diff --git a/assets/js/app.ts b/assets/js/app.ts
index 0006246d..1dfaf8ee 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.ts
+++ b/assets/js/app.ts
@@ -940,6 +940,15 @@ if (!csrfToken) {
 const userTimezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone || "UTC"
 
 // Global Search (Cmd+K / Ctrl+K) hook
+const GlobalSearchTrigger = {
+  mounted() {
+    this.el.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      // Simulate Cmd+K to open global search
+      document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "k", metaKey: true }))
+    })
+  }
+}
+
 const GlobalSearch = {
   mounted() {
     this.handleKeydown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
@@ -965,7 +974,7 @@ const GlobalSearch = {
 const liveSocket = new LiveSocket("/live", Socket, {
   longPollFallbackMs: 2500,
   params: { _csrf_token: csrfToken, timezone: userTimezone },
-  hooks: { ...colocatedHooks, SensorChart, CopyToClipboard, ScrollToTop, AutoDismissFlash, BetaBannerDismiss, NetworkMap, DeviceListReorder, MikrotikPortSync, GlobalSearch },
+  hooks: { ...colocatedHooks, SensorChart, CopyToClipboard, ScrollToTop, AutoDismissFlash, BetaBannerDismiss, NetworkMap, DeviceListReorder, MikrotikPortSync, GlobalSearch, GlobalSearchTrigger },
 })
 
 // Show progress bar on live navigation and form submits
diff --git a/lib/towerops_web/components/layouts.ex b/lib/towerops_web/components/layouts.ex
index 00c64579..98429368 100644
--- a/lib/towerops_web/components/layouts.ex
+++ b/lib/towerops_web/components/layouts.ex
@@ -270,6 +270,21 @@ defmodule ToweropsWeb.Layouts do
             </div>
 
             <div class="relative flex items-center gap-1 sm:gap-2">
+              <!-- Global Search Trigger -->
+              <button
+                :if={@current_organization}
+                type="button"
+                id="global-search-trigger"
+                phx-hook="GlobalSearchTrigger"
+                class="hidden md:inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-700 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/5 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:bg-white/10 dark:hover:text-gray-200 transition-colors"
+                title="Search (⌘K)"
+              >
+                <.icon name="hero-magnifying-glass" class="h-4 w-4" />
+                <span class="text-xs">Search</span>
+                <kbd class="hidden lg:inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-gray-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-gray-500 dark:border-white/20 dark:bg-white/10 dark:text-gray-400">
+                  ⌘K
+                </kbd>
+              </button>
               <.theme_toggle />
               <button
                 type="button"