diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/layout/TopNavbar.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/layout/TopNavbar.svelte
index d876823..e304b88 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/layout/TopNavbar.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/layout/TopNavbar.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
    */
 
   import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from "svelte";
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
+  import { api } from "$lib/api.js";
   import { activityStore } from "$lib/stores/activity.js";
   import {
     taskDrawerStore,
@@ -41,6 +43,15 @@
 
   let showUserMenu = false;
   let isSearchFocused = false;
+  let searchQuery = "";
+  let showSearchDropdown = false;
+  let isSearchLoading = false;
+  let searchResults = [];
+  let searchTimer = null;
+
+  const SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250;
+  const SEARCH_MIN_LENGTH = 2;
+  const SEARCH_LIMIT = 5;
 
   $: isExpanded = $sidebarStore?.isExpanded ?? true;
   $: activeCount = $activityStore?.activeCount || 0;
@@ -84,20 +95,23 @@
 
   function handleSearchFocus() {
     isSearchFocused = true;
+    showSearchDropdown = searchResults.length > 0;
   }
 
-  function handleSearchBlur() {
-    isSearchFocused = false;
+  function clearSearchState() {
+    showSearchDropdown = false;
+    isSearchLoading = false;
+    searchResults = [];
   }
 
   function handleDocumentClick(event) {
     if (!event.target.closest(".user-menu-container")) {
       closeUserMenu();
     }
-  }
-
-  if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
-    document.addEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick);
+    if (!event.target.closest(".global-search-container")) {
+      isSearchFocused = false;
+      clearSearchState();
+    }
   }
 
   function handleHamburgerClick(event) {
@@ -107,10 +121,107 @@
 
   function handleGlobalEnvironmentChange(event) {
     setSelectedEnvironment(event.target.value);
+    if (searchQuery.trim().length >= SEARCH_MIN_LENGTH) {
+      triggerSearch(searchQuery.trim());
+    }
+  }
+
+  function buildSearchResultItems(dashboardResponse, datasetResponse) {
+    const dashboards = (dashboardResponse?.dashboards || []).slice(
+      0,
+      SEARCH_LIMIT,
+    );
+    const datasets = (datasetResponse?.datasets || []).slice(0, SEARCH_LIMIT);
+    const dashboardItems = dashboards.map((dashboard) => ({
+      key: `dashboard-${dashboard.id}`,
+      type: "dashboard",
+      title: dashboard.title || dashboard.dashboard_title || `#${dashboard.id}`,
+      subtitle: `ID: ${dashboard.id}`,
+      href: `/dashboards/${dashboard.id}?env_id=${encodeURIComponent(globalSelectedEnvId)}`,
+    }));
+    const datasetItems = datasets.map((dataset) => ({
+      key: `dataset-${dataset.id}`,
+      type: "dataset",
+      title: dataset.table_name || `#${dataset.id}`,
+      subtitle: dataset.schema || "-",
+      href: `/datasets/${dataset.id}?env_id=${encodeURIComponent(globalSelectedEnvId)}`,
+    }));
+    return [...dashboardItems, ...datasetItems];
+  }
+
+  async function triggerSearch(query) {
+    const normalizedQuery = String(query || "").trim();
+    if (normalizedQuery.length < SEARCH_MIN_LENGTH || !globalSelectedEnvId) {
+      clearSearchState();
+      return;
+    }
+    isSearchLoading = true;
+    showSearchDropdown = true;
+    try {
+      const [dashboardResponse, datasetResponse] = await Promise.all([
+        api.getDashboards(globalSelectedEnvId, {
+          search: normalizedQuery,
+          page: 1,
+          page_size: SEARCH_LIMIT,
+        }),
+        api.getDatasets(globalSelectedEnvId, {
+          search: normalizedQuery,
+          page: 1,
+          page_size: SEARCH_LIMIT,
+        }),
+      ]);
+      searchResults = buildSearchResultItems(dashboardResponse, datasetResponse);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[TopNavbar][Coherence:Failed] Global search failed", error);
+      searchResults = [];
+    } finally {
+      isSearchLoading = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function handleSearchInput(event) {
+    searchQuery = event.target.value;
+    if (searchTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(searchTimer);
+    }
+    searchTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      triggerSearch(searchQuery);
+    }, SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+  }
+
+  async function openSearchResult(item) {
+    clearSearchState();
+    searchQuery = "";
+    isSearchFocused = false;
+    await goto(item.href);
+  }
+
+  async function handleSearchKeydown(event) {
+    if (event.key === "Escape") {
+      clearSearchState();
+      searchQuery = "";
+      isSearchFocused = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    if (event.key === "Enter" && searchResults.length > 0) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      await openSearchResult(searchResults[0]);
+    }
   }
 
   onMount(async () => {
     await initializeEnvironmentContext();
+    if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
+      document.addEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick);
+    }
+    return () => {
+      if (searchTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(searchTimer);
+      }
+      if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
+        document.removeEventListener("click", handleDocumentClick);
+      }
+    };
   });
 </script>
 
@@ -141,16 +252,42 @@
     </a>
   </div>
 
-  <!-- Search placeholder (non-functional for now) -->
-  <div class="flex-1 max-w-xl mx-4 hidden md:block">
+  <!-- Global search -->
+  <div class="global-search-container relative flex-1 max-w-xl mx-4 hidden md:block">
     <input
       type="text"
       class="w-full px-4 py-2 bg-gray-100 rounded-lg focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-ring transition-all
         {isSearchFocused ? 'bg-white border border-primary-ring' : ''}"
       placeholder={$t.common.search }
+      value={searchQuery}
+      on:input={handleSearchInput}
       on:focus={handleSearchFocus}
-      on:blur={handleSearchBlur}
+      on:keydown={handleSearchKeydown}
     />
+    {#if showSearchDropdown}
+      <div class="absolute left-0 right-0 top-12 z-50 rounded-lg border border-slate-200 bg-white shadow-lg">
+        {#if isSearchLoading}
+          <div class="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-slate-500">{$t.common?.loading || "Loading..."}</div>
+        {:else if searchResults.length === 0}
+          <div class="px-4 py-3 text-sm text-slate-500">{$t.common?.not_found || "No results found"}</div>
+        {:else}
+          {#each searchResults as result}
+            <button
+              class="flex w-full items-center justify-between px-4 py-2 text-left hover:bg-slate-50"
+              on:click={() => openSearchResult(result)}
+            >
+              <div class="min-w-0">
+                <div class="truncate text-sm font-medium text-slate-800">{result.title}</div>
+                <div class="truncate text-xs text-slate-500">{result.subtitle}</div>
+              </div>
+              <span class="ml-4 rounded border border-slate-200 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-slate-600">
+                {result.type === "dashboard" ? ($t.nav?.dashboards || "Dashboards") : ($t.nav?.datasets || "Datasets")}
+              </span>
+            </button>
+          {/each}
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    {/if}
   </div>
 
   <!-- Nav Actions -->