diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
index 11921096a..c0cd0c89c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	fd "github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/featuredetection"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/gh"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/ghrepo"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/prompter"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/text"
 	shared "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/issue/shared"
 	prShared "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/pr/shared"
@@ -248,6 +249,13 @@ func editRun(opts *EditOptions) error {
 
 	// Fetch editable shared fields once for all issues.
 	apiClient := api.NewClientFromHTTP(httpClient)
+
+	// Wire up search function for assignees when ActorIsAssignable is available.
+	// Interactive mode only supports a single issue, so we use its ID for the search query.
+	if issueFeatures.ActorIsAssignable && opts.Interactive && len(issues) == 1 {
+		editable.AssigneeSearchFunc = assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient, baseRepo, issues[0].ID)
+	}
+
 	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicatorWithLabel("Fetching repository information")
 	err = opts.FetchOptions(apiClient, baseRepo, &editable, opts.Detector.ProjectsV1())
 	opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
@@ -351,3 +359,36 @@ func editRun(opts *EditOptions) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient *api.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, assignableID string) func(string) prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult {
+	return func(input string) prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult {
+		actors, availableAssigneesCount, err := api.SuggestedAssignableActors(
+			apiClient,
+			repo,
+			assignableID,
+			input)
+		if err != nil {
+			return prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult{Err: err}
+		}
+
+		logins := make([]string, 0, len(actors))
+		displayNames := make([]string, 0, len(actors))
+
+		for _, a := range actors {
+			if a.Login() == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			logins = append(logins, a.Login())
+			if a.DisplayName() != "" {
+				displayNames = append(displayNames, a.DisplayName())
+			} else {
+				displayNames = append(displayNames, a.Login())
+			}
+		}
+		return prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult{
+			Keys:        logins,
+			Labels:      displayNames,
+			MoreResults: availableAssigneesCount,
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit_test.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit_test.go
index c529f5ae2..d4dcce399 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit_test.go
@@ -607,17 +607,6 @@ func Test_editRun(t *testing.T) {
 				mockIssueGet(t, reg)
 				mockIssueProjectItemsGet(t, reg)
 				mockRepoMetadata(t, reg)
-				reg.Register(
-					httpmock.GraphQL(`query RepositoryAssignableActors\b`),
-					httpmock.StringResponse(`
-					{ "data": { "repository": { "suggestedActors": {
-						"nodes": [
-							{ "login": "hubot", "id": "HUBOTID", "__typename": "Bot" },
-							{ "login": "monalisa", "id": "MONAID", "name": "Mona Display Name", "__typename": "User" }
-						],
-						"pageInfo": { "hasNextPage": false }
-					} } } }
-					`))
 				mockIssueUpdate(t, reg)
 				mockIssueUpdateActorAssignees(t, reg)
 				mockIssueUpdateLabels(t, reg)
@@ -649,17 +638,6 @@ func Test_editRun(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			httpStubs: func(t *testing.T, reg *httpmock.Registry) {
 				mockIsssueNumberGetWithAssignedActors(t, reg, 123)
-				reg.Register(
-					httpmock.GraphQL(`query RepositoryAssignableActors\b`),
-					httpmock.StringResponse(`
-					{ "data": { "repository": { "suggestedActors": {
-						"nodes": [
-							{ "login": "hubot", "id": "HUBOTID", "__typename": "Bot" },
-							{ "login": "MonaLisa", "id": "MONAID", "name": "Mona Display Name", "__typename": "User" }
-						],
-						"pageInfo": { "hasNextPage": false }
-					} } } }
-					`))
 				mockIssueUpdate(t, reg)
 				reg.Register(
 					httpmock.GraphQL(`mutation ReplaceActorsForAssignable\b`),
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
index 3a6a9d083..ea0712491 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func editRun(opts *EditOptions) error {
 	// to legacy reviewer/assignee fetching.
 	// TODO actorIsAssignableCleanup
 	if issueFeatures.ActorIsAssignable {
-		editable.AssigneeSearchFunc = assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient, repo, &editable, pr.ID)
+		editable.AssigneeSearchFunc = assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient, repo, pr.ID)
 		editable.ReviewerSearchFunc = reviewerSearchFunc(apiClient, repo, &editable, pr.ID)
 	}
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func editRun(opts *EditOptions) error {
 
 // assigneeSearchFunc is intended to be an arg for MultiSelectWithSearch
 // to return potential assignee actors.
-func assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient *api.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, editable *shared.Editable, assignableID string) func(string) prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult {
+func assigneeSearchFunc(apiClient *api.Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, assignableID string) func(string) prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult {
 	searchFunc := func(input string) prompter.MultiSelectSearchResult {
 		actors, availableAssigneesCount, err := api.SuggestedAssignableActors(
 			apiClient,
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/editable.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/editable.go
index a26c2a024..115d765f1 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/editable.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/editable.go
@@ -267,14 +267,16 @@ func (e Editable) MilestoneId() (*string, error) {
 // go routines. Fields that would be mutated will be copied.
 func (e *Editable) Clone() Editable {
 	return Editable{
-		Title:     e.Title.clone(),
-		Body:      e.Body.clone(),
-		Base:      e.Base.clone(),
-		Reviewers: e.Reviewers.clone(),
-		Assignees: e.Assignees.clone(),
-		Labels:    e.Labels.clone(),
-		Projects:  e.Projects.clone(),
-		Milestone: e.Milestone.clone(),
+		Title:              e.Title.clone(),
+		Body:               e.Body.clone(),
+		Base:               e.Base.clone(),
+		Reviewers:          e.Reviewers.clone(),
+		ReviewerSearchFunc: e.ReviewerSearchFunc,
+		Assignees:          e.Assignees.clone(),
+		AssigneeSearchFunc: e.AssigneeSearchFunc,
+		Labels:             e.Labels.clone(),
+		Projects:           e.Projects.clone(),
+		Milestone:          e.Milestone.clone(),
 		// Shallow copy since no mutation.
 		Metadata: e.Metadata,
 	}