diff --git a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExample2.razor b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExample2.razor
index c83db0ea..b76e7fe2 100644
--- a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExample2.razor
+++ b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExample2.razor
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
     <MudItem xs="12" sm="8" Class="d-flex gap-8 align-top justify-center" Style="height: 500px">
         <MudPaper Width="300px" Elevation="0">
             <MudText Class="ma-4">Array List</MudText>
-            <MudListExtended ItemCollection="_states" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox" SearchFunc="@(new Func<string, string, bool>(SearchItems))" @bind-SelectedValue="_selectedState" />
+            <MudListExtended ItemCollection="_states" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox" @bind-SearchString="@_searchString" SearchFunc="@(new Func<string, string, bool>(SearchItems))" @bind-SelectedValue="_selectedState" />
         </MudPaper>
 
         <MudPaper Width="300px" Elevation="0">
             <MudText Class="ma-4">Enum List</MudText>
-            <MudListExtended T="Continent" ItemCollection="(ICollection<Continent>)Enum.GetValues<Continent>()" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox" />
+            <MudListExtended T="Continent" ItemCollection="(ICollection<Continent>)Enum.GetValues<Continent>()" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox" @bind-SearchString="@_searchString" />
         </MudPaper>
 
         <MudPaper Width="300px" Elevation="0">
             <MudText Class="ma-4">Complex Type List</MudText>
-            <MudListExtended T="ComplexTypes" ItemCollection="_complexTypeCollection" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox"
+            <MudListExtended T="ComplexTypes" ItemCollection="_complexTypeCollection" Clickable="true" MaxItems="_maxItems" SearchBox="_searchBox" @bind-SearchString="@_searchString"
                 ToStringFunc="@(e => e?.Name + " " + e?.SurName)" />
         </MudPaper>
     </MudItem>
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
             <MudText>Selected State: @_selectedState</MudText>
             <MudNumericField @bind-Value="_maxItems" Label="Max Items" Min="0" Max="16" HelperText="Between 0 - 16" HelperTextOnFocus="true" />
             <MudSwitchM3 @bind-Value="_searchBox" Color="Color.Primary" Label="SearchBox" />
+            <MudTextField Disabled="@(!_searchBox)" Immediate @bind-Value="_searchString" Label="Search String" HelperText="The string used for searching items"/>
         </MudStack>
     </MudItem>
 </MudGrid>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     int _maxItems = 8;
     bool _searchBox = false;
     string? _selectedState;
+    string? _searchString;
     ICollection<ComplexTypes> _complexTypeCollection = new List<ComplexTypes>()
     {
         new ComplexTypes() { Name = "John", SurName = "Star" },
diff --git a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExampleIntro.razor b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExampleIntro.razor
index aead1f1b..aaeb717e 100644
--- a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExampleIntro.razor
+++ b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions.Docs/Pages/Components/ListExtended/Examples/ListExtendedExampleIntro.razor
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@
     <MudAlert Class="mud-width-full" Severity="Severity.Success"><b>Feature:</b> Enhanced Keyboard Navigation</MudAlert>
     <MudAlert Class="mud-width-full" Severity="Severity.Success"><b>Feature:</b> SearchBox</MudAlert>
     <MudAlert Class="mud-width-full" Severity="Severity.Success"><b>Feature:</b> <CodeBlock>MaxItems</CodeBlock> for determining how many items will show</MudAlert>
+    <MudAlert Class="mud-width-full" Severity="Severity.Success"><b>Feature:</b> <CodeBlock>SearchString</CodeBlock> is now a Parameter</MudAlert>
 </MudGrid>
diff --git a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor
index b036134b..7926fa4d 100644
--- a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor
+++ b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                         {
                             <MudCheckBox CheckedIcon="@SelectAllCheckBoxIcon" Color="@Color" @bind-Value="_allSelected" @onclick="() => SelectAllItems(_allSelected)" Dense="true" />
                         }
-                        <MudTextField T="string" @ref="_searchField" @bind-Value:get="_searchString" @bind-Value:set="SearchChanged" Class="@ClassSearchBox" Placeholder="@SearchBoxPlaceholder" OnKeyDown="SearchBoxHandleKeyDownAsync" OnKeyUp="@(() => UpdateSelectedStyles())" OnClearButtonClick="@(() => UpdateSelectedStyles())" Immediate="true" Variant="SearchBoxVariant" Margin="Margin.Dense"
+                        <MudTextField T="string" @ref="_searchField" @bind-Value="SearchString" Class="@ClassSearchBox" Placeholder="@SearchBoxPlaceholder" OnKeyDown="SearchBoxHandleKeyDownAsync" OnKeyUp="@(() => UpdateSelectedStyles())" OnClearButtonClick="@(() => UpdateSelectedStyles())" Immediate="true" Variant="SearchBoxVariant" Margin="Margin.Dense"
                             Adornment="SearchBoxAdornment" AdornmentIcon="@Icons.Material.Filled.Search" AdornmentColor="Color" AutoFocus="@SearchBoxAutoFocus" Clearable="@SearchBoxClearable" />
                     </div>
                 </MudListSubheaderExtended>
diff --git a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor.cs b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor.cs
index 9ce6a475..83a5aa84 100644
--- a/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor.cs
+++ b/CodeBeam.MudBlazor.Extensions/Components/ListExtended/MudListExtended.razor.cs
@@ -226,6 +226,22 @@ public IEqualityComparer<T?>? Comparer
         [Category(CategoryTypes.List.Behavior)]
         public string? SearchBoxPlaceholder { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The string used to search the list of items
+        /// </summary>
+        [Parameter]
+        [Category(CategoryTypes.List.Behavior)]
+        public string? SearchString
+        {
+            get => _searchString;
+            set
+            {
+                if (_searchString == value)
+                    return;
+                SearchChanged(value).CatchAndLog();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when the search value changes.
         /// </summary>