diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/Bookmarks/View/BookmarkListViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/Bookmarks/View/BookmarkListViewController.swift
index 1196ec47fb..7649c0d608 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/Bookmarks/View/BookmarkListViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/Bookmarks/View/BookmarkListViewController.swift
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ final class BookmarkListViewController: NSViewController {
         }
         return [BookmarkNode]()
     }
+    private var lastOutlineScrollPosition: NSRect?
 
     private(set) lazy var faviconsFetcherOnboarding: FaviconsFetcherOnboarding? = {
         guard let syncService = NSApp.delegateTyped.syncService, let syncBookmarksAdapter = NSApp.delegateTyped.syncDataProviders?.bookmarksAdapter else {
@@ -511,6 +512,9 @@ final class BookmarkListViewController: NSViewController {
         if !isSearchVisible {
             outlineView.makeMeFirstResponder()
         }
+
+        let selectedNodes = self.selectedNodes
+        expandAndRestore(selectedNodes: selectedNodes)
     }
 
     private func expandFoldersAndScrollUntil(_ folder: BookmarkFolder) {
@@ -759,6 +763,11 @@ extension BookmarkListViewController: NSSearchFieldDelegate {
 
             if searchQuery.isBlank {
                 showTreeView()
+
+                /// Reset to the last scroll position if available
+                if let lastOutlineScrollPosition = self.lastOutlineScrollPosition {
+                    outlineView.scrollToVisible(lastOutlineScrollPosition)
+                }
             } else {
                 showSearch(forSearchQuery: searchQuery)
             }
@@ -768,6 +777,12 @@ extension BookmarkListViewController: NSSearchFieldDelegate {
     }
 
     private func showSearch(forSearchQuery searchQuery: String) {
+        /// Before searching for the first letter we store the current outline scroll position.
+        /// This is needed because we want to maintain the scroll position in case the search is cancelled.
+        if searchQuery.count == 1 {
+            self.lastOutlineScrollPosition = outlineView.visibleRect
+        }
+
         outlineView.highlightedRow = nil
         dataSource.reloadData(forSearchQuery: searchQuery, sortMode: sortBookmarksViewModel.selectedSortMode)