diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index d35416cf4..73edb0dec 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@
       "disableOptimisticBPs": true,
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/GDevelop.js"
     },
+    {
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "name": "newIDE/app Jest tests (current file)",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/newIDE/app/node_modules/.bin/react-scripts",
+      "args": [
+        "test", "--env=node",
+        "${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
+      "disableOptimisticBPs": true,
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/newIDE/app"
+    },
     {
       "type": "node",
       "request": "launch",
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/LeaderboardIdField.js b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/LeaderboardIdField.js
index 0122142a7..676236c99 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/LeaderboardIdField.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/LeaderboardIdField.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type ParameterFieldProps,
   type ParameterFieldInterface,
 } from './ParameterFieldCommons';
-import SelectField from '../../UI/SelectField';
+import SelectField, { type SelectFieldInterface } from '../../UI/SelectField';
 import SelectOption from '../../UI/SelectOption';
 import { TextFieldWithButtonLayout } from '../../UI/Layout';
 import RaisedButtonWithSplitMenu from '../../UI/RaisedButtonWithSplitMenu';
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ export default React.forwardRef<ParameterFieldProps, ParameterFieldInterface>(
     const isOnline = useOnlineStatus();
     const leaderboards = useFetchLeaderboards();
     const [isAdminOpen, setIsAdminOpen] = React.useState(false);
-    const inputFieldRef = React.useRef<?(GenericExpressionField | SelectField)>(
-      null
-    );
+    const inputFieldRef = React.useRef<?(
+      | GenericExpressionField
+      | SelectFieldInterface
+    )>(null);
     React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
       focus: () => {
         if (inputFieldRef.current) {
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/MouseField.js b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/MouseField.js
index 74be1d150..6db3a5e1f 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/MouseField.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/MouseField.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { type ParameterFieldProps } from './ParameterFieldCommons';
 import { type ParameterInlineRendererProps } from './ParameterInlineRenderer.flow';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import SelectField from '../../UI/SelectField';
+import SelectField, { type SelectFieldInterface } from '../../UI/SelectField';
 import SelectOption from '../../UI/SelectOption';
 
 export default class MouseField extends Component<ParameterFieldProps> {
-  _field: ?SelectField;
+  _field: ?SelectFieldInterface;
 
   focus() {
     if (this._field) this._field.focus();
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/OperatorField.js b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/OperatorField.js
index 4a75fc9b2..79cdc932b 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/OperatorField.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/OperatorField.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { type ParameterInlineRendererProps } from './ParameterInlineRenderer.flow';
 import { type ParameterFieldProps } from './ParameterFieldCommons';
-import SelectField from '../../UI/SelectField';
+import SelectField, { type SelectFieldInterface } from '../../UI/SelectField';
 import SelectOption from '../../UI/SelectOption';
 
 const operatorLabels = {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const mapTypeToOperators = {
 };
 
 export default class OperatorField extends Component<ParameterFieldProps> {
-  _field: ?SelectField;
+  _field: ?SelectFieldInterface;
   focus() {
     if (this._field && this._field.focus) this._field.focus();
   }
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/RelationalOperatorField.js b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/RelationalOperatorField.js
index 16721ca30..dfce89dd9 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/RelationalOperatorField.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/EventsSheet/ParameterFields/RelationalOperatorField.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { type ParameterInlineRendererProps } from './ParameterInlineRenderer.flow';
 import { type ParameterFieldProps } from './ParameterFieldCommons';
-import SelectField from '../../UI/SelectField';
+import SelectField, { type SelectFieldInterface } from '../../UI/SelectField';
 import SelectOption from '../../UI/SelectOption';
 
 const operatorLabels = {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const mapTypeToOperators: { [string]: Array<string> } = {
 };
 
 export default class RelationalOperatorField extends Component<ParameterFieldProps> {
-  _field: ?SelectField;
+  _field: ?SelectFieldInterface;
   focus() {
     if (this._field && this._field.focus) this._field.focus();
   }
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectField.js b/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectField.js
index 1fbd8f925..94c540995 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectField.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectField.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ type Props = {|
   hintText?: MessageDescriptor,
 |};
 
