diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/search_anchor.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/search_anchor.dart
index 4b876d2888..80ed77fc8a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/search_anchor.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/search_anchor.dart
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class SearchAnchor extends StatefulWidget {
     required SuggestionsBuilder suggestionsBuilder,
     TextInputAction? textInputAction,
     TextInputType? keyboardType,
+    EdgeInsets scrollPadding,
   }) = _SearchAnchorWithSearchBar;
 
   /// Whether the search view grows to fill the entire screen when the
@@ -1033,6 +1034,7 @@ class _SearchAnchorWithSearchBar extends SearchAnchor {
     required super.suggestionsBuilder,
     super.textInputAction,
     super.keyboardType,
+    EdgeInsets scrollPadding = const EdgeInsets.all(20.0),
   }) : super(
     viewHintText: viewHintText ?? barHintText,
     headerHeight: viewHeaderHeight,
@@ -1066,6 +1068,7 @@ class _SearchAnchorWithSearchBar extends SearchAnchor {
         textCapitalization: textCapitalization,
         textInputAction: textInputAction,
         keyboardType: keyboardType,
+        scrollPadding: scrollPadding,
       );
     }
   );
@@ -1186,6 +1189,7 @@ class SearchBar extends StatefulWidget {
     this.autoFocus = false,
     this.textInputAction,
     this.keyboardType,
+    this.scrollPadding = const EdgeInsets.all(20.0),
   });
 
   /// Controls the text being edited in the search bar's text field.
@@ -1327,6 +1331,9 @@ class SearchBar extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Defaults to the default value specified in [TextField].
   final TextInputType? keyboardType;
 
+  /// {@macro flutter.widgets.editableText.scrollPadding}
+  final EdgeInsets scrollPadding;
+
   @override
   State<SearchBar> createState() => _SearchBarState();
 }
@@ -1467,6 +1474,7 @@ class _SearchBarState extends State<SearchBar> {
                           textCapitalization: effectiveTextCapitalization,
                           textInputAction: widget.textInputAction,
                           keyboardType: widget.keyboardType,
+                          scrollPadding: widget.scrollPadding,
                         ),
                       ),
                     ),
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index 2cbd61931c..1fc202c9c0 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -1642,12 +1642,14 @@ class EditableText extends StatefulWidget {
   final Brightness keyboardAppearance;
 
   /// {@template flutter.widgets.editableText.scrollPadding}
-  /// Configures padding to edges surrounding a [Scrollable] when the Textfield scrolls into view.
+  /// Configures the padding for the edges surrounding a [Scrollable] when the
+  /// text field scrolls into view.
   ///
-  /// When this widget receives focus and is not completely visible (for example scrolled partially
-  /// off the screen or overlapped by the keyboard)
-  /// then it will attempt to make itself visible by scrolling a surrounding [Scrollable], if one is present.
-  /// This value controls how far from the edges of a [Scrollable] the TextField will be positioned after the scroll.
+  /// When this widget receives focus and is not completely visible (for example
+  /// scrolled partially off the screen or overlapped by the keyboard), then it
+  /// will attempt to make itself visible by scrolling a surrounding
+  /// [Scrollable], if one is present. This value controls how far from the
+  /// edges of a [Scrollable] the TextField will be positioned after the scroll.
   ///
   /// Defaults to EdgeInsets.all(20.0).
   /// {@endtemplate}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/search_anchor_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/search_anchor_test.dart
index e7c8465889..4d66a2a869 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/search_anchor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/search_anchor_test.dart
@@ -3274,6 +3274,43 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(find.text('Item - 1'), findsOneWidget);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('SearchBar.scrollPadding is passed through to EditableText', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const EdgeInsets scrollPadding = EdgeInsets.zero;
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: SearchBar(
+            scrollPadding: scrollPadding,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.byType(EditableText), findsOneWidget);
+    final EditableText editableText = tester.widget(find.byType(EditableText));
+    expect(editableText.scrollPadding, scrollPadding);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('SearchAnchor.bar.scrollPadding is passed through to EditableText', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    const EdgeInsets scrollPadding = EdgeInsets.zero;
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: SearchAnchor.bar(
+            suggestionsBuilder: (BuildContext context, SearchController controller) {
+              return <Widget>[];
+            },
+            scrollPadding: scrollPadding,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(find.byType(EditableText), findsOneWidget);
+    final EditableText editableText = tester.widget(find.byType(EditableText));
+    expect(editableText.scrollPadding, scrollPadding);
+  });
 }
 
 Future<void> checkSearchBarDefaults(WidgetTester tester, ColorScheme colorScheme, Material material) async {