diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
index 20d70505f..7d32a9718 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 	import Chats from './Settings/Chats.svelte';
 	import User from '../icons/User.svelte';
 	import Personalization from './Settings/Personalization.svelte';
-	import SearchInput from '../layout/Sidebar/SearchInput.svelte';
 	import Search from '../icons/Search.svelte';
 	import Connections from './Settings/Connections.svelte';
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
index 0ab13e6ad..4bd48ef18 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@
 				bind:value={search}
 				on:input={searchDebounceHandler}
 				placeholder={$i18n.t('Search')}
+				showClearButton={true}
 			/>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/SearchInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/SearchInput.svelte
index eddc5b069..c1438cede 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/SearchInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/SearchInput.svelte
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 	import { tags } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { getContext, createEventDispatcher, onMount, onDestroy, tick } from 'svelte';
 	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+	import XMark from '$lib/components/icons/XMark.svelte';
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
 	const i18n = getContext('i18n');
 
 	export let placeholder = '';
 	export let value = '';
+	export let showClearButton = false;
 
 	let selectedIdx = 0;
 
@@ -59,6 +61,11 @@
 		loading = false;
 	};
 
+	const clearSearchInput = () => {
+		value = '';
+		dispatch('input');
+	};
+
 	const documentClickHandler = (e) => {
 		const searchContainer = document.getElementById('search-container');
 		const chatSearch = document.getElementById('chat-search');
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<input
-			class="w-full rounded-r-xl py-1.5 pl-2.5 pr-4 text-sm bg-transparent dark:text-gray-300 outline-hidden"
+			class="w-full rounded-r-xl py-1.5 pl-2.5 {showClearButton && value ? 'pr-8' : 'pr-4'} text-sm bg-transparent dark:text-gray-300 outline-hidden"
 			placeholder={placeholder ? placeholder : $i18n.t('Search')}
 			bind:value
 			on:input={() => {
@@ -140,6 +147,17 @@
 				}
 			}}
 		/>
+		
+		{#if showClearButton && value}
+			<div class="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2">
+				<button 
+					class="p-0.5 rounded hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-900 transition"
+					on:click={clearSearchInput}
+				>
+					<XMark className="size-4" strokeWidth="2" />
+				</button>
+			</div>
+		{/if}
 	</div>
 
 	{#if focused && (filteredOptions.length > 0 || filteredTags.length > 0)}