diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/SearchContext.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/SearchContext.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, {
+  PropsWithChildren,
+  createContext,
+  useContext,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
+import { useApi } from '@backstage/core';
+import { SearchQuery, SearchResultSet } from '@backstage/search-common';
+import { searchApiRef } from '../../apis';
+import { AsyncState } from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
+
+type SearchContextValue = {
+  resultState: AsyncState<SearchResultSet>;
+  queryState: SearchQuery;
+  setQueryState: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<SearchQuery>>;
+};
+
+const SearchContext = createContext({} as SearchContextValue);
+
+export const SearchContextProvider = ({
+  initialState = {
+    term: '',
+    pageCursor: '',
+    types: ['*'],
+  },
+  children,
+}: PropsWithChildren<{ initialState?: any }>) => {
+  const searchApi = useApi(searchApiRef);
+  const [queryState, setQueryState] = useState(initialState);
+
+  const resultState = useAsync(
+    () =>
+      searchApi._alphaPerformSearch({
+        term: queryState.term,
+        pageCursor: queryState.pageCursor,
+      }),
+    [queryState.term],
+  );
+
+  const value: SearchContextValue = { resultState, queryState, setQueryState };
+
+  return <SearchContext.Provider value={value} children={children} />;
+};
+
+export const useSearch = () => {
+  const context = useContext(SearchContext);
+  if (context === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('useSearch must be used within a SearchContextProvider');
+  }
+  return context;
+};
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/index.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchContext/index.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { SearchContextProvider, useSearch } from './SearchContext';