                    "second.rs": "// Second Rust file",
-                    "third.rs": "// Third Rust file",
-                }
-            }),
-        )
-        .await;
-
-        let project = Project::test(fs.clone(), ["/src".as_ref()], cx).await;
-        let workspace = cx.add_window(|cx| Workspace::test_new(project.clone(), cx));
-        let cx = &mut VisualTestContext::from_window(*workspace, cx);
-        let panel = workspace
-            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| ProjectPanel::new(workspace, cx))
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let new_search_events_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-        let _subscription = panel.update(cx, |_, cx| {
-            let subcription_count = Arc::clone(&new_search_events_count);
-            let view = cx.view().clone();
-            cx.subscribe(&view, move |_, _, event, _| {
-                if matches!(event, Event::NewSearchInDirectory { .. }) {
-                    subcription_count.fetch_add(1, atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
-                }
-            })
-        });
-
-        toggle_expand_dir(&panel, "src/test", cx);
-        select_path(&panel, "src/test/first.rs", cx);
-        panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| panel.confirm(&Confirm, cx));
-        cx.executor().run_until_parked();
-        assert_eq!(
-            visible_entries_as_strings(&panel, 0..10, cx),
-            &[
-                "v src",
-                "    v test",
-                "          first.rs  <== selected",
-                "          second.rs",
-                "          third.rs"
-            ]
-        );
-        panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| {
-            panel.new_search_in_directory(&NewSearchInDirectory, cx)
-        });
-        assert_eq!(
-            new_search_events_count.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst),
-            0,
-            "Should not trigger new search in directory when called on a file"
-        );
-
-        select_path(&panel, "src/test", cx);
-        panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| panel.confirm(&Confirm, cx));
-        cx.executor().run_until_parked();
-        assert_eq!(
-            visible_entries_as_strings(&panel, 0..10, cx),
-            &[
-                "v src",
-                "    v test  <== selected",
-                "          first.rs",
-                "          second.rs",
-                "          third.rs"
-            ]
-        );
-        panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| {
-            panel.new_search_in_directory(&NewSearchInDirectory, cx)
-        });
-        assert_eq!(
-            new_search_events_count.load(atomic::Ordering::SeqCst),
-            1,
-            "Should trigger new search in directory when called on a directory"
-        );
-    }
-
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn test_collapse_all_entries(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
         init_test_with_editor(cx);
diff --git a/crates/search2/src/project_search.rs b/crates/search2/src/project_search.rs
index af8ac418347a9b5f9e06888dd3bac3e8c4b8a143..3e245ed72d4a9e8523b281ef79ee58387b2ad5bd 100644
--- a/crates/search2/src/project_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search2/src/project_search.rs
@@ -918,6 +918,7 @@ impl ProjectSearchView {
             })
             .unwrap_or(Task::ready(Ok(false)))
     }
+
     pub fn new_search_in_directory(
         workspace: &mut Workspace,
         dir_entry: &Entry,
diff --git a/crates/search2/src/search.rs b/crates/search2/src/search.rs
index a5bd299e874603a9c2be6147f0c5e5a9d74ad8d9..f0301a5bcc7a637c17d47c59f5102f352ac3840c 100644
--- a/crates/search2/src/search.rs
+++ b/crates/search2/src/search.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub use buffer_search::BufferSearchBar;
 use gpui::{actions, Action, AppContext, IntoElement};
 pub use mode::SearchMode;
 use project::search::SearchQuery;
+pub use project_search::ProjectSearchView;
 use ui::{prelude::*, Tooltip};
 use ui::{ButtonStyle, IconButton};