diff --git a/docs/content-services/components/search-input.component.md b/docs/content-services/components/search-input.component.md
index a2797a9372..9aa00313dd 100644
--- a/docs/content-services/components/search-input.component.md
+++ b/docs/content-services/components/search-input.component.md
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ A minimalistic search input component that formats user query according to the p
 </adf-search-input>
 ```
 
-> Notes: this component does not perform search operations.
-> It handles the user input, formats and produces the search query to use with `Search Query Builder` or other services. 
+> Notes: 
+> - This component does not perform search operations. It handles the user input, formats and produces the search query to use with [Search Query Builder](../services/search-query-builder.service.md) or other services.
+> - If [search configuration](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-ng2-components/blob/develop/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/models/search-configuration.interface.ts) contains `app:fields` param set its value will override `fields` input of this component.
 
 ## Properties
 
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.spec.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.spec.ts
index 02213e711c..d5c6c2d72d 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.spec.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { MatInputHarness } from '@angular/material/input/testing';
-import { SearchInputComponent } from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
+import { SearchConfiguration, SearchInputComponent } from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
+import { AppConfigService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { HarnessLoader } from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import { TestbedHarnessEnvironment } from '@angular/cdk/testing/testbed';
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { MatInputHarness } from '@angular/material/input/testing';
 import { ContentTestingModule } from '../../../testing/content.testing.module';
 
 describe('SearchInputComponent', () => {
     let loader: HarnessLoader;
     let component: SearchInputComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<SearchInputComponent>;
+    let appConfig: AppConfigService;
 
     /**
      * Sets the search input value
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ describe('SearchInputComponent', () => {
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
 
         loader = TestbedHarnessEnvironment.loader(fixture);
+        appConfig = TestBed.inject(AppConfigService);
     });
 
     it('should show custom placeholder', async () => {
@@ -74,6 +77,21 @@ describe('SearchInputComponent', () => {
         expect(formatted).toBe('(cm:description:"test*" OR TAG:"test*")');
     });
 
+    it('should override input fields if search configuration is set', () => {
+        appConfig.config = {
+            search: {
+                'app:fields': ['TEXT', 'description']
+            }
+        };
+        expect(component.fields).toEqual(['cm:name']);
+        const config = appConfig.get<SearchConfiguration>('search');
+        const destFields = config['app:fields'];
+
+        component.ngOnInit();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        expect(component.fields).toEqual(destFields);
+    });
+
     it('should emit changed event with [cm:name]', async () => {
         let formatted = '';
         component.changed.subscribe((val) => (formatted = val));
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.ts
index bfd91d1a97..79390cd1da 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/components/search-input/search-input.component.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { AppConfigService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { SearchConfiguration } from '../../models';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'adf-search-input',
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
     styleUrls: ['./search-input.component.scss'],
     encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
-export class SearchInputComponent {
+export class SearchInputComponent implements OnInit {
     @Input()
     value = '';
 
@@ -45,6 +47,15 @@ export class SearchInputComponent {
     @Output()
     changed = new EventEmitter<string>();
 
+    constructor(private appConfig: AppConfigService) {}
+
+    ngOnInit(): void {
+        const searchConfig = this.appConfig.get<SearchConfiguration>('search') || {};
+        if (searchConfig['app:fields']) {
+            this.fields = searchConfig['app:fields'];
+        }
+    }
+
     onSearchInputChanged(event: Event) {
         const input = event.target as HTMLInputElement;
         const searchTerm = input.value;