diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
index b5d1bb0fbc..3e9e426d4d 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
@@ -299,4 +299,18 @@ public final class ScriptID
 
 	@ScriptArguments()
 	public static final int BANKMAIN_SEARCHING = 514;
+
+	/**
+	 * Toggles the bank search
+	 *
+	 * <ul>
+	 * <li>int 1 (must be 1 or script immediately returns)</li>
+	 * </ul>
+	 *
+	 * Also takes 17 widget IDs corresponding to various bank widgets.
+	 * These can be retrieved from the onInvTransmitListener of BANK_ITEM_CONTAINER. Note that this array also
+	 * contains the script ID for the bank layout script in the first index
+	 */
+	@ScriptArguments(integer = 18)
+	public static final int BANKMAIN_SEARCH_TOGGLE = 281;
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankConfig.java
index f51625bff5..002e01a3d4 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankConfig.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankConfig.java
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.plugins.bank;
 
+import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import net.runelite.client.config.Config;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigGroup;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigItem;
+import net.runelite.client.config.Keybind;
 
 @ConfigGroup("bank")
 public interface BankConfig extends Config
@@ -119,4 +122,15 @@ public interface BankConfig extends Config
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	@ConfigItem(
+		keyName = "searchKeybind",
+		name = "Search Shortcut",
+		description = "Keyboard shortcut for initiating a bank search",
+		position = 9
+	)
+	default Keybind searchKeybind()
+	{
+		return new Keybind(KeyEvent.VK_F, InputEvent.CTRL_DOWN_MASK);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
index dca67f75a4..e0e1efbd5c 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankPlugin.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.collect.HashMultiset;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multiset;
 import com.google.inject.Provides;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -59,8 +60,11 @@ import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_CHILD;
 import static net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo.TO_GROUP;
 import net.runelite.client.callback.ClientThread;
 import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigManager;
+import net.runelite.client.config.Keybind;
 import net.runelite.client.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import net.runelite.client.game.ItemManager;
+import net.runelite.client.input.KeyListener;
+import net.runelite.client.input.KeyManager;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
 import net.runelite.client.util.QuantityFormatter;
@@ -98,19 +102,61 @@ public class BankPlugin extends Plugin
 	@Inject
 	private BankSearch bankSearch;
 
+	@Inject
+	private KeyManager keyManager;
+
 	private boolean forceRightClickFlag;
 	private Multiset<Integer> itemQuantities; // bank item quantities for bank value search
 	private String searchString;
 
+	private final KeyListener searchHotkeyListener = new KeyListener()
+	{
+		@Override
+		public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
+		{
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
+		{
+			Keybind keybind = config.searchKeybind();
+			if (keybind.matches(e))
+			{
+				Widget bankContainer = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.BANK_ITEM_CONTAINER);
+				if (bankContainer == null || bankContainer.isSelfHidden())
+				{
+					return;
+				}
+
+				log.debug("Search hotkey pressed");
+
+				bankSearch.initSearch();
+				e.consume();
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
+		{
+		}
+	};
+
 	@Provides
 	BankConfig getConfig(ConfigManager configManager)
 	{
 		return configManager.getConfig(BankConfig.class);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void startUp()
+	{
+		keyManager.registerKeyListener(searchHotkeyListener);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void shutDown()
 	{
+		keyManager.unregisterKeyListener(searchHotkeyListener);
 		clientThread.invokeLater(() -> bankSearch.reset(false));
 		forceRightClickFlag = false;
 		itemQuantities = null;
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankSearch.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankSearch.java
index 7ae0995dc1..73e00b436e 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankSearch.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/bank/BankSearch.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import net.runelite.api.vars.InputType;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.Widget;
 import net.runelite.api.widgets.WidgetInfo;
 import net.runelite.client.callback.ClientThread;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 
 @Singleton
 public class BankSearch
@@ -69,6 +70,32 @@ public class BankSearch
 		client.runScript(scriptArgs);
 	}
 
+	public void initSearch()
+	{
+		clientThread.invoke(() ->
+		{
+			Widget bankContainer = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.BANK_ITEM_CONTAINER);
+			if (bankContainer == null || bankContainer.isHidden())
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			Object[] bankBuildArgs = bankContainer.getOnInvTransmitListener();
+			if (bankBuildArgs == null)
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// the search toggle script requires 1 as its first argument
+			Object[] searchToggleArgs = ArrayUtils.insert(1, bankBuildArgs, 1);
+			searchToggleArgs[0] = ScriptID.BANKMAIN_SEARCH_TOGGLE;
+
+			// reset search to clear tab tags and also allow us to initiate a new search while searching
+			reset(true);
+			client.runScript(searchToggleArgs);
+		});
+	}
+
 	public void reset(boolean closeChat)
 	{
 		clientThread.invoke(() ->