diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index 938af48c6..3343a717b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication(), Provider {
             adjustCreative.set(settings.adjustCreative)
             adjustNetwork.set(settings.adjustNetwork)
 
+            settings.migrateSearchWidgetInstalledPrefIfNeeded()
             searchWidgetInstalled.set(settings.searchWidgetInstalled)
 
             val openTabsCount = settings.openTabsCount
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
index 884323025..70c0f6a09 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
@@ -1216,14 +1216,31 @@ class Settings(private val appContext: Context) : PreferencesHolder {
      * exists on home screen or if it has been removed completely.
      */
     fun setSearchWidgetInstalled(installed: Boolean) {
-        val key = appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_search_widget_installed)
+        val key = appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_search_widget_installed_2)
         preferences.edit()
             .putBoolean(key, installed)
             .apply()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * In Bug 1853113, we changed the type of [searchWidgetInstalled] from int to boolean without
+     * changing the pref key, now we have to migrate users that were using the previous type int
+     * to the new one boolean. The migration will only happens if pref_key_search_widget_installed
+     * is detected.
+     */
+    fun migrateSearchWidgetInstalledPrefIfNeeded() {
+        val oldKey = "pref_key_search_widget_installed"
+        val installedCount = preferences.getInt(oldKey, 0)
+
+        if (installedCount > 0) {
+            setSearchWidgetInstalled(true)
+            preferences.edit()
+                .remove(oldKey).apply()
+        }
+    }
+
     val searchWidgetInstalled by booleanPreference(
-        appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_search_widget_installed),
+        appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_search_widget_installed_2),
         default = false,
     )
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
index 26ea06ae5..b0a9fcfb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/preference_keys.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <string name="pref_key_sign_out" translatable="false">pref_key_sign_out</string>
     <string name="pref_key_sync_sign_in" translatable="false">pref_key_sync_sign_in</string>
     <string name="pref_key_push_project_id" translatable="false">project_id</string>
-    <string name="pref_key_search_widget_installed" translatable="false">pref_key_search_widget_installed</string>
+    <string name="pref_key_search_widget_installed_2" translatable="false">pref_key_search_widget_installed_2</string>
     <string name="pref_key_saved_logins_sorting_strategy" translatable="false">pref_key_saved_logins_sorting_strategy</string>
     <!-- Key for credit cards sync preference in the account settings fragment -->
     <string name="pref_key_sync_credit_cards" translatable="false">pref_key_sync_credit_cards</string>
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplicationTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplicationTest.kt
index 87c0cff1f..4e6ca6a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplicationTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplicationTest.kt
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ class FenixApplicationTest {
         every { settings.adjustAdGroup } returns "group"
         every { settings.adjustCreative } returns "creative"
         every { settings.adjustNetwork } returns "network"
-        every { settings.searchWidgetInstalled } returns true
+        // Testing [settings.migrateSearchWidgetInstalledPrefIfNeeded]
+        settings.preferences.edit().putInt("pref_key_search_widget_installed", 5).apply()
         every { settings.openTabsCount } returns 1
         every { settings.topSitesSize } returns 2
         every { settings.installedAddonsCount } returns 3
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/SettingsTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/SettingsTest.kt
index 651c93f90..268555130 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/SettingsTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/SettingsTest.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Assert.fail
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
@@ -950,4 +951,48 @@ class SettingsTest {
         settings.openLinksInExternalApp = "pref_key_open_links_in_apps_never"
         assertEquals(settings.getOpenLinksInAppsString(), "Never")
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN a written integer value for pref_key_search_widget_installed WHEN reading searchWidgetInstalled THEN do not throw a ClassCastException`() {
+        val expectedInt = 5
+        val oldPrefKey = "pref_key_search_widget_installed"
+
+        settings.preferences.edit().putInt(oldPrefKey, expectedInt).apply()
+
+        try {
+            assertEquals(expectedInt, settings.preferences.getInt(oldPrefKey, 0))
+            assertFalse(settings.searchWidgetInstalled)
+        } catch (e: ClassCastException) {
+            fail("Unexpected ClassCastException")
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN previously stored pref_key_search_widget_installed value WHEN calling migrateSearchWidgetInstalledIfNeeded THEN migrate the value`() {
+        val expectedInt = 5
+        val oldPrefKey = "pref_key_search_widget_installed"
+
+        settings.preferences.edit().putInt(oldPrefKey, expectedInt).apply()
+
+        assertEquals(expectedInt, settings.preferences.getInt(oldPrefKey, 0))
+        assertFalse(settings.searchWidgetInstalled)
+
+        settings.migrateSearchWidgetInstalledPrefIfNeeded()
+
+        assertTrue(settings.searchWidgetInstalled)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN none previously stored pref_key_search_widget_installed value WHEN calling migrateSearchWidgetInstalledIfNeeded THEN migration should not happen`() {
+        val oldPrefKey = "pref_key_search_widget_installed"
+        val expectedDefaultValue = 0
+        val storedValue = settings.preferences.getInt(oldPrefKey, expectedDefaultValue)
+
+        assertEquals(expectedDefaultValue, storedValue)
+
+        settings.migrateSearchWidgetInstalledPrefIfNeeded()
+
+        assertEquals(expectedDefaultValue, settings.preferences.getInt(oldPrefKey, expectedDefaultValue))
+        assertFalse(settings.searchWidgetInstalled)
+    }
 }