diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/Shell/iOS/UIContainerCell.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/Shell/iOS/UIContainerCell.cs
index 443b6af2aaaa..50bf114a860d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/Shell/iOS/UIContainerCell.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Compatibility/Handlers/Shell/iOS/UIContainerCell.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ internal UIContainerCell(string cellId, View view, Shell shell, object context)
 
 			if (_renderer == null)
 			{
-				_renderer = (IPlatformViewHandler)view.ToHandler(shell.FindMauiContext());
+				_renderer = (IPlatformViewHandler)view.ToHandler(view.FindMauiContext() ?? shell.FindMauiContext());
 			}
 
 			ContentView.AddSubview(_renderer.PlatformView);
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Shell/ShellTests.cs b/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Shell/ShellTests.cs
index 89ea42051ba0..802e9405a0c0 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Shell/ShellTests.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/DeviceTests/Elements/Shell/ShellTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 using Microsoft.Maui;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Handlers;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Handlers.Compatibility;
+using Microsoft.Maui.DeviceTests.Stubs;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Handlers;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
@@ -34,6 +36,32 @@ void SetupBuilder()
 			});
 		}
 
+#if ANDROID || IOS || MACCATALYST
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task SearchHandlerRendersCorrectly()
+		{
+			SetupBuilder();
+
+			var shell = await CreateShellAsync(shell =>
+			{
+				shell.Items.Add(new FlyoutItem() { Route = "FlyoutItem1", Items = { new ContentPage() }, Title = "Flyout Item" });
+				shell.Items.Add(new FlyoutItem() { Route = "FlyoutItem2", Items = { new ContentPage() }, Title = "Flyout Item" });
+
+				Shell.SetSearchHandler(shell, new SearchHandler() { SearchBoxVisibility = SearchBoxVisibility.Expanded });
+			});
+
+			await CreateHandlerAndAddToWindow<ShellRenderer>(shell, async (handler) =>
+			{
+				await OnLoadedAsync(shell.CurrentPage);
+				await OnNavigatedToAsync(shell.CurrentPage);
+				await Task.Delay(100);
+				await shell.GoToAsync("//FlyoutItem2");
+
+				// No crash using SearchHandler
+			});
+		}
+#endif
+
 		[Fact]
 		public async Task FlyoutWithAsMultipleItemsRendersWithoutCrashing()
 		{