diff --git a/yazi-boot/src/actions/debug.rs b/yazi-boot/src/actions/debug.rs
index cf9fb0ad..c0dc4e1d 100644
--- a/yazi-boot/src/actions/debug.rs
+++ b/yazi-boot/src/actions/debug.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ impl Actions {
 		writeln!(s, "    magick           : {}", Self::process_output("magick", "--version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    fzf              : {}", Self::process_output("fzf", "--version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    fd               : {}", Self::process_output("fd", "--version"))?;
+		writeln!(s, "    fdfind           : {}", Self::process_output("fdfind", "--version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    rg               : {}", Self::process_output("rg", "--version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    chafa            : {}", Self::process_output("chafa", "--version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    zoxide           : {}", Self::process_output("zoxide", "--version"))?;
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/search.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/search.rs
index d3550db2..83249142 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/search.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/commands/search.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Tab {
 					hidden,
 					subject: opt.subject,
 					args: opt.args,
-				})
+				}).await
 			}?;
 
 			let rx = UnboundedReceiverStream::new(rx).chunks_timeout(1000, Duration::from_millis(300));
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/external/fd.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/external/fd.rs
index 74aaca15..f2f6af57 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/external/fd.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/external/fd.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 use std::process::Stdio;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use tokio::{io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader}, process::Command, sync::mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver}};
+use tokio::{
+	io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader},
+	process::Command,
+	sync::mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver},
+};
 use yazi_shared::fs::{File, Url};
 
 pub struct FdOpt {
-	pub cwd:     Url,
-	pub hidden:  bool,
+	pub cwd: Url,
+	pub hidden: bool,
 	pub subject: String,
-	pub args:    Vec<String>,
+	pub args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-pub fn fd(opt: FdOpt) -> Result<UnboundedReceiver<File>> {
-	let mut child = Command::new("fd")
+pub async fn fd(opt: FdOpt) -> Result<UnboundedReceiver<File>> {
+	let cmd_name = if Command::new("fd").arg("-V").status().await.is_ok() { "fd" } else { "fdfind" };
+
+	let mut child = Command::new(cmd_name)
 		.arg("--base-directory")
 		.arg(&opt.cwd)
 		.arg("--regex")