diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
index 3e066f974..b8a069591 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/hotkeysettingswidget.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ HotkeySettingsWidget::Container::Container(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
   m_search = new QLineEdit(this);
   m_search->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search..."));
+  m_search->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
 }
 
 HotkeySettingsWidget::Container::~Container() = default;