diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
index 9bd3565bc..7896f7dcf 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   ShapesIcon,
   ImportIcon,
   PinIcon,
+  SearchIcon,
 } from "outline-icons";
 import * as React from "react";
 import getDataTransferFiles from "@shared/utils/getDataTransferFiles";
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import DocumentTemplatize from "~/scenes/DocumentTemplatize";
 import { createAction } from "~/actions";
 import { DocumentSection } from "~/actions/sections";
 import history from "~/utils/history";
-import { homePath, newDocumentPath } from "~/utils/routeHelpers";
+import { homePath, newDocumentPath, searchPath } from "~/utils/routeHelpers";
 
 export const openDocument = createAction({
   name: ({ t }) => t("Open document"),
@@ -318,6 +319,17 @@ export const createTemplate = createAction({
   },
 });
 
+export const searchDocumentsForQuery = (searchQuery: string) =>
+  createAction({
+    id: "search",
+    section: DocumentSection,
+    name: ({ t }) =>
+      t(`Search documents for "{{searchQuery}}"`, { searchQuery }),
+    icon: <SearchIcon />,
+    perform: () => history.push(searchPath(searchQuery)),
+    visible: ({ location }) => location.pathname !== searchPath(),
+  });
+
 export const rootDocumentActions = [
   openDocument,
   createDocument,
diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
index 41f71c0f2..b64ff63d9 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ import stores from "~/stores";
 import SearchQuery from "~/models/SearchQuery";
 import KeyboardShortcuts from "~/scenes/KeyboardShortcuts";
 import { createAction } from "~/actions";
-import {
-  NavigationSection,
-  SearchSection,
-  RecentSearchesSection,
-} from "~/actions/sections";
+import { NavigationSection, RecentSearchesSection } from "~/actions/sections";
 import history from "~/utils/history";
 import {
   organizationSettingsPath,
@@ -57,17 +53,6 @@ export const navigateToRecentSearchQuery = (searchQuery: SearchQuery) =>
     perform: () => history.push(searchPath(searchQuery.query)),
   });
 
-export const navigateToSearchQuery = (searchQuery: string) =>
-  createAction({
-    id: "search",
-    section: SearchSection,
-    name: ({ t }) =>
-      t(`Search documents for "{{searchQuery}}"`, { searchQuery }),
-    icon: <SearchIcon />,
-    perform: () => history.push(searchPath(searchQuery)),
-    visible: ({ location }) => location.pathname !== searchPath(),
-  });
-
 export const navigateToDrafts = createAction({
   name: ({ t }) => t("Drafts"),
   section: NavigationSection,
diff --git a/app/actions/sections.ts b/app/actions/sections.ts
index 39549c6f1..2963e980f 100644
--- a/app/actions/sections.ts
+++ b/app/actions/sections.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ export const UserSection = ({ t }: ActionContext) => t("People");
 
 export const RecentSearchesSection = ({ t }: ActionContext) =>
   t("Recent searches");
-
-export const SearchSection = "";
diff --git a/app/components/CommandBar.tsx b/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
index 809f1ecbd..3f63e4caa 100644
--- a/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ function CommandBar() {
                 t("Type a command or search")
               }…`}
             />
-            <CommandBarResults
-              prioritizeSearchResults={ui.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar}
-            />
+            <CommandBarResults />
             {ui.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar && (
               <Hint size="small" type="tertiary">
                 <QuestionMarkIcon size={18} color="currentColor" />
diff --git a/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx b/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
index 250269b67..7c2b59ee1 100644
--- a/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
+++ b/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,14 @@
 import { useMatches, KBarResults } from "kbar";
-import { orderBy } from "lodash";
 import * as React from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import CommandBarItem from "~/components/CommandBarItem";
-import { SearchSection } from "~/actions/sections";
 
-type Props = {
-  prioritizeSearchResults: boolean;
-};
-
-export default function CommandBarResults(props: Props) {
+export default function CommandBarResults() {
   const { results, rootActionId } = useMatches();
 
   return (
     <KBarResults
-      items={orderBy(results, (item) =>
-        // this is an unfortunate hack until kbar supports priority internally
-        typeof item !== "string" &&
-        item.section === SearchSection &&
-        props.prioritizeSearchResults
-          ? -1
-          : 1
-      )}
+      items={results}
       maxHeight={400}
       onRender={({ item, active }) =>
         typeof item === "string" ? (
diff --git a/app/components/SearchActions.ts b/app/components/SearchActions.ts
index b18620bce..3dd6bf842 100644
--- a/app/components/SearchActions.ts
+++ b/app/components/SearchActions.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { useKBar } from "kbar";
 import * as React from "react";
-import {
-  navigateToRecentSearchQuery,
-  navigateToSearchQuery,
-} from "~/actions/definitions/navigation";
+import { searchDocumentsForQuery } from "~/actions/definitions/documents";
+import { navigateToRecentSearchQuery } from "~/actions/definitions/navigation";
+
 import useCommandBarActions from "~/hooks/useCommandBarActions";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 
@@ -18,7 +17,9 @@ export default function SearchActions() {
     searchQuery: state.searchQuery,
   }));
 
-  useCommandBarActions(searchQuery ? [navigateToSearchQuery(searchQuery)] : []);
+  useCommandBarActions(
+    searchQuery ? [searchDocumentsForQuery(searchQuery)] : []
+  );
 
   useCommandBarActions(searches.recent.map(navigateToRecentSearchQuery));