diff --git a/modules/nexus/NavPane.qml b/modules/nexus/NavPane.qml
index 71f5d14c..5d765e8c 100644
--- a/modules/nexus/NavPane.qml
+++ b/modules/nexus/NavPane.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
     spacing: Tokens.spacing.large
 
+    SearchBar {
+        Layout.fillWidth: true
+        nState: root.nState
+    }
+
     NavLocations {
         Layout.fillWidth: true
         Layout.fillHeight: true
diff --git a/modules/nexus/NexusState.qml b/modules/nexus/NexusState.qml
index f575bdb9..015f844d 100644
--- a/modules/nexus/NexusState.qml
+++ b/modules/nexus/NexusState.qml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import Quickshell
 QtObject {
     property ShellScreen screen
     property bool isWindow
-    property bool navExpanded
     property int currentPageIdx
+    property bool searchOpen
 
     signal close
 }
diff --git a/modules/nexus/navpane/NavLocations.qml b/modules/nexus/navpane/NavLocations.qml
index 079ce087..2badcb6f 100644
--- a/modules/nexus/navpane/NavLocations.qml
+++ b/modules/nexus/navpane/NavLocations.qml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ StyledFlickable {
 
                     ColumnLayout {
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        spacing: 0 //Tokens.spacing.extraSmall
+                        spacing: 0
 
                         StyledText {
                             Layout.fillWidth: true
diff --git a/modules/nexus/navpane/SearchBar.qml b/modules/nexus/navpane/SearchBar.qml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95236768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nexus/navpane/SearchBar.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import Caelestia.Config
+import qs.components
+import qs.components.controls
+import qs.services
+import qs.modules.nexus
+
+StyledRect {
+    id: root
+
+    required property NexusState nState
+
+    implicitHeight: searchLayout.implicitHeight + Tokens.padding.medium * 2
+
+    radius: Tokens.rounding.full
+    color: Colours.palette.m3surfaceContainerLowest
+    border.color: Colours.palette.m3outlineVariant
+
+    Behavior on border.color {
+        CAnim {}
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        cursorShape: Qt.IBeamCursor
+        onClicked: searchField.focus = true
+    }
+
+    RowLayout {
+        id: searchLayout
+
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.margins: Tokens.padding.large
+
+        spacing: Tokens.spacing.small
+
+        MaterialIcon {
+            text: "search"
+            color: Colours.palette.m3onSurfaceVariant
+            fontStyle: Tokens.font.icon.medium
+        }
+
+        StyledTextField {
+            id: searchField
+
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
+            Layout.fillHeight: true
+
+            placeholderText: qsTr("Search settings")
+            placeholderTextColor: Colours.palette.m3onSurfaceVariant
+            color: Colours.palette.m3onSurfaceVariant
+            font: Tokens.font.body.large
+
+            Binding {
+                target: root.nState
+                property: "searchOpen"
+                value: searchField.text.length > 0
+            }
+        }
+
+        IconButton {
+            icon: "close"
+            font: Tokens.font.icon.medium
+            type: IconButton.Text
+            padding: Tokens.padding.extraSmall
+            isRound: true
+            onClicked: searchField.clear()
+
+            opacity: searchField.text.length > 0 ? 1 : 0
+
+            Behavior on opacity {
+                Anim {
+                    type: Anim.DefaultEffects
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}