diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
index 09ce418bda9..cff0e6614d3 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/abstractTree.ts
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ interface IAbstractFindControllerOptions extends IFindWidgetOptions {
 	showNotFoundMessage?: boolean;
 }
 
-interface IFindControllerOptions extends IAbstractFindControllerOptions {
+export interface IFindControllerOptions extends IAbstractFindControllerOptions {
 	defaultFindMode?: TreeFindMode;
 	defaultFindMatchType?: TreeFindMatchType;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts
index dd6059051f0..f6c47bb9283 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/tree/asyncDataTree.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { IDragAndDropData } from '../../dnd.js';
 import { IIdentityProvider, IKeyboardNavigationLabelProvider, IListDragAndDrop, IListDragOverReaction, IListVirtualDelegate } from '../list/list.js';
 import { ElementsDragAndDropData, ListViewTargetSector } from '../list/listView.js';
 import { IListStyles } from '../list/listWidget.js';
-import { ComposedTreeDelegate, TreeFindMode as TreeFindMode, IAbstractTreeOptions, IAbstractTreeOptionsUpdate, TreeFindMatchType, AbstractTreePart, LabelFuzzyScore, FindFilter, FindController, ITreeFindToggleChangeEvent } from './abstractTree.js';
+import { ComposedTreeDelegate, TreeFindMode as TreeFindMode, IAbstractTreeOptions, IAbstractTreeOptionsUpdate, TreeFindMatchType, AbstractTreePart, LabelFuzzyScore, FindFilter, FindController, ITreeFindToggleChangeEvent, IFindControllerOptions } from './abstractTree.js';
 import { ICompressedTreeElement, ICompressedTreeNode } from './compressedObjectTreeModel.js';
 import { getVisibleState, isFilterResult } from './indexTreeModel.js';
 import { CompressibleObjectTree, ICompressibleKeyboardNavigationLabelProvider, ICompressibleObjectTreeOptions, ICompressibleTreeRenderer, IObjectTreeOptions, IObjectTreeSetChildrenOptions, ObjectTree } from './objectTree.js';
@@ -629,7 +629,12 @@ export class AsyncDataTree<TInput, T, TFilterData = void> implements IDisposable
 		this.tree.onDidChangeCollapseState(this._onDidChangeCollapseState, this, this.disposables);
 
 		if (asyncFindEnabled) {
-			const findOptions = { styles: options.findWidgetStyles, showNotFoundMessage: options.showNotFoundMessage };
+			const findOptions: IFindControllerOptions = {
+				styles: options.findWidgetStyles,
+				showNotFoundMessage: options.showNotFoundMessage,
+				defaultFindMatchType: options.defaultFindMatchType,
+				defaultFindMode: options.defaultFindMode,
+			};
 			this.findController = this.disposables.add(new AsyncFindController(this.tree, options.findProvider!, findFilter!, this.tree.options.contextViewProvider!, findOptions));
 
 			this.focusNavigationFilter = node => this.findController!.shouldFocusWhenNavigating(node);
@@ -657,8 +662,18 @@ export class AsyncDataTree<TInput, T, TFilterData = void> implements IDisposable
 		return new ObjectTree(user, container, objectTreeDelegate, objectTreeRenderers, objectTreeOptions);
 	}
 
-	updateOptions(options: IAsyncDataTreeOptionsUpdate = {}): void {
-		this.tree.updateOptions(options);
+	updateOptions(optionsUpdate: IAsyncDataTreeOptionsUpdate = {}): void {
+		if (this.findController) {
+			if (optionsUpdate.defaultFindMode !== undefined) {
+				this.findController.mode = optionsUpdate.defaultFindMode;
+			}
+
+			if (optionsUpdate.defaultFindMatchType !== undefined) {
+				this.findController.matchType = optionsUpdate.defaultFindMatchType;
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.tree.updateOptions(optionsUpdate);
 	}
 
 	get options(): IAsyncDataTreeOptions<T, TFilterData> {
@@ -1513,10 +1528,6 @@ export class CompressibleAsyncDataTree<TInput, T, TFilterData = void> extends As
 		};
 	}
 
-	override updateOptions(options: ICompressibleAsyncDataTreeOptionsUpdate = {}): void {
-		this.tree.updateOptions(options);
-	}
-
 	override getViewState(): IAsyncDataTreeViewState {
 		if (!this.identityProvider) {
 			throw new TreeError(this.user, 'Can\'t get tree view state without an identity provider');