diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 683ec6f4f4..21a9191c42 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('deleteTable', (title) => {
 	cy.get('[data-cy="navigationTableItem"]').contains(title).should('not.exist')
 })
 
-
 Cypress.Commands.add('deleteRow', (rowIndex) => {
 	cy.get('[data-cy="ncTable"] [data-cy="editRowBtn"]').eq(rowIndex).click()
 	cy.get('[data-cy="editRowDeleteButton"]').click({ force: true })
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('createSelectionColumn', (title, options, defaultOption, is
 	cy.get('.custom-table table tr th .cell').contains(title).should('exist')
 })
 
-
 Cypress.Commands.add('createSelectionMultiColumn', (title, options, defaultOptions, isFirstColumn) => {
 	cy.openCreateColumnModal(isFirstColumn)
 
diff --git a/playwright/e2e/context-view-search.spec.ts b/playwright/e2e/context-view-search.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3aff999e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/e2e/context-view-search.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '../support/fixtures'
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import {
+	createContext,
+	createTable,
+	createTextLineColumn,
+	createView,
+	loadContext,
+	loadTable,
+	openCreateRowModal,
+} from '../support/commands'
+
+const tableName = 'fruit stock'
+const viewOneTitle = 'apple view'
+const viewTwoTitle = 'banana view'
+const contextTitle = 'test application search scope'
+
+// Builds a table with two rows, two views of it and an application containing both views.
+// Every test runs with its own random user, so the fixture is independent per test.
+async function createSearchFixture(page: Page) {
+	await page.goto('/index.php/apps/tables')
+	await createTable(page, tableName)
+	await createTextLineColumn(page, 'Name', '', '', true)
+
+	await openCreateRowModal(page)
+	await page.locator('[data-cy="createRowModal"] .slot input').first().fill('apple row')
+	await page.locator('[data-cy="createRowSaveButton"]').click()
+	await expect(page.locator('[data-cy="createRowModal"]')).toBeHidden()
+
+	await openCreateRowModal(page)
+	await page.locator('[data-cy="createRowModal"] .slot input').first().fill('banana row')
+	await page.locator('[data-cy="createRowSaveButton"]').click()
+	await expect(page.locator('[data-cy="createRowModal"]')).toBeHidden()
+
+	await createView(page, viewOneTitle)
+	await loadTable(page, tableName)
+	await createView(page, viewTwoTitle)
+
+	await createContext(page, contextTitle, false, [viewOneTitle, viewTwoTitle])
+}
+
+// Returns the locator for the data row containing the given text inside a view's table.
+function row(view: ReturnType<Page['locator']>, text: string) {
+	return view.locator('tbody tr').filter({ hasText: text })
+}
+
+test.describe('Search inside an application', () => {
+	test('Search in one view must not filter the other views', async ({
+		userPage: { page },
+	}) => {
+		await createSearchFixture(page)
+		await loadContext(page, contextTitle)
+
+		const viewOne = page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextViewNode"]')
+			.filter({ hasText: viewOneTitle })
+		const viewTwo = page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextViewNode"]')
+			.filter({ hasText: viewTwoTitle })
+		await expect(viewOne).toHaveCount(1)
+		await expect(viewTwo).toHaveCount(1)
+
+		// type into the first view's search input only
+		await viewOne
+			.locator('[data-cy="elementSearchInput"] input')
+			.fill('apple')
+
+		// synchronize on the debounced filter applying before asserting states
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'banana row')).toHaveCount(0)
+
+		// the searched view is filtered
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'apple row')).toBeVisible()
+
+		// the other view keeps being uninterrupted
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'apple row')).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'banana row')).toBeVisible()
+
+		// clearing the search un-filters the searched view
+		await viewOne
+			.locator('[data-cy="elementSearchInput"] input')
+			.fill('')
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'banana row')).toBeVisible()
+	})
+
+	test('Application-wide search filters all resources at once', async ({
+		userPage: { page },
+	}) => {
+		await createSearchFixture(page)
+		await loadContext(page, contextTitle)
+
+		const viewOne = page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextViewNode"]')
+			.filter({ hasText: viewOneTitle })
+		const viewTwo = page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextViewNode"]')
+			.filter({ hasText: viewTwoTitle })
+		await expect(viewOne).toHaveCount(1)
+		await expect(viewTwo).toHaveCount(1)
+
+		await page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextSearchInput"] input')
+			.fill('apple')
+
+		// synchronize on the debounced filter applying before asserting states
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'banana row')).toHaveCount(0)
+
+		// both views are filtered
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'apple row')).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'banana row')).toHaveCount(0)
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'apple row')).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'banana row')).toHaveCount(0)
+
+		// clearing the search restores both views
+		await page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextSearchInput"] input')
+			.fill('')
+		await expect(row(viewTwo, 'banana row')).toBeVisible()
+		await expect(row(viewOne, 'banana row')).toBeVisible()
+	})
+})
diff --git a/playwright/support/commands.ts b/playwright/support/commands.ts
index 60d096a2f7..c4eee022bc 100644
--- a/playwright/support/commands.ts
+++ b/playwright/support/commands.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ export async function createContext(
 	page: Page,
 	title: string,
 	showInNav: boolean = false,
+	resourceTitles: string[] = [],
 ) {
 	await ensureNavigationOpen(page)
 
