diff --git a/src/controllers/note.controller.js b/src/controllers/note.controller.js
index c6d9dc0..fbc5575 100644
--- a/src/controllers/note.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/note.controller.js
@@ -167,3 +167,23 @@ export const markReminderSent = async (req, res, next) => {
     next(error);
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Search notes with company and project info
+ * GET /api/notes/search?q=searchTerm
+ */
+export const searchNotes = async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const { q } = req.query;
+
+    const results = await noteService.searchNotes(q);
+
+    res.status(200).json({
+      success: true,
+      count: results.length,
+      data: results,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/note.routes.js b/src/routes/note.routes.js
index a4b2892..950d12a 100644
--- a/src/routes/note.routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/note.routes.js
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ router.use(authenticate);
 // Get all notes (admin only - returns all notes system-wide)
 router.get('/', requireAdmin, noteController.getAllNotes);
 
+// Search notes with company/project info (must be before /:noteId to avoid route conflict)
+router.get('/search', noteController.searchNotes);
+
 // Get my reminders (must be before /:noteId to avoid route conflict)
 router.get('/my-reminders', noteController.getMyReminders);
 
diff --git a/src/services/note.service.js b/src/services/note.service.js
index a8fbeb4..1592ddd 100644
--- a/src/services/note.service.js
+++ b/src/services/note.service.js
@@ -332,3 +332,32 @@ export const getNotesByContactId = async (contactId) => {
     .where(eq(notes.contactId, contactId))
     .orderBy(desc(notes.createdAt));
 };
+
+/**
+ * Search notes with company and project info
+ * Returns notes matching searchTerm with linked company/project names
+ */
+export const searchNotes = async (searchTerm) => {
+  if (!searchTerm || searchTerm.trim().length < 2) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const results = await db
+    .select({
+      id: notes.id,
+      content: notes.content,
+      companyId: notes.companyId,
+      projectId: notes.projectId,
+      companyName: companies.name,
+      projectName: projects.name,
+      createdAt: notes.createdAt,
+    })
+    .from(notes)
+    .leftJoin(companies, eq(notes.companyId, companies.id))
+    .leftJoin(projects, eq(notes.projectId, projects.id))
+    .where(ilike(notes.content, `%${searchTerm}%`))
+    .orderBy(desc(notes.createdAt))
+    .limit(20);
+
+  return results;
+};