diff --git a/discourse_test.go b/discourse_test.go
index e50fed7..77cc7d3 100644
--- a/discourse_test.go
+++ b/discourse_test.go
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@ const testKey = "test-api-key-0123456789"
 // enforces the Api-Key/Api-Username headers, serves the endpoints the
 // client covers, and records every request for assertions.
 type fakeDiscourse struct {
-	mu       sync.Mutex
-	requests []string // "METHOD path"
-	cats     map[int]Category
-	nextCat  int
-	posts    map[int]postRec // post id -> record
-	nextPost int
-	topics   map[int]topicRec
-	nextT    int
-	srv      *httptest.Server
+	mu         sync.Mutex
+	requests   []string // "METHOD path"
+	uris       []string // "METHOD path?query" — for query assertions
+	cats       map[int]Category
+	nextCat    int
+	posts      map[int]postRec // post id -> record
+	nextPost   int
+	topics     map[int]topicRec
+	nextT      int
+	searchFail int
+	srv        *httptest.Server
 }
 
 type postRec struct {
@@ -179,6 +181,26 @@ func newFake(t *testing.T) *fakeDiscourse {
 			writeJSON(w, 405, nil)
 		}
 	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/search.json", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if !f.auth(w, r) {
+			return
+		}
+		if f.searchFail != 0 {
+			writeJSON(w, f.searchFail, map[string]any{"errors": []string{"You are not permitted to view the requested resource."}})
+			return
+		}
+		writeJSON(w, 200, map[string]any{
+			"posts": []map[string]any{{
+				"id": 55, "topic_id": 12, "username": "reachableceo", "post_number": 1,
+				"blurb":                "the fleet briefing for September",
+				"created_at":           "2026-08-29T10:00:00.000Z",
+				"topic_title_headline": "Fleet briefing 2026-09-01",
+			}},
+			"topics":     []map[string]any{{"id": 12, "title": "Fleet briefing 2026-09-01", "slug": "fleet-briefing-2026-09-01"}},
+			"users":      []map[string]any{{"id": 5, "username": "reachableceo", "name": "Charles"}},
+			"categories": []map[string]any{{"id": 2, "name": "MOPAC Briefings", "slug": "mopac-briefings"}},
+		})
+	})
 	mux.HandleFunc("/latest.json", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if !f.auth(w, r) {
 			return
@@ -203,6 +225,7 @@ func newFake(t *testing.T) *fakeDiscourse {
 func (f *fakeDiscourse) auth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	f.requests = append(f.requests, r.Method+" "+r.URL.Path)
+	f.uris = append(f.uris, r.Method+" "+r.URL.RequestURI())
 	f.mu.Unlock()
 	if r.Header.Get("Api-Key") != testKey || r.Header.Get("Api-Username") != "system" {
 		writeJSON(w, 403, map[string]any{"errors": []string{"Bad or missing API key"}})
@@ -222,6 +245,19 @@ func (f *fakeDiscourse) saw(substr string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// sawQuery asserts a GET hit path with a query substring ("term=x",
+// "page=2").
+func (f *fakeDiscourse) sawQuery(path, param string) bool {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	for _, u := range f.uris {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(u, "GET "+path+"?") && strings.Contains(u, param) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, code int, body any) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(code)
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cc92af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Search: GET /search.json — full-text search across posts, topics,
+// users and categories. The term supports Discourse's search operators
+// (@user, #category, order:latest, ...); they pass through untouched.
+package discourse
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SearchRequest is the GET /search.json query. Term is required; Page is
+// 1-based (0 means "leave unset" — Discourse then returns page 1).
+type SearchRequest struct {
+	Term string
+	Page int
+}
+
+// SearchPost is one post hit: the match lives in Blurb (a plain-text
+// excerpt around the match) while TopicTitleHeadline carries the topic
+// title with <em> highlights around matched words.
