diff --git a/src/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfiguration.php b/src/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfiguration.php
index c746ef609..77590071f 100644
--- a/src/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfiguration.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public function setSearchPlaceholder(string $placeholder): self
 
     public function setSearchFieldAttributes(array $attributes = []): self
     {
-        $this->setCustomAttributes('searchFieldAttributes', $attributes);
+        $this->setCustomAttributes('searchFieldAttributes', array_merge(['default' => false, 'default-colors' => false, 'default-styling' => false], $attributes));
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Traits/Helpers/SearchHelpers.php b/src/Traits/Helpers/SearchHelpers.php
index 4d4a540a4..059c17d32 100644
--- a/src/Traits/Helpers/SearchHelpers.php
+++ b/src/Traits/Helpers/SearchHelpers.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function hasSearchPlaceholder(): bool
 
     public function getSearchFieldAttributes(): array
     {
-        return $this->getCustomAttributes('searchFieldAttributes');
+        return $this->getCustomAttributes('searchFieldAttributes', true);
     }
 
     public function shouldTrimSearchString(): bool
diff --git a/tests/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfigurationTest.php b/tests/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfigurationTest.php
index 0f0815faa..ad47d954b 100644
--- a/tests/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Traits/Configuration/SearchConfigurationTest.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public function test_can_set_search_placeholder(): void
 
     public function test_can_set_search_field_attributes(): void
     {
-        $this->assertSame(['default' => false, 'default-colors' => false, 'default-styling' => false], $this->basicTable->getSearchFieldAttributes());
+        $this->assertSame(['default' => true, 'default-colors' => true, 'default-styling' => true], $this->basicTable->getSearchFieldAttributes());
 
         $this->basicTable->setSearchFieldAttributes(['class' => 'bg-blue', 'style' => 'font-size: 3em;']);