diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/accounts/AccountTransactions.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/accounts/AccountTransactions.tsx
index a33e4a2827c..5a6c8308509 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/accounts/AccountTransactions.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/accounts/AccountTransactions.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 import {
   usePreviewTransactions,
   useTransactions,
+  useTransactionsSearch,
 } from 'loot-core/client/data-hooks/transactions';
 import * as queries from 'loot-core/client/queries';
 import { listen, send } from 'loot-core/platform/client/fetch';
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ function TransactionListWithPreviews({
   const [transactionsQuery, setTransactionsQuery] = useState<Query>(
     baseTransactionsQuery(),
   );
-  const [isSearching, setIsSearching] = useState(false);
   const {
     transactions,
     isLoading,
@@ -276,25 +276,13 @@ function TransactionListWithPreviews({
     });
   }, [dispatch, reloadTransactions]);
 
-  const updateSearchQuery = useDebounceCallback(
-    useCallback(
-      searchText => {
-        if (searchText === '') {
-          setTransactionsQuery(baseTransactionsQuery());
-        } else if (searchText) {
-          setTransactionsQuery(currentQuery =>
-            queries.transactionsSearch(currentQuery, searchText, dateFormat),
-          );
-        }
-
-        setIsSearching(searchText !== '');
-      },
-      [setTransactionsQuery, baseTransactionsQuery, dateFormat],
-    ),
-    150,
-  );
+  const { isSearching, search } = useTransactionsSearch({
+    updateQuery: setTransactionsQuery,
+    resetQuery: () => setTransactionsQuery(baseTransactionsQuery()),
+    dateFormat,
+  });
 
-  const onSearch = useCallback(updateSearchQuery, [updateSearchQuery]);
+  const onSearch = useDebounceCallback(search, 150);
 
   const onOpenTransaction = useCallback(
     (transaction: TransactionEntity) => {
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/CategoryTransactions.jsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/CategoryTransactions.jsx
index 3f7ffa548d5..087369c8d78 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/CategoryTransactions.jsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/mobile/budget/CategoryTransactions.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { useDebounceCallback } from 'usehooks-ts';
 
 import { getPayees } from 'loot-core/client/actions';
-import { useTransactions } from 'loot-core/client/data-hooks/transactions';
+import {
+  useTransactions,
+  useTransactionsSearch,
+} from 'loot-core/client/data-hooks/transactions';
 import * as queries from 'loot-core/client/queries';
 import { listen } from 'loot-core/platform/client/fetch';
 import * as monthUtils from 'loot-core/shared/months';
@@ -65,23 +68,12 @@ export function CategoryTransactions({ category, month }) {
     });
   }, [dispatch, reloadTransactions]);
 
-  const updateSearchQuery = useDebounceCallback(
-    useCallback(
-      searchText => {
-        if (searchText === '') {
-          setTransactionsQuery(baseTransactionsQuery());
-        } else if (searchText) {
-          setTransactionsQuery(currentQuery =>
-            queries.transactionsSearch(currentQuery, searchText, dateFormat),
-          );
-        }
-      },
-      [baseTransactionsQuery, dateFormat],
-    ),
-    150,
-  );
-
-  const onSearch = useCallback(updateSearchQuery, [updateSearchQuery]);
+  const { search } = useTransactionsSearch({
+    updateQuery: setTransactionsQuery,
+    resetQuery: () => setTransactionsQuery(baseTransactionsQuery()),
+    dateFormat,
+  });
+  const onSearch = useDebounceCallback(search, 150);
 
   const onOpenTransaction = useCallback(
     transaction => {
diff --git a/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts b/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
index ddbe0211949..78cbba82787 100644
--- a/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
+++ b/packages/loot-core/src/client/data-hooks/transactions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { send } from '../../platform/client/fetch';
 import { type Query } from '../../shared/query';
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   type ScheduleEntity,
   type TransactionEntity,
 } from '../../types/models';
+import * as queries from '../queries';
 import { type PagedQuery, pagedQuery } from '../query-helpers';
 
 import { type ScheduleStatuses, useCachedSchedules } from './schedules';
@@ -173,6 +174,45 @@ export function usePreviewTransactions(): UsePreviewTransactionsResult {
   };
 }
 
+type UseTransactionsSearchProps = {
+  updateQuery: (updateFn: (searchQuery: Query) => Query) => void;
+  resetQuery: () => void;
+  dateFormat: string;
+};
+
+type UseTransactionsSearchResult = {
+  isSearching: boolean;
+  search: (searchText: string) => void;
+};
+
+export function useTransactionsSearch({
+  updateQuery,
+  resetQuery,
+  dateFormat,
+}: UseTransactionsSearchProps): UseTransactionsSearchResult {
+  const [isSearching, setIsSearching] = useState(false);
+
+  const updateSearchQuery = useCallback(
+    (searchText: string) => {
+      if (searchText === '') {
+        resetQuery();
+        setIsSearching(false);
+      } else if (searchText) {
+        updateQuery(previousQuery =>
+          queries.transactionsSearch(previousQuery, searchText, dateFormat),
+        );
+        setIsSearching(true);
+      }
+    },
+    [dateFormat, resetQuery, updateQuery],
+  );
+
+  return {
+    isSearching,
+    search: updateSearchQuery,
+  };
+}
+
 function isForPreview(schedule: ScheduleEntity, statuses: ScheduleStatuses) {
   const status = statuses.get(schedule.id);
   return (