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 754c2020e434f..635cb940b4c00 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
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ export namespace SearchInWorkspaceCommands {
     export const REPLACE_ALL_RESULTS = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
         id: 'search.action.replaceAll'
     });
+    export const NEXT_MATCH = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
+        id: 'search.action.nextMatchFindAction',
+        category: SEARCH_CATEGORY,
+        label: 'Focus Next Search Result',
+    });
+    export const PREVIOUS_MATCH = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
+        id: 'search.action.previousMatchFindAction',
+        category: SEARCH_CATEGORY,
+        label: 'Focus Previous Search Result',
+    });
 }
 
 @injectable()
@@ -262,6 +272,16 @@ export class SearchInWorkspaceFrontendContribution extends AbstractViewContribut
                 }
             }),
         });
+        commands.registerCommand(SearchInWorkspaceCommands.NEXT_MATCH, {
+            isEnabled: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.hasResultList()),
+            isVisible: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.hasResultList()),
+            execute: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.resultTreeWidget.focusNextResult())
+        });
+        commands.registerCommand(SearchInWorkspaceCommands.PREVIOUS_MATCH, {
+            isEnabled: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.hasResultList()),
+            isVisible: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.hasResultList()),
+            execute: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => widget.resultTreeWidget.focusPreviousResult())
+        });
         commands.registerCommand(SearchInWorkspaceCommands.COPY_ONE, {
             isEnabled: () => this.withWidget(undefined, widget => {
                 const { selection } = this.selectionService;
@@ -343,6 +363,16 @@ export class SearchInWorkspaceFrontendContribution extends AbstractViewContribut
             keybinding: 'shift+alt+f',
             when: 'explorerResourceIsFolder'
         });
+        keybindings.registerKeybindings({
+            command: SearchInWorkspaceCommands.NEXT_MATCH.id,
+            keybinding: 'f4',
+            when: 'searchViewletFocus'
+        });
+        keybindings.registerKeybinding({
+            command: SearchInWorkspaceCommands.PREVIOUS_MATCH.id,
+            keybinding: 'shift+f4',
+            when: 'searchViewletFocus'
+        });
         keybindings.registerKeybinding({
             command: SearchInWorkspaceCommands.DISMISS_RESULT.id,
             keybinding: isOSX ? 'cmd+backspace' : 'del',
diff --git a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-result-tree-widget.tsx b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-result-tree-widget.tsx
index b2e4bcda5d117..bf90fec0f95fd 100644
--- a/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-result-tree-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/search-in-workspace/src/browser/search-in-workspace-result-tree-widget.tsx
@@ -589,16 +589,114 @@ export class SearchInWorkspaceResultTreeWidget extends TreeWidget {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Selects and focuses the first result in the result tree.
+     */
     focusFirstResult(): void {
-        if (SearchInWorkspaceRoot.is(this.model.root) && this.model.root.children.length > 0) {
-            const node = this.model.root.children[0];
-            if (SelectableTreeNode.is(node)) {
-                this.node.focus();
-                this.model.selectNode(node);
+        for (const rootFolderNode of this.resultTree.values()) {
+            for (const fileNode of rootFolderNode.children) {
+                for (const line of fileNode.children) {
+                    if (SearchInWorkspaceResultLineNode.is(line)) {
+                        this.model.selectNode(line);
+                        this.node.focus();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Selects and focuses the last result in the result tree.
+     */
+    focusLastResult(): void {
+        for (const rootFolderNode of this.resultTree.values()) {
+            for (let i = rootFolderNode.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                const fileNode = rootFolderNode.children[i];
+                for (let j = fileNode.children.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+                    const line = fileNode.children[j];
+                    if (SearchInWorkspaceResultLineNode.is(line)) {
+                        this.model.selectNode(line);
+                        this.node.focus();
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Selects and focuses the next result in the result tree.
+     * If there is no next result, the first result is focused.
+     */
+    focusNextResult(): void {
+        const focusedResultLineNode = this.model.getFocusedNode();
+        if (!focusedResultLineNode) {
+            return this.focusFirstResult();
+        }
+
+        let foundFocusedResultLineNode = false;
+        for (const rootFolderNode of this.resultTree.values()) {
+            for (const fileNode of rootFolderNode.children) {
+                for (const line of fileNode.children) {
+                    if (SearchInWorkspaceResultLineNode.is(line)) {
+                        if (foundFocusedResultLineNode) {
+                            this.expansionService.expandNode(fileNode);
+                            this.model.selectNode(line);
+                            this.node.focus();
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (line === focusedResultLineNode) {
+                            foundFocusedResultLineNode = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // the focused node is not in the result tree
+        // or there is no next result
+        this.focusFirstResult();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Selects and focuses the previous result in the result tree.
+     * If there is no previous result, the last result is focused.
+     */
+    focusPreviousResult(): void {
+        const focusedResultLineNode = this.model.getFocusedNode();
+        if (!focusedResultLineNode) {
+            return this.focusLastResult();
+        }
+
+        let foundFocusedResultLineNode = false;
+        const rootFolderNodes = Array.from(this.resultTree.values());
+        for (let i = rootFolderNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            const rootFolderNode = rootFolderNodes[i];
+            for (let j = rootFolderNode.children.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
+                const fileNode = rootFolderNode.children[j];
+                for (let k = fileNode.children.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
+                    const line = fileNode.children[k];
+                    if (SearchInWorkspaceResultLineNode.is(line)) {
+                        if (foundFocusedResultLineNode) {
+                            this.expansionService.expandNode(fileNode);
+                            this.model.selectNode(line);
+                            this.node.focus();
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (line === focusedResultLineNode) {
+                            foundFocusedResultLineNode = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // the focused node is not in the result tree
+        // or there is no previous result
+        this.focusLastResult();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Collapse the search-in-workspace file node
      * based on the preference value.