diff --git a/src/components/treemode/TreeMode.svelte b/src/components/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
index 4133514..2c48d4d 100644
--- a/src/components/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
+++ b/src/components/treemode/TreeMode.svelte
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     STATE_EXPANDED,
     STATE_LIMIT,
     SCROLL_DURATION,
-    SIMPLE_MODAL_OPTIONS
+    SIMPLE_MODAL_OPTIONS,
+    SEARCH_PROGRESS_THROTTLE
   } from '../../constants.js'
   import { createHistory } from '../../logic/history.js'
   import JSONNode from './JSONNode.svelte'
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ findRootPath
   import { keyComboFromEvent } from '../../utils/keyBindings.js'
   import { searchAsync, searchNext, searchPrevious, updateSearchResult } from '../../logic/search.js'
   import { immutableJSONPatch } from '../../utils/immutableJSONPatch'
-  import { last, initial, cloneDeep, uniqueId } from 'lodash-es'
+  import { last, initial, cloneDeep, uniqueId, throttle } from 'lodash-es'
   import jump from '../../assets/jump.js/src/jump.js'
   import { expandPath, syncState, patchProps } from '../../logic/documentState.js'
   import Menu from './Menu.svelte'
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ findRootPath
     searchResult = updateSearchResult(doc, results, searchResult)
   }
 
+  const handleSearchProgressDebounced = throttle(handleSearchProgress, SEARCH_PROGRESS_THROTTLE)
+  
   function handleSearchDone (results) {
     searchResult = updateSearchResult(doc, results, searchResult)
     searching = false
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ findRootPath
     searching = true
 
     searchHandler = searchAsync(searchText, doc, {
-      onProgress: handleSearchProgress,
+      onProgress: handleSearchProgressDebounced,
       onDone: handleSearchDone
     })
   }
diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 3fda96e..3f16c8e 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const VALIDATION_ERROR = Symbol('validation:error')
 
 export const SCROLL_DURATION = 300 // ms
 export const DEBOUNCE_DELAY = 300
+export const SEARCH_PROGRESS_THROTTLE = 300 // ms
 export const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 100
 export const MAX_PREVIEW_CHARACTERS = 20e3 // characters