diff --git a/apps/files/src/views/FilesNavigation.spec.ts b/apps/files/src/views/FilesNavigation.spec.ts
index b6b239560a8d3..8be28dde61d3d 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/views/FilesNavigation.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/views/FilesNavigation.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Navigation', () => {
 		// see the navigation
 		await expect(component.findByRole('navigation', { name: 'Files' })).resolves.not.toThrow()
 		// see the search box
-		await expect(component.findByRole('searchbox', { name: /Search here/ })).resolves.not.toThrow()
+		await expect(component.findByRole('combobox', { name: /Search here/ })).resolves.not.toThrow()
 		// see the settings entry
 		await expect(component.findByRole('link', { name: /Files settings/ })).resolves.not.toThrow()
 	})
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/dav/availability.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/dav/availability.cy.ts
index e1cc91d37d5c3..a0396c581498d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/dav/availability.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/dav/availability.cy.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('Calendar: Availability', { testIsolation: true }, () => {
 			.type('Happy holidays!')
 
 		cy.intercept('GET', '**/ocs/v2.php/apps/files_sharing/api/v1/sharees?*search=replacement*').as('userSearch')
-		cy.findByRole('searchbox')
+		cy.findByRole('combobox')
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.as('userSearchBox')
 			.click()
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/files/search.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/files/search.cy.ts
index 2800a71a539ee..d5b46efc55909 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/files/search.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/files/search.cy.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe('files: search', () => {
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.within(() => {
 				// see within there is a search box with the same value
-				cy.findByRole('searchbox', { name: /search for files/i })
+				cy.findByRole('combobox', { name: /search for files/i })
 					.should('be.visible')
 					.and('have.value', 'xyz')
 			})
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/settings/users_search.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/settings/users_search.cy.ts
index 3c2bbc5f57a92..22480502f8066 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/settings/users_search.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/settings/users_search.cy.ts
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ describe('Settings: Unified search for accounts and groups', { testIsolation: fa
 	})
 
 	it('shows the search input in the navigation sidebar', () => {
-		accountNav().findByRole('searchbox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
+		accountNav().findByRole('combobox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
 			.should('be.visible')
 			.and('have.value', '')
 	})
 
 	it('dispatches the query to both the users and groups API', () => {
-		accountNav().findByRole('searchbox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
+		accountNav().findByRole('combobox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
 			.type(alice.userId)
 
 		// A single keystroke sequence debounces once (300ms), then fans out
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Settings: Unified search for accounts and groups', { testIsolation: fa
 	})
 
 	it('filters the group list when the query matches a group name', () => {
-		accountNav().findByRole('searchbox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
+		accountNav().findByRole('combobox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
 			.clear()
 			.type(matchingGroup)
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Settings: Unified search for accounts and groups', { testIsolation: fa
 	it('resets both lists when the clear button is clicked', () => {
 		accountNav().findByRole('button', { name: /clear search/i }).click()
 
-		accountNav().findByRole('searchbox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
+		accountNav().findByRole('combobox', { name: /search accounts and groups/i })
 			.should('have.value', '')
 
 		waitForSearchRequest('@loadUsers', '')
diff --git a/cypress/pages/FilesNavigation.ts b/cypress/pages/FilesNavigation.ts
index b9a48d9f1333b..35af9f19425da 100644
--- a/cypress/pages/FilesNavigation.ts
+++ b/cypress/pages/FilesNavigation.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class FilesNavigationPage {
 	}
 
 	searchInput() {
-		return this.navigation().findByRole('searchbox')
+		return this.navigation().findByRole('combobox')
 	}
 
 	searchScopeTrigger() {