diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-onions-draw.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-onions-draw.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b9901d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-onions-draw.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/api': minor
+'@verdaccio/fastify-migration': minor
+'@verdaccio/hooks': minor
+'@verdaccio/logger-prettify': minor
+'@verdaccio/proxy': minor
+'@verdaccio/store': minor
+---
+
+abort search request support for proxy
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index d14a57d96..550e4f714 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "@verdaccio/store": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.13",
     "@verdaccio/tarball": "workspace:11.0.0-6-next.7",
     "@verdaccio/utils": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.6",
+    "abortcontroller-polyfill": "1.7.3",
     "cookies": "0.8.0",
     "debug": "4.3.2",
     "express": "4.17.1",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.ts b/packages/api/src/index.ts
index ea81d56a9..d2d41e44c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { IAuth } from '@verdaccio/auth';
 import { Storage } from '@verdaccio/store';
 import { Config } from '@verdaccio/types';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
+import semver from 'semver';
 
 import whoami from './whoami';
 import ping from './ping';
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ import profile from './v1/profile';
 import token from './v1/token';
 import v1Search from './v1/search';
 
+if (semver.lte(process.version, 'v15.0.0')) {
+  global.AbortController = require('abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill').AbortController;
+}
+
 export default function (config: Config, auth: IAuth, storage: Storage): Router {
   /* eslint new-cap:off */
   const app = express.Router();
diff --git a/packages/api/src/v1/search.ts b/packages/api/src/v1/search.ts
index 524e011cf..b5db3b765 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/v1/search.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/v1/search.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,23 @@ export default function (route, auth: IAuth, storage: Storage): void {
   }
 
   route.get('/-/v1/search', async (req, res, next) => {
-    let [size, from] = ['size', 'from'].map((k) => req.query[k]);
+    const { query, url } = req;
+    let [size, from] = ['size', 'from'].map((k) => query[k]);
     let data;
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+
+    req.on('aborted', () => {
+      abort.abort();
+    });
 
     size = parseInt(size, 10) || 20;
     from = parseInt(from, 10) || 0;
 
     try {
       data = await storage.searchManager?.search({
-        query: req.query,
-        url: req.url,
+        query,
+        url,
+        abort,
       });
       debug('stream finish');
       const checkAccessPromises: searchUtils.SearchItemPkg[] = await Promise.all(
diff --git a/packages/core/server/package.json b/packages/core/server/package.json
index e35103ae9..842651727 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/server/package.json
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@
     "@verdaccio/auth": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.12",
     "@verdaccio/logger": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.5",
     "@verdaccio/store": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.13",
+    "abortcontroller-polyfill": "1.7.3",
     "core-js": "3.17.2",
     "debug": "4.3.2",
     "fastify": "3.20.2",
-    "fastify-plugin": "3.0.0"
+    "fastify-plugin": "3.0.0",
+    "semver": "7.3.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "16.9.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/endpoints/search.ts b/packages/core/server/src/endpoints/search.ts
index 7a053518b..f9b1c8a00 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/endpoints/search.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/endpoints/search.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@ async function searchRoute(fastify) {
     // TODO: add validations for query, some parameters are mandatory
     // TODO: review which query fields are mandatory
 
+    const abort = new AbortController();
+
+    request.on('aborted', () => {
+      abort.abort();
+    });
     const { url, query } = request;
     const storage = fastify.storage;
 
     const data = await storage.searchManager?.search({
-      query: query,
-      url: url,
+      query,
+      url,
+      abort,
     });
 
