diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions.csproj b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions.csproj
index 2da1ed9..0433a7a 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction\FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel.Abstraction\FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel.Abstraction.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/Services/ICommandPaletteService.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/Services/ICommandPaletteService.cs
index 861f4a6..b1d476f 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/Services/ICommandPaletteService.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/Services/ICommandPaletteService.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public interface ICommandPaletteService
 {
     IObservable<bool> ShowWindow { get; }
     void OpenCommandPalette();
+    void CloseCommandPalette();
     IReadOnlyList<ICommandPaletteEntry> GetCommands();
     ICommandPaletteViewModel? CurrentModal { get; }
 }
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diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/ViewModels/ICommandPaletteViewModel.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/ViewModels/ICommandPaletteViewModel.cs
index 3e8b3f0..738732d 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/ViewModels/ICommandPaletteViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions/ViewModels/ICommandPaletteViewModel.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
-using Avalonia.Input;
-using FileTime.App.Core.ViewModels;
+using FileTime.App.Core.ViewModels;
+using FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel;
 
 namespace FileTime.App.CommandPalette.ViewModels;
 
-public interface ICommandPaletteViewModel : IModalViewModel
+public interface ICommandPaletteViewModel : IFuzzyPanelViewModel<ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel>, IModalViewModel
 {
     IObservable<bool> ShowWindow { get; }
-    List<ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel> FilteredMatches { get; }
-    string SearchText { get; set; }
-    ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel SelectedItem { get; set; }
     void Close();
-    void HandleKeyDown(KeyEventArgs keyEventArgs);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.csproj b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.csproj
index 36e5f38..4a0a6a7 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.csproj
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/FileTime.App.CommandPalette.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions\FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Abstractions.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction\FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel\FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.SourceGenerator" Version="1.0.8">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/Services/CommandPaletteService.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/Services/CommandPaletteService.cs
index 36995b5..c6a09a4 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/Services/CommandPaletteService.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/Services/CommandPaletteService.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ public partial class CommandPaletteService : ICommandPaletteService
         CurrentModal = _modalService.OpenModal<ICommandPaletteViewModel>();
     }
 
+    public void CloseCommandPalette()
+    {
+        _showWindow.OnNext(false);
+        if (_currentModal is not null)
+        {
+            _modalService.CloseModal(_currentModal);
+            CurrentModal = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     public IReadOnlyList<ICommandPaletteEntry> GetCommands() =>
         _identifiableUserCommandService
             .GetCommandIdentifiers()
diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/ViewModels/CommandPaletteViewModel.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/ViewModels/CommandPaletteViewModel.cs
index 079d53e..967dce4 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/ViewModels/CommandPaletteViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.CommandPalette/ViewModels/CommandPaletteViewModel.cs
@@ -1,59 +1,85 @@
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using FileTime.App.CommandPalette.Services;
+using FileTime.App.Core.Services;
 using FileTime.App.Core.ViewModels;
-using MvvmGen;
+using FileTime.App.FuzzyPanel;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace FileTime.App.CommandPalette.ViewModels;
 
-[ViewModel]
-[Inject(typeof(ICommandPaletteService), "_commandPaletteService")]
-public partial class CommandPaletteViewModel : ICommandPaletteViewModel
+public class CommandPaletteViewModel : FuzzyPanelViewModel<ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel>, ICommandPaletteViewModel
 {
-    private string _searchText;
-
-    [Property] private IObservable<bool> _showWindow;
-    [Property] private List<ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel> _filteredMatches;
-    [Property] private ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel? _selectedItem;
+    private readonly ICommandPaletteService _commandPaletteService;
+    private readonly IIdentifiableUserCommandService _identifiableUserCommandService;
+    private readonly IUserCommandHandlerService _userCommandHandlerService;
+    private readonly ILogger<CommandPaletteViewModel> _logger;
     string IModalViewModel.Name => "CommandPalette";
 
-    public string SearchText
-    {
-        get => _searchText;
-        set
-        {
-            if (_searchText == value) return;
-
-            _searchText = value;
-            OnPropertyChanged();
-
-            UpdateFilteredMatches();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void Close() => throw new NotImplementedException();
-
-    public void HandleKeyDown(KeyEventArgs keyEventArgs) => throw new NotImplementedException();
-
-    partial void OnInitialize()  
+    public CommandPaletteViewModel(
+        ICommandPaletteService commandPaletteService,
+        IIdentifiableUserCommandService identifiableUserCommandService,
+        IUserCommandHandlerService userCommandHandlerService,
+        ILogger<CommandPaletteViewModel> logger)
     {
+        _commandPaletteService = commandPaletteService;
+        _identifiableUserCommandService = identifiableUserCommandService;
+        _userCommandHandlerService = userCommandHandlerService;
+        _logger = logger;
         ShowWindow = _commandPaletteService.ShowWindow;
-        UpdateFilteredMatches();
+        UpdateFilteredMatchesInternal();
     }
 
-    private void UpdateFilteredMatches()
-    {
+    public void Close() => _commandPaletteService.CloseCommandPalette();
+
+    public override void UpdateFilteredMatches() => UpdateFilteredMatchesInternal();
+
+    private void UpdateFilteredMatchesInternal() =>
         FilteredMatches = _commandPaletteService
             .GetCommands()
+            .Where(c =>
+                c.Title.Contains(SearchText, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || c.Identifier.Contains(SearchText, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            )
             .Select(c =>
                 (ICommandPaletteEntryViewModel) new CommandPaletteEntryViewModel(c.Identifier, c.Title))
             .Take(30) // TODO remove magic number
             .OrderBy(c => c.Title)
             .ToList();
 
-        if (SelectedItem != null && FilteredMatches.Contains(SelectedItem)) return;
+    public override async Task<bool> HandleKeyDown(KeyEventArgs keyEventArgs)
+    {
+        var handled = await base.HandleKeyDown(keyEventArgs);
+        if (handled)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
 
-        SelectedItem = FilteredMatches.Count > 0
-            ? FilteredMatches[0]
-            : null;
+        if (keyEventArgs.Key == Key.Escape)
+        {
+            Close();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (keyEventArgs.Key == Key.Enter)
+        {
+            if (SelectedItem is null) return false;
+
+            var command = _identifiableUserCommandService.GetCommand(SelectedItem.Identifier);
+            if (command is null) return false;
+
+            try
+            {
+                await _userCommandHandlerService.HandleCommandAsync(command);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(e, "Unknown error while running command. {Command} {Error}", command.GetType().Name, e);
+            }
+
+            Close();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction/Services/IIdentifiableUserCommandService.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction/Services/IIdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
index 48d53c5..c925895 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction/Services/IIdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core.Abstraction/Services/IIdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ namespace FileTime.App.Core.Services;
 public interface IIdentifiableUserCommandService
 {
     void AddIdentifiableUserCommandFactory(string identifier, Func<IIdentifiableUserCommand> commandFactory);
-    IIdentifiableUserCommand GetCommand(string identifier);
+    IIdentifiableUserCommand? GetCommand(string identifier);
     IReadOnlyCollection<string> GetCommandIdentifiers();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core/Services/UserCommandHandler/IdentifiableUserCommandService.cs b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core/Services/UserCommandHandler/IdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
index aa37ac7..9d65eb0 100644
--- a/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core/Services/UserCommandHandler/IdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
+++ b/src/AppCommon/FileTime.App.Core/Services/UserCommandHandler/IdentifiableUserCommandService.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ public class IdentifiableUserCommandService : IIdentifiableUserCommandService
     public void AddIdentifiableUserCommandFactory(string identifier, Func<IIdentifiableUserCommand> commandFactory)
         => _identifiableUserCommands.Add(identifier, commandFactory);
 
-    public IIdentifiableUserCommand GetCommand(string identifier)
+    public IIdentifiableUserCommand? GetCommand(string identifier)
     {
+        //TODO: refactor to not throw an exception
         if (!_identifiableUserCommands.ContainsKey(identifier))
             throw new IndexOutOfRangeException($"No command factory is registered for command {identifier}");
 
diff --git a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml
index b6098e9..47e3916 100644
--- a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml
+++ b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     </UserControl.Styles>
     <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*">
         <TextBox
-            Focusable="True"
             KeyDown="Search_OnKeyDown"
-            Text="{Binding SearchText, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+            Text="{Binding SearchText, Mode=TwoWay}"
+            x:Name="SearchTextBox" />
         <ListBox
             Classes="CommandPalette"
             Grid.Row="1"
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
             </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
         </ListBox>
     </Grid>
-</UserControl>
+</UserControl>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml.cs b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml.cs
index 1b849e2..2a809d8 100644
--- a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/CommandPalette.axaml.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
-using FileTime.App.FrequencyNavigation.ViewModels;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using FileTime.App.CommandPalette.ViewModels;
 
 namespace FileTime.GuiApp.Views;
 
