diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/BookmarksViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/BookmarksViewController.swift
index 235afcd895..1d9055769c 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/BookmarksViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/BookmarksViewController.swift
@@ -1009,8 +1009,18 @@ extension BookmarksViewController: UISearchBarDelegate {
     }
     
     func searchBarCancelButtonClicked(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
+        searchBar.setShowsCancelButton(false, animated: true) // Hide the Cancel button
+        searchBar.resignFirstResponder()
         finishSearching()
     }
+
+    func searchBarTextDidBeginEditing(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
+        searchBar.setShowsCancelButton(true, animated: true)
+    }
+
+    func searchBarTextDidEndEditing(_ searchBar: UISearchBar) {
+        searchBar.setShowsCancelButton(false, animated: true)
+    }
 }
 
 extension BookmarksViewController: UISearchResultsUpdating {