diff --git a/src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.svelte
index 5b9bbd2c..0d3f5144 100644
--- a/src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/journals/[journal_id]/+layout.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
         MessageSquareWarning, Minus,
         Notebook,
         Pencil, Plus,
+        RemoveFormatting,
         SquareLibrary,
         Shapes, Share2, ShieldCheck, ShieldMinus, Siren, Skull,
         Tags, ToggleLeft, ToggleRight, Trash2, TypeOutline,
@@ -282,6 +283,52 @@ async function handle_update_journal() {
             </span>
         </button>
 
+        <!-- Search input form -->
+        <span class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
+        <span class="text-sm text-gray-500 hidden lg:inline">
+            Search:
+        </span>
+        <input
+            disabled={true}
+            type="text"
+            placeholder="Search Journal Entries"
+            bind:value={$journals_loc.qry__search_text}
+            onkeyup={(event) => {
+                if (event.key === 'Enter') {
+                    // $journals_loc.qry__search_text = event.target.value;
+                    // $journals_trig.journal_entry_li = true;
+                    // console.log('Search query:', $journals_loc.qry__search_text);
+                }
+            }}
+            oninput={(event) => {
+                // $journals_loc.qry__search_text = event.target.value;
+                // console.log('Search query:', $journals_loc.qry__search_text);
+            }}
+            title="Search Journal Entries"
+            class="input input-sm input-bordered w-64"
+            />
+        <!-- Clear search text button -->
+        <button
+            disabled={true}
+            class:hidden={!$journals_loc.qry__search_text}
+            type="button"
+            onclick={() => {
+                // $journals_loc.qry__search_text = '';
+                // $journals_trig.journal_entry_li = true;
+                // console.log('Cleared search query:', $journals_loc.qry__search_text);
+            }}
+            class="btn btn-sm p-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 variant-ghost-tertiary hover:variant-filled-tertiary transition"
+            title="Clear search text"
+            >
+            <!-- <X /> -->
+            <RemoveFormatting strokeWidth="1" color="gray" size="1.25em" />
+            <span class="hidden md:inline text-gray-500">
+                Clear
+            </span>
+        </button>
+        </span>
+
+
         <!-- Give list of categories to base the new entry on -->
         <span class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
             <span class="text-sm text-gray-500 hidden sm:inline">