diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/layout/header.component.html b/apps/desktop/src/app/layout/header.component.html
index bf8a770d30f..53ce02fb685 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/layout/header.component.html
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/layout/header.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-<div class="header tw-flex tw-justify-end">
+<div class="header">
+  <app-search></app-search>
   <app-account-switcher></app-account-switcher>
 </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
index 1e50ee12979..d6ccab27211 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/vault/app/vault-v3/vault.component.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ import {
 } from "@bitwarden/vault";
 
 import { DesktopHeaderComponent } from "../../../app/layout/header/desktop-header.component";
+import { SearchBarService } from "../../../app/layout/search/search-bar.service";
 import { DesktopCredentialGenerationService } from "../../../services/desktop-cipher-form-generator.service";
 import { DesktopPremiumUpgradePromptService } from "../../../services/desktop-premium-upgrade-prompt.service";
 import { AssignCollectionsDesktopComponent } from "../vault/assign-collections";
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ export class VaultComponent<C extends CipherViewLike>
   private vaultFilterService = inject(VaultFilterService);
   private routedVaultFilterService = inject(RoutedVaultFilterService);
   private vaultItemTransferService: VaultItemsTransferService = inject(VaultItemsTransferService);
+  private searchBarService = inject(SearchBarService);
 
   // FIXME(https://bitwarden.atlassian.net/browse/CL-903): Migrate to Signals
   // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/prefer-signals
@@ -328,6 +330,8 @@ export class VaultComponent<C extends CipherViewLike>
     const activeUserId = await firstValueFrom(getUserId(this.accountService.activeAccount$));
     this.activeUserId = activeUserId;
 
+    this.searchBarService.setEnabled(false);
+
     // Clear cipher selection on page load/reload to prevent flash of content
     const currentParams = await firstValueFrom(this.route.queryParams);
     if (currentParams.itemId || currentParams.cipherId) {