diff --git a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-contribution.ts b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-contribution.ts
index a432a46505702..4511620eae958 100644
--- a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { SearchInWorkspaceWidget } from './search-in-workspace-widget';
 import { injectable, inject, postConstruct } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { CommandRegistry, MenuModelRegistry, SelectionService, Command } from '@theia/core';
+import { CommandRegistry, MenuModelRegistry, SelectionService, Command, isOSX } from '@theia/core';
 import { codicon, Widget } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/widgets';
 import { FileNavigatorCommands, NavigatorContextMenu } from '@theia/navigator/lib/browser/navigator-contribution';
 import { UriCommandHandler, UriAwareCommandHandler } from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri-command-handler';
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ export class SearchInWorkspaceFrontendContribution extends AbstractViewContribut
             execute: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => {
                 const { selection } = this.selectionService;
                 if (TreeWidgetSelection.is(selection)) {
-                    widget.resultTreeWidget.removeNode(selection[0]);
+                    for (const selected of selection) {
+                        widget.resultTreeWidget.removeNode(selected);
+                    }
                 }
             })
         });
@@ -303,6 +305,16 @@ export class SearchInWorkspaceFrontendContribution extends AbstractViewContribut
             keybinding: 'shift+alt+f',
             when: 'explorerResourceIsFolder'
         });
+        keybindings.registerKeybinding({
+            command: SearchInWorkspaceCommands.DISMISS_RESULT.id,
+            keybinding: isOSX ? 'cmd+backspace' : 'del',
+            when: 'searchViewletFocus && !inputBoxFocus'
+        });
+        keybindings.registerKeybinding({
+            command: SearchInWorkspaceCommands.COPY_ONE.id,
+            keybinding: 'ctrlcmd+c',
+            when: 'searchViewletFocus && !inputBoxFocus'
+        });
     }
 
     override registerMenus(menus: MenuModelRegistry): void {
diff --git a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-module.ts b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-module.ts
index f7e05bc371280..39aeecdbd102e 100644
--- a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-frontend-module.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function createSearchTreeWidget(parent: interfaces.Container): SearchInWo
         widget: SearchInWorkspaceResultTreeWidget,
         props: {
             contextMenuPath: SearchInWorkspaceResultTreeWidget.Menus.BASE,
+            multiSelect: true,
             globalSelection: true
         }
     });