diff --git a/static/v3/shell.js b/static/v3/shell.js
index f6ba206..582fb42 100644
--- a/static/v3/shell.js
+++ b/static/v3/shell.js
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
             el.classList.toggle('text-fb-textDim', !on);
         });
         setTopbarTitle(titleFor(screenId));
+        // Show the song search only on the library screen. Everywhere else the
+        // box is irrelevant (and would silently no-op against v3Songs.search).
+        const searchWrap = document.getElementById('v3-search-wrap');
+        if (searchWrap) searchWrap.classList.toggle('hidden', screenId !== 'v3-songs');
         // NOTE: we deliberately do NOT reflect the screen into location.hash on
         // every navigation. app.js's audio 'error' handler suppresses empty-src
         // errors only when `audio.src === window.location.href`; a `#/...`
@@ -173,13 +177,16 @@
     function renderTopbar() {
         const bar = document.getElementById('v3-topbar');
         if (!bar) return;
-        bar.className = 'sticky top-0 z-20 bg-fb-sidebar/80 backdrop-blur';
+        bar.className = 'sticky top-0 z-30 bg-fb-sidebar/80 backdrop-blur';
         bar.innerHTML =
             // Row 1 — top utility bar: search.
             '<div class="flex items-center gap-4 px-4 md:px-8 pt-4">' +
             '<button id="v3-hamburger" class="md:hidden text-fb-textDim hover:text-fb-text shrink-0" aria-label="Menu">' +
             '<svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16"/></svg></button>' +
-            '<div class="flex-1 max-w-md relative">' +
+            // Search is scoped to the library — syncActive() toggles `hidden` on
+            // this wrapper so it only shows on the v3-songs screen. It lives in
+            // the sticky topbar, so it stays put while the song grid scrolls.
+            '<div id="v3-search-wrap" class="flex-1 max-w-md relative hidden">' +
             '<svg class="w-4 h-4 absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-fb-textDim" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="7"/><path stroke-linecap="round" d="M21 21l-4-4"/></svg>' +
             '<input id="v3-search" type="search" placeholder="Search songs…" aria-label="Search songs" ' +
             'class="w-full bg-gray-800/50 border border-gray-700 rounded-md pl-10 pr-4 py-2 text-sm ' +
diff --git a/static/v3/songs.js b/static/v3/songs.js
index 269ef29..2db1d1e 100644
--- a/static/v3/songs.js
+++ b/static/v3/songs.js
@@ -619,6 +619,33 @@
         }, { passive: true });
     }
 
+    // Pin the sticky toolbar directly beneath the sticky topbar. Both live in
+    // the #v3-main scroller, so without an explicit offset they share top:0 and
+    // the toolbar covers the topbar's song search. The topbar has two responsive
+    // rows, so its height is measured (and re-measured on resize) instead of
+    // hard-coded.
+    function positionToolbar() {
+        const topbar = document.getElementById('v3-topbar');
+        const bar = document.getElementById('v3-songs-toolbar');
+        if (!topbar || !bar) return;
+        bar.style.top = topbar.offsetHeight + 'px';
+    }
+    function bindToolbarReflow() {
+        if (state.resizeBound) return;
+        const topbar = document.getElementById('v3-topbar');
+        if (!topbar) return;
+        state.resizeBound = true;
+        // Observe the topbar itself: its height changes with viewport width AND
+        // when the song search is toggled in/out on screen changes. ResizeObserver
+        // fires once on observe(), so this also fixes up the initial position
+        // regardless of render() vs syncActive() ordering.
+        if (typeof ResizeObserver === 'function') {
+            new ResizeObserver(positionToolbar).observe(topbar);
+        } else {
+            window.addEventListener('resize', positionToolbar, { passive: true });
+        }
+    }
+
     // ── Tree ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     async function loadTree() {
         const host = document.getElementById('v3-songs-tree');
@@ -790,7 +817,7 @@
 
         root.innerHTML =
             '<div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 md:px-8 pb-8">' +
-            '<div class="sticky top-0 z-20 -mx-6 md:-mx-8 px-6 md:px-8 py-3 mb-4 bg-fb-sidebar/95 backdrop-blur border-b border-fb-border/40">' +
+            '<div id="v3-songs-toolbar" class="sticky z-20 -mx-6 md:-mx-8 px-6 md:px-8 py-3 mb-4 bg-fb-sidebar/95 backdrop-blur border-b border-fb-border/40">' +
             '<div class="flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-end justify-between gap-4">' +
             '<div><p class="text-fb-textDim text-sm" id="v3-songs-count"></p></div>' +
             '<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">' +
@@ -870,6 +897,8 @@
         // before it tries to page deeper.
         await setView(state.view);
         bindScroll();
+        positionToolbar();
+        bindToolbarReflow();
         updateFilterBadge();
         state.built = true;
     }