diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 609ed210ee9..9f8266d2315 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "displayName": "Vim",
     "description": "Vim emulation for Visual Studio Code",
     "icon": "images/icon.png",
-    "version": "0.0.22",
+    "version": "0.0.23",
     "publisher": "vscodevim",
     "galleryBanner": {
         "color": "#a5c9a2",
diff --git a/src/mode/modeHandler.ts b/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
index f9b5216ae23..c1686e6b8de 100644
--- a/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
+++ b/src/mode/modeHandler.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ export class ModeHandler implements vscode.Disposable {
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (this._vimState.currentMode === ModeName.SearchInProgressMode) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             // See comment about justUpdatedState.
             if (this._vimState.justUpdatedState && (
                 this._vimState.currentMode === ModeName.Visual ||
diff --git a/test/mode/modeNormal.test.ts b/test/mode/modeNormal.test.ts
index 4b8ffe5ead2..8433561cecb 100644
--- a/test/mode/modeNormal.test.ts
+++ b/test/mode/modeNormal.test.ts
@@ -449,4 +449,38 @@ suite("Mode Normal", () => {
       end: ['one', 'two', '|two']
     });
 
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can run a basic search",
+      start: ['|one two three'],
+      keysPressed: '/thr\n',
+      end: ['one two |three'],
+    });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can run a basic search",
+      start: ['|one two three'],
+      keysPressed: '/thr\n',
+      end: ['one two |three'],
+    });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can run a basic search",
+      start: ['|one two two two'],
+      keysPressed: '/two\nn',
+      end: ['one two |two two'],
+    });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can run a basic search",
+      start: ['one two thre|e'],
+      keysPressed: '?two\n',
+      end: ['one |two three'],
+    });
+
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can run a basic search",
+      start: ['one two two thre|e'],
+      keysPressed: '?two\nn',
+      end: ['one |two two three'],
+    });
 });