diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
index 0a4607ce67d..4b06c353433 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void TerminalWidget::restart(const OpenTerminalParameters &openParameters)
 
 void TerminalWidget::selectionChanged(const std::optional<Selection> &newSelection)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(newSelection);
+    SearchableTerminal::selectionChanged(newSelection);
 
     updateCopyState();