diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
index 14bcaef7a0399a..112bfaabd0c8ec 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-taxonomies/hierarchical-term-selector.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	withFilters,
 	Flex,
 	FlexItem,
+	SearchControl,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { useDebounce } from '@wordpress/compose';
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ export function HierarchicalTermSelector( { slug } ) {
 	return (
 		<Flex direction="column" gap="4">
 			{ showFilter && (
-				<TextControl
+				<SearchControl
 					__next40pxDefaultSize
 					__nextHasNoMarginBottom
 					label={ filterLabel }