diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bd2ee20a..1a57a13b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "imwald",
-  "version": "23.21.7",
+  "version": "23.21.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "imwald",
-      "version": "23.21.7",
+      "version": "23.21.8",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@asciidoctor/core": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d9f645e..91db6cba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "imwald",
-  "version": "23.21.7",
+  "version": "23.21.8",
   "description": "Imwald — a user-friendly Nostr client focused on relay feed browsing, publications, and relay discovery",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/components/Library/LibrarySearchBar.tsx b/src/components/Library/LibrarySearchBar.tsx
index 49745f22..bc0de1e6 100644
--- a/src/components/Library/LibrarySearchBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Library/LibrarySearchBar.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,36 @@
+import SearchInput from '@/components/SearchInput'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
 import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
-import { Loader2, Search, Wifi } from 'lucide-react'
+import { normalizeToDTag } from '@/lib/search-parser'
+import type { LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis } from '@/lib/library-publication-index'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import { useScreenSize } from '@/providers/ScreenSizeProvider'
+import modalManager from '@/services/modal-manager.service'
+import { randomString } from '@/lib/random'
+import { FileText, Loader2, Search, User, Wifi } from 'lucide-react'
+import {
+  HTMLAttributes,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState
+} from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
+type LibrarySearchOption = {
+  axis: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
+  search: string
+  input?: string
+}
+
 export default function LibrarySearchBar({
   searchQuery,
   onSearchQueryChange,
+  searchAxis,
+  onSearchAxisChange,
   showOnlyMine,
   onShowOnlyMineChange,
   mineFilterLoading,
@@ -17,6 +40,8 @@ export default function LibrarySearchBar({
 }: {
   searchQuery: string
   onSearchQueryChange: (value: string) => void
+  searchAxis: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
+  onSearchAxisChange: (axis: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null) => void
   showOnlyMine: boolean
   onShowOnlyMineChange: (value: boolean) => void
   mineFilterLoading?: boolean
@@ -25,22 +50,252 @@ export default function LibrarySearchBar({
   disabled?: boolean
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const { isSmallScreen } = useScreenSize()
+  const [searching, setSearching] = useState(false)
+  const [displayList, setDisplayList] = useState(false)
+  const [selectableOptions, setSelectableOptions] = useState<LibrarySearchOption[]>([])
+  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(-1)
+  const prevSelectableCountRef = useRef(0)
+  const searchInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
+  const barContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [suggestPanelTop, setSuggestPanelTop] = useState(0)
+  const id = useMemo(() => `library-search-${randomString()}`, [])
   const canSearchRelays = searchQuery.trim().length > 0 && !relaySearchLoading
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const search = searchQuery.trim()
+    if (!search) {
+      setSelectableOptions([])
+      setSelectedIndex(-1)
+      setSearching(false)
+      return
+    }
+
+    const normalizedDTag = normalizeToDTag(search)
+    const options: LibrarySearchOption[] = [
+      { axis: null, search },
+      { axis: 'title', search },
+      { axis: 'author', search },
+      ...(normalizedDTag
+        ? [{ axis: 'd-tag' as const, search: normalizedDTag, input: search }]
+        : [])
+    ]
+    setSelectableOptions(options)
+  }, [searchQuery])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setDisplayList(searching && !!searchQuery.trim())
+  }, [searching, searchQuery])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const trimmed = searchQuery.trim()
+    const len = selectableOptions.length
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      prevSelectableCountRef.current = 0
+      return
+    }
+    if (len > 0 && prevSelectableCountRef.current === 0) {
+      const el = searchInputRef.current
+      if (el && document.activeElement !== el) {
+        queueMicrotask(() => {
+          el.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+        })
+      }
+    }
+    prevSelectableCountRef.current = len
+  }, [searchQuery, selectableOptions])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (displayList && selectableOptions.length > 0) {
+      modalManager.register(id, () => {
+        setDisplayList(false)
+      })
+    } else {
+      modalManager.unregister(id)
+    }
+  }, [displayList, selectableOptions.length, id])
+
+  const blur = () => {
+    setSearching(false)
+    searchInputRef.current?.blur()
+  }
+
+  const applyOption = (option: LibrarySearchOption) => {
+    onSearchAxisChange(option.axis)
+    if (option.input && option.input !== searchQuery) {
+      onSearchQueryChange(option.input)
