diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Features/Documentation/DocumentationSearchPage.php b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Features/Documentation/DocumentationSearchPage.php
index e3070f59897..d5d90690c25 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Features/Documentation/DocumentationSearchPage.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Features/Documentation/DocumentationSearchPage.php
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ protected static function anotherSearchPageExists(): bool
         return Hyde::pages()->first(fn (HydePage $file): bool => $file->getRouteKey() === static::routeKey()) !== null;
     }
 
-    protected static function routeKey(): string
+    /** @deprecated Can be removed by https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1498 */
+    public static function routeKey(): string
     {
         return ltrim(DocumentationPage::outputDirectory().'/search');
     }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/DocumentationSearchPageTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/DocumentationSearchPageTest.php
index 9f1d2546bec..cfb45b76a0c 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/DocumentationSearchPageTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/DocumentationSearchPageTest.php
@@ -59,4 +59,15 @@ public function testEnabledIsFalseWhenDisabledAndRouteExists()
         Hyde::pages()->put('docs/search', new InMemoryPage('docs/search'));
         $this->assertFalse(DocumentationSearchPage::enabled());
     }
+
+    public function testStaticRouteKeyHelper()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('docs/search', DocumentationSearchPage::routeKey());
+    }
+
+    public function testStaticRouteKeyHelperWithCustomOutputDirectory()
+    {
+        DocumentationPage::setOutputDirectory('foo');
+        $this->assertSame('foo/search', DocumentationSearchPage::routeKey());
+    }
 }