diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
index 21f5040a6f..203e11c73c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
 import { SearchField } from './SearchField';
 import { Form } from 'react-aria-components';
@@ -305,3 +306,22 @@ export const StartCollapsedWithOnChange: Story = {
     );
   },
 };
+
+export const StartCollapsedControlled: Story = {
+  args: {
+    ...StartCollapsed.args,
+  },
+  render: function Render(args) {
+    const [value, setValue] = useState('');
+
+    return (
+      <Flex
+        direction="row"
+        gap="2"
+        style={{ width: '100%', maxWidth: '600px' }}
+      >
+        <SearchField {...args} size="small" value={value} onChange={setValue} />
+      </Flex>
+    );
+  },
+};