+    }
+    blur()
+  }
+
+  const updateSuggestPanelGeometry = useCallback(() => {
+    const el = barContainerRef.current
+    if (!el) return
+    setSuggestPanelTop(el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom)
+  }, [])
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!displayList || selectableOptions.length === 0 || !isSmallScreen) return
+    updateSuggestPanelGeometry()
+    const onScrollOrResize = () => updateSuggestPanelGeometry()
+    window.addEventListener('scroll', onScrollOrResize, true)
+    window.addEventListener('resize', onScrollOrResize)
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('scroll', onScrollOrResize, true)
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', onScrollOrResize)
+    }
+  }, [displayList, selectableOptions.length, isSmallScreen, searchQuery, updateSuggestPanelGeometry])
+
+  const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
+    (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+        e.stopPropagation()
+        if (selectableOptions.length <= 0) return
+        applyOption(selectableOptions[selectedIndex >= 0 ? selectedIndex : 0])
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+        e.preventDefault()
+        if (selectableOptions.length <= 0) return
+        setSelectedIndex((prev) => (prev + 1) % selectableOptions.length)
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+        e.preventDefault()
+        if (selectableOptions.length <= 0) return
+        setSelectedIndex((prev) => (prev - 1 + selectableOptions.length) % selectableOptions.length)
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        blur()
+      }
+    },
+    [selectableOptions, selectedIndex]
+  )
+
+  const list = useMemo(() => {
+    if (selectableOptions.length <= 0) return null
+    return (
+      <>
+        {selectableOptions.map((option, index) => {
+          if (option.axis === null) {
+            return (
+              <AllFieldsItem
+                key="all"
+                search={option.search}
+                selected={selectedIndex === index}
+                onClick={() => applyOption(option)}
+              />
+            )
+          }
+          if (option.axis === 'title') {
+            return (
+              <TitleItem
+                key="title"
+                search={option.search}
+                selected={selectedIndex === index}
+                onClick={() => applyOption(option)}
+              />
+            )
+          }
+          if (option.axis === 'author') {
+            return (
+              <AuthorItem
+                key="author"
+                search={option.search}
+                selected={selectedIndex === index}
+                onClick={() => applyOption(option)}
+              />
+            )
+          }
+          return (
+            <DTagItem
+              key="dtag"
+              dtag={option.search}
+              selected={selectedIndex === index}
+              onClick={() => applyOption(option)}
+            />
+          )
+        })}
+      </>
+    )
+  }, [selectableOptions, selectedIndex])
+
+  const suggestTopPx = Math.max(0, suggestPanelTop - 4)
+  const suggestionsPanel = list ? (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'bg-surface-background shadow-lg',
+        isSmallScreen
+          ? 'fixed left-4 right-4 z-[110] overflow-y-auto rounded-b-lg border border-t-0 border-border/80 pt-1'
+          : 'absolute top-full z-50 -translate-y-1 inset-x-0 rounded-b-lg pt-1'
+      )}
+      style={
+        isSmallScreen
+          ? {
+              top: suggestTopPx,
+              maxHeight: `calc(100dvh - ${suggestTopPx}px - 3.25rem - env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px))`
+            }
+          : undefined
+      }
+      onMouseDown={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+    >
+      <div className="h-fit">{list}</div>
+    </div>
+  ) : null
+
+  const scopeLabel =
+    searchAxis === 'title'
+      ? t('Library search scope title')
+      : searchAxis === 'author'
+        ? t('Library search scope author')
+        : searchAxis === 'd-tag'
+          ? t('Library search scope dtag')
+          : null
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-3">
-      <div className="relative">
-        <Search className="pointer-events-none absolute left-3 top-1/2 size-4 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground" />
-        <Input
+      <div ref={barContainerRef} className="relative">
+        {displayList && list && !isSmallScreen && (
+          <>
+            {suggestionsPanel}
+            <div className="fixed inset-0 z-40 w-full h-full" onClick={() => blur()} aria-hidden />
+          </>
+        )}
+        {displayList && list && isSmallScreen && (
+          <>
+            <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[100] w-full h-full" onClick={() => blur()} aria-hidden />
+            {suggestionsPanel}
+          </>
+        )}
+        <SearchInput
+          ref={searchInputRef}
           type="search"
           value={searchQuery}
-          onChange={(e) => onSearchQueryChange(e.target.value)}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setSearching(true)
+            onSearchQueryChange(e.target.value)
+          }}
