diff --git a/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.svelte b/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.svelte
index 254f162..07f108f 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.stories.svelte
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const { Story } = defineMeta({
     parameters: {
         docs: {
             description: {
-                component:
-                    'Search input with popover dropdown for results/suggestions. Features keyboard navigation (ArrowDown/Up/Enter) and auto-focus prevention on popover open. The input field serves as the popover trigger.',
+                component: 'Wrapper around Input with a search icon',
             },
             story: { inline: false }, // Render stories in iframe for state isolation
         },
@@ -40,6 +39,6 @@ let defaultSearchValue = $state('');
     }}
 >
     {#snippet template(args)}
-        <SearchBar bind:value={defaultSearchValue} placeholder="Type here..." {...args} />
+        <SearchBar variant="filled" {...args} />
     {/snippet}
 </Story>
diff --git a/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.svelte b/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.svelte
index 9af1cd5..9f4c655 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.svelte
+++ b/src/shared/ui/SearchBar/SearchBar.svelte
@@ -1,44 +1,27 @@
-<!-- Component: SearchBar -->
-<script lang="ts">
-import { cn } from '$shared/shadcn/utils/shadcn-utils';
-import { Input } from '$shared/ui';
-import AsteriskIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/asterisk';
+<!--
+    Component: SearchInput
+    Convenience wrapper around Input that pre-fills the leftIcon slot with
+    a Search icon sized to match the current `size` prop.
 
-interface Props {
-    /**
-     * Unique identifier for the input element
-     */
-    id?: string;
-    /**
-     * Current search value (bindable)
-     */
-    value: string;
-    /**
-     * Additional CSS classes for the container
-     */
-    class?: string;
-    /**
-     * Placeholder text for the input
-     */
-    placeholder?: string;
-}
+    The consumer can still override rightIcon, add a clear button, etc.
+    They cannot pass leftIcon — it's owned by this wrapper.
+-->
+<script lang="ts">
+import { Input } from '$shared/ui/Input';
+import { inputIconSize } from '$shared/ui/Input/types';
+import SearchIcon from '@lucide/svelte/icons/search';
+import type { ComponentProps } from 'svelte';
+
+type Props = Exclude<ComponentProps<typeof Input>, 'leftIcon'>;
 
 let {
-    id = 'search-bar',
     value = $bindable(''),
-    class: className,
-    placeholder,
+    ...rest
 }: Props = $props();
 </script>
 
-<div class="relative w-full">
-    <div class="absolute left-4 sm:left-5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 pointer-events-none z-10">
-        <AsteriskIcon class="size-3 sm:size-4 stroke-gray-400 stroke-[1.5]" />
-    </div>
-    <Input
-        {id}
-        class={cn('pl-11 sm:pl-14 md:pl-14 lg:pl-14', className)}
-        bind:value
-        {placeholder}
-    />
-</div>
+<Input bind:value {...rest}>
+    {#snippet leftIcon(size)}
+        <SearchIcon size={inputIconSize[size]} />
+    {/snippet}
+</Input>