diff --git a/ui/src/components/LayoutShell.tsx b/ui/src/components/LayoutShell.tsx
index 1551ecfc..c166a16f 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/LayoutShell.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/LayoutShell.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { Box, Settings, FileText, ChevronRight, Square, Pause, Star, X } from 'l
 import { useRouteCatalog } from '../api/queries/catalog';
 import { useAgents } from '../api/queries/agents';
 import { useSearchExecutions, useAttributeKeys } from '../api/queries/executions';
+import { useUsers, useGroups, useRoles } from '../api/queries/admin/rbac';
+import type { UserDetail, GroupDetail, RoleDetail } from '../api/queries/admin/rbac';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../auth/auth-store';
 import { useState, useMemo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, createElement } from 'react';
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
@@ -95,6 +97,52 @@ function buildSearchData(
   return results;
 }
 
+function buildAdminSearchData(
+  users: UserDetail[] | undefined,
+  groups: GroupDetail[] | undefined,
+  roles: RoleDetail[] | undefined,
+): SearchResult[] {
+  const results: SearchResult[] = [];
+
+  if (users) {
+    for (const u of users) {
+      results.push({
+        id: `user:${u.userId}`,
+        category: 'user',
+        title: u.displayName || u.userId,
+        meta: u.userId,
+        path: '/admin/rbac',
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (groups) {
+    for (const g of groups) {
+      results.push({
+        id: `group:${g.id}`,
+        category: 'group',
+        title: g.name,
+        meta: g.parentGroupId ? `parent: ${g.parentGroupId}` : 'top-level group',
+        path: '/admin/rbac',
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (roles) {
+    for (const r of roles) {
+      results.push({
+        id: `role:${r.id}`,
+        category: 'role',
+        title: r.name,
+        meta: r.scope,
+        path: '/admin/rbac',
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
 function healthToSearchColor(health: string): string {
   switch (health) {
     case 'live': return 'success';
@@ -226,6 +274,12 @@ function LayoutContent() {
   const { data: catalog } = useRouteCatalog(timeRange.start.toISOString(), timeRange.end.toISOString());
   const { data: agents } = useAgents();
   const { data: attributeKeys } = useAttributeKeys();
+
+  // --- Admin search data (only fetched on admin pages) ----------------
+  const { data: adminUsers } = useUsers();
+  const { data: adminGroups } = useGroups();
+  const { data: adminRoles } = useRoles();
+
   const { username, logout } = useAuthStore();
   const { open: paletteOpen, setOpen: setPaletteOpen } = useCommandPalette();
   const { scope, setTab } = useScope();
@@ -365,7 +419,14 @@ function LayoutContent() {
     catalogRef.current = catalogData;
   }
 
-  const searchData: SearchResult[] = useMemo(() => {
+  const adminSearchData: SearchResult[] = useMemo(
+    () => buildAdminSearchData(adminUsers, adminGroups, adminRoles),
+    [adminUsers, adminGroups, adminRoles],
+  );
+
+  const operationalSearchData: SearchResult[] = useMemo(() => {
+    if (isAdminPage) return [];
+
     const exchangeItems: SearchResult[] = (exchangeResults?.data || []).map((e: any) => ({
       id: e.executionId,
       category: 'exchange' as const,
@@ -399,7 +460,9 @@ function LayoutContent() {
     }
 
     return [...catalogRef.current, ...exchangeItems, ...attributeItems];
-  }, [catalogRef.current, exchangeResults, debouncedQuery]);
+  }, [isAdminPage, catalogRef.current, exchangeResults, debouncedQuery]);
+
+  const searchData = isAdminPage ? adminSearchData : operationalSearchData;
 
   // --- Breadcrumb ---------------------------------------------------
   const breadcrumb = useMemo(() => {