diff --git a/src/components/columns.jsx b/src/components/columns.jsx
index 1c8c64a3..47036dce 100644
--- a/src/components/columns.jsx
+++ b/src/components/columns.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import List from '../pages/list';
 import Mentions from '../pages/mentions';
 import Notifications from '../pages/notifications';
 import Public from '../pages/public';
+import Search from '../pages/search';
 import Trending from '../pages/trending';
 import states from '../utils/states';
 import useTitle from '../utils/useTitle';
@@ -33,8 +34,11 @@ function Columns() {
       hashtag: Hashtag,
       mentions: Mentions,
       trending: Trending,
+      search: Search,
     }[type];
     if (!Component) return null;
+    // Don't show Search column with no query, for now
+    if (type === 'search' && !params.query) return null;
     return (
       <Component key={type + JSON.stringify(params)} {...params} columnMode />
     );
diff --git a/src/components/shortcuts-settings.css b/src/components/shortcuts-settings.css
index 1c9aa7b1..1f4b5e00 100644
--- a/src/components/shortcuts-settings.css
+++ b/src/components/shortcuts-settings.css
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
   min-width: 0;
   max-width: 320px;
 }
+#shortcut-settings-form .form-note {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+  align-items: center;
+}
 #shortcut-settings-form form footer {
   display: flex;
   gap: 16px;
diff --git a/src/components/shortcuts-settings.jsx b/src/components/shortcuts-settings.jsx
index ae4b0f74..5578f319 100644
--- a/src/components/shortcuts-settings.jsx
+++ b/src/components/shortcuts-settings.jsx
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ const TYPES = [
   'list',
   'public',
   'trending',
-  // NOTE: Hide for now
-  // 'search', // Search on Mastodon ain't great
-  // 'account-statuses', // Need @acct search first
+  'search',
   'hashtag',
   'bookmarks',
   'favourites',
+  // NOTE: Hide for now
+  // 'account-statuses', // Need @acct search first
 ];
 const TYPE_TEXT = {
   following: 'Home / Following',
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ const TYPE_PARAMS = {
       text: 'Search term',
       name: 'query',
       type: 'text',
+      placeholder: 'Optional, unless for multi-column mode',
+      notRequired: true,
     },
   ],
   'account-statuses': [
@@ -168,9 +170,11 @@ export const SHORTCUTS_META = {
   },
   search: {
     id: 'search',
-    title: ({ query }) => query,
-    path: ({ query }) => `/search?q=${query}`,
+    title: ({ query }) => (query ? `"${query}"` : 'Search'),
+    path: ({ query }) =>
+      query ? `/search?q=${query}&type=statuses` : '/search',
     icon: 'search',
+    excludeViewMode: ({ query }) => (!query ? ['multi-column'] : []),
   },
   'account-statuses': {
     id: 'account-statuses',
@@ -279,7 +283,8 @@ function ShortcutsSettings({ onClose }) {
               const key = Object.values(shortcut).join('-');
               const { type } = shortcut;
               if (!SHORTCUTS_META[type]) return null;
-              let { icon, title, subtitle } = SHORTCUTS_META[type];
+              let { icon, title, subtitle, excludeViewMode } =
+                SHORTCUTS_META[type];
               if (typeof title === 'function') {
                 title = title(shortcut, i);
               }
@@ -289,6 +294,12 @@ function ShortcutsSettings({ onClose }) {
               if (typeof icon === 'function') {
                 icon = icon(shortcut, i);
               }
+              if (typeof excludeViewMode === 'function') {
+                excludeViewMode = excludeViewMode(shortcut, i);
+              }
+              const excludedViewMode = excludeViewMode?.includes(
+                snapStates.settings.shortcutsViewMode,
+              );
               return (
                 <li key={key}>
                   <Icon icon={icon} />
@@ -300,6 +311,11 @@ function ShortcutsSettings({ onClose }) {
                         <small class="ib insignificant">{subtitle}</small>
                       </>
                     )}
+                    {excludedViewMode && (
+                      <span class="tag">
+                        Not available in current view mode
+                      </span>
+                    )}
                   </span>
                   <span class="shortcut-actions">
                     <button
@@ -468,6 +484,11 @@ const fetchLists = pmem(
   },
 );
 
