diff --git a/docs/user_guide/layout.rst b/docs/user_guide/layout.rst
index e4deded42..113cdcded 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/layout.rst
+++ b/docs/user_guide/layout.rst
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ will be named accordingly).
 - ``navbar-logo.html``
 - ``navbar-nav.html``
 - ``page-toc.html``
+- ``searchbox.html``
 - ``search-button.html``
 - ``search-field.html``
 - ``sidebar-ethical-ads.html``
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_sidebar-secondary.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_sidebar-secondary.scss
index 986eadfa6..37459a557 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_sidebar-secondary.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_sidebar-secondary.scss
@@ -52,3 +52,21 @@
     padding-left: 1rem;
   }
 }
+
+// The 'Hide Search Matches' link
+div#searchbox {
+  p.highlight-link {
+    // remove excess margin from p tag
+    margin-bottom: 0px;
+    a {
+      // add icon via CSS because the link is created by javascript
+      // match padding to .toc-item > i above
+      // f010 is magnifying glass minus
+      &:before {
+        content: "\f010";
+        font-family: FontAwesome;
+        padding-right: 0.5rem;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/components/searchbox.html b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/components/searchbox.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3437e8d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/components/searchbox.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{# div#searchbox hosts the "Hide Search Matches" link #}
+<div id="searchbox"></div>
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
index 4fd5b8d4e..821f3782c 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme/pydata_sphinx_theme/theme.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ navbar_end = theme-switcher.html, navbar-icon-links.html
 header_links_before_dropdown = 5
 left_sidebar_end = sidebar-ethical-ads.html
 footer_items = copyright.html, sphinx-version.html
-page_sidebar_items = page-toc.html, edit-this-page.html, sourcelink.html
+page_sidebar_items = page-toc.html, searchbox.html, edit-this-page.html, sourcelink.html
 switcher =
 pygment_light_style = tango
 pygment_dark_style = native