diff --git a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.spec.ts b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.spec.ts
index aa4b0231543e390c23d7836aa6971fe0876c0e0c..c5c506cde9f3afd3146937fea13589d975ed2784 100644
--- a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.spec.ts
+++ b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.spec.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('VorgangSearchComponent', () => {
 
 			component.submit();
 
-			expect(component.searchValueFocusIn).toEqual('Gewerbe');
+			expect(component.previouslyEnteredSearchValue).toEqual('Gewerbe');
 		});
 
 		it('should submit form', () => {
@@ -169,25 +169,32 @@ describe('VorgangSearchComponent', () => {
 
 			component.focusIn();
 
-			expect(component.searchValueFocusIn).toEqual('Gewerbe');
+			expect(component.previouslyEnteredSearchValue).toEqual('Gewerbe');
 		});
 	});
 
 	describe('focusOut', () => {
 
-		it('should set new form value when focus out to search button (Lupe)', () => {
-			const lupeElement = {};
-			component.searchValueFocusIn = 'Gewerbe'; // previous value
-			component.searchSubmitButton = {
+		function createSearchSubmitMockButton(nativeElement: any): MatButton {
+			return {
 				_elementRef: {
-					nativeElement: lupeElement
+					nativeElement: nativeElement
 				}
 			} as MatButton;
+		}
 
-			const searchFieldFormControl = new UntypedFormControl('Gewe'); // input form value
-			component.formService.form = new UntypedFormGroup({
+		function createMockFormGroup(searchFieldFormControl: UntypedFormControl): UntypedFormGroup {
+			return new UntypedFormGroup({
 				search: searchFieldFormControl
-			})
+			});
+		}
+
+		it('should set new form value when focus out to search button (Lupe)', () => {
+			const lupeElement = {};
+			component.previouslyEnteredSearchValue = 'Gewerbe';
+			component.searchSubmitButton = createSearchSubmitMockButton(lupeElement);
+			const searchFieldFormControl = new UntypedFormControl('Gewe');
+			component.formService.form = createMockFormGroup(searchFieldFormControl);
 
 			component.focusOut({ relatedTarget: lupeElement } as FocusEvent);
 
@@ -196,17 +203,10 @@ describe('VorgangSearchComponent', () => {
 
 
 		it('should set previous value', () => {
-			component.searchValueFocusIn = 'Gewe'; // previous value
-			component.searchSubmitButton = {
-				_elementRef: {
-					nativeElement: null
-				}
-			} as MatButton;
-
-			const searchFieldFormControl = new UntypedFormControl('Gewerbe'); // input form value
-			component.formService.form = new UntypedFormGroup({
-				search: searchFieldFormControl
-			})
+			component.previouslyEnteredSearchValue = 'Gewe';
+			component.searchSubmitButton = createSearchSubmitMockButton(null);
+			const searchFieldFormControl = new UntypedFormControl('Gewerbe');
+			component.formService.form = createMockFormGroup(searchFieldFormControl);
 
 			component.focusOut({ relatedTarget: {} } as FocusEvent);
 
diff --git a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.ts b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.ts
index eb0ce7a2af42b6e0e4d9756c1ce5a7dbff70eaf7..d687df545461c8e78b2dcc5f934ca0c741ba1000 100644
--- a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.ts
+++ b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.component.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class VorgangSearchComponent {
 	@ViewChild('searchInput') searchInput: ElementRef;
 	@ViewChild('searchSubmitButton') searchSubmitButton: MatButton;
 
-	searchValueFocusIn: string;
+	previouslyEnteredSearchValue: string;
 
 	readonly vorgangHeaderLinkRel = VorgangHeaderLinkRel;
 	readonly vorgangListLinkRel = VorgangListLinkRel;
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ export class VorgangSearchComponent {
 	}
 
 	submit(): void {
-		this.searchValueFocusIn = this.formService.getValue();
+		this.previouslyEnteredSearchValue = this.formService.getValue();
 		this.formService.submit();
 	}
 
 	focusIn(): void {
-		this.searchValueFocusIn = this.formService.getValue();
+		this.previouslyEnteredSearchValue = this.formService.getValue();
 	}
 
 	focusOut(event: FocusEvent): void {
-		if (!this.isRelatedFocusedElementSearchSubmitButton(event)) {
-			this.formService.form.controls[this.formService.SEARCH_FIELD].setValue(this.searchValueFocusIn);
+		if (!this.isRelatedTargetSearchButton(event)) {
+			this.formService.setSearchValue(this.previouslyEnteredSearchValue);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private isRelatedFocusedElementSearchSubmitButton(event: FocusEvent): boolean {
+	private isRelatedTargetSearchButton(event: FocusEvent): boolean {
 		return event.relatedTarget === this.searchSubmitButton._elementRef.nativeElement;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.formservice.ts b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.formservice.ts
index d9905f2c403b19fded90412c4cf4569d262a4627..da9243623a2ef85d6472c4f84deb26206a65c9ed 100644
--- a/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.formservice.ts
+++ b/goofy-client/libs/vorgang-shared-ui/src/lib/vorgang-search-container/vorgang-search/vorgang-search.formservice.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ export class VorgangSearchFormService implements OnDestroy {
 		return isEmpty(value) ? null : value;
 	}
 
+	setSearchValue(value: string): void {
+		this.form.controls[this.SEARCH_FIELD].setValue(value);
+	}
+
 	ngOnDestroy(): void {
 		if (isNotNil(this.subscription)) this.subscription.unsubscribe();
 		if (isNotNil(this.previewSubscription)) this.previewSubscription.unsubscribe();