diff --git a/MacApp/Relay/Welcome/WelcomeView.swift b/MacApp/Relay/Welcome/WelcomeView.swift
index 2b5f1e5..5ae6eea 100644
--- a/MacApp/Relay/Welcome/WelcomeView.swift
+++ b/MacApp/Relay/Welcome/WelcomeView.swift
@@ -80,8 +80,45 @@ struct WelcomeView: View {
 
             Divider()
 
+            // Search field
+            HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass")
+                    .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+                    .accessibilityHidden(true)
+
+                TextField(
+                    "Search projects…",
+                    text: Binding(
+                        get: { store.searchText },
+                        set: { store.send(.searchTextChanged($0)) }
+                    )
+                )
+                .textFieldStyle(.plain)
+                .accessibilityLabel("Search projects by name or path")
+
+                if !store.searchText.isEmpty {
+                    Button(action: clearSearch) {
+                        Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill")
+                            .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+                    }
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .accessibilityLabel("Clear search")
+                    .accessibilityAddTraits(.isButton)
+                }
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .padding(.vertical, 8)
+            .background(Color(nsColor: .controlBackgroundColor))
+            .cornerRadius(6)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 16)
+            .padding(.vertical, 12)
+
+            Divider()
+
             if store.recentProjects.isEmpty {
                 emptyState
+            } else if store.filteredProjects.isEmpty && !store.searchText.isEmpty {
+                noSearchResultsState
             } else {
                 projectsList
             }
@@ -110,6 +147,27 @@ struct WelcomeView: View {
         .accessibilityLabel("No recent projects. Open a folder to get started.")
     }
 
+    // MARK: - No search results state
+
+    private var noSearchResultsState: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 12) {
+            Spacer()
+            Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass")
+                .font(.system(size: 40))
+                .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+                .accessibilityHidden(true)
+            Text("No Matching Projects")
+                .font(.title3)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Text("Try a different search term.")
+                .font(.subheadline)
+                .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+        .accessibilityLabel("No projects matching your search.")
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Projects list
 
     private var projectsList: some View {
@@ -190,6 +248,10 @@ struct WelcomeView: View {
     private func deleteProject(_ project: ProjectInfo) {
         store.send(.removeRecent(URL(filePath: project.path)))
     }
+
+    private func clearSearch() {
+        store.send(.searchTextChanged(""))
+    }
 }
 
 // MARK: - RecentProjectRow