@@ -341,6 +342,18 @@ export async function createContext(
 	await input.clear()
 	await input.fill(title)
 
+	for (const resourceTitle of resourceTitles) {
+		const resourceInput = page
+			.locator('[data-cy="contextResourceForm"] input')
+			.first()
+		await resourceInput.fill(resourceTitle)
+		await page
+			.locator('.vs__dropdown-option')
+			.filter({ hasText: resourceTitle })
+			.first()
+			.click()
+	}
+
 	if (showInNav) {
 		await page
 			.locator('[data-cy="createContextShowInNavSwitch"] input')
diff --git a/src/modules/main/partials/TableView.vue b/src/modules/main/partials/TableView.vue
index 3b99b004e3..7305f80745 100644
--- a/src/modules/main/partials/TableView.vue
+++ b/src/modules/main/partials/TableView.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 		:columns="columns"
 		:element-id="element.id"
 		:is-view="isView"
+		:context-search-string="contextSearchString"
 		:download-title="element.title"
 		:can-read-rows="canReadRows"
 		:can-create-rows="canCreateRows"
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		contextSearchString: {
+			type: String,
+			default: '',
+		},
 		isView: {
 			type: Boolean,
 			default: true,
diff --git a/src/modules/main/sections/DataTable.vue b/src/modules/main/sections/DataTable.vue
index 83260140d4..cb3f584983 100644
--- a/src/modules/main/sections/DataTable.vue
+++ b/src/modules/main/sections/DataTable.vue
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 				:columns="columns"
 				:element="table"
 				:is-view="false"
+				:context-search-string="contextSearchString"
 				:can-read-rows="canReadData(table)"
 				:can-create-rows="canCreateRowInElement(table)"
 				:can-edit-rows="canUpdateData(table)"
@@ -233,6 +234,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		contextSearchString: {
+			type: String,
+			default: '',
+		},
 		selectedRows: {
 			type: Array,
 			default: null,
diff --git a/src/modules/main/sections/TableWrapper.vue b/src/modules/main/sections/TableWrapper.vue
index 152581c919..a5f2ae0f98 100644
--- a/src/modules/main/sections/TableWrapper.vue
+++ b/src/modules/main/sections/TableWrapper.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 		<ElementTitle v-model:view-setting="localViewSetting" :active-element="table" />
 		<TableDescription :description="table.description" :read-only="true" />
 		<DataTable v-model:view-setting="localViewSetting" :show-options="false" :table="table" :columns="columns" :rows="rows"
+			:context-search-string="contextSearchString"
 			@create-column="$emit('create-column')"
 			@import="$emit('import')"
 			@import-scheme="$emit('import-scheme')"
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		contextSearchString: {
+			type: String,
+			default: '',
+		},
 	},
 
