diff --git a/panels/keyboard/01-launchers.xml.in b/panels/keyboard/01-launchers.xml.in
index 67c83254b..cdeb4bd04 100644
--- a/panels/keyboard/01-launchers.xml.in
+++ b/panels/keyboard/01-launchers.xml.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 	<KeyListEntry name="home" description="Home folder"/>
 
-	<KeyListEntry name="search" description="Search" msgctxt="keybinding">Search</KeyListEntry>
+	<KeyListEntry name="search" description="Search" msgctxt="keybinding" comments="Translators: This refers to a keyboard shortcut that can trigger a search.">Search</KeyListEntry>
 
 </KeyListEntries>
 
diff --git a/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.ui b/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.ui
index d74184f95..dbbfebfc0 100644
--- a/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.ui
+++ b/panels/printers/cc-printers-panel.ui
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
               <object class="AdwHeaderBar">
                 <child type="end">
                   <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="search_button">
-                    <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Search</property>
+                    <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes" comments="Translators: this is a verb.">Search</property>
                     <property name="icon_name">edit-find-symbolic</property>
                   </object>
                 </child>
@@ -204,4 +204,3 @@
     </property>
   </template>
 </interface>
-
diff --git a/panels/search/gnome-search-panel.desktop.in b/panels/search/gnome-search-panel.desktop.in
index fecfd73cf..b8b6b2914 100644
--- a/panels/search/gnome-search-panel.desktop.in
+++ b/panels/search/gnome-search-panel.desktop.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
+# Translators: "Search" should be phrased as a verb (in both "Name" and "Keywords" fields).
 Name=Search
 Comment=Control which apps show search results in the Activities Overview
 Exec=gnome-control-center search
diff --git a/shell/cc-window.ui b/shell/cc-window.ui
index 145ed60d6..b881f6fce 100644
--- a/shell/cc-window.ui
+++ b/shell/cc-window.ui
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="search_button">
                         <property name="icon-name">edit-find-symbolic</property>
-                        <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Search</property>
+                        <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes" comments="Translators: this is a verb.">Search</property>
                       </object>
                     </child>
                     <child type="end">