diff --git a/packages/gatsby-theme-newrelic/src/components/GlobalSearch.js b/packages/gatsby-theme-newrelic/src/components/GlobalSearch.js
index 3b5a3495..d7475264 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-theme-newrelic/src/components/GlobalSearch.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-theme-newrelic/src/components/GlobalSearch.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useThrottle } from 'react-use';
 
 import useKeyPress from '../hooks/useKeyPress';
 import useThemeTranslation from '../hooks/useThemeTranslation';
+import useScrollFreeze from '../hooks/useScrollFreeze';
 import { addPageAction } from '../utils/nrBrowserAgent';
 
 import useSearch from './SearchModal/useSearch';
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ const GlobalSearch = ({ onClose }) => {
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null);
   const possibleSelections = results.length + recentQueries.length;
 
+  useScrollFreeze(open);
+
   const moveUp = () =>
     setSelected((s) => {
       if (s == null) return possibleSelections - 1;