diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/components/search-dialog/search-dialog.component.spec.ts b/adev/shared-docs/components/search-dialog/search-dialog.component.spec.ts
index e1e18eb32af..dc6bcf5e257 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/components/search-dialog/search-dialog.component.spec.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/components/search-dialog/search-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {Router, provideRouter} from '@angular/router';
 import {SearchDialog} from './search-dialog.component';
 import {ENVIRONMENT, WINDOW} from '../../providers';
 import {ALGOLIA_CLIENT, Search} from '../../services';
-import {FakeEventTarget} from '../../testing/index';
+import {FakeEventTarget, timeout, useAutoTick} from '../../testing/index';
 import {AlgoliaIcon} from '../algolia-icon/algolia-icon.component';
 import {SearchResult} from '../../interfaces';
 
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ describe('SearchDialog', () => {
 
   let search: Search;
 
+  useAutoTick();
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    searchResults.and.returnValue([]);
+    searchResults.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve({results: [{hits: []}]}));
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [SearchDialog],
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ describe('SearchDialog', () => {
     // Fire the request
     TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).tick();
 
+    // The delay from debounced (200ms)
+    await timeout(300);
+
     // Wait for the resource to resolve
     await TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).whenStable();
 
@@ -85,6 +90,9 @@ describe('SearchDialog', () => {
     // Fire the request
     TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).tick();
 
+    // The delay from debounced (200ms)
+    await timeout(300);
+
     // Wait for the resource to resolve
     await TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).whenStable();
 
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ describe('SearchDialog', () => {
   });
 
   it('should display `Start typing to see results` message when there are no provided query', () => {
-    searchResults.and.returnValue(undefined);
+    searchResults.and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(undefined));
 
     const startTypingContainer = fixture.debugElement.query(
       By.css('.docs-search-results__start-typing'),
@@ -112,6 +120,9 @@ describe('SearchDialog', () => {
     // Fire the request
     TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).tick();
 
+    // The delay from debounced (200ms)
+    await timeout(300);
+
     // Wait for the resource to resolve
     await TestBed.inject(ApplicationRef).whenStable();
 
diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/services/search.service.ts b/adev/shared-docs/services/search.service.ts
index eb44dfa42f8..ca8da784493 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/services/search.service.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/services/search.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   Injectable,
   InjectionToken,
   Provider,
+  debounced,
   inject,
   linkedSignal,
   resource,
@@ -48,13 +49,11 @@ export class Search {
   private readonly config = inject(ENVIRONMENT);
   private readonly client = inject(ALGOLIA_CLIENT);
 
+  debounceParams = debounced(this.searchQuery, SEARCH_DELAY);
+
   readonly resultsResource = resource({
-    params: () => this.searchQuery() || undefined, // coerces empty string to undefined
-    loader: async ({params: query, abortSignal}) => {
-      // Until we have a better alternative we debounce by awaiting for a short delay.
-      await wait(SEARCH_DELAY, abortSignal);
-      return this.searchWithQuery(query);
-    },
+    params: () => this.debounceParams.value() || undefined, // coerces empty string to undefined
+    loader: async ({params}) => this.searchWithQuery(params),
   });
 
   readonly searchResults = linkedSignal<SearchResultItem[] | undefined, SearchResultItem[]>({
@@ -223,27 +222,6 @@ function matched(snippet: SnippetResult | undefined): boolean {
   return snippet?.matchLevel !== undefined && snippet.matchLevel !== 'none';
 }
 
-/**
- * Temporary helper to implement the debounce functionality on the search resource
- */
-function wait(ms: number, signal: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
-  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-    let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
-
-    const onAbort = () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
-      reject(new Error('Operation aborted'));
-    };
-
-    timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort);
-      resolve();
-    }, ms);
-
-    signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort, {once: true});
-  });
-}
-
 function extractPackageNameFromUrl(url: string): string | null {
   const extractedSegment = url.match(/\/api\/(.*)\/.*#?/);
   if (extractedSegment == null) {
diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/testing/BUILD.bazel b/adev/shared-docs/testing/BUILD.bazel
index fc29ce309ed..410cab63786 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ ts_project(
             "index.ts",
         ],
     ),
+    tsconfig = "//adev/shared-docs:tsconfig_test",
     deps = [
         "//adev:node_modules/@angular/core",
+        "//adev:node_modules/@types/jasmine",
         "//adev:node_modules/@webcontainer/api",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/testing/testing-helper.ts b/adev/shared-docs/testing/testing-helper.ts
index 819cd0aee5f..ad9b882119c 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/testing/testing-helper.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/testing/testing-helper.ts
@@ -181,3 +181,46 @@ export class FakeWebContainerProcess implements WebContainerProcess {
   kill(): void {}
   resize(dimensions: {cols: number; rows: number}): void {}
 }
+
+// Copy from utils in packages/private/testing
+
+/**
+ * Returns a promise that resolves after the specified time.
+ *
+ * @param ms - Time to wait in milliseconds. Defaults to 0.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * await timeout(100); // Wait 100ms
+ * ```
+ */
+export async function timeout(ms?: number): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, ms);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Installs Jasmine's fake clock with auto-tick enabled for all tests in the describe block.
+ * Call at the top level of a describe block to automatically advance time for async operations.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * describe('MyComponent', () => {
+ *   useAutoTick();
+ *
+ *   it('should handle timers', () => {
+ *     // setTimeout, setInterval, etc. will execute synchronously
+ *   });
+ * });
+ * ```
+ */
+export function useAutoTick() {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jasmine.clock().install();
+    jasmine.clock().autoTick();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jasmine.clock().uninstall();
+  });
+}