+export type SelectFieldInterface = {| focus: () => void |};
+
 const INVALID_VALUE = '';
 const stopPropagation = event => event.stopPropagation();
 
@@ -48,15 +50,18 @@ const stopPropagation = event => event.stopPropagation();
  * A select field based on Material-UI select field.
  * To be used with `SelectOption`.
  */
-export default class SelectField extends React.Component<Props, {||}> {
-  _input = React.createRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+const SelectField = React.forwardRef<Props, SelectFieldInterface>(
+  (props, ref) => {
+    const inputRef = React.useRef<?HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
-  focus() {
-    if (this._input.current) this._input.current.focus();
-  }
+    const focus = () => {
+      if (inputRef.current) inputRef.current.focus();
+    };
+
+    React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      focus,
+    }));
 
-  render() {
-    const { props } = this;
     const onChange = props.onChange || undefined;
 
     // Dig into children props to see if the current value is valid or not.
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ export default class SelectField extends React.Component<Props, {||}> {
               native: true,
             }}
             style={props.style}
-            inputRef={this._input}
+            inputRef={inputRef}
           >
             {!hasValidValue ? (
               <option value={INVALID_VALUE} disabled>
@@ -123,4 +128,5 @@ export default class SelectField extends React.Component<Props, {||}> {
       </I18n>
     );
   }
-}
+);
+export default SelectField;
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectOption.js b/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectOption.js
index 8d9d69d23..50a581530 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectOption.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/UI/SelectOption.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { I18n } from '@lingui/react';
 import { type MessageDescriptor } from '../Utils/i18n/MessageDescriptor.flow';
+import { useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 
 // We support a subset of the props supported by Material-UI v0.x MenuItem
 // They should be self descriptive - refer to Material UI docs otherwise.
@@ -14,16 +15,25 @@ type Props = {|
 /**
  * A native select option to be used with `SelectField`.
  */
-export default class SelectOption extends React.Component<Props, {||}> {
-  render() {
-    return (
-      <I18n>
-        {({ i18n }) => (
-          <option value={this.props.value} disabled={this.props.disabled}>
-            {i18n._(this.props.primaryText)}
-          </option>
-        )}
-      </I18n>
-    );
-  }
-}
+const SelectOption = (props: Props) => {
+  const muiTheme = useTheme();
+
+  return (
+    <I18n>
+      {({ i18n }) => (
+        <option
+          value={props.value}
+          disabled={props.disabled}
+          style={{
+            color: muiTheme.palette.text.primary,
+            backgroundColor: muiTheme.palette.background.paper,
+          }}
+        >
+          {i18n._(props.primaryText)}
+        </option>
+      )}
+    </I18n>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SelectOption;
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/Utils/VariablesUtils.js b/newIDE/app/src/Utils/VariablesUtils.js
index 18dc08f9c..9083250c1 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/Utils/VariablesUtils.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/Utils/VariablesUtils.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const insertInVariablesContainer = (
   name: string,
   serializedVariable: ?any,
   index: ?number
-): string => {
+): { name: string, variable: gdVariable } => {
   const newName = newNameGenerator(
     name,
     name => variablesContainer.has(name),
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ export const insertInVariablesContainer = (
   } else {
     newVariable.setString('');
   }
-  variablesContainer.insert(
+  const variable = variablesContainer.insert(
     newName,
     newVariable,
     index || variablesContainer.count()
   );
   newVariable.delete();
-  return newName;
+  return { name: newName, variable };
 };
 
 export const insertInVariableChildrenArray = (
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.js b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.js
index 4351ac8d9..78a1a3859 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { mapFor } from '../Utils/MapFor';
+import { normalizeString } from '../Utils/Search';
 const gd: libGDevelop = global.gd;
 
 type MovementType =
@@ -273,3 +274,108 @@ export const getMovementTypeWithinVariablesContainer = (
 
