diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-queens-fold.md b/.changeset/afraid-queens-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d4cedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-queens-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'pliny': patch
+---
+
+make algolia search input focus style more specific
diff --git a/packages/pliny/public/algolia.css b/packages/pliny/public/algolia.css
index 486d839..5fdbb80 100644
--- a/packages/pliny/public/algolia.css
+++ b/packages/pliny/public/algolia.css
@@ -783,7 +783,9 @@ svg.DocSearch-Hit-Select-Icon {
 }
 
 .light .DocSearch-Input,
-.dark .DocSearch-Input {
+.dark .DocSearch-Input,
+.light .DocSearch-Input:focus,
+.dark .DocSearch-Input:focus {
   box-shadow: 0 0 #0000;
   background: transparent;
 }