+          onPaste={() => setSearching(true)}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          onFocus={() => setSearching(true)}
+          onBlur={() => setSearching(false)}
           placeholder={t('Library search placeholder')}
-          className="pl-9"
+          className={cn(
+            'bg-surface-background pl-3',
+            displayList && isSmallScreen && 'relative z-[120]',
+            displayList && !isSmallScreen && 'z-50'
+          )}
           disabled={disabled}
           aria-label={t('Library search placeholder')}
         />
       </div>
+      {scopeLabel ? (
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{scopeLabel}</p>
+      ) : null}
       {onSearchRelays ? (
         <Button
           type="button"
@@ -75,3 +330,115 @@ export default function LibrarySearchBar({
     </div>
   )
 }
+
+function Item({
+  className,
+  children,
+  selected,
+  ...props
+}: HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & { selected?: boolean }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'flex gap-2 items-center px-2 py-3 hover:bg-accent rounded-md cursor-pointer',
+        selected ? 'bg-accent' : '',
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function AllFieldsItem({
+  search,
+  onClick,
+  selected
+}: {
+  search: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+  selected?: boolean
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  return (
+    <Item onClick={onClick} selected={selected}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5">
+        <Search className="text-muted-foreground" />
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/70 uppercase leading-none">
+          {t('Library search dropdown all')}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="font-semibold truncate">{search}</div>
+    </Item>
+  )
+}
+
+function TitleItem({
+  search,
+  onClick,
+  selected
+}: {
+  search: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+  selected?: boolean
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  return (
+    <Item onClick={onClick} selected={selected}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5">
+        <FileText className="text-muted-foreground" />
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/70 uppercase leading-none">
+          {t('Library search dropdown title')}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="font-semibold truncate">{search}</div>
+    </Item>
+  )
+}
+
+function AuthorItem({
+  search,
+  onClick,
+  selected
+}: {
+  search: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+  selected?: boolean
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  return (
+    <Item onClick={onClick} selected={selected}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5">
+        <User className="text-muted-foreground" />
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/70 uppercase leading-none">
+          {t('Library search dropdown author')}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="font-semibold truncate">{search}</div>
+    </Item>
+  )
+}
+
+function DTagItem({
+  dtag,
+  onClick,
+  selected
+}: {
+  dtag: string
+  onClick?: () => void
+  selected?: boolean
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  return (
+    <Item onClick={onClick} selected={selected}>
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5">
+        <FileText className="text-muted-foreground" />
+        <span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground/70 uppercase leading-none">
+          {t('Library search dropdown dtag')}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="font-semibold truncate">{dtag}</div>
+    </Item>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLibraryPublications.ts b/src/hooks/useLibraryPublications.ts
index e1c95434..01382060 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLibraryPublications.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLibraryPublications.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   searchLibraryPublications,
   searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays,
   type LibraryPublicationEntry,
+  type LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis,
   type PublicationEngagementMaps,
   type LibraryMineFilterOpts
 } from '@/lib/library-publication-index'
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
   const [indexEvents, setIndexEvents] = useState<Event[]>([])
   const [engagement, setEngagement] = useState<PublicationEngagementMaps>(EMPTY_ENGAGEMENT)
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('')
+  const [searchAxis, setSearchAxis] = useState<LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null>(null)
   const [debouncedSearch, setDebouncedSearch] = useState('')
   const [showOnlyMine, setShowOnlyMine] = useState(false)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
@@ -134,9 +136,15 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
     return () => window.clearTimeout(t)
   }, [searchQuery])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!searchQuery.trim()) {
+      setSearchAxis(null)
+    }
+  }, [searchQuery])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setFeedPageIndex(0)
-  }, [debouncedSearch, showOnlyMine])
+  }, [debouncedSearch, showOnlyMine, searchAxis])
 
