diff --git a/internal/handlers/ebook.go b/internal/handlers/ebook.go
index bd4a44a..a129488 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/ebook.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/ebook.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func SetupRoutes(g *echo.Group, db *database.Queries) *Handler {
 
 	// Media item routes (new library system)
 	g.GET("/media-items", h.ListMediaItems)
+	g.GET("/media-items/search", h.SearchMediaItems)
 	g.GET("/media-items/:id", h.GetMediaItem)
 	g.POST("/media-items/:id/rating", h.CreateMediaRating)
 	g.GET("/media-items/:id/rating", h.GetMediaRating)
@@ -1668,3 +1669,60 @@ func (h *Handler) DeleteEbookHighlight(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
+
+// SearchMediaItems handles GET /api/media-items/search
+// Performs partial matching search with fuzzy fallback if no results found
+func (h *Handler) SearchMediaItems(c echo.Context) error {
+	query := c.QueryParam("q")
+	userID := c.Get("user_id").(string)
+
+	if query == "" {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "query parameter 'q' is required"})
+	}
+
+	userUUID, err := uuid.Parse(userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid user id"})
+	}
+
+	limit := int32(50)
+	offset := int32(0)
+
+	searchPattern := "%" + query + "%"
+
+	partialResults, err := h.db.SearchMediaItems(c.Request().Context(), database.SearchMediaItemsParams{
+		SearchPattern: pgtype.Text{String: searchPattern, Valid: true},
+		UserID:        pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userUUID, Valid: true},
+		Limit:         pgtype.Int4{Int32: limit, Valid: true},
+		Offset:        pgtype.Int4{Int32: offset, Valid: true},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil && err != pgx.ErrNoRows {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	if len(partialResults) > 0 {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, partialResults)
+	}
+
+	fuzzyResults, err := h.db.SearchMediaItemsFuzzy(c.Request().Context(), database.SearchMediaItemsFuzzyParams{
+		SearchQuery: pgtype.Text{String: query, Valid: true},
+		UserID:      pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userUUID, Valid: true},
+		Limit:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: limit, Valid: true},
+		Offset:      pgtype.Int4{Int32: offset, Valid: true},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil && err != pgx.ErrNoRows {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+
+	if len(fuzzyResults) == 0 {
+		return c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, map[string]interface{}{
+			"error":   "no results found",
+			"query":   query,
+			"results": []interface{}{},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, fuzzyResults)
+}