diff --git a/docs-ui/src/content/components/search-field.props.ts b/docs-ui/src/content/components/search-field.props.ts
index 9b05636f6a..d7b829e7f4 100644
--- a/docs-ui/src/content/components/search-field.props.ts
+++ b/docs-ui/src/content/components/search-field.props.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const searchFieldPropDefs: Record<string, PropDef> = {
     type: 'string',
     required: true,
   },
-  collapsible: {
+  startCollapsed: {
     type: 'boolean',
     default: 'false',
   },
diff --git a/packages/ui/report.api.md b/packages/ui/report.api.md
index aa8d706784..ce30383c4c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/ui/report.api.md
@@ -1453,10 +1453,10 @@ export const SearchField: ForwardRefExoticComponent<
 export interface SearchFieldProps
   extends SearchFieldProps_2,
     Omit<FieldLabelProps, 'htmlFor' | 'id'> {
-  collapsible?: boolean;
   icon?: ReactNode | false;
   placeholder?: string;
   size?: 'small' | 'medium' | Partial<Record<Breakpoint, 'small' | 'medium'>>;
+  startCollapsed?: boolean;
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
index f94154973d..a1076e2929 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.stories.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const CustomField: Story = {
 export const Collapsible: Story = {
   args: {
     ...Default.args,
-    collapsible: true,
+    startCollapsed: true,
   },
 
   render: args => (
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
index a795070626..da45c8fc20 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const SearchField = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchFieldProps>(
       description,
       isRequired,
       placeholder = 'Search',
-      collapsible = false,
+      startCollapsed = false,
       'aria-label': ariaLabel,
       'aria-labelledby': ariaLabelledBy,
       ...rest
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export const SearchField = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SearchFieldProps>(
         {...dataAttributes}
         aria-label={ariaLabel}
         aria-labelledby={ariaLabelledBy}
-        data-collapsible={collapsible}
+        data-collapsible={startCollapsed}
         data-collapsed={isCollapsed}
         onFocusChange={handleClick}
         onChange={handleChange}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/types.ts
index 1c03270b7f..585469a268 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/SearchField/types.ts
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ export interface SearchFieldProps
   /**
    * The icon to render in the input
    */
-  collapsible?: boolean;
+  startCollapsed?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/utils/componentDefinitions.ts b/packages/ui/src/utils/componentDefinitions.ts
index 61f1ff4c7c..de4d739552 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/utils/componentDefinitions.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/utils/componentDefinitions.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export const componentDefinitions = {
       clear: 'bui-InputClear',
     },
     dataAttributes: {
-      collapsible: [true, false] as const,
+      startCollapsed: [true, false] as const,
     },
   },
   Select: {