diff --git a/app/(app)/dashboard/card/Card.tsx b/app/(app)/dashboard/card/Card.tsx
index d16893c..fef9079 100644
--- a/app/(app)/dashboard/card/Card.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/dashboard/card/Card.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import CardActions from "./CardActions";
 import CardAvatars from "./CardAvatars";
 import CardDueDate from "./CardDueDate";
 import CardPriority from "./CardPriority";
+import HighlightText from "@/app/components/ui/HighlightText";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 
 /**
  * Properties for the Card component.
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ export interface CardProps {
 }
 
 /**
- * Renders an interactive card container handling drag-and-drop actions, loading states,
- * and assembling modular sub-components for priorities, due dates, avatars, and actions.
+ * Renders an interactive card container supporting search match highlighting, drag-and-drop actions,
+ * loading states, and modular sub-components for priorities, due dates, avatars, and actions.
  *
  * @param {CardProps} props - The component props containing the task object, updating status flag, and status change handler.
  * @returns {JSX.Element} The rendered card component.
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ export default function Card({
   onStatusChange,
   onDelete,
 }: CardProps) {
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const searchQuery = searchParams.get("search") || "";
+
   /**
    * Initiates the drag action on a task card if not currently updating, storing its ID and status payload.
    *
@@ -87,14 +92,14 @@ export default function Card({
       {/* --- Card Header --- */}
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
         <h3 className="font-semibold leading-snug group-hover/card:text-primary transition-colors line-clamp-2">
-          {task.title}
+          <HighlightText text={task.title} query={searchQuery} />
         </h3>
         <CardPriority priority={task.priority} />
       </div>
 
       {/* Card Description */}
       <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-foreground-muted line-clamp-3">
-        {task.description}
+        <HighlightText text={task.description} query={searchQuery} />
       </p>
 
       {/* --- Card Footer --- */}
diff --git a/app/(app)/trash/TrashList.tsx b/app/(app)/trash/TrashList.tsx
index 630f928..9bf00b1 100644
--- a/app/(app)/trash/TrashList.tsx
+++ b/app/(app)/trash/TrashList.tsx
@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@
 import { Task, PRIORITY_CONFIG } from "@/types/task";
 import { Calendar } from "lucide-react";
 import TaskActionButton from "./components/TaskActionButton";
+import HighlightText from "@/app/components/ui/HighlightText";
+import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 
 /**
- * Renders a list of deleted tasks stored in the trash, featuring priority badges,
- * deletion dates, and action controls for permanent deletion or restoration.
+ * Renders a list of deleted tasks stored in the trash with search term highlighting,
+ * featuring priority badges, deletion dates, and action controls for permanent deletion or restoration.
  *
  * @param {Object} props - The component props.
  * @param {Task[]} props.tasks - The array of deleted tasks to render.
  * @returns {JSX.Element} The rendered trash list component or an empty state placeholder.
  */
 export default function TrashList({ tasks }: { tasks: Task[] }) {
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+  const searchQuery = searchParams.get("search") || "";
+
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-4">
       {tasks.length === 0 ? (
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ export default function TrashList({ tasks }: { tasks: Task[] }) {
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 pl-2 max-w-2xl">
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                   <h3 className="font-semibold text-base group-hover:text-primary transition-colors line-clamp-1">
-                    {task.title}
+                    <HighlightText text={task.title} query={searchQuery} />
                   </h3>
 
                   <span
@@ -66,7 +71,10 @@ export default function TrashList({ tasks }: { tasks: Task[] }) {
 
                 {task.description && (
                   <p className="text-xs text-foreground-muted line-clamp-1">
-                    {task.description}
+                    <HighlightText
+                      text={task.description}
+                      query={searchQuery}
+                    />
                   </p>
                 )}
 
diff --git a/app/components/ui/HighlightText.tsx b/app/components/ui/HighlightText.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb96972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/ui/HighlightText.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/**
+ * @file components/ui/HighlightText.tsx
+ * @description Component to highlight matching search query terms within a text string.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Properties for the HighlightText component.
+ *
+ * @interface HighlightTextProps
+ * @property {string | null} [text] - The full text string to render and search within.
+ * @property {string} [query] - The search query term to highlight within the text.
+ * @property {string} [className] - Optional CSS classes applied to the wrapping container element.
+ */
+interface HighlightTextProps {
+  text?: string | null;
+  query?: string;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders a text string with case-insensitive highlighted search query matches wrapped in a marked element.
+ *
+ * @param {HighlightTextProps} props - The component props.
+ * @returns {JSX.Element | null} The rendered text component with highlighted query terms, or null if no text is provided.
+ */
+export default function HighlightText({
+  text,
+  query,
+  className = "",
+}: HighlightTextProps) {
+  if (!text) return null;
+  if (!query || !query.trim()) {
+    return <span className={className}>{text}</span>;
+  }
+
+  // Regular expression with escaping for special characters, case-insensitive ('gi')
+  const escapedQuery = query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+  const parts = text.split(new RegExp(`(${escapedQuery})`, "gi"));
+
+  return (
+    <span className={className}>
+      {parts.map((part, index) =>
+        part.toLowerCase() === query.toLowerCase() ? (
+          <mark
+            key={index}
+            className="bg-primary/20 text-primary font-semibold px-0.5 rounded"
+          >
+            {part}
+          </mark>
+        ) : (
+          part
+        ),
+      )}
+    </span>
+  );
+}