+type SearchPost struct {
+	ID                 int    `json:"id"`
+	TopicID            int    `json:"topic_id"`
+	PostNumber         int    `json:"post_number"`
+	Username           string `json:"username"`
+	Name               string `json:"name"`
+	Blurb              string `json:"blurb"`
+	TopicTitleHeadline string `json:"topic_title_headline"`
+	CreatedAt          string `json:"created_at"`
+	LikeCount          int    `json:"like_count"`
+}
+
+// SearchTopic is one topic hit.
+type SearchTopic struct {
+	ID    int    `json:"id"`
+	Title string `json:"title"`
+	Slug  string `json:"slug"`
+}
+
+// SearchUser is one user hit.
+type SearchUser struct {
+	ID       int    `json:"id"`
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Name     string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+// SearchResult groups the four hit lists Discourse returns; whichever
+// classes matched are non-empty, the rest are nil.
+type SearchResult struct {
+	Posts      []SearchPost  `json:"posts"`
+	Topics     []SearchTopic `json:"topics"`
+	Users      []SearchUser  `json:"users"`
+	Categories []Category    `json:"categories"`
+}
+
+// Search runs a full-text search and returns the grouped hits.
+func (c *Client) Search(ctx context.Context, req SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(req.Term) == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: search term is required", ErrInvalidRequest)
+	}
+	q := url.Values{}
+	q.Set("term", req.Term)
+	if req.Page > 1 {
+		q.Set("page", strconv.Itoa(req.Page))
+	}
+	var res SearchResult
+	if err := c.Get(ctx, "/search.json?"+q.Encode(), &res); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &res, nil
+}
diff --git a/search_test.go b/search_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d19e597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/search_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package discourse
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSearchRequiresTerm(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFake(t)
+	c := testClient(t, f)
+	_, err := c.Search(context.Background(), SearchRequest{})
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidRequest) {
+		t.Fatalf("want ErrInvalidRequest for empty term, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if f.saw("/search.json") {
+		t.Fatal("no request should have been sent for an empty term")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSearchQueriesAndParses(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFake(t)
+	c := testClient(t, f)
+	res, err := c.Search(context.Background(), SearchRequest{Term: "fleet briefing"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !f.sawQuery("/search.json", "term=fleet+briefing") {
+		t.Fatal("search term not sent as the term= query parameter")
+	}
+	if len(res.Posts) != 1 || res.Posts[0].TopicID != 12 || res.Posts[0].Username != "reachableceo" {
+		t.Fatalf("posts not parsed: %+v", res.Posts)
+	}
+	if res.Posts[0].Blurb == "" {
+		t.Fatal("blurb not parsed")
+	}
+	if len(res.Topics) != 1 || res.Topics[0].Title != "Fleet briefing 2026-09-01" {
+		t.Fatalf("topics not parsed: %+v", res.Topics)
+	}
+	if len(res.Users) != 1 || res.Users[0].Username != "reachableceo" {
+		t.Fatalf("users not parsed: %+v", res.Users)
+	}
+	if len(res.Categories) != 1 || res.Categories[0].Slug != "mopac-briefings" {
+		t.Fatalf("categories not parsed: %+v", res.Categories)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSearchEncodesTermAndPage(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFake(t)
+	c := testClient(t, f)
+	if _, err := c.Search(context.Background(), SearchRequest{Term: "a b&c=d", Page: 2}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Search: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !f.sawQuery("/search.json", "term=a+b%26c%3Dd") {
+		t.Fatal("term not url-encoded (a b&c=d must not smuggle extra params)")
+	}
+	if !f.sawQuery("/search.json", "page=2") {
+		t.Fatal("page not sent as the page= query parameter")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSearchTypedErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFake(t)
+	c := testClient(t, f)
+	f.searchFail = 403
+	_, err := c.Search(context.Background(), SearchRequest{Term: "x"})
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrForbidden) {
+		t.Fatalf("want ErrForbidden, got %v", err)
+	}
+}