   return null;
 };
+
+export const generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable = ({
+  variable,
+  variableName,
+  nodeId,
+  searchText,
+  acc,
+}: {|
+  variable: gdVariable,
+  variableName: string,
+  nodeId: string,
+  searchText: string,
+  acc: Array<string>,
+|}): Array<string> => {
+  let newAcc;
+  let childrenNodes;
+  switch (variable.getType()) {
+    case gd.Variable.Boolean:
+      if (normalizeString(variableName).includes(searchText)) {
+        return [nodeId];
+      }
+      return [];
+    case gd.Variable.String:
+      if (
+        normalizeString(variableName).includes(searchText) ||
+        normalizeString(variable.getString()).includes(searchText)
+      ) {
+        return [nodeId];
+      }
+      return [];
+    case gd.Variable.Number:
+      if (
+        normalizeString(variableName).includes(searchText) ||
+        variable
+          .getValue()
+          .toString()
+          .includes(searchText)
+      ) {
+        return [nodeId];
+      }
+      return [];
+    case gd.Variable.Array:
+      newAcc = [...acc];
+      if (normalizeString(variableName).includes(searchText)) {
+        newAcc.push(nodeId);
+      }
+      childrenNodes = mapFor(0, variable.getChildrenCount(), index => {
+        const childVariable = variable.getAtIndex(index);
+        return generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: childVariable,
+          variableName: '',
+          nodeId: `${nodeId}${separator}${index}`,
+          searchText: searchText,
+          acc: newAcc,
+        });
+      }).flat();
+      return [...newAcc, ...childrenNodes];
+    case gd.Variable.Structure:
+      newAcc = [...acc];
+      if (normalizeString(variableName).includes(searchText)) {
+        newAcc.push(nodeId);
+      }
+      childrenNodes = variable
+        .getAllChildrenNames()
+        .toJSArray()
+        .map(childName => {
+          const childVariable = variable.getChild(childName);
+
+          return Array.from(
+            new Set(
+              generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+                variable: childVariable,
+                variableName: childName,
+                nodeId: `${nodeId}${separator}${childName}`,
+                searchText: searchText,
+                acc,
+              })
+            )
+          );
+        })
+        .flat();
+
+      return [...newAcc, ...childrenNodes];
+    default:
+      return [];
+  }
+};
+
+export const generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer = (
+  variablesContainer: gdVariablesContainer,
+  searchText: string,
+  prefix?: string
+): Array<string> => {
+  return mapFor(0, variablesContainer.count(), index => {
+    const variable = variablesContainer.getAt(index);
+    const name = variablesContainer.getNameAt(index);
+    return generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+      variable,
+      variableName: name,
+      nodeId: prefix ? `${prefix}${name}` : name,
+      searchText,
+      acc: [],
+    });
+  }).flat();
+};
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.spec.js b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.spec.js
index 86235e20d..c3830d897 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.spec.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariableToTreeNodeHandling.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 import {
+  generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable,
+  generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer,
   getExpandedNodeIdsFromVariablesContainer,
   getVariableContextFromNodeId,
   separator,
@@ -26,13 +28,13 @@ describe('VariableToTreeNodeHandling', () => {
     ├── parent
     │   ├── stringChild
     │   └── arrayChild (folded)
-    │       ├── firstArrayChild
-    │       └── secondArrayChild
+    │       ├── firstArrayChild 35
+    │       └── secondArrayChild false
     └── parent2 (folded)
-        ├── boolChild
+        ├── boolChild true
         └── structureChild
-            ├── firstStructureChild
-            └── secondStructureChild
+            ├── firstStructureChild 'Danger'
+            └── secondStructureChild 'secondStructureChild'
      */
     parent = new gd.Variable();
     parent.castTo('structure');
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ describe('VariableToTreeNodeHandling', () => {
     structureChild.castTo('structure');
     structureChild.setFolded(false);
     firstStructureChild = new gd.Variable();
-    firstStructureChild.setString('firstStructureChild');
+    firstStructureChild.setString('Danger');
     structureChild.insertChild('firstStructureChild', firstStructureChild);
     secondStructureChild = new gd.Variable();
     secondStructureChild.setString('secondStructureChild');
@@ -173,6 +175,112 @@ describe('VariableToTreeNodeHandling', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable', () => {
+    test('First variable should be included if name matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: parent,
+          variableName: 'parent',
+          nodeId: 'parent',
+          searchText: 'parent',
+          acc: [],
+        })
+      ).toEqual(['parent']);
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: parent2,
+          variableName: 'parent2',
+          nodeId: 'parent2',
+          searchText: 'parent',
+          acc: [],
+        })
+      ).toEqual(['parent2']);
+    });
+    test('Leaf variable in array should be included if value matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: parent,
+          variableName: 'parent',
+          nodeId: 'parent',
+          searchText: '35',
+          acc: [],
+        })
+      ).toEqual([`parent${separator}arrayChild${separator}0`]);
+    });
+    test('Leaf variable in structure should be included if value matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: parent2,
+          variableName: 'parent2',
+          nodeId: 'parent2',
+          searchText: 'danger',
+          acc: [],
+        })
+      ).toEqual([
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}firstStructureChild`,
+      ]);
+    });
+    test('All branches should be included if each variable matches by the name and/or the value', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariable({
+          variable: parent2,
+          variableName: 'parent2',
+          nodeId: 'parent2',
+          searchText: 'structure',
+          acc: [],
+        })
+      ).toEqual([
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}firstStructureChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}secondStructureChild`,
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer', () => {
+    test('First variable should be included if name matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+          variablesContainer,
+          'parent'
+        )
+      ).toEqual(['parent', 'parent2']);
+    });
+    test('Leaf variable in array should be included if value matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+          variablesContainer,
+          '35'
+        )
+      ).toEqual([`parent${separator}arrayChild${separator}0`]);
+    });
+    test('Leaf variable in structure should be included if value matches', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+          variablesContainer,
+          'danger'
+        )
+      ).toEqual([
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}firstStructureChild`,
+      ]);
+    });
+    test('All branches should be included if each variable matches by the name and/or the value', () => {
+      expect(
+        generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+          variablesContainer,
+          'child'
+        )
+      ).toEqual([
+        `parent${separator}arrayChild`,
+        `parent${separator}stringChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}boolChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}firstStructureChild`,
+        `parent2${separator}structureChild${separator}secondStructureChild`,
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   afterEach(() => {
     variablesContainer.delete();
     parent.delete();
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariablesList.js b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariablesList.js
index 4beffe4e3..14eb8de96 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariablesList.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/VariablesList/VariablesList.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import ScrollView from '../UI/ScrollView';
 import GDevelopThemeContext from '../UI/Theme/ThemeContext';
 import { ResponsiveLineStackLayout } from '../UI/Layout';
 import KeyboardShortcuts from '../UI/KeyboardShortcuts';
-import SemiControlledAutoComplete from '../UI/SemiControlledAutoComplete';
+import SemiControlledAutoComplete, {
+  type SemiControlledAutoCompleteInterface,
+} from '../UI/SemiControlledAutoComplete';
 
