diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VTreeview/VTreeview.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VTreeview/VTreeview.tsx
index d9d5c42f193..8606c0d2c72 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VTreeview/VTreeview.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VTreeview/VTreeview.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { makeFilterProps, useFilter } from '@/composables/filter'
 import { useProxiedModel } from '@/composables/proxiedModel'
 
 // Utilities
-import { computed, provide, ref, toRaw, toRef } from 'vue'
+import { computed, provide, ref, toRaw, toRef, watch } from 'vue'
 import { genericComponent, omit, propsFactory, useRender } from '@/util'
 
 // Types
@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@ export const VTreeview = genericComponent<new <T>(
       }))
     })
 
+    watch(filteredItems, val => {
+      if (!search.value) return
+      const getPath = vListRef.value?.getPath
+      if (!getPath) return
+      const filteredItemsAncestors = val.flatMap(item => {
+        const itemVal = props.returnObject ? item.raw : item.props.value
+        return getPath(itemVal).slice(0, -1)
+      })
+      const newOpened = new Set([
+        ...opened.value,
+        ...filteredItemsAncestors,
+      ])
+      if (opened.value.length !== newOpened.size) {
+        emit('update:opened', [...newOpened])
+      }
+    })
+
     function getChildren (id: unknown) {
       const arr: unknown[] = []
       const queue = ((vListRef.value?.children.get(id) ?? []).slice())