diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
index 6b63317f0..dd84a9473 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/search.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 import type { GetStaticProps, NextPage } from "next";
+import { useFeatureFlags } from "src/hooks/useFeatureFlags";
 
 import { serverSideTranslations } from "next-i18next/serverSideTranslations";
 
+import PageNotFound from "./404";
+
 const Search: NextPage = () => {
+  const { featureFlagsManager, mounted } = useFeatureFlags();
+
+  if (!mounted) return null;
+  if (!featureFlagsManager.isFeatureEnabled("showSearchV0")) {
+    return <PageNotFound />;
+  }
+
   return <>Search Boilerplate</>;
 };
 
@@ -10,11 +20,6 @@ const Search: NextPage = () => {
 export const getStaticProps: GetStaticProps = async ({ locale }) => {
   const translations = await serverSideTranslations(locale ?? "en");
 
-  // TODO: update the statement below with a feature flag check
-  const hideSearchPage = true;
-  // redirects to default 404 page
-  if (hideSearchPage) return { notFound: true };
-
   return { props: { ...translations } };
 };