1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index c3971497..6659c577 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,8 @@ format_defaults_pane(struct format_tree *ft, struct window_pane *wp)
 	format_add(ft, "pane_in_mode", "%d", wp->screen != &wp->base);
 	format_add(ft, "pane_synchronized", "%d",
 	    !!options_get_number(wp->window->options, "synchronize-panes"));
+	format_add(ft, "pane_search_string", "%s",
+	    window_copy_search_string(wp));
 
 	format_add(ft, "pane_tty", "%s", wp->tty);
 	format_add(ft, "pane_pid", "%ld", (long) wp->pid);