diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
index b1e12ae6da..ae65c0aa2b 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ impl SearchableItem for TerminalView {
         SearchOptions {
             case: false,
             word: false,
-            regex: false,
+            regex: true,
             replacement: false,
         }
     }