   const applyDefaultFeedSlice = useCallback(
     (indexEventsSlice: Event[], engagementMaps: PublicationEngagementMaps, pageIndex: number) => {
@@ -273,7 +281,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
       return
     }
 
-    const cached = peekLibrarySearchResults(q, { indexEvents, engagement })
+    const cached = peekLibrarySearchResults(q, { indexEvents, engagement }, searchAxis)
     if (cached) {
       setSearchResults(cached)
       setSearchLoading(false)
@@ -282,7 +290,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
 
     let cancelled = false
     setSearchLoading(true)
-    void searchLibraryPublications(q, { indexEvents, engagement }).then((results) => {
+    void searchLibraryPublications(q, { indexEvents, engagement }, searchAxis).then((results) => {
       if (cancelled) return
       setSearchResults(results)
       setSearchLoading(false)
@@ -291,7 +299,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [debouncedSearch, indexEvents, engagement])
+  }, [debouncedSearch, indexEvents, engagement, searchAxis])
 
   const searchOnRelays = useCallback(async () => {
     const q = searchQuery.trim()
@@ -303,7 +311,8 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
       const { events, mergedIndexEvents, fromCache } = await searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
         q,
         relays,
-        { indexEvents, engagement }
+        { indexEvents, engagement },
+        { axis: searchAxis }
       )
       setIndexEvents(mergedIndexEvents)
       setAllIndexCount(mergedIndexEvents.length)
@@ -325,7 +334,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
       const entries = await searchLibraryPublications(q, {
         indexEvents: mergedIndexEvents,
         engagement: nextEngagement
-      })
+      }, searchAxis)
       setSearchResults(entries)
     } catch (e) {
       const message = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Relay search failed'
@@ -336,7 +345,7 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
     } finally {
       setRelaySearchLoading(false)
     }
-  }, [searchQuery, pubkey, indexEvents, engagement, blockedRelays])
+  }, [searchQuery, searchAxis, pubkey, indexEvents, engagement, blockedRelays])
 