 	emits: [
diff --git a/src/modules/main/sections/View.vue b/src/modules/main/sections/View.vue
index d0e7864a67..7e00165f51 100644
--- a/src/modules/main/sections/View.vue
+++ b/src/modules/main/sections/View.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 				:columns="columns"
 				:element="view"
 				:is-view="true"
+				:context-search-string="contextSearchString"
 				:can-read-rows="canReadData(view)"
 				:can-create-rows="canCreateRowInElement(view)"
 				:can-edit-rows="canUpdateData(view)"
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		contextSearchString: {
+			type: String,
+			default: '',
+		},
 
 	},
 
diff --git a/src/pages/Context.vue b/src/pages/Context.vue
index 3e85a8167e..33940b6235 100644
--- a/src/pages/Context.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Context.vue
@@ -17,20 +17,30 @@
 				<div class="row space-L context__description">
 					{{ activeContext.description }}
 				</div>
+				<div class="row space-L context__search" data-cy="contextSearchInput">
+					<NcTextField
+						v-model="searchValue"
+						:label="t('tables', 'Search in application')"
+						:show-trailing-button="searchValue !== ''"
+						trailing-button-icon="close"
+						@trailing-button-click="clearSearch">
+						<Magnify :size="16" />
+					</NcTextField>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 
 			<div class="resources">
 				<div v-for="resource in contextResources" :key="resource.key">
-					<div v-if="!resource.isView" class="resource">
+					<div v-if="!resource.isView" class="resource" data-cy="contextTableNode">
 						<TableWrapper :table="resource" :columns="columns[resource.key]" :rows="rows[resource.key]"
-							:view-setting="viewSetting" @create-column="createColumn(false, resource)"
+							:view-setting="viewSettings[resource.key]" :context-search-string="searchString" @create-column="createColumn(false, resource)"
 							@import-scheme="openImportSchemeModal(resource)"
 							@import="openImportModal(resource, false)" @download-csv="downloadCSV(resource, false)"
 							@download-filtered-csv="rows => downloadFilteredCSV(rows, resource, false)" />
 					</div>
-					<div v-else-if="resource.isView" class="resource">
+					<div v-else-if="resource.isView" class="resource" data-cy="contextViewNode">
 						<CustomView :view="resource" :columns="columns[resource.key]" :rows="rows[resource.key]"
-							:view-setting="viewSetting" @create-column="createColumn(true, resource)"
+							:view-setting="viewSettings[resource.key]" :context-search-string="searchString" @create-column="createColumn(true, resource)"
 							@import="openImportModal(resource, true)" @download-csv="downloadCSV(resource, true)"
 							@download-filtered-csv="rows => downloadFilteredCSV(rows, resource, true)" />
 					</div>
@@ -47,7 +57,9 @@
 <script>
 import MainModals from '../modules/modals/Modals.vue'
 import { mapState, mapActions, storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
-import { NcIconSvgWrapper } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import { NcIconSvgWrapper, NcTextField } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import Magnify from 'vue-material-design-icons/Magnify.vue'
+import debounce from 'debounce'
 import TableWrapper from '../modules/main/sections/TableWrapper.vue'
 import CustomView from '../modules/main/sections/View.vue'
 import { emit } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
@@ -64,6 +76,8 @@ export default {
 	components: {
 		MainModals,
 		NcIconSvgWrapper,
+		NcTextField,
+		Magnify,
 		ErrorMessage,
 		TableWrapper,
 		CustomView,
@@ -80,7 +94,9 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			loading: true,
 			icon: null,
-			viewSetting: {},
+			searchValue: '',
+			searchString: '',
+			viewSettings: {},
 			context: null,
 			contextResources: [],
 			errorMessage: null,
@@ -148,6 +164,10 @@ export default {
 			},
 			immediate: true,
 		},
+		// commit the search term debounced so the resources are not filtered on every keystroke
+		searchValue: debounce(function(value) {
+			this.searchString = value
+		}, 500),
 	},
 
