diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4d59f85..eee6de14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 - 🐛(frontend) add fallback for unsupported Blocknote languages #1810
 - 🐛(frontend) fix emojipicker closing in tree #1808
 - 🐛(frontend) display children in favorite #1782
+- 🐛(frontend) preserve typed text after @ on escape #1833
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
index 47428e75..8027b2e4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export const SearchPage = ({
   const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     if (e.key === 'Escape') {
       e.preventDefault();
-      // Keep the trigger character ('@' or '/') in the editor when closing with Escape
-      closeSearch(trigger);
+      // Keep the trigger character and typed text in the editor when closing with Escape
+      closeSearch(`${trigger}${search}`);
     } else if (e.key === 'Backspace' && search.length === 0) {
       e.preventDefault();
       closeSearch('');