diff --git a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
index 8927338b..4e803ee4 100644
--- a/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Yattee/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -1949,6 +1949,17 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "continueWatching.empty.search" : {
+      "comment" : "tvOS button on the empty Continue Watching screen that opens Search",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "Search Videos"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "continueWatching.remove" : {
       "comment" : "Remove from continue watching",
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift b/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
index 457d371a..3570176b 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Home/ContinueWatchingView.swift
@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@ struct ContinueWatchingView: View {
             Label(String(localized: "home.continueWatching.title"), systemImage: "play.circle")
         } description: {
             Text(String(localized: "home.continueWatching.empty"))
+        } actions: {
+            #if os(tvOS)
+            // Without a focusable element the focus engine has nowhere to
+            // land, and the remote can no longer reach the sidebar either.
+            Button {
+                appEnvironment?.navigationCoordinator.router.select(.search)
+            } label: {
+                Label(String(localized: "continueWatching.empty.search"), systemImage: "magnifyingglass")
+            }
+            #endif
         }
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
     }