   const mineFilterOpts = useMemo(
     () => ({
@@ -435,6 +444,8 @@ export function useLibraryPublications(isActive: boolean) {
     entries: filteredEntries,
     searchQuery,
     setSearchQuery,
+    searchAxis,
+    setSearchAxis,
     showOnlyMine,
     setShowOnlyMine,
     mineFilterLoading:
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index 15d1de49..761541fa 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -1650,6 +1650,13 @@ export default {
     Library: 'Bibliothek',
     'Library page title': 'Bibliothek',
     'Library search placeholder': 'Publikationen nach Titel, Autor, Quelle, Tag oder Abschnitt suchen…',
+    'Library search dropdown all': 'ALLE FELDER',
+    'Library search dropdown title': 'TITEL',
+    'Library search dropdown author': 'AUTOR',
+    'Library search dropdown dtag': 'D-TAG',
+    'Library search scope title': 'Suche nach Titel',
+    'Library search scope author': 'Suche nach Autor',
+    'Library search scope dtag': 'Suche nach d-Tag',
     'Library show only my publications': 'Meine Publikationen',
     'Library empty': 'Noch keine Publikationen auf deinen Relays gefunden.',
     'Library empty filtered': 'Keine Publikationen entsprechen den Filtern.',
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 4386742c..44889acb 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1673,6 +1673,13 @@ export default {
     Library: 'Library',
     'Library page title': 'Library',
     'Library search placeholder': 'Search publications by title, author, source, tag, or section…',
+    'Library search dropdown all': 'ALL FIELDS',
+    'Library search dropdown title': 'TITLE',
+    'Library search dropdown author': 'AUTHOR',
+    'Library search dropdown dtag': 'D-TAG',
+    'Library search scope title': 'Searching by title',
+    'Library search scope author': 'Searching by author',
+    'Library search scope dtag': 'Searching by d-tag',
     'Library show only my publications': 'My publications',
     'Library empty': 'No publications found on your relays yet.',
     'Library empty filtered': 'No publications match your filters.',
diff --git a/src/lib/library-publication-index.test.ts b/src/lib/library-publication-index.test.ts
index da4c1a87..296114d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/library-publication-index.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/library-publication-index.test.ts
@@ -285,6 +285,35 @@ describe('library-publication-index', () => {
     expect(publicationMetadataTagMatchesQuery(root, 'title', 'Jane Eyre')).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('searchLibraryPublications respects author axis and keeps separate cache keys', async () => {
+    clearLibrarySearchSessionCache()
+    const about = indexEvent('about-aristotle', [`30041:${PK}:intro`])
+    about.tags = [
+      ['d', 'about-aristotle'],
+      ['title', 'Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction'],
+      ['author', 'John Smith'],
+      ['a', `30041:${PK}:intro`]
+    ]
+    const fromAuthor = indexEvent('nicomachean-ethics', [`30041:${PK}:ch`])
+    fromAuthor.tags = [
+      ['d', 'nicomachean-ethics'],
+      ['title', 'Nicomachean Ethics'],
+      ['author', 'Aristotle'],
+      ['a', `30041:${PK}:ch`]
+    ]
+    const indexEvents = [about, fromAuthor]
+    const engagement = buildEngagementMapsFromEvents([], [], [])
+
+    const broad = await searchLibraryPublications('aristotle', { indexEvents, engagement })
+    expect(broad.map((e) => e.event.id).sort()).toEqual([about.id, fromAuthor.id].sort())
+
+    const byAuthor = await searchLibraryPublications('aristotle', { indexEvents, engagement }, 'author')
+    expect(byAuthor.map((e) => e.event.id)).toEqual([fromAuthor.id])
+
+    expect(peekLibrarySearchResults('aristotle', { indexEvents, engagement }, 'author')).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(peekLibrarySearchResults('aristotle', { indexEvents, engagement })).toHaveLength(2)
+  })
+
   it('searchLibraryPublications caches results for repeated queries', async () => {
     clearLibrarySearchSessionCache()
     const root = indexEvent('book', [`30041:${PK}:intro`])
diff --git a/src/lib/library-publication-index.ts b/src/lib/library-publication-index.ts
index 5dec3992..0f3fdf4d 100644
--- a/src/lib/library-publication-index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/library-publication-index.ts
@@ -200,8 +200,13 @@ type LibrarySearchSessionRow = {
 
 const librarySearchSessionCache = new Map<string, LibrarySearchSessionRow>()
 
-function librarySearchQueryKey(query: string): string {
-  return normalizeGeneralSearchQuery(query).toLowerCase()
+function librarySearchQueryKey(
+  query: string,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
+): string {
+  const base = normalizeGeneralSearchQuery(query).toLowerCase()
+  if (!axis) return base
+  return `${axis}:${base}`
 }
 
 function librarySearchFingerprint(context: LibrarySearchContext): string {
@@ -232,9 +237,9 @@ function librarySearchFingerprint(context: LibrarySearchContext): string {
 function getLibrarySearchSessionRow(
   query: string,
   context: LibrarySearchContext,
-  opts?: { requireRelaySearch?: boolean }
+  opts?: { requireRelaySearch?: boolean; axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null }
 ): LibrarySearchSessionRow | null {
-  const key = librarySearchQueryKey(query)
+  const key = librarySearchQueryKey(query, opts?.axis)
   if (!key) return null
   const row = librarySearchSessionCache.get(key)
   if (!row) return null
@@ -246,9 +251,10 @@ function getLibrarySearchSessionRow(
 function putLibrarySearchSessionRow(
   query: string,
   context: LibrarySearchContext,
-  row: Omit<LibrarySearchSessionRow, 'fingerprint'>
+  row: Omit<LibrarySearchSessionRow, 'fingerprint'>,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
 ): void {
-  const key = librarySearchQueryKey(query)
+  const key = librarySearchQueryKey(query, axis)
   if (!key) return
   librarySearchSessionCache.set(key, {
     ...row,
@@ -259,9 +265,10 @@ function putLibrarySearchSessionRow(
 /** Sync read of cached search hits for the current index + engagement snapshot. */
 export function peekLibrarySearchResults(
   query: string,
-  context: LibrarySearchContext
+  context: LibrarySearchContext,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
 ): LibraryPublicationEntry[] | null {
-  return getLibrarySearchSessionRow(query, context)?.entries ?? null
+  return getLibrarySearchSessionRow(query, context, { axis })?.entries ?? null
 }
 
