diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 4ce619e4..f4bf1da0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ static const char *const vimode_search_binding_action_map[] = {
     [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_DELETE_PREV_CHAR] = "vimode-search-delete-prev",
     [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_LEFT] = "vimode-search-left",
     [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_RIGHT] = "vimode-search-right",
+    [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_UNICODE_INPUT] = "vimode-search-unicode-input",
     [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_CLIPBOARD_PASTE] = "vimode-search-clipboard-paste",
     [BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_PRIMARY_PASTE] = "vimode-search-primary-paste",
 };
diff --git a/key-binding.h b/key-binding.h
index d2838342..85e0d627 100644
--- a/key-binding.h
+++ b/key-binding.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ enum bind_action_vimode_search {
     BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_DELETE_PREV_CHAR,
     BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_LEFT,
     BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_RIGHT,
+    BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_UNICODE_INPUT,
     BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_CLIPBOARD_PASTE,
     BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_PRIMARY_PASTE,
 
diff --git a/vimode.c b/vimode.c
index fcd9b3b0..46353b4d 100644
--- a/vimode.c
+++ b/vimode.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "render.h"
 #include "selection.h"
+#include "unicode-mode.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "vimode.h"
 #include "xmalloc.h"
@@ -1504,9 +1505,9 @@ static void execute_vimode_search_binding(struct seat *seat,
                           term);
         break;
 
-        // case BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_UNICODE_INPUT:
-        //     unicode_mode_activate(term);
-        //     break;
+    case BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_SEARCH_UNICODE_INPUT:
+        unicode_mode_activate(term);
+        break;
 
     case BIND_ACTION_VIMODE_COUNT:
         BUG("Invalid action type");