diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index 22669d694..7871c269e 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -547,15 +547,11 @@
       (:prefix ("/" . "search")
         :desc "Jump to symbol across buffers" "I" #'imenu-anywhere
         :desc "Search buffer"                 "b" #'swiper
-        :desc "Search current directory"      "d"
-        (cond ((featurep! :completion ivy)  #'+ivy/project-search-from-cwd)
-              ((featurep! :completion helm) #'+helm/project-search-from-cwd))
+        :desc "Search current directory"      "d" #'+default/search-from-cwd
         :desc "Jump to symbol"                "i" #'imenu
         :desc "Jump to link"                  "l" #'ace-link
         :desc "Look up online"                "o" #'+lookup/online-select
-        :desc "Search project"                "p"
-        (cond ((featurep! :completion ivy)  #'+ivy/project-search)
-              ((featurep! :completion helm) #'+helm/project-search)))
+        :desc "Search project"                "p" #'+default/search-project)
 
       (:when (featurep! :feature workspaces)
         (:prefix ("TAB" . "workspace")
diff --git a/modules/config/default/autoload/default.el b/modules/config/default/autoload/default.el
index 8ee64bbea..dcdce7fb3 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/autoload/default.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/autoload/default.el
@@ -218,3 +218,34 @@ possible, or just one char if that's not possible."
                         ((doom--backward-delete-whitespace-to-column)))))))
         ;; Otherwise, do simple deletion.
         ((delete-char (- n) killflag))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +default/search-from-cwd (&optional arg)
+  "Conduct a text search in files under the current folder.
+If prefix ARG is set, prompt for a directory to search from."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((default-directory
+          (if arg
+              (read-directory-name "Switch to project: " default-directory)
+            default-directory)))
+    (call-interactively
+     (cond ((featurep! :completion ivy)  #'+ivy/project-search-from-cwd)
+           ((featurep! :completion helm) #'+helm/project-search-from-cwd)
+           (#'projectile-grep)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +default/search-project (&optional arg)
+  "Conduct a text search in files under the project root.
+If prefix ARG is set, prompt for a project to search from."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((default-directory
+          (if arg
+              (if-let* ((projects (projectile-relevant-known-projects)))
+                  (completing-read "Switch to project: " projects
+                                   nil t nil nil (doom-project-root))
+                (user-error "There are no known projects"))
+            default-directory)))
+    (call-interactively
+     (cond ((featurep! :completion ivy)  #'+ivy/project-search)
+           ((featurep! :completion helm) #'+helm/project-search)
+           (#'rgrep)))))