diff --git a/assets/images/octicons/search-16.svg b/assets/images/octicons/search-16.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5af5bc25cb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/images/octicons/search-16.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m11.5 7a4.499 4.499 0 1 1 -8.998 0 4.499 4.499 0 0 1 8.998 0zm-.82 4.74a6 6 0 1 1 1.06-1.06l3.04 3.04a.75.75 0 1 1 -1.06 1.06z" fill="#6a737d" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg>
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diff --git a/assets/images/octicons/search-24.svg b/assets/images/octicons/search-24.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71117691d51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/images/octicons/search-24.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24"><path fill="#6a737d" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M14.53 15.59a8.25 8.25 0 111.06-1.06l5.69 5.69a.75.75 0 11-1.06 1.06l-5.69-5.69zM2.5 9.25a6.75 6.75 0 1111.74 4.547.746.746 0 00-.443.442A6.75 6.75 0 012.5 9.25z"></path></svg>
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diff --git a/script/find-orphaned-assets.mjs b/script/find-orphaned-assets.mjs
index ad5d534e91a5..ba7dec30026b 100755
--- a/script/find-orphaned-assets.mjs
+++ b/script/find-orphaned-assets.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ import path from 'path'
 import program from 'commander'
 import walk from 'walk-sync'
 
+const EXCEPTIONS = new Set([
+  // These files are dynamically referenced in Search.tsx
+  // so they're referred to as `... search-${iconSize}.svg`
+  'assets/images/octicons/search-16.svg',
+  'assets/images/octicons/search-24.svg',
+])
+
 program
   .description('Print all images that are in ./assets/ but not found in any markdown')
   .option('-e, --exit', 'Exit script by count of orphans (useful for CI)')
@@ -80,7 +87,7 @@ async function main(opts) {
     const content = fs.readFileSync(markdownFile, 'utf-8')
     for (const imagePath of allImages) {
       const needle = imagePath.split(path.sep).slice(-2).join('/')
-      if (content.includes(needle)) {
+      if (content.includes(needle) || EXCEPTIONS.has(imagePath)) {
         allImages.delete(imagePath)
       }
     }