diff --git a/changelog/25001.txt b/changelog/25001.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de5f82d055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/25001.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: Allows users to search within KV v2 directories from the Dashboard's quick action card.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card.hbs
index 2657f0dfef..0b4e2d3509 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card.hbs
@@ -40,25 +40,34 @@
       />
 
       {{#if this.searchSelectParams.model}}
-        <h4 class="title is-6" data-test-card-subtitle="param">{{this.searchSelectParams.title}}</h4>
-
-        <SearchSelect
-          class="is-flex-grow-1"
-          @selectLimit="1"
-          @models={{array this.searchSelectParams.model}}
-          @placeholder={{this.searchSelectParams.placeholder}}
-          @disallowNewItems={{true}}
-          @onChange={{this.handleActionSelect}}
-          @fallbackComponent="input-search"
-          @disabled={{not this.searchSelectParams.model}}
-          @nameKey={{this.searchSelectParams.nameKey}}
-          @queryObject={{this.searchSelectParams.queryObject}}
-          @objectKeys={{this.searchSelectParams.objectKeys}}
-          @passObject={{true}}
-          @shouldRenderName={{this.searchSelectParams.nameKey}}
-          data-test-search-select="params"
-        />
+        {{! use special input to allow searching for KVv2 secrets inside a directory }}
+        {{#if (eq this.selectedEngine.type "kv")}}
+          <KvSuggestionInput
+            @label="Secret Path"
+            @value={{this.paramValue}}
+            @mountPath={{this.selectedEngine.id}}
+            @onChange={{fn (mut this.paramValue)}}
+          />
+        {{else}}
+          <h4 class="title is-6" data-test-card-subtitle="param">{{this.searchSelectParams.title}}</h4>
 
+          <SearchSelect
+            class="is-flex-grow-1"
+            @selectLimit="1"
+            @models={{array this.searchSelectParams.model}}
+            @placeholder={{this.searchSelectParams.placeholder}}
+            @disallowNewItems={{true}}
+            @onChange={{this.handleActionSelect}}
+            @fallbackComponent="input-search"
+            @disabled={{not this.searchSelectParams.model}}
+            @nameKey={{this.searchSelectParams.nameKey}}
+            @queryObject={{this.searchSelectParams.queryObject}}
+            @objectKeys={{this.searchSelectParams.objectKeys}}
+            @passObject={{true}}
+            @shouldRenderName={{this.searchSelectParams.nameKey}}
+            data-test-search-select="params"
+          />
+        {{/if}}
         <div>
           <Hds::Button
             @text={{this.searchSelectParams.buttonText}}
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/dashboard-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/dashboard-test.js
index 5c139ca4e1..ed08226497 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/dashboard-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/dashboard-test.js
@@ -330,16 +330,17 @@ module('Acceptance | landing page dashboard', function (hooks) {
       await consoleComponent.runCommands(deleteEngineCmd(databaseBackend));
     });
 
-    test('shows the correct actions and links associated with kv v1', async function (assert) {
-      await runCommands(['write sys/mounts/kv type=kv', 'write kv/foo bar=baz']);
+    test('does not show kv1 mounts', async function (assert) {
+      // delete before in case you are rerunning the test and it fails without deleting
+      await consoleComponent.runCommands(deleteEngineCmd('kv1'));
+      await consoleComponent.runCommands([`write sys/mounts/kv1 type=kv`]);
       await settled();
       await visit('/vault/dashboard');
-      await selectChoose(SELECTORS.searchSelect('secrets-engines'), 'kv');
-      await fillIn(SELECTORS.selectEl, 'Find KV secrets');
-      assert.dom(SELECTORS.emptyState('quick-actions')).doesNotExist();
-      assert.dom(SELECTORS.subtitle('param')).hasText('Secret path');
-      assert.dom(SELECTORS.actionButton('Read secrets')).exists({ count: 1 });
-      await consoleComponent.runCommands(deleteEngineCmd('kv'));
+      await click('[data-test-component="search-select"] .ember-basic-dropdown-trigger');
+      assert
+        .dom('.ember-power-select-option')
+        .doesNotHaveTextContaining('kv1', 'dropdown does not show kv1 mount');
+      await consoleComponent.runCommands(deleteEngineCmd('kv1'));
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/components/dashboard/dashboard-selectors.js b/ui/tests/helpers/components/dashboard/dashboard-selectors.js
index 7e25016189..9f966c4549 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/components/dashboard/dashboard-selectors.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/components/dashboard/dashboard-selectors.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const SELECTORS = {
   cardHeader: (name) => `[data-test-dashboard-card-header="${name}"]`,
   tableRow: (name) => `[data-test-dashboard-table="${name}"] tr`,
   searchSelect: (name) => `[data-test-search-select="${name}"]`,
+  kvSearchSelect: `[data-test-kv-suggestion-input]`,
   actionButton: (action) => `[data-test-button="${action}"]`,
   title: (name) => `[data-test-title="${name}"]`,
   subtitle: (name) => `[data-test-card-subtitle="${name}"]`,
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card-test.js
index b2e72c21f9..8122f9260f 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/dashboard/quick-actions-card-test.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | dashboard/quick-actions-card', function (hooks
     await selectChoose(SELECTORS.searchSelect('secrets-engines'), 'kv-v2-test');
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.emptyState('quick-actions')).doesNotExist();
     await fillIn(SELECTORS.selectEl, 'Find KV secrets');
-    assert.dom(SELECTORS.subtitle('param')).hasText('Secret path');
+    assert.dom(SELECTORS.kvSearchSelect).exists('Shows option to search fo KVv2 secret');
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.actionButton('Read secrets')).exists({ count: 1 });
   });
 });