diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/find/simpleFindWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/find/simpleFindWidget.ts
index d31078de..edf0d11f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/find/simpleFindWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/codeEditor/browser/find/simpleFindWidget.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ export abstract class SimpleFindWidget extends Widget {
 		return this._findInput.getValue();
 	}
 
+	public setInputValue(value: string) {
+		this._findInput.setValue(value);
+	}
+
 	public get focusTracker(): dom.IFocusTracker {
 		return this._focusTracker;
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/overlayWebview.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/overlayWebview.ts
index d9cb718c..b7461d1d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/overlayWebview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/overlayWebview.ts
@@ -340,6 +340,13 @@ export class OverlayWebview extends Disposable implements IOverlayWebview {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public showFindWithArg(arg: string) {
+		if (this._webview.value) {
+			this._webview.value.showFindWithArg!(arg);
+			this._findWidgetVisible?.set(true);
+		}
+	}
+
 	hideFind() {
 		this._findWidgetVisible?.reset();
 		this._webview.value?.hideFind();
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webview.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webview.ts
index e9e90223..d03edeae 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webview.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webview.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export interface IWebview extends IDisposable {
 	reload(): void;
 
 	showFind(): void;
+	showFindWithArg?(value: string): void;
 	hideFind(): void;
 	runFindAction(previous: boolean): void;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewElement.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewElement.ts
index 77aaf668..4f8da29a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewElement.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webview/browser/webviewElement.ts
@@ -929,6 +929,11 @@ export class WebviewElement extends Disposable implements IWebview, WebviewFindD
 		this._webviewFindWidget?.reveal();
 	}
 
+	public showFindWithArg(arg: string) {
+		this.showFind();
+		this._webviewFindWidget?.setInputValue(arg);
+	}
+
 	public hideFind() {
 		this._webviewFindWidget?.hide();
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewCommands.ts
index 95a869f9..3a0939ef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewCommands.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,26 @@ export class ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetAction extends Action2 {
 	}
 }
 
+export class ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetWithArgAction extends Action2 {
+	public static readonly ID = 'editor.action.webvieweditor.showFindWithArg';
+	public static readonly LABEL = nls.localize('editor.action.webvieweditor.showFindWithArg', "Show find with argument");
+
+	constructor() {
+		super({
+			id: ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetWithArgAction.ID,
+			title: ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetWithArgAction.LABEL,
+			keybinding: {
+				when: ContextKeyExpr.and(webviewActiveContextKeyExpr, KEYBINDING_CONTEXT_WEBVIEW_FIND_WIDGET_ENABLED),
+				weight: KeybindingWeight.EditorContrib
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	public run(accessor: ServicesAccessor, ...args: any[]): void {
+		getActiveWebviewEditor(accessor)?.showFindWithArg!(args[0] as string);
+	}
+}
+
 export class HideWebViewEditorFindCommand extends Action2 {
 	public static readonly ID = 'editor.action.webvieweditor.hideFind';
 	public static readonly LABEL = nls.localize('editor.action.webvieweditor.hideFind', "Stop find");
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewPanel.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewPanel.contribution.ts
index 9b9f5741..72f49c6e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewPanel.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/webviewPanel/browser/webviewPanel.contribution.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { EditorExtensions, IEditorFactoryRegistry } from 'vs/workbench/common/ed
 import { EditorInput } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor/editorInput';
 import { IEditorGroup, IEditorGroupsService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorGroupsService';
 import { LifecyclePhase } from 'vs/workbench/services/lifecycle/common/lifecycle';
-import { HideWebViewEditorFindCommand, ReloadWebviewAction, ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetAction, WebViewEditorFindNextCommand, WebViewEditorFindPreviousCommand } from './webviewCommands';
+import { HideWebViewEditorFindCommand, ReloadWebviewAction, ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetAction, ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetWithArgAction, WebViewEditorFindNextCommand, WebViewEditorFindPreviousCommand } from './webviewCommands';
 import { WebviewEditor } from './webviewEditor';
 import { WebviewInput } from './webviewEditorInput';
 import { WebviewEditorInputSerializer } from './webviewEditorInputSerializer';
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Registry.as<IEditorFactoryRegistry>(EditorExtensions.EditorFactory).registerEdit
 registerSingleton(IWebviewWorkbenchService, WebviewEditorService, true);
 
 registerAction2(ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetAction);
+registerAction2(ShowWebViewEditorFindWidgetWithArgAction);
 registerAction2(HideWebViewEditorFindCommand);
 registerAction2(WebViewEditorFindNextCommand);
 registerAction2(WebViewEditorFindPreviousCommand);