diff --git a/doc/batgrep.md b/doc/batgrep.md
index cee93ea..b1ea510 100644
--- a/doc/batgrep.md
+++ b/doc/batgrep.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A script that combines [ripgrep](https://github.com/burntsushi/ripgrep) with bat
 | `-A`  | `--after-context=[LINES]`  | Display the next *n* lines after a matched line.             |
 | `-B`  | `--before-context=[LINES]` | Display the previous `n` lines before a matched line.        |
 | `-C`  | `--context=[LINES]`        | A combination of `--after-context` and `--before-context`.   |
+| `-p`  | `--less-search-pattern`    | Tell pager to search for `PATTERN`. Currently supported pagers: `less`. |
 |       | `--no-follow`              | Do not follow symlinks.                                      |
 |       | `--no-snip`                | Do not show the `snip` decoration.<br /><br />This is automatically enabled when `--context=0` or when `bat --version` is less than `0.12.x`. |
 |       | `--no-highlight`           | Do not highlight matching lines.<br /><br />This is automatically enabled when `--context=0`. |
diff --git a/lib/pager.sh b/lib/pager.sh
index 516f467..25a9b95 100644
--- a/lib/pager.sh
+++ b/lib/pager.sh
@@ -6,28 +6,15 @@
 # Issues:     https://github.com/eth-p/bat-extras/issues
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Defaults.
-SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=("$PAGER")
-SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
+# Returns 0 (true) if the current script pager is less, otherwise 1 (false)
+is_pager_less() {
+	[[ "$(get_pager)" = "less" ]]
+}
 
-# Add arguments for the less pager.
-if [[ "$(basename "${SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD[0]}")" = "less" ]]; then
-	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=(-R)
-fi
-
-# Prefer the bat pager.
-if [[ -n "${BAT_PAGER+x}" ]]; then
-	SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=($BAT_PAGER)
-	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
-fi
-
-# Prefer no pager if not a tty.
-if ! [[ -t 1 ]]; then
-	SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=()
-	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
-fi
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Echos the name of the pager command
+get_pager() {
+	echo "$(basename "${SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD[0]}")"
+}
 
 # Executes a command or function, and pipes its output to the pager (if exists).
 #
@@ -58,3 +45,25 @@ pager_display() {
 	fi
 }
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Defaults.
+SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=("$PAGER")
+SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
+
+# Add arguments for the less pager.
+if is_pager_less "$(basename "${SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD[0]}")"; then
+	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=(-R)
+fi
+
+# Prefer the bat pager.
+if [[ -n "${BAT_PAGER+x}" ]]; then
+	SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=($BAT_PAGER)
+	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
+fi
+
+# Prefer no pager if not a tty.
+if ! [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+	SCRIPT_PAGER_CMD=()
+	SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS=()
+fi
diff --git a/src/batgrep.sh b/src/batgrep.sh
index d9c91c1..2021d0c 100755
--- a/src/batgrep.sh
+++ b/src/batgrep.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ while shiftopt; do
 		--no-follow)                   OPT_FOLLOW=false;;
 		--no-snip)                     OPT_SNIP="";;
 		--no-highlight)                OPT_HIGHLIGHT=false;;
-		-p|--less-search-pattern)      OPT_LESS_SEARCH_PATTERN=true;;
+		-p|--search-pattern)           OPT_SEARCH_PATTERN=true;;
 		--no-search-pattern)           OPT_SEARCH_PATTERN=false;;
 
 		# Option Forwarding
@@ -139,17 +139,21 @@ if [[ "$OPT_CONTEXT_BEFORE" -eq 0 && "$OPT_CONTEXT_AFTER" -eq 0 ]]; then
 	OPT_HIGHLIGHT=false
 fi
 
-if [[ "$OPT_LESS_SEARCH_PATTERN" = true ]]; then
-	if [[ "$OPT_FIXED_STRINGS" = true ]]; then
-		# Depending on your editor, this may look identical. However, there is a
-		# special control character at the beginning of the pattern string, right
-		# after the first double quote. It is a a ^R, or Control-R, character. This
-		# instructs less to NOT use regular expressions, which is what the -F flag
-		# does for ripgrep. If we did not use this, then less would match a
-		# different pattern than ripgrep searched for.
-		SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS+=(-p "$PATTERN")
+if [[ "$OPT_SEARCH_PATTERN" ]]; then
+	if is_pager_less; then
+		if [[ "$OPT_FIXED_STRINGS" ]]; then
+			# This strange character is a ^R, or Control-R, character. This instructs
+			# less to NOT use regular expressions, which is what the -F flag does for
+			# ripgrep. If we did not use this, then less would match a different pattern
+			# than ripgrep searched for. See man less(1).
+			SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS+=(-p $'\x12'"$PATTERN")
+		else
+			SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS+=(-p "$PATTERN")
+		fi
 	else
-		SCRIPT_PAGER_ARGS+=(-p "$PATTERN")
+		print_error "Unsupported pager '$(get_pager)' for option "\
+		            "-p/--less-search-pattern"
+		exit 1
 	fi
 fi