diff --git a/frontend/src/components/artists-view/artists-view.ts b/frontend/src/components/artists-view/artists-view.ts
index eb45a1d..2049b44 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/artists-view/artists-view.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/artists-view/artists-view.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,30 @@ export class ArtistsView extends LitElement {
             line-height: 1.3;
         }
 
+        .search-indicator {
+            position: absolute;
+            top: 8px;
+            left: 50%;
+            transform: translateX(-50%);
+            z-index: 5;
+            pointer-events: none;
+            background: var(
+                --yj-bg-overlay,
+                #495057
+            );
+            color: var(
+                --yj-text-secondary,
+                #b3b3b3
+            );
+            font-size: 12px;
+            padding: 4px 14px;
+            border-radius: 12px;
+            border: 1px solid
+                var(--yj-border-subtle, #555);
+            white-space: nowrap;
+            opacity: 0.92;
+        }
+
         .loading-message,
         .empty-message {
             display: flex;
@@ -949,6 +973,15 @@ export class ArtistsView extends LitElement {
         }
 
         return html`
+            ${this.searchCtrl.term
+                ? html`<div
+                      class="search-indicator"
+                  >
+                      Showing results for
+                      &ldquo;${this.searchCtrl
+                          .term}&rdquo;
+                  </div>`
+                : nothing}
             <div class="grid-scroll-container">
                 <lit-virtualizer
                     .items=${entries}