diff --git a/.changeset/ninety-mugs-sin.md b/.changeset/ninety-mugs-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b71a00667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ninety-mugs-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-react': minor
+---
+
+<SearchBar/> accepts InputProp property that can override keys from default
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.tsx
index 559ae1776e..7e97d790a7 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.tsx
@@ -92,13 +92,18 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles({
     borderRadius: '50px',
     margin: 'auto',
   },
+  notchedOutline: {
+    borderStyle: 'none',
+  },
 });
 
 export const CustomStyles = () => {
   const classes = useStyles();
   return (
     <Paper className={classes.search}>
-      <SearchBar />
+      <SearchBar
+        InputProps={{ classes: { notchedOutline: classes.notchedOutline } }}
+      />
     </Paper>
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
index 913f515aaa..cfd0538694 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export const SearchBarBase: ForwardRefExoticComponent<SearchBarBaseProps> =
         value: defaultValue,
         label,
         placeholder,
-        inputProps: defaultInputProps = {},
+        inputProps = {},
+        InputProps = {},
         endAdornment,
         ...rest
       } = props;
@@ -168,10 +169,11 @@ export const SearchBarBase: ForwardRefExoticComponent<SearchBarBaseProps> =
               endAdornment: clearButton
                 ? clearButtonEndAdornment
                 : endAdornment,
+              ...InputProps,
             }}
             inputProps={{
               'aria-label': ariaLabel,
-              ...defaultInputProps,
+              ...inputProps,
             }}
             fullWidth={fullWidth}
             onChange={handleChange}