diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
index 54ee0ec6d66..16b5f82c07c 100644
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceOpenNebula.py
@@ -185,11 +185,22 @@ def mac2ip(self, mac: str) -> str:
 
     def get_nameservers(self, dev: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
         nameservers: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
-        dns = self.get_field(dev, "dns", "").split()
-        dns.extend(self.context.get("DNS", "").split())
+        dns: List[str] = []
+        for server in (
+            self.get_field(dev, "dns", "").split()
+            + self.context.get("DNS", "").split()
+        ):
+            if server not in dns:
+                dns.append(server)
         if dns:
             nameservers["addresses"] = dns
-        search_domain = self.get_field(dev, "search_domain", "").split()
+        search_domain: List[str] = []
+        for domain in (
+            self.get_field(dev, "search_domain", "").split()
+            + self.context.get("SEARCH_DOMAIN", "").split()
+        ):
+            if domain not in search_domain:
+                search_domain.append(domain)
         if search_domain:
             nameservers["search"] = search_domain
         return nameservers
diff --git a/doc/rtd/reference/datasources/opennebula.rst b/doc/rtd/reference/datasources/opennebula.rst
index 3e31b20065b..5171704d48c 100644
--- a/doc/rtd/reference/datasources/opennebula.rst
+++ b/doc/rtd/reference/datasources/opennebula.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ the OpenNebula documentation.
 ::
 
     DNS
+    SEARCH_DOMAIN
     ETH<x>_IP
     ETH<x>_NETWORK
     ETH<x>_MASK
@@ -74,7 +75,12 @@ the OpenNebula documentation.
     ETH<x>_IP6_GATEWAY
     ETH<x>_ROUTES
 
-Static `network configuration`_.
+Static `network configuration`_. ``DNS`` and ``SEARCH_DOMAIN`` are global
+values applied to every interface. Per-interface ``ETH<x>_DNS`` and
+``ETH<x>_SEARCH_DOMAIN`` (defined in `context-linux`_) take precedence;
+duplicate entries across both levels are suppressed.
+
+.. _context-linux: https://github.com/OpenNebula/one-apps/blob/v7.0.0/context-linux/src/etc/one-context.d/loc-10-network.d/functions#L463-L466
 
 ``ETH<x>_ROUTES`` is a comma-separated list of static routes in the form
 ``NETWORK via GATEWAY``. For example::
diff --git a/tests/unittests/sources/test_opennebula.py b/tests/unittests/sources/test_opennebula.py
index 10ccdea2ed3..1c7e48691dd 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/sources/test_opennebula.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/sources/test_opennebula.py
@@ -975,6 +975,84 @@ def test_multiple_nics(self):
 
         assert expected == net.gen_conf()
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "context,expected_search",
+        [
+            pytest.param(
+                {"SEARCH_DOMAIN": "global.example.com global.example.org"},
+                ["global.example.com", "global.example.org"],
+                id="global_only",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                {
+                    "ETH0_SEARCH_DOMAIN": "iface.example.com",
+                    "SEARCH_DOMAIN": "global.example.com",
+                },
+                ["iface.example.com", "global.example.com"],
+                id="per_interface_and_global",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                {"ETH0_SEARCH_DOMAIN": "iface.example.com"},
+                ["iface.example.com"],
+                id="per_interface_only",
+            ),
+            pytest.param(
+                {
+                    "ETH0_SEARCH_DOMAIN": "shared.example.com",
+                    # extra precedes shared in global; shared must still come
+                    # first because per-interface ordering takes precedence
+                    "SEARCH_DOMAIN": "extra.example.com shared.example.com",
+                },
+                ["shared.example.com", "extra.example.com"],
+                id="dedup_iface_order_preferred",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_get_nameservers_search_domain(self, context, expected_search):
+        """get_nameservers merges and deduplicates SEARCH_DOMAIN correctly."""
+        net = ds.OpenNebulaNetwork(context, mock.Mock())
+        val = net.get_nameservers("eth0")
+        assert val["search"] == expected_search
+
+    @mock.patch(DS_PATH + ".get_physical_nics_by_mac")
+    def test_gen_conf_global_search_domain(self, m_get_phys_by_mac):
+        """gen_conf includes global SEARCH_DOMAIN in nameservers.search."""
+        context = {
+            "ETH0_MAC": MACADDR,
+            "SEARCH_DOMAIN": "global.example.com",
+        }
+        for nic in self.system_nics:
+            m_get_phys_by_mac.return_value = {MACADDR: nic}
+            net = ds.OpenNebulaNetwork(context, mock.Mock())
+            conf = net.gen_conf()
+            assert conf["ethernets"][nic]["nameservers"]["search"] == [
+                "global.example.com"
+            ]
+
+    @mock.patch(DS_PATH + ".get_physical_nics_by_mac")
+    def test_gen_conf_global_search_domain_multiple_nics(
+        self, m_get_phys_by_mac
+    ):
+        """Global SEARCH_DOMAIN appears on every NIC."""
+        MAC_1 = "02:00:0a:12:01:01"
+        MAC_2 = "02:00:0a:12:01:02"
+        context = {
+            "ETH0_MAC": MAC_1,
+            "ETH1_MAC": MAC_2,
+            "SEARCH_DOMAIN": "global.example.com",
+        }
+        net = ds.OpenNebulaNetwork(
+            context,
+            mock.Mock(),
+            system_nics_by_mac={MAC_1: "eth0", MAC_2: "eth1"},
+        )
+        conf = net.gen_conf()
+        for nic in ("eth0", "eth1"):
+            assert (
+                "global.example.com"
+                in conf["ethernets"][nic]["nameservers"]["search"]
+            )
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # ETHx_ROUTES                                                          #
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #