diff --git a/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.test.ts b/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.test.ts
index 0e85221cefc..2cad86097ac 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { UniqueIdProvider } from '../adapters/UniqueIdProvider';
 import { Store } from '../components/Store';
 import { OptionProcessorsStore } from '../processors/OptionProcessorsStore';
 import { Options, OptionsModalPresentationStyle } from '../interfaces/Options';
-import { mock, when, anyString, instance, anyNumber, verify } from 'ts-mockito';
+import { mock, when, instance, anyNumber, verify } from 'ts-mockito';
 import { ColorService } from '../adapters/ColorService';
 import { AssetService } from '../adapters/AssetResolver';
 import { Deprecations } from './Deprecations';
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ describe('navigation options', () => {
     const assetService = instance(mockedAssetService);
 
     const mockedColorService = mock(ColorService) as ColorService;
-    when(mockedColorService.toNativeColor(anyString())).thenReturn(666);
+    when(mockedColorService.toNativeColor('red')).thenReturn(0xffff0000);
+    when(mockedColorService.toNativeColor('green')).thenReturn(0xff00ff00);
+    when(mockedColorService.toNativeColor('blue')).thenReturn(0xff0000ff);
     const colorService = instance(mockedColorService);
     optionProcessorsRegistry = new OptionProcessorsStore();
     uut = new OptionsProcessor(
@@ -172,8 +174,8 @@ describe('navigation options', () => {
     };
     uut.processOptions(options, CommandName.SetRoot);
     expect(options).toEqual({
-      statusBar: { backgroundColor: 666 },
-      topBar: { background: { color: 666 } },
+      statusBar: { backgroundColor: 0xffff0000 },
+      topBar: { background: { color: 0xff0000ff } },
     });
   });
 
@@ -279,4 +281,41 @@ describe('navigation options', () => {
       }
     );
   });
+
+  it('transform searchBar bool to object', () => {
+    const options = { topBar: { searchBar: true as any } };
+    uut.processOptions(options, CommandName.SetRoot);
+    expect(options.topBar.searchBar).toStrictEqual({
+      visible: true,
+      hideOnScroll: false,
+      hideTopBarOnFocus: false,
+      obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation: false,
+      backgroundColor: null,
+      tintColor: null,
+      placeholder: '',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('transform searchBar bool to object and merges in deprecated values', () => {
+    const options = {
+      topBar: {
+        searchBar: true as any,
+        searchBarHiddenWhenScrolling: true,
+        hideNavBarOnFocusSearchBar: true,
+        searchBarBackgroundColor: 'red',
+        searchBarTintColor: 'green',
+        searchBarPlaceholder: 'foo',
+      },
+    };
+    uut.processOptions(options, CommandName.SetRoot);
+    expect(options.topBar.searchBar).toStrictEqual({
+      visible: true,
+      hideOnScroll: true,
+      hideTopBarOnFocus: true,
+      obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation: false,
+      backgroundColor: 0xffff0000,
+      tintColor: 0xff00ff00,
+      placeholder: 'foo',
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.ts b/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.ts
index 9b0799b6d32..1b5ad122fdd 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.ts
+++ b/lib/src/commands/OptionsProcessor.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Store } from '../components/Store';
 import { UniqueIdProvider } from '../adapters/UniqueIdProvider';
 import { ColorService } from '../adapters/ColorService';
 import { AssetService } from '../adapters/AssetResolver';
-import { Options } from '../interfaces/Options';
+import { Options, OptionsSearchBar, OptionsTopBar } from '../interfaces/Options';
 import { Deprecations } from './Deprecations';
 import { OptionProcessorsStore } from '../processors/OptionProcessorsStore';
 import { CommandName } from '../interfaces/CommandName';
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class OptionsProcessor {
   }
 
   private processObject(
-    objectToProcess: object,
+    objectToProcess: Record<string, any>,
     parentOptions: object,
     onProcess: (key: string, parentOptions: object) => void,
     commandName: CommandName,
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ export class OptionsProcessor {
 
       onProcess(key, parentOptions);
 
-      if (!isEqual(key, 'passProps') && (isObject(value) || isArray(value))) {
-        this.processObject(value, parentOptions, onProcess, commandName, objectPath);
+      const processedValue = objectToProcess[key];
+      if (!isEqual(key, 'passProps') && (isObject(processedValue) || isArray(processedValue))) {
+        this.processObject(processedValue, parentOptions, onProcess, commandName, objectPath);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -138,30 +139,34 @@ export class OptionsProcessor {
     }
   }
 
-  private processSearchBar(key: string, value: any, options: Record<string, any>) {
-    if (isEqual(key, 'searchBar')) {
-      typeof value === 'boolean' && this.deprecations.onProcessOptions(key, options, '');
+  private processSearchBar(key: string, value: OptionsSearchBar | boolean, options: OptionsTopBar) {
+    if (key !== 'searchBar') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const deprecatedSearchBarOptions: OptionsSearchBar = {
+      visible: false,
+      hideOnScroll: options.searchBarHiddenWhenScrolling ?? false,
+      hideTopBarOnFocus: options.hideNavBarOnFocusSearchBar ?? false,
+      obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation: false,
+      backgroundColor: options.searchBarBackgroundColor,
+      tintColor: options.searchBarTintColor,
+      placeholder: options.searchBarPlaceholder ?? '',
+    };
+
+    if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+      // Deprecated
+      this.deprecations.onProcessOptions(key, options, '');
+
+      options[key] = {
+        ...deprecatedSearchBarOptions,
+        visible: value,
+      };
+    } else {
       options[key] = {
-        ...options[key],
-        visible: options[key].visible ?? value,
-        hiddenWhenScrolling:
-          options[key].hiddenWhenScrolling ?? options.searchBarHiddenWhenScrolling ?? false,
-        hideTopBarOnFocus:
-          options[key].hideTopBarOnFocus ?? options.hideNavBarOnFocusSearchBar ?? false,
-        obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation:
-          options[key].obscuresBackgroundDuringPresentation ?? false,
-        placeholder: options[key].placeholder ?? options.searchBarPlaceholder ?? '',
+        ...deprecatedSearchBarOptions,
+        ...value,
       };
-      this.processColor(
-        'backgroundColor',
-        options[key].backgroundColor ?? options.searchBarBackgroundColor,
-        options[key]
-      );
-      this.processColor(
-        'tintColor',
-        options[key].tintColor ?? options.searchBarTintColor,
-        options[key]
-      );
     }
   }