diff --git a/lib/Search/UI/SearchFormView.php b/lib/Search/UI/SearchFormView.php
index b14d365fe70..f20ffbc097e 100644
--- a/lib/Search/UI/SearchFormView.php
+++ b/lib/Search/UI/SearchFormView.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * SugarCRM, Inc. Copyright (C) 2004-2013 SugarCRM Inc.
  *
  * SuiteCRM is an extension to SugarCRM Community Edition developed by SalesAgility Ltd.
- * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2021 SalesAgility Ltd.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2024 SalesAgility Ltd.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
  * the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 as published by the
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ class SearchFormView extends View
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        parent::__construct(__DIR__ . '/templates/search.form.tpl');
+        $templateFile = get_custom_file_if_exists('templates/search.form.tpl');
+
+        if (str_begin($templateFile, 'custom/')) {
+            parent::__construct($templateFile);
+        } else {
+            parent::__construct(__DIR__ . '/templates/search.form.tpl');
+        }
     }
 
     /** @inheritdoc */