 export function clearLibrarySearchSessionCache(): void {
@@ -1595,7 +1602,8 @@ export async function refreshLibraryEngagement(
 export function searchLibraryPublicationIndex(
   query: string,
   indexEvents: Event[],
-  indexByAddress: Map<string, Event>
+  indexByAddress: Map<string, Event>,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
 ): Event[] {
   const q = query.trim()
   if (!q || indexEvents.length === 0) return []
@@ -1607,7 +1615,7 @@ export function searchLibraryPublicationIndex(
 
   for (const ev of indexEvents) {
     if (ev.kind !== ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION) continue
-    if (!publicationIndexMatchesSearchQuery(ev, q)) continue
+    if (!publicationIndexMatchesSearchQueryWithAxis(ev, q, axis)) continue
 
     if (topLevelIds.has(ev.id)) {
       roots.set(ev.id, ev)
@@ -1633,15 +1641,20 @@ export type LibrarySearchContext = {
  */
 export async function searchLibraryPublications(
   query: string,
-  context: LibrarySearchContext
+  context: LibrarySearchContext,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
 ): Promise<LibraryPublicationEntry[]> {
   const q = query.trim()
   if (!q) return []
 
-  const cached = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, context)
+  const cached = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, context, { axis })
   if (cached) {
     if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
-      logger.info('[Library] search cache hit', { query: q, relaySearched: cached.relaySearched })
+      logger.info('[Library] search cache hit', {
+        query: q,
+        axis: axis ?? 'all',
+        relaySearched: cached.relaySearched
+      })
     }
     return cached.entries
   }
@@ -1653,7 +1666,7 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublications(
 
   const engagement = context.engagement ?? EMPTY_ENGAGEMENT
   const indexByAddress = buildIndexByAddress(indexEvents)
-  const fromIndex = searchLibraryPublicationIndex(q, indexEvents, indexByAddress)
+  const fromIndex = searchLibraryPublicationIndex(q, indexEvents, indexByAddress, axis)
   const rootMap = new Map<string, Event>()
   for (const root of fromIndex) rootMap.set(root.id, root)
 
@@ -1669,7 +1682,7 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublications(
     )
     for (const ev of fromReadingCache) {
       if (ev.kind !== ExtendedKind.PUBLICATION) continue
-      if (!publicationIndexMatchesSearchQuery(ev, q)) continue
+      if (!publicationIndexMatchesSearchQueryWithAxis(ev, q, axis)) continue
       if (rootMap.has(ev.id)) continue
 
       const addr = eventTagAddress(ev)
@@ -1696,12 +1709,17 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublications(
   const entries = sortLibraryPublications(libraryEntriesFromRoots(roots, indexByAddress, engagement))
 
   const searchContext: LibrarySearchContext = { indexEvents, engagement }
-  const prev = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, searchContext)
-  putLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, searchContext, {
-    entries,
-    mergedIndexEvents: prev?.mergedIndexEvents ?? indexEvents,
-    relaySearched: prev?.relaySearched ?? false
-  })
+  const prev = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, searchContext, { axis })
+  putLibrarySearchSessionRow(
+    q,
+    searchContext,
+    {
+      entries,
+      mergedIndexEvents: prev?.mergedIndexEvents ?? indexEvents,
+      relaySearched: prev?.relaySearched ?? false
+    },
+    axis
+  )
 
   return entries
 }
@@ -1920,6 +1938,15 @@ export function filterEventsForPublicationRelaySearchAxis(
   })
 }
 
