diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FeatureFlags.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FeatureFlags.kt
index 530d77be8..d3eb4bdc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FeatureFlags.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FeatureFlags.kt
@@ -38,4 +38,9 @@ object FeatureFlags {
      * Enables viewing tab history
      */
     val tabHistory = Config.channel.isNightlyOrDebug
+
+    /**
+     * Enables the new search experience
+     */
+    val newSearchExperience = Config.channel.isDebug
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 7f6aebfa7..822888852 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -673,9 +673,13 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
     }
 
     private fun navigateToSearch() {
-        val directions = HomeFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearch(
-            sessionId = null
-        )
+        val directions = if (requireContext().settings().useNewSearchExperience) {
+            HomeFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearchDialog()
+        } else {
+            HomeFragmentDirections.actionGlobalSearch(
+                sessionId = null
+            )
+        }
 
         nav(R.id.homeFragment, directions, getToolbarNavOptions(requireContext()))
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/searchdialog/SearchDialogFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/searchdialog/SearchDialogFragment.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8a97cc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/searchdialog/SearchDialogFragment.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.searchdialog
+
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.LayoutInflater
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDialogFragment
+import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+
+class SearchDialogFragment : AppCompatDialogFragment() {
+    override fun onCreateView(
+        inflater: LayoutInflater,
+        container: ViewGroup?,
+        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
+    ): View? = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_search_dialog, container, false)
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
index 6e128b7fe..e49dcf46b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.settings
 
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FeatureFlags
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.showToolbar
 
 /**
@@ -21,5 +24,11 @@ class SecretSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
 
     override fun onCreatePreferences(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, rootKey: String?) {
         setPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.secret_settings_preferences, rootKey)
+
+        requirePreference<SwitchPreference>(R.string.pref_key_use_new_search_experience).apply {
+            isVisible = FeatureFlags.newSearchExperience
+            isChecked = context.settings().useNewSearchExperience
+            onPreferenceChangeListener = SharedPreferenceUpdater()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/FeatureFlagPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/FeatureFlagPreference.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51c46e657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/FeatureFlagPreference.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.utils
+
+import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.PreferencesHolder
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+fun featureFlagPreference(key: String, default: Boolean, featureFlag: Boolean): ReadWriteProperty<PreferencesHolder, Boolean> =
+    FeatureFlagPreferencePreference(key, default, featureFlag)
+
+private class FeatureFlagPreferencePreference(
+    private val key: String,
+    private val default: Boolean,
+    private val featureFlag: Boolean
+) : ReadWriteProperty<PreferencesHolder, Boolean> {
+
+    override fun getValue(thisRef: PreferencesHolder, property: KProperty<*>): Boolean =
+        featureFlag && thisRef.preferences.getBoolean(key, default)
+
+    override fun setValue(thisRef: PreferencesHolder, property: KProperty<*>, value: Boolean) =
+        thisRef.preferences.edit().putBoolean(key, value).apply()
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
index 910a73035..631920d86 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.longPreference
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.stringPreference
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BuildConfig
 import org.mozilla.fenix.Config
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FeatureFlags
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingMode
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.MozillaProductDetector
@@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ class Settings(private val appContext: Context) : PreferencesHolder {
     override val preferences: SharedPreferences =
         appContext.getSharedPreferences(FENIX_PREFERENCES, MODE_PRIVATE)
 
+    var useNewSearchExperience by featureFlagPreference(
+        appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_use_new_search_experience),
+        default = false,
+        featureFlag = FeatureFlags.newSearchExperience
+    )
+
     var forceEnableZoom by booleanPreference(
         appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_accessibility_force_enable_zoom),
         default = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search_dialog.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search_dialog.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c211752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_search_dialog.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+   - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+   - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+    <TextView
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+        android:text="Hello World"
+        />
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml b/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
index 55249ba73..6d0b2265b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/navigation/nav_graph.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
         android:id="@+id/action_global_search"
         app:destination="@id/searchFragment" />
 
+    <action
+        android:id="@+id/action_global_search_dialog"
+        app:destination="@id/searchDialogFragment" />
+
     <action
         android:id="@+id/action_global_shareFragment"
         app:destination="@id/shareFragment" />
@@ -137,6 +141,11 @@
             app:nullable="true" />
     </fragment>
 
+    <dialog
+        android:id="@+id/searchDialogFragment"
+        android:name="org.mozilla.fenix.searchdialog.SearchDialogFragment"
+        tools:layout="@layout/fragment_search_dialog" />
+
     <fragment
         android:id="@+id/searchFragment"
         android:name="org.mozilla.fenix.search.SearchFragment"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
index 56aba91dd..1edfecb58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     <string name="pref_key_migrating_from_firefox_nightly_tip" translatable="false">pref_key_migrating_from_firefox_nightly_tip</string>
     <string name="pref_key_migrating_from_fenix_tip" translatable="false">pref_key_migrating_from_fenix_tip</string>
 
-    <string name="pref_key_enable_new_tab_tray" translatable="false">pref_key_new_tab_tray</string>
+    <string name="pref_key_use_new_search_experience" translatable="false">pref_key_use_new_search_experience</string>
 
     <string name="pref_key_debug_settings" translatable="false">pref_key_debug_settings</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/static_strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/static_strings.xml
index cac5c60b5..91fb0f67f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/static_strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/static_strings.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 
     <!-- Label for the secret settings preference -->
     <string name="preferences_debug_settings">Secret Settings</string>
-    <string name="preferences_debug_settings_enable_tab_tray">Use New Tab Tray</string>
+    <!-- Label for the new search experience preference -->
+    <string name="preferences_debug_settings_use_new_search_experience">Use New Search Experience</string>
 
     <!-- Content description (not visible, for screen readers etc.) used to announce [LinkTextView]. -->
     <string name="link_text_view_type_announcement" translatable="false">link</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/secret_settings_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/secret_settings_preferences.xml
index 4972b9ab8..6e65b1d3c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/secret_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/secret_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"/>
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+    <SwitchPreference
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:key="@string/pref_key_use_new_search_experience"
+        android:title="@string/preferences_debug_settings_use_new_search_experience"
+        app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
+</PreferenceScreen>