+const FORM_NOTES = {
+  search: `For multi-column mode, search term is required, else the column will not be shown.`,
+  hashtag: 'Multiple hashtags are supported. Space-separated.',
+};
+
 function ShortcutForm({
   onSubmit,
   disabled,
@@ -615,6 +636,7 @@ function ShortcutForm({
                     <span>{text}</span>{' '}
                     <input
                       type={type}
+                      switch={type === 'checkbox' || undefined}
                       name={name}
                       placeholder={placeholder}
                       required={type === 'text' && !notRequired}
@@ -642,6 +664,12 @@ function ShortcutForm({
               );
             },
           )}
+          {!!FORM_NOTES[currentType] && (
+            <p class="form-note insignificant">
+              <Icon icon="info" />
+              {FORM_NOTES[currentType]}
+            </p>
+          )}
           <footer>
             <button
               type="submit"
diff --git a/src/pages/search.css b/src/pages/search.css
index e05a7c94..351c0378 100644
--- a/src/pages/search.css
+++ b/src/pages/search.css
@@ -1,18 +1,47 @@
 #search-page .deck > header .header-grid {
   grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
 }
-#search-page header input {
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 8px 16px;
-  border: 0;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background-color: var(--bg-faded-color);
-  border: 2px solid transparent;
+#search-page header {
+  input {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    border: 0;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    background-color: var(--bg-faded-color);
+    border: 2px solid transparent;
+
+    &:focus {
+      outline: 0;
+      background-color: var(--bg-color);
+      border-color: var(--link-color);
+    }
+
+    #columns & {
+      font-weight: bold;
+      background-color: transparent;
+      text-align: center;
+      padding-inline: 8px;
+      text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    }
+  }
 }
-#search-page header input:focus {
-  outline: 0;
-  background-color: var(--bg-color);
-  border-color: var(--link-color);
+
+#columns #search-page {
+  .header-grid {
+    .header-side {
+      min-width: 40px;
+
+      &:last-of-type {
+        button {
+          display: block;
+
+          &:not(:hover, :focus) {
+            color: var(--text-insignificant-color);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 #search-page ul.accounts-list {
diff --git a/src/pages/search.jsx b/src/pages/search.jsx
index 1ff2a0c5..e7726ede 100644
--- a/src/pages/search.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/search.jsx
@@ -16,21 +16,26 @@ import Status from '../components/status';
 import { api } from '../utils/api';
 import { fetchRelationships } from '../utils/relationships';
 import shortenNumber from '../utils/shorten-number';
+import usePageVisibility from '../utils/usePageVisibility';
+import useScroll from '../utils/useScroll';
 import useTitle from '../utils/useTitle';
 
 const SHORT_LIMIT = 5;
 const LIMIT = 40;
+const emptySearchParams = new URLSearchParams();
 
-function Search(props) {
-  const params = useParams();
+function Search({ columnMode, ...props }) {
+  const params = columnMode ? {} : useParams();
   const { masto, instance, authenticated } = api({
     instance: params.instance,
   });
   const [uiState, setUIState] = useState('default');
-  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const [searchParams] = columnMode ? [emptySearchParams] : useSearchParams();
   const searchFormRef = useRef();
   const q = props?.query || searchParams.get('q');
-  const type = props?.type || searchParams.get('type');
+  const type = columnMode
+    ? 'statuses'
+    : props?.type || searchParams.get('type');
   useTitle(
     q
       ? `Search: ${q}${
@@ -86,6 +91,10 @@ function Search(props) {
   };
 
   function loadResults(firstLoad) {
+    if (firstLoad) {
+      offsetRef.current = 0;
+    }
+
     if (!firstLoad && !authenticated) {
       // Search results pagination is only available to authenticated users
       return;
@@ -142,6 +151,22 @@ function Search(props) {
     })();
   }
 
+  const { reachStart } = useScroll({
+    scrollableRef,
+  });
+  const lastHiddenTime = useRef();
+  usePageVisibility((visible) => {
+    if (visible && reachStart) {
+      const timeDiff = Date.now() - lastHiddenTime.current;
+      if (!lastHiddenTime.current || timeDiff > 1000 * 3) {
+        // 3 seconds
+        loadResults(true);
+      } else {
+        lastHiddenTime.current = Date.now();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (q) {
       searchFormRef.current?.setValue?.(q);
@@ -172,11 +197,22 @@ function Search(props) {
               <NavMenu />
             </div>
             <SearchForm ref={searchFormRef} />
-            <div class="header-side">&nbsp;</div>
+            <div class="header-side">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="plain"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  loadResults(true);
+                }}
+                disabled={uiState === 'loading'}
+              >
+                <Icon icon="search" size="l" />
+              </button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </header>
         <main>
-          {!!q && (
+          {!!q && !columnMode && (
             <div
               ref={filterBarParent}
               class={`filter-bar ${uiState === 'loading' ? 'loading' : ''}`}