diff --git a/src/SearchPrompt.php b/src/SearchPrompt.php
index 56889156..d5b59f70 100644
--- a/src/SearchPrompt.php
+++ b/src/SearchPrompt.php
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ public function value(): int|string|null
             return null;
         }
 
-        return array_keys($this->matches)[$this->highlighted];
+        return array_is_list($this->matches)
+            ? $this->matches[$this->highlighted]
+            : array_keys($this->matches)[$this->highlighted];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Feature/SearchPromptTest.php b/tests/Feature/SearchPromptTest.php
index 65123aa7..52f50a47 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/SearchPromptTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/SearchPromptTest.php
@@ -23,7 +23,25 @@
     expect($result)->toBe('blue');
 });
 
-it('can return integer keys', function () {
+it('returns the value when a list is passed', function () {
+    Prompt::fake(['u', 'e', Key::DOWN, Key::ENTER]);
+
+    $result = search(
+        label: 'What is your favorite color?',
+        options: fn (string $value) => array_values(array_filter(
+            [
+                'Red',
+                'Green',
+                'Blue',
+            ],
+            fn ($option) => str_contains(strtolower($option), strtolower($value)),
+        )),
+    );
+
+    expect($result)->toBe('Blue');
+});
+
+it('returns the key when an associative array is passed', function () {
     Prompt::fake(['u', 'e', Key::DOWN, Key::ENTER]);
 
     $result = search(