@@ -10,17 +12,22 @@ public partial class CommandPalette : UserControl
     public CommandPalette()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
+        PropertyChanged += CommandPalette_PropertyChanged;
     }
 
-    private void InitializeComponent()
+    private async void CommandPalette_PropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
+        if (e.Property.Name == nameof(IsVisible) && IsVisible)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(10);
+            SearchTextBox.Focus();
+        }
     }
 
     private void Search_OnKeyDown(object? sender, KeyEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (DataContext is not IFrequencyNavigationViewModel viewModel) return;
-        
+        if (DataContext is not ICommandPaletteViewModel viewModel) return;
+
         if (e.Key == Key.Escape)
         {
             viewModel.Close();
@@ -30,4 +37,9 @@ public partial class CommandPalette : UserControl
             viewModel.HandleKeyDown(e);
         }
     }
+
+    public void Test()
+    {
+        ;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml
index 962746e..16297d9 100644
--- a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml
+++ b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 <UserControl
+    Background="{DynamicResource ContainerBackgroundColor}"
+    d:DesignHeight="450"
+    d:DesignWidth="800"
+    mc:Ignorable="d"
     x:Class="FileTime.GuiApp.Views.FrequencyNavigation"
+    x:CompileBindings="True"
+    x:DataType="viewModels:IFrequencyNavigationViewModel"
     xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:FileTime.App.FrequencyNavigation.ViewModels;assembly=FileTime.App.FrequencyNavigation.Abstractions"
-    d:DesignHeight="450"
-    d:DesignWidth="800"
-    x:CompileBindings="True"
-    x:DataType="viewModels:IFrequencyNavigationViewModel"
-    Background="{DynamicResource ContainerBackgroundColor}"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
+    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
     <UserControl.Styles>
         <StyleInclude Source="avares://FileTime.GuiApp/Resources/Styles.axaml" />
     </UserControl.Styles>
     <Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,*">
         <TextBox
-            Focusable="True"
             KeyDown="Search_OnKeyDown"
-            Text="{Binding SearchText, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+            Text="{Binding SearchText, Mode=TwoWay}"
+            x:Name="SearchTextBox" />
         <ListBox
-            Grid.Row="1"
             Classes="CommandPalette"
+            Grid.Row="1"
             ItemsSource="{Binding FilteredMatches}"
             SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}">
             <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
diff --git a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml.cs b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml.cs
index de21d8e..f1e3b7e 100644
--- a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/FrequencyNavigation.axaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Input;
-using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 using FileTime.App.FrequencyNavigation.ViewModels;
 
 namespace FileTime.GuiApp.Views;
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ public partial class FrequencyNavigation : UserControl
     public FrequencyNavigation()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
+        PropertyChanged += FrequencyNavigation_PropertyChanged;
     }
 
-    private void InitializeComponent()
+    private async void FrequencyNavigation_PropertyChanged(object? sender, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
+        if (e.Property.Name == nameof(IsVisible) && IsVisible)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(100);
+            SearchTextBox.Focus();
+        }
     }
 
     private void Search_OnKeyDown(object? sender, KeyEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index f714c93..1c0142d 100644
--- a/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/GuiApp/Avalonia/FileTime.GuiApp/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
                 IsVisible="{Binding ShowWindow^, FallbackValue=False}"
                 VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                 <Grid Margin="100">
-                    <local:FrequencyNavigation />
+                    <local:FrequencyNavigation IsVisible="{Binding ShowWindow^, FallbackValue=False}" />
                 </Grid>
             </Border>
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
                 IsVisible="{Binding ShowWindow^, FallbackValue=False}"
                 VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
                 <Grid Margin="100">
-                    <local:CommandPalette />
+                    <local:CommandPalette IsVisible="{Binding ShowWindow^, FallbackValue=False}" />
                 </Grid>
             </Border>
         </Grid>