diff --git a/.changeset/search-generals-gathered.md b/.changeset/search-generals-gathered.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89ad5eeff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/search-generals-gathered.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug that could cause analytics events in other parts of Backstage to capture nonsensical values resembling search modal state under some circumstances.
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchModal/useSearchModal.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchModal/useSearchModal.tsx
index b813a8db7a..5b320934c2 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchModal/useSearchModal.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchModal/useSearchModal.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export type SearchModalValue = {
 
 const SearchModalContext = createVersionedContext<{
   1: SearchModalValue | undefined;
-}>('analytics-context');
+}>('search-modal-context');
 
 /**
  * Props for the SearchModalProvider.