diff --git a/packages/main/package.json b/packages/main/package.json
index f0a5536e414..7e7170a6016 100644
--- a/packages/main/package.json
+++ b/packages/main/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
       "types": "./dist/components/FilterBar/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/components/FilterBar/index.js"
     },
+    "./FilterBarSearchIcon": {
+      "types": "./dist/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.js"
+    },
     "./FilterGroupItem": {
       "types": "./dist/components/FilterGroupItem/index.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/components/FilterGroupItem/index.js"
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.mdx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.mdx
index 50950bcae7b..02e0a6bc1f0 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.mdx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.mdx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { ArgTypesWithNote, ControlsWithNote, DocsHeader, Footer } from '@sb/components';
 import SubcomponentsSection from '@sb/docs/SubcomponentsSection.md?raw';
 import { Canvas, Description, Markdown, Meta } from '@storybook/addon-docs/blocks';
+import { FilterBarSearchIcon } from '../FilterBarSearchIcon';
 import { FilterGroupItem } from '../FilterGroupItem';
 import * as ComponentStories from './FilterBar.stories';
 
 <Meta of={ComponentStories} />
 
-<DocsHeader of={ComponentStories} subComponents={['FilterGroupItem']} />
+<DocsHeader of={ComponentStories} subComponents={['FilterGroupItem', 'FilterBarSearchIcon']} />
 
 <br />
 
@@ -407,6 +408,14 @@ const handleInput = (event) => {
 
 <Canvas of={ComponentStories.IdentifyInputEventOrigin} source />
 
+## Trigger the search via the search icon
+
+By default, the search icon of the `search` input is decorative. To let users trigger the search by activating the search icon (in addition to pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> in the input), pass the `FilterBarSearchIcon` subcomponent to the `icon` prop of the search input and wire its `onClick` handler.
+
+This is recommended when the "Go" button is displayed (`showGoOnFB`). The `FilterBarSearchIcon` is pre-controlled — you decide what "trigger search" means in its `onClick` handler.
+
+<Canvas of={ComponentStories.WithInteractiveSearchIcon} />
+
 <Markdown>{SubcomponentsSection}</Markdown>
 
 ## FilterGroupItem
@@ -414,4 +423,9 @@ const handleInput = (event) => {
 <Description of={FilterGroupItem} />
 <ArgTypesWithNote metaOf={ComponentStories} of={FilterGroupItem} exclude={['data-index']} />
 