 import useForceUpdate from '../Utils/UseForceUpdate';
 import { mapFor } from '../Utils/MapFor';
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ import {
   saveToHistory,
 } from '../Utils/History';
 import {
-  hasChildThatContainsStringInNameOrValue,
   hasVariablesContainerSubChildren,
   insertInVariableChildren,
   insertInVariableChildrenArray,
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import {
 } from '../Utils/VariablesUtils';
 import {
   foldNodesVariables,
+  generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer,
   getDirectParentNodeId,
   getDirectParentVariable,
   getExpandedNodeIdsFromVariablesContainer,
@@ -161,14 +163,72 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
     [onComputeAllVariableNames]
   );
   const [selectedNodes, setSelectedNodes] = React.useState<Array<string>>([]);
+  const [searchMatchingNodes, setSearchMatchingNodes] = React.useState<
+    Array<string>
+  >([]);
   const [containerWidth, setContainerWidth] = React.useState<?number>(null);
   const [nameErrors, setNameErrors] = React.useState<{ [number]: React.Node }>(
     {}
   );
+  const topLevelVariableNameInputRefs = React.useRef<{
+    [number]: SemiControlledAutoCompleteInterface,
+  }>({});
+  const [variablePtrToFocus, setVariablePtrToFocus] = React.useState<?number>(
+    null
+  );
   const gdevelopTheme = React.useContext(GDevelopThemeContext);
   const draggedNodeId = React.useRef<?string>(null);
   const forceUpdate = useForceUpdate();
 
