diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85fc7464..779989fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
 | searchResultContextMaxLength     | number                                   | `50`         | Set the max length of characters of each search result to show.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | explicitSearchResultPath         | boolean                                  | false        | Whether an explicit path to a heading should be presented on a suggestion template.                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | ignoreFiles                      | string \| RegExp \| (string \| RegExp)[] | /**meta**\$/ | Set the match rules to ignore some files.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| searchBarShortcut                | boolean                                  | `true`       | Whether to enable shortcut for focusing in search bar. |
 
 ### I18N
 
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/client/theme/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx b/docusaurus-search-local/src/client/theme/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
index 4d518937..31def95e 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/client/theme/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/client/theme/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { SearchSourceFactory } from "../../utils/SearchSourceFactory";
 import { SuggestionTemplate } from "./SuggestionTemplate";
 import { EmptyTemplate } from "./EmptyTemplate";
 import { SearchResult } from "../../../shared/interfaces";
-import { searchResultLimits, Mark } from "../../utils/proxiedGenerated";
+import { searchResultLimits, Mark, searchBarShortcut } from "../../utils/proxiedGenerated";
 import LoadingRing from "../LoadingRing/LoadingRing";
 
 import styles from "./SearchBar.module.css";
@@ -237,14 +237,17 @@ export default function SearchBar({
     : false;
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!searchBarShortcut) {
+      return;
+    }
     // Add shortcuts command/ctrl + K
-    function handleShortcut(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    const handleShortcut = (event: KeyboardEvent): void => {
       if ((isMac ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey) && event.code === "KeyK") {
         event.preventDefault();
         searchBarRef.current?.focus();
         onInputFocus();
       }
-    }
+    };
 
     document.addEventListener("keydown", handleShortcut);
     return () => {
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ export default function SearchBar({
         value={inputValue}
       />
       <LoadingRing className={styles.searchBarLoadingRing} />
-      {inputValue !== "" ? (
+      {searchBarShortcut && (inputValue !== "" ? (
         <button className={styles.searchClearButton} onClick={onClearSearch}>
           ✕
         </button>
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ export default function SearchBar({
           <kbd className={styles.searchHint}>{isMac ? "⌘" : "ctrl"}</kbd>
           <kbd className={styles.searchHint}>K</kbd>
         </div>
-      )}
+      ))}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/declarations.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/declarations.ts
index b4493f60..90ec9d55 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/declarations.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/declarations.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare module "*/generated.js" {
   export const searchResultLimits: number;
   export const searchResultContextMaxLength: number;
   export const explicitSearchResultPath: boolean;
+  export const searchBarShortcut: boolean;
   // These below are for mocking only.
   export const __setLanguage: (value: string[]) => void;
   export const __setRemoveDefaultStopWordFilter: (value: boolean) => void;
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.spec.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.spec.ts
index 710a4fad..895830ed 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.spec.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.spec.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
     [
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
     [
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
     [
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
     [
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
     [
@@ -133,6 +138,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         "export const searchResultLimits = 8;",
         "export const searchResultContextMaxLength = 50;",
         "export const explicitSearchResultPath = false;",
+        "export const searchBarShortcut = true;",
       ],
     ],
   ])("generate({ language: %j }, dir) should work", (language, contents) => {
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ describe("generate", () => {
         searchResultLimits: 8,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       } as ProcessedPluginOptions,
       "/tmp"
     );
@@ -176,4 +183,22 @@ describe("generate", () => {
       expect.stringContaining("export { default as Mark } from")
     );
   });
+
+  test("searchBarShortcut", () => {
+    generate(
+      {
+        language: ["en"],
+        removeDefaultStopWordFilter: false,
+        searchBarShortcut: false,
+        searchResultLimits: 8,
+        searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
+      } as ProcessedPluginOptions,
+      "/tmp"
+    );
+
+    expect(mockWriteFileSync).toBeCalledWith(
+      "/tmp/generated.js",
+      expect.stringContaining("export const searchBarShortcut = false")
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.ts
index d8992182..4113c6f9 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/generate.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export function generate(config: ProcessedPluginOptions, dir: string): void {
     searchResultLimits,
     searchResultContextMaxLength,
     explicitSearchResultPath,
+    searchBarShortcut,
   } = config;
   const indexHash = getIndexHash(config);
   const contents: string[] = [
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ export function generate(config: ProcessedPluginOptions, dir: string): void {
       explicitSearchResultPath
     )};`
   );
+  contents.push(
+    `export const searchBarShortcut = ${JSON.stringify(searchBarShortcut)};`
+  );
 
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, "generated.js"), contents.join("\n"));
 }
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.spec.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.spec.ts
index e9b94c0d..ba724e2a 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.spec.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: [],
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: "file1",
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: [/__meta__$/, "file1"],
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: [],
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         searchResultLimits: 5,
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 30,
+        searchBarShortcut: false,
       },
       {
         blogRouteBasePath: ["blog"],
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 30,
         ignoreFiles: [],
+        searchBarShortcut: false,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: [],
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
     [
@@ -176,6 +183,7 @@ describe("validateOptions", () => {
         explicitSearchResultPath: false,
         searchResultContextMaxLength: 50,
         ignoreFiles: [],
+        searchBarShortcut: true,
       },
     ],
   ])("validateOptions(...) should work", (options, config) => {
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.ts
index 2264b646..dd5bb247 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/server/utils/validateOptions.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const schema = Joi.object<PluginOptions>({
   searchResultContextMaxLength: Joi.number().default(50),
   explicitSearchResultPath: Joi.boolean().default(false),
   ignoreFiles: isArrayOfStringsOrRegExpsOrStringOrRegExp.default([]),
+  searchBarShortcut: Joi.boolean().default(true),
 });
 
 export function validateOptions({
diff --git a/docusaurus-search-local/src/shared/interfaces.ts b/docusaurus-search-local/src/shared/interfaces.ts
index 934e8d5b..49d0290d 100644
--- a/docusaurus-search-local/src/shared/interfaces.ts
+++ b/docusaurus-search-local/src/shared/interfaces.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ export interface PluginOptions {
 
   ignoreFiles?: string | RegExp | (string | RegExp)[];
 
+  searchBarShortcut?: boolean;
+
   // searchInputPlaceholder?: string;
   // searchNoResults?: string;
   // searchSeeAllResults?: string;