     logger.http('search endpoint');
diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/index.ts b/packages/core/server/src/index.ts
index 7ddad5814..202dc66f6 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
+import semver from 'semver';
+
+if (semver.lte(process.version, 'v15.0.0')) {
+  global.AbortController = require('abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill').AbortController;
+}
+
 export { default } from './server';
diff --git a/packages/hooks/package.json b/packages/hooks/package.json
index de8c20cdc..4f52618cc 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/package.json
+++ b/packages/hooks/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "core-js": "3.17.2",
     "debug": "4.3.2",
     "handlebars": "4.7.7",
-    "undici": "4.4.7",
+    "undici": "4.7.3",
     "undici-fetch": "1.0.0-rc.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/logger-prettify/package.json b/packages/logger-prettify/package.json
index 7f600a3d3..c5d7b643f 100644
--- a/packages/logger-prettify/package.json
+++ b/packages/logger-prettify/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "verdaccio"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10",
+    "node": ">=14",
     "npm": ">=6"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/proxy/package.json b/packages/proxy/package.json
index 041913693..20401085d 100644
--- a/packages/proxy/package.json
+++ b/packages/proxy/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "verdaccio"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10",
+    "node": ">=14",
     "npm": ">=6"
   },
   "scripts": {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "lodash": "4.17.20",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.1",
     "request": "2.87.0",
-    "undici": "4.4.7",
+    "undici": "4.7.3",
     "undici-fetch": "1.0.0-rc.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/proxy/src/up-storage.ts b/packages/proxy/src/up-storage.ts
index 1ab737f72..b0e4baf0f 100644
--- a/packages/proxy/src/up-storage.ts
+++ b/packages/proxy/src/up-storage.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export type ProxySearchParams = {
   headers?: Headers;
   url: string;
   query?: searchUtils.SearchQuery;
-  abort?: AbortController;
+  abort: AbortController;
 };
 export interface IProxy {
   config: UpLinkConfLocal;
diff --git a/packages/store/package.json b/packages/store/package.json
index f88e7523c..87eb8afc1 100644
--- a/packages/store/package.json
+++ b/packages/store/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "@types/node": "16.9.1",
     "@verdaccio/mock": "workspace:6.0.0-6-next.9",
     "@verdaccio/types": "workspace:11.0.0-6-next.8",
-    "undici": "4.4.7",
+    "undici": "4.7.3",
     "undici-fetch": "1.0.0-rc.4",
     "tmp-promise": "3.0.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/store/src/search.ts b/packages/store/src/search.ts
index fa1d274f2..b300d9717 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/search.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/search.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ export class SearchManager {
     return uplinksList;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Handle search on packages and proxies.
+   * Iterate all proxies configured and search in all endpoints in v2 and pipe all responses
+   * to a stream, once the proxies request has finished search in local storage for all packages
+   * (privated and cached).
+   */
   public async search(options: ProxySearchParams): Promise<searchUtils.SearchPackageItem[]> {
     const transformResults = new TransFormResults({ objectMode: true });
     const streamPassThrough = new PassThrough({ objectMode: true });
@@ -148,9 +154,7 @@ export class SearchManager {
     options: ProxySearchParams,
     searchPassThrough: PassThrough
   ): Promise<any> {
-    // TODO: review how to handle abort
-    const abortController = new AbortController();
-    return uplink.search({ ...options, abort: abortController }).then((bodyStream) => {
+    return uplink.search({ ...options }).then((bodyStream) => {
       bodyStream.pipe(searchPassThrough, { end: false });
       bodyStream.on('error', (err: VerdaccioError): void => {
         logger.error(
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5daea35ec..dffff5749 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ importers:
       '@verdaccio/tarball': workspace:11.0.0-6-next.7
       '@verdaccio/types': workspace:11.0.0-6-next.8
       '@verdaccio/utils': workspace:6.0.0-6-next.6
+      abortcontroller-polyfill: 1.7.3
       body-parser: 1.19.0
       cookies: 0.8.0
       debug: 4.3.2
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ importers:
       '@verdaccio/store': link:../store
       '@verdaccio/tarball': link:../core/tarball
       '@verdaccio/utils': link:../utils
+      abortcontroller-polyfill: 1.7.3
       cookies: 0.8.0
       debug: 4.3.2
       express: 4.17.1
@@ -413,20 +415,24 @@ importers:
       '@verdaccio/logger': workspace:6.0.0-6-next.5
       '@verdaccio/store': workspace:6.0.0-6-next.13
       '@verdaccio/types': workspace:11.0.0-6-next.8
+      abortcontroller-polyfill: 1.7.3
       core-js: 3.17.2
       debug: 4.3.2
       fastify: 3.20.2
       fastify-plugin: 3.0.0
+      semver: 7.3.5
       ts-node: 10.2.1
     dependencies:
       '@verdaccio/auth': link:../../auth
       '@verdaccio/config': link:../../config
       '@verdaccio/logger': link:../../logger
       '@verdaccio/store': link:../../store
+      abortcontroller-polyfill: 1.7.3
       core-js: 3.17.2
       debug: 4.3.2
       fastify: 3.20.2
       fastify-plugin: 3.0.0
+      semver: 7.3.5
     devDependencies:
       '@types/node': 16.9.1
       '@verdaccio/types': link:../types
@@ -491,7 +497,7 @@ importers:
       core-js: 3.17.2
       debug: 4.3.2
       handlebars: 4.7.7
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
     dependencies:
       '@verdaccio/core': link:../core/core
@@ -499,7 +505,7 @@ importers:
       core-js: 3.17.2
       debug: 4.3.2
       handlebars: 4.7.7
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
     devDependencies:
       '@types/node': 16.9.1
@@ -915,7 +921,7 @@ importers:
       node-mocks-http: 1.10.1
       request: 2.87.0
       semver: 7.3.5
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
     dependencies:
       '@verdaccio/config': link:../config
@@ -930,7 +936,7 @@ importers:
       lodash: 4.17.20
       node-fetch: 2.6.1
       request: 2.87.0
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
     devDependencies:
       '@types/node': 16.9.1
@@ -1032,7 +1038,7 @@ importers:
       merge2: 1.4.1
       semver: 7.1.2
       tmp-promise: 3.0.2
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
     dependencies:
       '@verdaccio/config': link:../config
@@ -1057,7 +1063,7 @@ importers:
       '@verdaccio/mock': link:../mock
       '@verdaccio/types': link:../core/types
       tmp-promise: 3.0.2
-      undici: 4.4.7
+      undici: 4.7.3
       undici-fetch: 1.0.0-rc.4
 
   packages/tools/benchmark:
@@ -20049,14 +20055,14 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       undici: 4.5.1
 
-  /undici/4.4.7:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-41YDu0wuKPhvd2oPDHRe0ufai70O8nOyL6vgpWkv1DUPTwOx59GhZVRvZwinBLAiKJHta/91gSb7wmrDghuJIw==}
-    engines: {node: '>=12.18'}
-
   /undici/4.5.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1Kmphp4SMwVbSauz9xH4gxt0m3sLGs5qRHs/XYgjeO3bNSt6hspDZqMhM8+ETu9ynB5bq9e6mnwcDz+NVCQ3UQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.18'}
 
+  /undici/4.7.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ecY0KLuZ3EVbiR+Z2kpxh3V3tLGhkxuNv5jhIYskZXO8KgpwcFxqScIMs6JO523VFnfRnN2Fm6yhLxc+BQvezw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.18'}
+
   /unherit/1.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ft16BJcnapDKp0+J/rqFC3Rrk6Y/Ng4nzsC028k2jdDII/rdZ7Wd3pPT/6+vIIxRagwRc9K0IUX0Ra4fKvw+WQ==}
     dependencies: