diff --git a/packages/flet/lib/src/controls/search_anchor.dart b/packages/flet/lib/src/controls/search_anchor.dart
index 649fd739f..75b6f0f33 100644
--- a/packages/flet/lib/src/controls/search_anchor.dart
+++ b/packages/flet/lib/src/controls/search_anchor.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class _SearchAnchorControlState extends State<SearchAnchorControl> {
   bool _focused = false;
   late final FocusNode _focusNode;
   String? _lastFocusValue;
+  String? _lastBlurValue;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -109,10 +110,15 @@ class _SearchAnchorControlState extends State<SearchAnchorControl> {
         widget.control.attrString("keyboardType"), TextInputType.text)!;
 
     var focusValue = widget.control.attrString("focus");
+    var blurValue = widget.control.attrString("blur");
     if (focusValue != null && focusValue != _lastFocusValue) {
       _lastFocusValue = focusValue;
       _focusNode.requestFocus();
     }
+    if (blurValue != null && blurValue != _lastBlurValue) {
+      _lastBlurValue = blurValue;
+      _focusNode.unfocus();
+    }
 
     var method = widget.control.attrString("method");
 
diff --git a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/core/search_bar.py b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/core/search_bar.py
index 3b5d42ec6..4026a0922 100644
--- a/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/core/search_bar.py
+++ b/sdk/python/packages/flet/src/flet/core/search_bar.py
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ def focus(self):
         self._set_attr_json("focus", str(time.time()))
         self.update()
 
+    def blur(self):
+        self._set_attr_json("blur", str(time.time()))
+        self.update()
+
     def open_view(self):
         m = {
             "n": "openView",