 	async mounted() {
@@ -158,6 +178,10 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	methods: {
+		clearSearch() {
+			this.searchValue = ''
+			this.searchString = ''
+		},
 		...mapActions(useTablesStore, ['loadContext', 'validateExportAccess', 'loadContextTable', 'loadContextView']),
 		...mapActions(useDataStore, ['loadColumnsFromBE', 'loadRowsFromBE', 'loadRelationsFromBE']),
 		contextSignature() {
@@ -175,6 +199,7 @@ export default {
 			this.isReloading = true
 			this.loading = true
 			this.contextResources = []
+			this.viewSettings = {}
 
 			try {
 				await this.loadContext({ id: this.activeContextId })
@@ -223,6 +248,7 @@ export default {
 										})
 										table.key = (table.id).toString()
 										table.isView = false
+										this.viewSettings[table.key] = {}
 										this.contextResources.push(table)
 									}
 
@@ -242,6 +268,7 @@ export default {
 										})
 										view.key = 'view-' + (view.id).toString()
 										view.isView = true
+										this.viewSettings[view.key] = {}
 										this.contextResources.push(view)
 									}
 								}
@@ -339,6 +366,12 @@ export default {
 		margin-inline-start: 32px;
 	}
 
+	&__search {
+		max-width: 400px;
+		margin-inline-start: 32px;
+		margin-block-end: calc(3 * var(--default-grid-baseline, 4px));
+	}
+
 	&:deep(.icon-vue) {
 		min-width: 32px;
 		min-height: 32px;
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ncTable/NcTable.vue b/src/shared/components/ncTable/NcTable.vue
index fb286e190b..4f7303a24b 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ncTable/NcTable.vue
+++ b/src/shared/components/ncTable/NcTable.vue
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ config                  -> config object for the table
       action-button-sticky [true]
     columns
       show-inline-edit-button [true]
+contextSearchString <string> -> optional search term set by a parent (e.g. an application)
+						   that filters all displayed elements at once. A search string
+						   set on the view itself takes precedence.
 
 Bus events
 ==========
@@ -153,6 +156,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			default: null,
 		},
+		contextSearchString: {
+			type: String,
+			default: '',
+		},
 		selectedRows: {
 			type: Array,
 			default: null,
@@ -267,7 +274,7 @@ export default {
 			return this.isFormMode ? t('tables', 'Fill form') : t('tables', 'Create row')
 		},
 		isFilteredComputed() {
-			return (this.localViewSetting?.filter?.length > 0) || !!this.localViewSetting?.searchString
+			return (this.localViewSetting?.filter?.length > 0) || !!this.localViewSetting?.searchString || !!this.contextSearchString
 		},
 
 		sorting() {
@@ -275,7 +282,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		getSearchedAndFilteredRows() {
 			// if we don't have to search and/or filter
-			if (!this.viewSetting?.filter?.length > 0 && !this.viewSetting?.searchString) {
+			if (!this.viewSetting?.filter?.length > 0 && !this.viewSetting?.searchString && !this.contextSearchString) {
 				// cleanup markers
 				if (this.rows && this.columns) {
 					this.rows.forEach(row => {
@@ -295,7 +302,8 @@ export default {
 			}
 
 			const data = [] // array of rows
-			const searchString = this.viewSetting?.searchString
+			// a search string set on the view itself takes precedence over the context-wide search string
+			const searchString = this.viewSetting?.searchString || this.contextSearchString
 			// each row
 			if (!this.rows || !this.columns) {
 				return []
diff --git a/src/shared/components/ncTable/partials/SearchForm.vue b/src/shared/components/ncTable/partials/SearchForm.vue
index c0dbf6a36e..b2410e8344 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/ncTable/partials/SearchForm.vue
+++ b/src/shared/components/ncTable/partials/SearchForm.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 -->
 <template>
-	<div :class="{ empty: localValue === '' }">
+	<div :class="{ empty: localValue === '' }" data-cy="elementSearchInput">
 		<NcTextField
 			v-model="localValue"
 			:label="t('tables', 'Search')"