diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CodeEditor/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CodeEditor/index.js
index 0b12e68d6..0b4187e5f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CodeEditor/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/CodeEditor/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
+import { isEqual, escapeRegExp } from 'lodash';
 import { getEnvironmentVariables } from 'utils/collections';
 import { defineCodeMirrorBrunoVariablesMode } from 'utils/common/codemirror';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ export default class CodeEditor extends React.Component {
     const searchInput = document.querySelector('.CodeMirror-search-field');
 
     if (searchInput && searchInput.value.length > 0) {
-      const text = new RegExp(searchInput.value, 'gi');
+      // Escape special characters in search input to prevent RegExp crashes. Fixes #3051
+      const text = new RegExp(escapeRegExp(searchInput.value), 'gi');
       const matches = this.editor.getValue().match(text);
       count = matches ? matches.length : 0;
     }