diff --git a/lib/mv_web/live/components/search_bar_component.ex b/lib/mv_web/live/components/search_bar_component.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1c4a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mv_web/live/components/search_bar_component.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+defmodule MvWeb.Components.SearchBarComponent do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Provides the SearchBar Live-Component.
+
+  - uses the DaisyUI search input field
+  - sends search_changed event to parent live view with a query
+  """
+  use MvWeb, :live_component
+
+  @impl true
+  def update(assigns, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign_new(:query, fn -> "" end)
+      |> assign_new(:placeholder, fn -> gettext("Search...") end)
+
+    {:ok, socket}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <form phx-change="search"
+          phx-target={@myself}class="flex" role="search" aria-label="Search">
+      <label class="input">
+        <svg
+          class="h-[1em] opacity-50"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          aria-hidden="true"
+        >
+          <g
+            stroke-linejoin="round"
+            stroke-linecap="round"
+            stroke-width="2.5"
+            fill="none"
+            stroke="currentColor"
+          >
+            <circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"></circle>
+            <path d="m21 21-4.3-4.3"></path>
+          </g>
+        </svg>
+        <input
+          type="search"
+          placeholder={@placeholder}
+          value={@query}
+          name="query"
+          phx-debounce="300"
+        />
+      </label>
+    </form>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  # Function to handle the search
+  def handle_event("search", %{"query" => q}, socket) do
+    # Forward a high level message to the parent
+    send(self(), {:search_changed, q})
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, :query, q)}
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
index 476abd1..d238436 100644
--- a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
+++ b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.Index do
   use MvWeb, :live_view
+  import Ash.Expr
+  import Ash.Query
   import MvWeb.TableComponents
 
   @impl true
@@ -10,12 +12,38 @@ defmodule MvWeb.MemberLive.Index do
     {:ok,
      socket
      |> assign(:page_title, gettext("Members"))
+     |> assign(:query, "")
      |> assign(:sort_field, :first_name)
      |> assign(:sort_order, :asc)
      |> assign(:members, sorted)
      |> assign(:selected_members, [])}
   end
 
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Receive messages from any toolbar component
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  # Function to handle search
+  @impl true
+  def handle_info({:search_changed, q}, socket) do
+    members =
+    Mv.Membership.Member
+    |> Ash.Query.filter(
+      expr(fragment("search_vector @@ plainto_tsquery('simple', ?)", ^q))
+    )
+    |> Ash.read!()
+
+    IO.inspect(members)
+    {:noreply,
+     socket
+     |> assign(:query, q)
+     |> assign(:members, members)}
+  end
+
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Handle Events
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
   @impl true
   def handle_event("delete", %{"id" => id}, socket) do
     member = Ash.get!(Mv.Membership.Member, id)
diff --git a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.html.heex b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.html.heex
index fc38889..aa7a820 100644
--- a/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.html.heex
+++ b/lib/mv_web/live/member_live/index.html.heex
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
     </:actions>
   </.header>
 
+  <.live_component
+    module={MvWeb.Components.SearchBarComponent}
+    id="search-bar"
+    query={@query}
+    placeholder={gettext("Search...")}
+  />
+
   <.table
     id="members"
     rows={@members}