diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Android.Tests/snapshots/android/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Android.Tests/snapshots/android/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue34422.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue34422.cs
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index 000000000000..63fb9e2df749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue34422.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues;
+
+[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 34422, "SearchBar clear button still appears on MacCatalyst after clearing input", PlatformAffected.macOS)]
+public class Issue34422 : ContentPage
+{
+	readonly SearchBar _searchBar;
+
+	public Issue34422()
+	{
+		_searchBar = new SearchBar
+		{
+			Placeholder = "Search...",
+			AutomationId = "TestSearchBar"
+		};
+
+		var addTextButton = new Button
+		{
+			Text = "Add Text",
+			AutomationId = "AddTextButton"
+		};
+
+		addTextButton.Clicked += (s, e) =>
+		{
+			_searchBar.Text = "Search text";
+		};
+
+		var clearButton = new Button
+		{
+			Text = "Clear SearchBar Text",
+			AutomationId = "ClearButton"
+		};
+
+		clearButton.Clicked += (s, e) =>
+		{
+			_searchBar.Text = string.Empty;
+		};
+
+		Content = new VerticalStackLayout
+		{
+			Padding = new Thickness(20),
+			Spacing = 10,
+			Children =
+			{
+				_searchBar,
+				addTextButton,
+				clearButton
+			}
+		};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Mac.Tests/snapshots/mac/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Mac.Tests/snapshots/mac/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue34422.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue34422.cs
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index 000000000000..7c57fa8ddc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue34422.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues;
+
+public class Issue34422 : _IssuesUITest
+{
+	public Issue34422(TestDevice device) : base(device) { }
+
+	public override string Issue => "SearchBar clear button still appears on MacCatalyst after clearing input";
+
+	[Test, Order(1)]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.SearchBar)]
+	public void SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText()
+	{
+		App.WaitForElement("TestSearchBar");
+        App.Tap("TestSearchBar");
+		App.Tap("AddTextButton");
+		VerifyScreenshot();
+	}
+
+	[Test, Order(2)]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.SearchBar)]
+	public void SearchBarClearButtonShouldDisappearAfterClearingInput()
+	{
+		// First add text so the clear button appears
+		App.WaitForElement("TestSearchBar");
+        App.Tap("TestSearchBar");
+		App.Tap("AddTextButton");
+		App.Tap("ClearButton");
+		VerifyScreenshot();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.WinUI.Tests/snapshots/windows/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.WinUI.Tests/snapshots/windows/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.iOS.Tests/snapshots/ios-26/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.iOS.Tests/snapshots/ios-26/SearchBarClearButtonShouldBeVisibleWithText.png
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diff --git a/src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs b/src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs
index d304bc5aa273..34f92404136b 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Handlers/SearchBar/SearchBarHandler.iOS.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ protected override MauiSearchBar CreatePlatformView()
 
 			_editor = searchBar.GetSearchTextField();
 
-
 			return searchBar;
 		}
 
@@ -154,6 +153,9 @@ internal static void MapSelectionLength(ISearchBarHandler handler, ISearchBar se
 		public static void MapCancelButtonColor(ISearchBarHandler handler, ISearchBar searchBar)
 		{
 			handler.PlatformView?.UpdateCancelButton(searchBar);
+			if (handler is SearchBarHandler searchBarHandler)
+				handler.PlatformView?.UpdateClearButtonVisibility(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchBar.Text));
+
 		}
 
 		internal static void MapSearchIconColor(ISearchBarHandler handler, ISearchBar searchBar)
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ void OnEditingChanged(object? sender, EventArgs e)
 				if (Handler is SearchBarHandler handler)
 				{
 					handler.UpdateCancelButtonVisibility();
+					handler.PlatformView?.UpdateClearButtonVisibility(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(VirtualView?.Text));
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs
index a8b498e4ed62..3af31e1cf07d 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/SearchBarExtensions.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,24 @@ public static void UpdateFont(this UISearchBar uiSearchBar, ITextStyle textStyle
 			textField.UpdateFont(textStyle, fontManager);
 		}
 
+		internal static void UpdateClearButtonVisibility(this UISearchBar uiSearchBar, bool hasText)
+		{
+			if (OperatingSystem.IsMacCatalyst())
+			{
+				var clearButton = uiSearchBar.GetClearButton();
+
+				if (clearButton != null)
+				{
+					var shouldHide = !hasText;
+
+					if (clearButton.Hidden != shouldHide)
+					{
+						clearButton.Hidden = shouldHide;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		public static void UpdateVerticalTextAlignment(this UISearchBar uiSearchBar, ISearchBar searchBar)
 		{
 			uiSearchBar.UpdateVerticalTextAlignment(searchBar, null);
@@ -460,5 +478,7 @@ static UITextPosition GetSelectionEnd(UITextField textField, UITextPosition star
 			var end = textField.GetPosition(start, endOffset - startOffset);
 			return end ?? start;
 		}
+		internal static UIButton? GetClearButton(this UISearchBar searchBar) =>
+			searchBar.GetSearchTextField()?.ValueForKey(new NSString("clearButton")) as UIButton;
 	}
 }
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