+## FilterBarSearchIcon
+
+<Description of={FilterBarSearchIcon} />
+<ArgTypesWithNote metaOf={ComponentStories} of={FilterBarSearchIcon} />
+
 <Footer />
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.stories.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.stories.tsx
index 5e75849a3a2..225c3f8ae3b 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/FilterBar.stories.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import TitleLevel from '@ui5/webcomponents/dist/types/TitleLevel.js';
 import { useId, useReducer, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { fn } from 'storybook/test';
 import { FlexBoxDirection } from '../../enums/index.js';
+import type { ComboBoxDomRef } from '../../webComponents/ComboBox/index.js';
+import type { DatePickerDomRef } from '../../webComponents/DatePicker/index.js';
 import {
   ComboBox,
   ComboBoxItem,
@@ -24,7 +26,9 @@ import {
   Title,
   Token,
 } from '../../webComponents/index.js';
+import type { InputDomRef } from '../../webComponents/Input/index.js';
 import { Text } from '../../webComponents/Text/index.js';
+import { FilterBarSearchIcon } from '../FilterBarSearchIcon/index.js';
 import { FilterGroupItem } from '../FilterGroupItem/index.js';
 import { FlexBox } from '../FlexBox/index.js';
 import { VariantItem } from '../VariantItem/index.js';
@@ -623,3 +627,90 @@ export const IdentifyInputEventOrigin: Story = {
     );
   },
 };
+
+interface SearchSubmission {
+  searchTerm: string;
+  date: string;
+  category: string;
+}
+
+const initialSubmission: SearchSubmission = { searchTerm: '', date: '', category: '' };
+
+function submissionReducer(state: SearchSubmission, action: { type: 'submit'; payload: SearchSubmission }) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case 'submit':
+      return action.payload;
+    default:
+      return state;
+  }
+}
+
+export const WithInteractiveSearchIcon: Story = {
+  name: 'with interactive search icon',
+  args: {
+    showGoOnFB: true,
+  },
+  render(args) {
+    const searchRef = useRef<InputDomRef>(null);
+    const dateRef = useRef<DatePickerDomRef>(null);
+    const categoryRef = useRef<ComboBoxDomRef>(null);
+    const [submission, dispatch] = useReducer(submissionReducer, initialSubmission);
+    // pre-controlled: the consumer decides what "trigger search" means
+    const triggerSearch = () => {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'submit',
+        payload: {
+          searchTerm: searchRef.current?.value ?? '',
+          date: dateRef.current?.value ?? '',
+          category: categoryRef.current?.value ?? '',
+        },
+      });
+    };
+    return (
+      <>
+        <FilterBar
+          {...args}
+          onGo={triggerSearch}
+          search={
+            <Input
+              ref={searchRef}
+              // triggers on Enter / focusout
+              onChange={triggerSearch}
+              // triggers on click/tap or Enter/Space on the icon
+              icon={<FilterBarSearchIcon onClick={triggerSearch} />}
+            />
+          }
+        >
+          <FilterGroupItem filterKey="input" label="Input">
+            <Input placeholder="Placeholder" />
+          </FilterGroupItem>
+          <FilterGroupItem filterKey="date" label="Date">
+            <DatePicker ref={dateRef} style={{ minWidth: 'auto' }} />
+          </FilterGroupItem>
+          <FilterGroupItem filterKey="category" label="Category">
+            <ComboBox ref={categoryRef}>
+              <ComboBoxItem text="Hardware" />
+              <ComboBoxItem text="Software" />
+              <ComboBoxItem text="Services" />
+            </ComboBox>
+          </FilterGroupItem>
+        </FilterBar>
+        <br />
+        <FlexBox direction={FlexBoxDirection.Column}>
+          <FlexBox>
+            <Label showColon>Submitted search term</Label>
+            <Text>{submission.searchTerm}</Text>
+          </FlexBox>
+          <FlexBox>
+            <Label showColon>Submitted date</Label>
+            <Text>{submission.date}</Text>
+          </FlexBox>
+          <FlexBox>
+            <Label showColon>Submitted category</Label>
+            <Text>{submission.category}</Text>
+          </FlexBox>
+        </FlexBox>
+      </>
+    );
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/index.tsx
index 4444708b5f8..1e4efae3075 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/index.tsx
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ const FilterBar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, FilterBarPropTypes>((props, ref) =>
                   noTypeahead: search.props.noTypeahead ?? true,
                   showClearIcon: true,
                   type: InputType.Search,
-                  icon: <Icon name={searchIcon} />,
+                  icon: search.props.icon ?? <Icon name={searchIcon} />,
                 })}
               </div>
             </FilterGroupItem>
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/types.ts b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/types.ts
index 66e5c650878..b7bb0e17a6e 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/types.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBar/types.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ export interface FilterBarPropTypes extends CommonProps {
   /**
    * Defines the search field rendered as first filter item.
    *
-   * __Note:__ By default, `placeholder`, `icon`, `noTypeahead`, `showClearIcon`, and `type` are applied to the search input. Only `placeholder` and `noTypeahead` can be overridden.
+   * __Note:__
+   * - By default, `placeholder`, `icon`, `noTypeahead`, `showClearIcon`, and `type` are applied to the search input. Only `placeholder`, `noTypeahead`, and `icon` can be overridden.
+   * - By default, the search icon is decorative. If the "Go" button is displayed (`showGoOnFB`), pass the `FilterBarSearchIcon` subcomponent to the `icon` prop of the search input to render an interactive search icon that can trigger the search.
    *
    * __Note:__ The field is only available in the FilterBar not inside the filter configuration dialog.
    */
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c82ac53e293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use client';
