diff --git a/Marechai/Pages/_Host.cshtml b/Marechai/Pages/_Host.cshtml
index bc983a30..2095aba7 100644
--- a/Marechai/Pages/_Host.cshtml
+++ b/Marechai/Pages/_Host.cshtml
@@ -155,5 +155,6 @@
 <script src="js/software-cover-batch-upload.js"></script>
 <script src="js/software-screenshot-upload.js"></script>
 <script src="js/software-screenshot-batch-upload.js"></script>
+<script src="js/search-dropdown-positioning.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/Marechai/Shared/SearchBar.razor b/Marechai/Shared/SearchBar.razor
index d2424fbd..17ed7f4d 100644
--- a/Marechai/Shared/SearchBar.razor
+++ b/Marechai/Shared/SearchBar.razor
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 @inject SearchService SearchService
 @inject NavigationManager Nav
 @inject StringLocalizer<NavMenu> L
+@inject IJSRuntime JS
 
+<div id="search-bar-anchor">
 <MudAutocomplete T="SearchResultDto"
                  @bind-Value="_selected"
                  @bind-Value:after="OnSelected"
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
                  AdornmentColor="Color.Default"
                  OnAdornmentClick="OnAdornmentClick"
                  OnKeyDown="OnKeyDown"
+                 RelativeWidth="DropdownWidth.Ignore"
                  PopoverClass="search-popover-fullwidth"
                  Style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius: 4px;"
                  @ref="_autocomplete">
@@ -81,12 +84,18 @@
         </MudStack>
     </NoItemsTemplate>
 </MudAutocomplete>
+</div>
 
 @code {
     SearchResultDto _selected;
     string _lastQuery = string.Empty;
     MudAutocomplete<SearchResultDto> _autocomplete;
 
+    protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
+    {
+        if(firstRender) await JS.InvokeVoidAsync("SearchDropdownPositioning.attach", "search-bar-anchor");
+    }
+
     Task<IEnumerable<SearchResultDto>> SearchAsync(string value, CancellationToken ct)
         => SearchAsyncCore(value, ct);
 
diff --git a/Marechai/wwwroot/css/site.css b/Marechai/wwwroot/css/site.css
index 9154edb3..c1fdff27 100644
--- a/Marechai/wwwroot/css/site.css
+++ b/Marechai/wwwroot/css/site.css
@@ -300,10 +300,13 @@
 }
 
 /* Full-width search results dropdown in top bar.
-   MudAutocomplete normally anchors the popover to match the input width.
-   This class overrides that to span from the search box to the right edge of the screen. */
+   These are just the initial values for first paint — MudBlazor's own JS
+   actively rewrites this popover's inline `left`/`width` on open, resize, and
+   via its internal flip/collision logic, fighting any CSS-only override.
+   js/search-dropdown-positioning.js watches this element and re-asserts
+   `left` (anchored to the search box) and `right: 0; width: auto` (stretched
+   to the viewport's right edge) every time MudBlazor changes it. */
 .search-popover-fullwidth {
-  left: auto !important;
   right: 0 !important;
   width: auto !important;
   max-width: none !important;
diff --git a/Marechai/wwwroot/js/search-dropdown-positioning.js b/Marechai/wwwroot/js/search-dropdown-positioning.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29d9e54e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Marechai/wwwroot/js/search-dropdown-positioning.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Keeps the top-bar search results popover anchored to the search box's own
+// left edge while letting it stretch to the right edge of the viewport.
+//
+// MudAutocomplete's popover JS actively re-measures and rewrites the popover's
+// inline `left`/`width` on open, on resize, and via its own collision-avoidance
+// ("flip") logic — it does this regardless of any CSS we apply, so a CSS-only
+// `left` override gets clobbered moments after render. We instead watch the
+// popover element itself and correct its inline style back to "anchored to the
+// search box, stretched to the right edge" every time MudBlazor changes it.
+window.SearchDropdownPositioning = (function () {
+    let attached = false;
+
+    function reposition(anchor, popover) {
+        const desiredLeft = anchor.getBoundingClientRect().left + "px";
+
+        if (popover.style.left !== desiredLeft) popover.style.setProperty("left", desiredLeft, "important");
+        if (popover.style.right !== "0px") popover.style.setProperty("right", "0px", "important");
+        if (popover.style.width !== "auto") popover.style.setProperty("width", "auto", "important");
+        if (popover.style.maxWidth !== "none") popover.style.setProperty("max-width", "none", "important");
+    }
+
+    function watch(anchor, popover) {
+        reposition(anchor, popover);
+
+        // Re-assert our positioning whenever MudBlazor's own JS touches the
+        // popover's style/class (open, close, resize, flip recalculation).
+        // Each call is a no-op once values already match, so this can't loop.
+        new MutationObserver(() => reposition(anchor, popover))
+            .observe(popover, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ["style", "class"] });
+
+        window.addEventListener("resize", () => reposition(anchor, popover));
+    }
+
+    return {
+        attach: function (anchorId) {
+            if (attached) return;
+
+            const anchor = document.getElementById(anchorId);
+            if (!anchor) return;
+
+            const existing = document.querySelector(".search-popover-fullwidth");
+            if (existing) {
+                watch(anchor, existing);
+                attached = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // The popover element doesn't exist until MudBlazor first renders
+            // it (typically on first focus/keystroke), so wait for it to show
+            // up in the DOM before attaching the real observer.
+            const bodyObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
+                const popover = document.querySelector(".search-popover-fullwidth");
+                if (!popover) return;
+
+                bodyObserver.disconnect();
+                watch(anchor, popover);
+                attached = true;
+            });
+            bodyObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
+        }
+    };
+})();