diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
index ae2849e49d..6acfcd0f11 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/ActivityAllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.allapps.search.AllAppsSearchUiDelegate;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.search.SearchAdapterProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.FocusedItemDecorator;
+import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.ViewGroupFocusHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.StringCache;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.UserCache;
@@ -1535,7 +1536,11 @@ public class ActivityAllAppsContainerView<T extends Context & ActivityContext>
             // No animations will occur when changes occur to the items in this RecyclerView.
             mRecyclerView.setItemAnimator(null);
             onInitializeRecyclerView(mRecyclerView);
-            FocusedItemDecorator focusedItemDecorator = new FocusedItemDecorator(mRecyclerView);
+            // Use ViewGroupFocusHelper for SearchRecyclerView to draw focus outline for the
+            // buttons in the view (e.g. query builder button and setting button)
+            FocusedItemDecorator focusedItemDecorator = isSearch() ? new FocusedItemDecorator(
+                    new ViewGroupFocusHelper(mRecyclerView)) : new FocusedItemDecorator(
+                    mRecyclerView);
             mRecyclerView.addItemDecoration(focusedItemDecorator);
             mOnFocusChangeListener = focusedItemDecorator.getFocusListener();
             mAdapter.setIconFocusListener(mOnFocusChangeListener);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/FocusedItemDecorator.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/FocusedItemDecorator.java
index 2476a6fd3e..5e2832ffc6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/FocusedItemDecorator.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/FocusedItemDecorator.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnFocusChangeListener;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.FocusIndicatorHelper.SimpleFocusIndicatorHelper;
-
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.ItemDecoration;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.State;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.FocusIndicatorHelper.SimpleFocusIndicatorHelper;
+
 /**
  * {@link ItemDecoration} for drawing and animating focused view background.
  */
@@ -37,12 +37,17 @@ public class FocusedItemDecorator extends ItemDecoration {
         mHelper = new SimpleFocusIndicatorHelper(container);
     }
 
+    public FocusedItemDecorator(FocusIndicatorHelper focusIndicatorHelper) {
+        mHelper = focusIndicatorHelper;
+    }
+
     public OnFocusChangeListener getFocusListener() {
         return mHelper;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onDraw(Canvas c, RecyclerView parent, State state) {
+    public void onDrawOver(Canvas c, RecyclerView parent, State state) {
+        // Use onDrawOver so focus outline is always visible
         mHelper.draw(c);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/ViewGroupFocusHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/ViewGroupFocusHelper.java
index fde220cbf6..f9bd3437a5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/ViewGroupFocusHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/keyboard/ViewGroupFocusHelper.java
@@ -50,10 +50,18 @@ public class ViewGroupFocusHelper extends FocusIndicatorHelper {
     }
 
     private void computeLocationRelativeToContainer(View child, Rect outRect) {
-        View parent = (View) child.getParent();
+        if (child == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         outRect.left += child.getX();
         outRect.top += child.getY();
 
+        if (child.getParent() == null || !(child.getParent() instanceof View)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        View parent = (View) child.getParent();
         if (parent != mContainer) {
             if (parent instanceof PagedView) {
                 PagedView page = (PagedView) parent;