diff --git a/atlas/static/atlas/js/markup_inserter.js b/atlas/static/atlas/js/markup_inserter.js
index 54248101..6b4f9e77 100644
--- a/atlas/static/atlas/js/markup_inserter.js
+++ b/atlas/static/atlas/js/markup_inserter.js
@@ -209,7 +209,20 @@
             var timer = null;
             input.addEventListener('input', function(){ if(timer) clearTimeout(timer); timer = setTimeout(function(){ var q = encodeURIComponent(input.value || ''); var url = window.location.origin + '/atlas/search/findings/?q=' + q + (currentCaseF ? '&case=' + currentCaseF : ''); fetch(url, {credentials:'same-origin'}).then(function(r){ return r.text(); }).then(function(html){ results.innerHTML = html; }).catch(function(e){ console.error('finding picker fetch error', e); results.innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-danger">Search failed</div>'; }); }, 300); });
 
-            results.addEventListener('click', function(e){ var item = e.target.closest('.list-group-item'); if(!item) return; var pk = item.getAttribute('data-finding-pk'); if(!pk) return; insertAtCursor(textarea, '[['+'finding:'+pk+']]' ); if(overlay && overlay.parentNode) overlay.parentNode.removeChild(overlay); });
+            results.addEventListener('click', function(e){
+                var item = e.target.closest('.list-group-item');
+                if(!item) return;
+                var sfpk = item.getAttribute('data-seriesfinding-pk');
+                var fpk = item.getAttribute('data-finding-pk');
+                if(sfpk){
+                    insertAtCursor(textarea, '[['+'seriesfinding:'+sfpk+']]' );
+                } else if(fpk){
+                    insertAtCursor(textarea, '[['+'finding:'+fpk+']]' );
+                } else {
+                    return;
+                }
+                if(overlay && overlay.parentNode) overlay.parentNode.removeChild(overlay);
+            });
             overlay.tabIndex = -1; overlay.focus();
             function fetchInitialFindings(){ var initFindingsUrl = window.location.origin + '/atlas/search/findings/' + (currentCaseF ? '?case=' + currentCaseF : ''); fetch(initFindingsUrl).then(function(r){ return r.text(); }).then(function(html){ results.innerHTML = html; }).catch(function(){}); }
             fetchInitialFindings();
diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_finding_search_results.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_finding_search_results.html
index f663d8da..45abe419 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_finding_search_results.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/partials/_finding_search_results.html
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 <div class="list-group">
   {% if findings %}
     {% for f in findings %}
-      <div class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" data-finding-pk="{{ f.pk }}">
+      <div class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center" data-finding-pk="{{ f.pk }}" data-seriesfinding-pk="{{ f.pk }}">
         <div class="flex-fill">
           <div class="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between">
-            <strong class="mb-1">{{ f.name }}</strong>
+            <strong class="mb-1">{% if f.series %}{{ f.series.id }}{% else %}Series{% endif %}{% if f.description %}: {{ f.description|truncatechars:80 }}{% endif %}</strong>
             <small class="text-muted">{{ f.pk }}</small>
           </div>
-          <p class="mb-1 text-truncate">{{ f.description }}</p>
+          <p class="mb-1 text-truncate">
+            {% if f.findings.all %}
+              {% for sub in f.findings.all %}
+                <span class="badge bg-light text-dark me-1">{{ sub.name }}</span>
+              {% endfor %}
+            {% endif %}
+            {{ f.description }}
+          </p>
         </div>
         <div class="ms-2">
-          <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="{% url 'atlas:finding_detail' f.pk %}">View</a>
+          {% if f.series %}
+            <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="{% url 'atlas:series_detail' pk=f.series.pk %}">View series</a>
+          {% endif %}
         </div>
       </div>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/atlas/views.py b/atlas/views.py
index 56a8f561..299b2caf 100755
--- a/atlas/views.py
+++ b/atlas/views.py
@@ -365,16 +365,20 @@ def finding_search(request):
     # Allow both HTMX and standard fetch/ajax requests (don't require the HTMX header)
     q = request.GET.get('q', '').strip()
     case_id = request.GET.get('case')
-    qs = Finding.objects.all()
+    # Use SeriesFinding objects for the widget (series-scoped findings)
+    qs = SeriesFinding.objects.select_related('series').prefetch_related('findings')
     if case_id:
         try:
             cid = int(case_id)
-            qs = qs.filter(case__pk=cid)
+            # Series are linked to cases through SeriesDetail; filter SeriesFinding by linked series' case
+            qs = qs.filter(series__seriesdetail__case__pk=cid)
         except Exception:
             pass
     if q:
-        qs = qs.filter(name__icontains=q)
-    qs = qs.order_by('name')[:50]
+        qs = qs.filter(
+            Q(description__icontains=q) | Q(findings__name__icontains=q)
+        )
+    qs = qs.order_by('-pk').distinct()[:50]
     html = render_to_string('atlas/partials/_finding_search_results.html', {'findings': qs}, request=request)
     return HttpResponse(html)