diff --git a/.changeset/yummy-symbols-send.md b/.changeset/yummy-symbols-send.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfd6f25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/yummy-symbols-send.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@itwin/changed-elements-react": patch
+---
+
+bug fix for search showing returning from version compare frontstage
diff --git a/packages/changed-elements-react/src/widgets/EnhancedElementsInspector.tsx b/packages/changed-elements-react/src/widgets/EnhancedElementsInspector.tsx
index 7caaf141..ea7541ea 100644
--- a/packages/changed-elements-react/src/widgets/EnhancedElementsInspector.tsx
+++ b/packages/changed-elements-react/src/widgets/EnhancedElementsInspector.tsx
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ export class ChangedElementsListComponent extends Component<ChangedElementsListP
         nodes: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.nodes,
         selectedIds: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.selectedIds,
         path: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.path,
-        searchPath: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.path,
+        searchPath: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.searchPath,
         search: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.search,
         filteredNodes: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.filteredNodes,
         filterOptions: ChangedElementsListComponent._maintainedState.filterOptions,