diff --git a/crates/project/src/search.rs b/crates/project/src/search.rs
index fe1485d0eae658fa92456189c2c781e2327a1e40..159328ac05d4d78c12453968e98ca77d9395cb06 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/search.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/search.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ impl SearchQuery {
         }
 
         let multiline = query.contains('\n') || query.contains("\\n");
+        if multiline {
+            query.insert_str(0, "(?m)");
+        }
+
         let regex = RegexBuilder::new(&query)
             .case_insensitive(!case_sensitive)
             .build()?;
@@ -755,4 +759,29 @@ mod tests {
             "Case sensitivity should not be enabled when \\C pattern item is preceded by a backslash."
         );
     }
+
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn test_multiline_regex(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+        let search_query = SearchQuery::regex(
+            "^hello$\n",
+            false,
+            false,
+            false,
+            false,
+            Default::default(),
+            Default::default(),
+            false,
+            None,
+        )
+        .expect("Should be able to create a regex SearchQuery");
+
+        use language::Buffer;
+        let text = crate::Rope::from("hello\nworld\nhello\nworld");
+        let snapshot = cx
+            .update(|app| Buffer::build_snapshot(text, None, None, app))
+            .await;
+
+        let results = search_query.search(&snapshot, None).await;
+        assert_eq!(results, vec![0..6, 12..18]);
+    }
 }