diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/case_display_block.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/case_display_block.html
index c3455ab9..9f514fdc 100755
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/case_display_block.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/case_display_block.html
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
                                 {{ move_series_form.destination_case }}
                                 <div class="small text-muted">Click any case row below to select the destination case.</div>
                                 <div id="selected-move-case" class="small text-muted">No destination case selected.</div>
-                                {% case_search_widget collection=None input_id='move-series-case-search-input' target_id='move-series-case-search-results' %}
+                                {% case_search_widget collection=None input_id='move-series-case-search-input' target_id='move-series-case-search-results' show_select_button=True %}
                                 <button type="button"
                                         id="move-selected-series-submit"
                                         class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary text-start"
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html
index 1803f415..ee334ba2 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@
       </form>
       <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary ms-2" href="{% url 'atlas:case_detail' case.pk %}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View</a>
     {% else %}
-      <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary case-select-btn" data-case-select="{{ case.pk }}">Select</button>
-      <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary ms-2" href="{% url 'atlas:case_detail' case.pk %}">View</a>
+      {% if show_select_button %}
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary case-select-btn" data-case-select="{{ case.pk }}">Select</button>
+        <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary ms-2" href="{% url 'atlas:case_detail' case.pk %}">View</a>
+      {% else %}
+        <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="{% url 'atlas:case_detail' case.pk %}">View</a>
+      {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_results.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_results.html
index 3b1e16e9..7980f2c2 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_results.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_results.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if cases and cases|length > 0 %}
   <div class="list-group mb-2">
     {% for case in cases %}
-      {% include 'atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html' with case=case collection=collection %}
+      {% include 'atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html' with case=case collection=collection show_select_button=show_select_button %}
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
 {% else %}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <div class="small text-muted mb-1">Recently created</div>
     <div class="list-group">
       {% for case in recent_cases %}
-        {% include 'atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html' with case=case collection=collection %}
+        {% include 'atlas/partials/_case_search_item.html' with case=case collection=collection show_select_button=show_select_button %}
       {% endfor %}
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_widget.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_widget.html
index e4edb5f0..5d19faa1 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_widget.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/case_search_widget.html
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 <div class="case-search-widget">
   {% with input_id=input_id|default:'case-search-input' target_id=target_id|default:'case-search-results' %}
     <label for="{{ input_id }}" class="form-label">Search cases</label>
+    {% if collection %}
+      <input type="hidden" id="{{ input_id }}-collection" name="collection" value="{{ collection.pk }}">
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if show_select_button %}
+      <input type="hidden" id="{{ input_id }}-show-select" name="show_select" value="1">
+    {% endif %}
     <input id="{{ input_id }}" name="q" class="form-control" type="search"
            placeholder="Type to search cases..."
            hx-get="{% url 'atlas:case_search' %}"
-           hx-include="#{{ input_id }}"
-           {% if collection %}hx-vals='{"collection": "{{ collection.pk }}"}'{% endif %}
+          hx-include="closest .case-search-widget"
            hx-target="#{{ target_id }}"
            hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:400ms"
            autocomplete="off">
 
     <div id="{{ target_id }}" class="mt-2">
     {# Render initial results (search + recent) on initial GET; HTMX searches will replace this div with partial results #}
-      {% include 'atlas/partials/case_search_results.html' with cases=cases recent_cases=recent_cases collection=collection %}
+      {% include 'atlas/partials/case_search_results.html' with cases=cases recent_cases=recent_cases collection=collection show_select_button=show_select_button %}
     </div>
   {% endwith %}
 </div>
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@
         timer = setTimeout(function(){
           try {
             var q = encodeURIComponent(input.value || '');
-            var url = "{% url 'atlas:case_search' %}?q=" + q + ({% if collection %} "&collection={{ collection.pk }}" {% else %} '' {% endif %});
+            var url = "{% url 'atlas:case_search' %}?q=" + q + ({% if collection %} "&collection={{ collection.pk }}" {% else %} '' {% endif %}) + ({% if show_select_button %} "&show_select=1" {% else %} '' {% endif %});
             var target = '#{{ target_id|default:"case-search-results" }}';
             if (window.htmx && typeof window.htmx.ajax === 'function') {
               window.htmx.ajax('GET', url, { target: target, swap: 'innerHTML' });
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
index 8f191457..602bf8c6 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-body">
                     <div class="mb-2">
-                        {% case_search_widget collection=None input_id='case-search-input-modal' target_id='case-search-results-modal' %}
+                        {% case_search_widget collection=None input_id='case-search-input-modal' target_id='case-search-results-modal' show_select_button=True %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
diff --git a/atlas/templatetags/case_widgets.py b/atlas/templatetags/case_widgets.py
index a6fd3635..81fe3376 100644
--- a/atlas/templatetags/case_widgets.py
+++ b/atlas/templatetags/case_widgets.py
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ register = template.Library()
 
 
 @register.inclusion_tag('atlas/partials/case_search_widget.html', takes_context=True)
-def case_search_widget(context, collection=None, cases=None, recent_cases=None, input_id='case-search-input', target_id='case-search-results', selection_mode='single', action_url=None):
+def case_search_widget(
+  context,
+  collection=None,
+  cases=None,
+  recent_cases=None,
+  input_id='case-search-input',
+  target_id='case-search-results',
+  selection_mode='single',
+  action_url=None,
+  show_select_button=False,
+):
   """Render a reusable case search widget.
 
   Parameters:
@@ -35,6 +45,7 @@ def case_search_widget(context, collection=None, cases=None, recent_cases=None,
     'target_id': target_id,
     'selection_mode': selection_mode,
     'action_url': action_url,
+    'show_select_button': show_select_button,
   }
 
 
diff --git a/atlas/views.py b/atlas/views.py
index f865af6d..484b545a 100755
--- a/atlas/views.py
+++ b/atlas/views.py
@@ -2137,6 +2137,7 @@ def case_search(request):
 
     q = request.GET.get("q", "").strip()
     collection_id = request.GET.get("collection")
+    show_select = str(request.GET.get("show_select", "")).lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
     collection = None
     if collection_id:
         try:
@@ -2172,7 +2173,13 @@ def case_search(request):
     return render(
         request,
         "atlas/partials/case_search_results.html",
-        {"cases": cases, "collection": collection, "recent_cases": recent_cases, "q": q},
+        {
+            "cases": cases,
+            "collection": collection,
+            "recent_cases": recent_cases,
+            "q": q,
+            "show_select_button": show_select,
+        },
     )