+export function publicationIndexMatchesSearchQueryWithAxis(
+  event: Event,
+  query: string,
+  axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null
+): boolean {
+  if (!axis) return publicationIndexMatchesSearchQuery(event, query)
+  return filterEventsForPublicationRelaySearchAxis([event], axis, query).length > 0
+}
+
 async function scanHttpIndexRelayForPublicationAxis(
   httpRelay: string,
   axis: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis,
@@ -2007,7 +2034,7 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
   query: string,
   relayUrls: string[],
   context: LibrarySearchContext,
-  options?: { forceRefresh?: boolean }
+  options?: { forceRefresh?: boolean; axis?: LibraryPublicationRelaySearchAxis | null }
 ): Promise<{
   events: Event[]
   entries: LibraryPublicationEntry[]
@@ -2020,7 +2047,10 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
   }
 
   if (!options?.forceRefresh) {
-    const cached = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, context, { requireRelaySearch: true })
+    const cached = getLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, context, {
+      requireRelaySearch: true,
+      axis: options?.axis
+    })
     if (cached) {
       if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
         logger.info('[Library] relay search cache hit', { query: q })
@@ -2038,8 +2068,9 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
   const { wsRelays, httpRelays } = splitWsAndHttpRelays(indexRelays)
   const batches: Promise<Event[]>[] = []
   let filterCount = 0
+  const axes = options?.axis ? [options.axis] : LIBRARY_PUBLICATION_RELAY_SEARCH_AXES
 
-  for (const axis of LIBRARY_PUBLICATION_RELAY_SEARCH_AXES) {
+  for (const axis of axes) {
     const npubQuery = tryNpubFromQuery(q)
     if (npubQuery && axis !== 'author') continue
 
@@ -2125,7 +2156,7 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
     void persistLibraryIndexCacheEvents(mergedIndex)
   }
   const indexByAddress = buildIndexByAddress(mergedIndex)
-  const roots = searchLibraryPublicationIndex(q, mergedIndex, indexByAddress)
+  const roots = searchLibraryPublicationIndex(q, mergedIndex, indexByAddress, options?.axis)
   const engagement = context.engagement ?? EMPTY_ENGAGEMENT
   const entries = sortLibraryPublications(
     libraryEntriesFromRoots(roots, indexByAddress, engagement)
@@ -2135,11 +2166,16 @@ export async function searchLibraryPublicationsOnRelays(
     indexEvents: mergedIndex,
     engagement
   }
-  putLibrarySearchSessionRow(q, searchContext, {
-    entries,
-    mergedIndexEvents: mergedIndex,
-    relaySearched: true
-  })
+  putLibrarySearchSessionRow(
+    q,
+    searchContext,
+    {
+      entries,
+      mergedIndexEvents: mergedIndex,
+      relaySearched: true
+    },
+    options?.axis
+  )
 
   if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     logger.info('[Library] relay search done', {
diff --git a/src/pages/primary/LibraryPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/primary/LibraryPage/index.tsx
index 4aa3585d..f82e9245 100644
--- a/src/pages/primary/LibraryPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/primary/LibraryPage/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const LibraryPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_props, ref) => {
     entries,
     searchQuery,
     setSearchQuery,
+    searchAxis,
+    setSearchAxis,
     showOnlyMine,
     setShowOnlyMine,
     mineFilterLoading,
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ const LibraryPage = forwardRef<TPageRef>((_props, ref) => {
           <LibrarySearchBar
             searchQuery={searchQuery}
             onSearchQueryChange={setSearchQuery}
+            searchAxis={searchAxis}
+            onSearchAxisChange={setSearchAxis}
             showOnlyMine={showOnlyMine}
             onShowOnlyMineChange={setShowOnlyMine}
             mineFilterLoading={mineFilterLoading}