diff --git a/lua/my_keymappings.lua b/lua/my_keymappings.lua
index c27e516..e89a443 100644
--- a/lua/my_keymappings.lua
+++ b/lua/my_keymappings.lua
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ vim.keymap.set('v', 'v', function()
   end
 end, { noremap = true, silent = true })
 
+vim.keymap.set('x', '/', '<Esc>/\\%V') --search within visual selection
+
 vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('WinFont', 'set guifont=JetBrainsMonoNL\\ NF:h9', {})
 vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('LinuxFont', 'set guifont=JetBrainsMono\\ Nerd\\ Font\\ Mono:h7', {})