+  const DragSourceAndDropTarget = React.useMemo(
+    () => makeDragSourceAndDropTarget('variable-editor'),
+    []
+  );
+
+  const triggerSearch = React.useCallback(
+    () => {
+      let matchingInheritedNodes = [];
+      const matchingNodes = generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+        props.variablesContainer,
+        normalizeString(searchText)
+      );
+      if (props.inheritedVariablesContainer) {
+        matchingInheritedNodes = generateListOfNodesMatchingSearchInVariablesContainer(
+          props.inheritedVariablesContainer,
+          normalizeString(searchText),
+          inheritedPrefix
+        );
+      }
+      setSearchMatchingNodes([...matchingNodes, ...matchingInheritedNodes]);
+    },
+    [props.inheritedVariablesContainer, props.variablesContainer, searchText]
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(
+    () => {
+      if (!!searchText) {
+        triggerSearch();
+      } else {
+        setSearchMatchingNodes([]);
+      }
+    },
+    [searchText, triggerSearch]
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(
+    () => {
+      if (variablePtrToFocus) {
+        const inputRef =
+          topLevelVariableNameInputRefs.current[variablePtrToFocus];
+        if (inputRef) {
+          inputRef.focus();
+          setVariablePtrToFocus(null);
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    [variablePtrToFocus]
+  );
+
   const shouldHideExpandIcons =
     !hasVariablesContainerSubChildren(props.variablesContainer) &&
     (props.inheritedVariablesContainer
@@ -319,7 +379,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
 
       if (pasteAtTopLevel) {
         if (!name) return;
-        const newName = insertInVariablesContainer(
+        const { name: newName } = insertInVariablesContainer(
           props.variablesContainer,
           name,
           serializedVariable
@@ -340,7 +400,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
         );
         if (!targetParentVariable) {
           if (!name) return;
-          const newName = insertInVariablesContainer(
+          const { name: newName } = insertInVariablesContainer(
             props.variablesContainer,
             name,
             serializedVariable,
@@ -435,6 +495,15 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
     setSelectedNodes(
       updateListOfNodesFollowingChangeName(selectedNodes, oldNodeId, newName)
     );
+    if (!!searchText) {
+      setSearchMatchingNodes(
+        updateListOfNodesFollowingChangeName(
+          searchMatchingNodes,
+          oldNodeId,
+          newName
+        )
+      );
+    }
   };
 
   const updateExpandedAndSelectedNodesFollowingNodeMove = (
@@ -451,13 +520,12 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
       ...inheritedExpandedNodes,
       ...getExpandedNodeIdsFromVariablesContainer(props.variablesContainer),
     ]);
+    if (!!searchText) {
+      triggerSearch();
+      forceUpdate();
+    }
   };
 
