diff --git a/src/Search/SearchAssistance.js b/src/Search/SearchAssistance.js
index 8175083..c9498d7 100644
--- a/src/Search/SearchAssistance.js
+++ b/src/Search/SearchAssistance.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const SearchAssistance = ({ children, className, relativeTo, ...rest }) => {
 
 SearchAssistance.propTypes = {
   children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
-  className: PropTypes.string, 
+  className: PropTypes.string,
   relativeTo: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   position: PropTypes.oneOf(POSITIONS),
 };
diff --git a/src/Search/index.js b/src/Search/index.js
index 42f8e59..9e71335 100644
--- a/src/Search/index.js
+++ b/src/Search/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import Icon from '../Icon';
 import { wcBool } from '../utils';
+import { useEffectExceptOnMount } from '../hooks/useEffectExceptOnMounted';
 
 /**
  * @see https://helixdesignsystem.github.io/helix-ui/components/search/
@@ -18,11 +19,35 @@ const Search = ({
   optional,
   required,
   wrapperId,
+  value,
   ...rest
 }) => {
+  /**
+   * Show clear icon when value changes programmatically by triggering 'input' event manually.
+   * @see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23892547/what-is-the-best-way-to-trigger-onchange-event-in-react-js
+   */
+  const inputRef = useRef();
+  useEffectExceptOnMount(() => {
+    const input = inputRef.current;
+    const nativeInputValueSetter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
+      window.HTMLInputElement.prototype,
+      'value'
+    ).set;
+    nativeInputValueSetter.call(input, value);
+    const ev = new Event('input', { bubbles: true });
+    input.dispatchEvent(ev);
+  }, [value]);
+
   return (
     <hx-search-control class={className} id={wrapperId}>
-      <input id={id} {...rest} disabled={wcBool(disabled)} type="search" />
+      <input
+        id={id}
+        value={value}
+        ref={inputRef}
+        {...rest}
+        disabled={wcBool(disabled)}
+        type="search"
+      />
       <button type="button" className="hxClear" aria-label={clearLabel} hidden onClick={onClear}>
         <Icon type="times" />
       </button>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useEffectExceptOnMounted.js b/src/hooks/useEffectExceptOnMounted.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89bdfa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useEffectExceptOnMounted.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import React from 'react';
+/**
+ * Identical to React.useEffect, except that it never runs on mount. This is the equivalent of
+ * the componentDidUpdate lifecycle function.
+ * @see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53253940/make-react-useeffect-hook-not-run-on-initial-render
+ * @param {function:function} effect - A useEffect effect.
+ * @param {array} dependencies - useEffect dependency list.
+ */
+export const useEffectExceptOnMount = (effect, dependencies) => {
+  const mounted = React.useRef(false);
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (mounted.current) {
+      const unmount = effect();
+      return () => unmount && unmount();
+    } else {
+      mounted.current = true;
+    }
+  }, dependencies);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    return () => (mounted.current = false);
+  }, []);
+};