+
+import searchIcon from '@ui5/webcomponents-icons/dist/search.js';
+import { useI18nBundle } from '@ui5/webcomponents-react-base';
+import { forwardRef } from 'react';
+import { SEARCH } from '../../i18n/i18n-defaults.js';
+import type { InputIconDomRef, InputIconPropTypes } from '../../webComponents/InputIcon/index.js';
+import { InputIcon } from '../../webComponents/InputIcon/index.js';
+
+export interface FilterBarSearchIconPropTypes extends Omit<InputIconPropTypes, 'name' | 'accessibleName'> {
+  /**
+   * Defines the accessible name of the icon.
+   *
+   * **Note:** This property is used for accessibility purposes and will be announced by screen readers.
+   * When set, it is also rendered as a native `title` tooltip.
+   * @default the translated "Search" text
+   */
+  accessibleName?: InputIconPropTypes['accessibleName'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * The `FilterBarSearchIcon` is an interactive search icon intended to be passed to the `icon` prop of the `FilterBar`'s `search` input.
+ *
+ * Unlike the default decorative search icon, it offers button-like behavior, which allows the search to be triggered by activating the icon. This is required when the "Go" button is displayed.
+ */
+const FilterBarSearchIcon = forwardRef<InputIconDomRef, FilterBarSearchIconPropTypes>((props, ref) => {
+  const { accessibleName, ...rest } = props;
+  const i18nBundle = useI18nBundle('@ui5/webcomponents-react');
+
+  return (
+    <InputIcon ref={ref} accessibleName={accessibleName || i18nBundle.getText(SEARCH)} {...rest} name={searchIcon} />
+  );
+});
+
+FilterBarSearchIcon.displayName = 'FilterBarSearchIcon';
+
+export { FilterBarSearchIcon };
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.gallery.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.gallery.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12306cec704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.gallery.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { InputDomRef } from '../../../webComponents/Input/index.js';
+import { Input } from '../../../webComponents/Input/index.js';
+import { FilterBar } from '../../FilterBar/index.js';
+import { FilterGroupItem } from '../../FilterGroupItem/index.js';
+import { FilterBarSearchIcon } from '../index.js';
+
+export const FilterBarSearchIconTestComp = () => {
+  const inputRef = useRef<InputDomRef>(null);
+  const [clickCount, setClickCount] = useState(0);
+  const [submittedTerm, setSubmittedTerm] = useState('');
+  // pre-controlled: the consumer decides what "trigger search" means
+  const triggerSearch = () => {
+    setClickCount((prev) => prev + 1);
+    setSubmittedTerm(inputRef.current?.value ?? '');
+  };
+  return (
+    <>
+      <FilterBar showGoOnFB search={<Input ref={inputRef} icon={<FilterBarSearchIcon onClick={triggerSearch} />} />}>
+        <FilterGroupItem filterKey="input" label="Input">
+          <Input placeholder="Placeholder" />
+        </FilterGroupItem>
+      </FilterBar>
+      <span data-testid="search-click-count">{clickCount}</span>
+      <span data-testid="submitted-term">{submittedTerm}</span>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.spec.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..703485fe639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/test/FilterBarSearchIcon.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { expect, test } from '../../../../../../playwright/fixtures/gallery-fixtures.js';
+
+test.describe('FilterBarSearchIcon', () => {
+  test('triggers the search handler when the icon is activated', async ({ mount, page, ui5wc }) => {
+    await mount('FilterBarSearchIcon/FilterBarSearchIconTestComp');
+
+    const searchInput = page.locator('[ui5-input]').first();
+    await expect(searchInput).toBeVisible();
+    await ui5wc.typeIntoInput(searchInput, 'quarterly report');
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('search-click-count')).toHaveText('0');
+
+    await page.locator('[ui5-input-icon][slot="icon"]').click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('search-click-count')).toHaveText('1');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('submitted-term')).toHaveText('quarterly report');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/main/src/index.ts b/packages/main/src/index.ts
index 09af9552b51..bb2a1f83f3f 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export type { ObjectPageHeaderPropTypes } from './components/ObjectPageHeader/in
 export { ObjectPageTitle } from './components/ObjectPageTitle/index.js';
 export type { ObjectPageTitlePropTypes } from './components/ObjectPageTitle/index.js';
 export * from './components/FilterBar/index.js';
+export * from './components/FilterBarSearchIcon/index.js';
 export * from './components/FilterGroupItem/index.js';
 export * from './components/FlexBox/index.js';
 export * from './components/Grid/index.js';
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/component-config.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/component-config.ts
index 41d28acefb5..3968a2c98cc 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/component-config.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/component-config.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const REACT_COMPONENT_CATEGORIES = {
     'ThemeProvider',
     'FilterBar',
   ],
-  Inputs: ['FilterGroupItem', 'VariantManagement', 'VariantItem', 'MessageViewButton'],
+  Inputs: ['FilterGroupItem', 'FilterBarSearchIcon', 'VariantManagement', 'VariantItem', 'MessageViewButton'],
   'Modals & Popovers': ['MessageBox', 'ActionSheet', 'SelectDialog'],
   'User Feedback': ['MessageView', 'MessageItem', 'Modals'],
 };
diff --git a/playwright/gallery/vite.config.ts b/playwright/gallery/vite.config.ts
index fabf72dc80e..b203716cc7e 100644
--- a/playwright/gallery/vite.config.ts
+++ b/playwright/gallery/vite.config.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     withCoverage &&
       IstanbulPlugin({
         include: [
+          'packages/main/src/components/FilterBarSearchIcon/**/*',
           'packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/**/*',
           'packages/main/src/components/Splitter*/**/*',
           'packages/charts/src/**/*',