-  const DragSourceAndDropTarget = React.useMemo(
-    () => makeDragSourceAndDropTarget('variable-editor'),
-    []
-  );
-
   const canDrop = (nodeId: string): boolean => {
     if (nodeId.startsWith(inheritedPrefix)) return false;
     const { current } = draggedNodeId;
@@ -713,7 +781,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
       selectedNodes.some(node => node.startsWith(inheritedPrefix));
 
     if (addAtTopLevel) {
-      const newName = insertInVariablesContainer(
+      const { name: newName, variable } = insertInVariablesContainer(
         props.variablesContainer,
         'Variable',
         null,
@@ -721,6 +789,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
       );
       _saveToHistory();
       setSelectedNodes([newName]);
+      setVariablePtrToFocus(variable.ptr);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -737,7 +806,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
     } else {
       position = props.variablesContainer.getPosition(oldestAncestry.name) + 1;
     }
-    const newName = insertInVariablesContainer(
+    const { name: newName, variable } = insertInVariablesContainer(
       props.variablesContainer,
       'Variable',
       null,
@@ -745,6 +814,7 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
     );
     _saveToHistory();
     setSelectedNodes([newName]);
+    setVariablePtrToFocus(variable.ptr);
   };
 
   const renderVariableAndChildrenRows = (
@@ -801,13 +871,22 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
       props.inheritedVariablesContainer &&
       props.inheritedVariablesContainer.has(name);
 
-    const normalizedSearchText = normalizeString(searchText);
-    if (
-      !!searchText &&
-      !normalizeString(name).includes(normalizedSearchText) &&
-      !hasChildThatContainsStringInNameOrValue(variable, normalizedSearchText)
-    ) {
-      return null;
+    if (!!searchText) {
+      if (
+        !(
+          searchMatchingNodes.includes(nodeId) ||
+          searchMatchingNodes.includes(parentNodeId) ||
+          searchMatchingNodes.some(matchingNodeId =>
+            matchingNodeId.startsWith(nodeId)
+          )
+        )
+      ) {
+        // Display node if one of these is true:
+        // - node is in the list of nodes matching search
+        // - parent node is in the list of nodes matching search (to be able to edit direct children of searched structure)
+        // - node is an ancestry of a node in the list of nodes matching search
+        return null;
+      }
     }
 
     const valueInputStyle = {};
@@ -878,6 +957,13 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
                       {shouldWrap ? null : <Spacer />}
                       <SemiControlledAutoComplete
                         fullWidth
+                        ref={element => {
+                          if (depth === 0 && element) {
+                            topLevelVariableNameInputRefs.current[
+                              variable.ptr
+                            ] = element;
+                          }
+                        }}
                         dataSource={isTopLevel ? undefinedVariableNames : []}
                         margin="none"
                         key="name"
@@ -1356,11 +1442,11 @@ const VariablesList = ({ onComputeAllVariableNames, ...props }: Props) => {
             {({ contentRect, measureRef }) => (
               <div
                 ref={measureRef}
-                style={{ flex: 1, display: 'flex' }}
+                style={{ flex: 1, display: 'flex', minHeight: 0 }}
                 onKeyDown={keyboardShortcuts.onKeyDown}
                 onKeyUp={keyboardShortcuts.onKeyUp}
               >
-                <Column expand>
+                <Column expand useFullHeight>
                   {isNarrow ? null : toolbar}
                   {props.variablesContainer.count() === 0 &&
                   (!props.inheritedVariablesContainer ||
diff --git a/newIDE/app/src/fixtures/TestProject.js b/newIDE/app/src/fixtures/TestProject.js
index cda22e5ff..57c0cda30 100644
--- a/newIDE/app/src/fixtures/TestProject.js
+++ b/newIDE/app/src/fixtures/TestProject.js
@@ -276,9 +276,9 @@ export const makeTestProject = (gd /*: libGDevelop */) /*: TestProject */ => {
       1
     );
     variable.castTo('structure');
-    variable.getChild('InstanceChild1').setValue(564);
-    variable.getChild('InstanceChild2').setString('Guttentag');
-    variable.getChild('InstanceChild3').setBool(true);
+    variable.getChild('InstanceChild1').setValue(1995);
+    variable.getChild('InstanceChild2').setString('Hallo');
+    variable.getChild('InstanceChild3').setBool(false);
     const arrayVariable = variable.getChild('InstanceChild4');
     arrayVariable.castTo('array');
     arrayVariable.pushNew().setString('Bonjour');