diff --git a/css/components/search.scss b/css/components/search.scss
index 06af9946..4e0c8384 100644
--- a/css/components/search.scss
+++ b/css/components/search.scss
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@
             }
 
             &-item__icon {
+                position: relative;
+                overflow: visible;
+
                 &.icon-folder,
                 &--no-preview {
                     width: 42px;
@@ -271,6 +274,19 @@
                     background-repeat: no-repeat;
                     background-position: center;
                 }
+
+                .nmc-search-favorite {
+                    position: absolute;
+                    top: 0;
+                    right: -6px;
+                    width: 18px;
+                    height: 18px;
+                    background-image: var(--icon-starred-yellow);
+                    background-size: contain;
+                    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+                    background-position: center;
+                    display: block;
+                }
             }
 
             &-footer {
diff --git a/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php b/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
index 2182ffc6..3452d369 100644
--- a/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
+++ b/lib/Listener/BeforeTemplateRenderedListener.php
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public function handle(Event $event): void {
 		\OCP\Util::addScript('nmctheme', 'nmctheme-nmcfiles', "core");
 		\OCP\Util::addScript("nmctheme", "nmctheme-mimetypes", "core");
 		\OCP\Util::addScript("nmctheme", "nmctheme-skipactions", "core");
+		\OCP\Util::addScript("nmctheme", "nmctheme-searchfavorites", "core");
 		\OCP\Util::addScript("nmctheme", "nmctheme-filessettings", "files");
 		\OCP\Util::addScript("nmctheme", "nmctheme-filelistplugin", "files");
 	}
diff --git a/src/js/searchfavorites.js b/src/js/searchfavorites.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cf704df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/js/searchfavorites.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2024 T-Systems International
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ * Shows a favorite star indicator on favorited files/folders in unified search results.
+ */
+
+const LOG = '[nmc-search-favorites]'
+
+let favoriteIdsPromise = null
+
+function getRequestToken() {
+	return document.head.dataset.requesttoken
+		?? window.OC?.requestToken
+		?? ''
+}
+
+function getUserId() {
+	return window.OC?.currentUser ?? ''
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches all favorited file IDs for the current user in a single REPORT request.
+ * Result is cached for the page lifetime.
+ */
+async function loadFavoriteIds() {
+	if (favoriteIdsPromise) return favoriteIdsPromise
+
+	favoriteIdsPromise = (async () => {
+		const userId = getUserId()
+		if (!userId) return new Set()
+
+		const url = `/remote.php/dav/files/${encodeURIComponent(userId)}/`
+
+		try {
+			const response = await fetch(url, {
+				method: 'REPORT',
+				headers: {
+					'Content-Type': 'application/xml; charset=utf-8',
+					requesttoken: getRequestToken(),
+				},
+				body: '<?xml version="1.0"?>'
+					+ '<oc:filter-files xmlns:d="DAV:" xmlns:oc="http://owncloud.org/ns">'
+					+ '<d:prop><oc:fileid/><oc:favorite/></d:prop>'
+					+ '<oc:filter-rules><oc:favorite>1</oc:favorite></oc:filter-rules>'
+					+ '</oc:filter-files>',
+				credentials: 'same-origin',
+			})
+
+			if (!response.ok) {
+				console.warn(LOG, `REPORT failed: HTTP ${response.status}`)
+				return new Set()
+			}
+
+			const text = await response.text()
+			const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(text, 'application/xml')
+			const ids = new Set()
+
+			Array.from(doc.getElementsByTagNameNS('http://owncloud.org/ns', 'fileid'))
+				.forEach(el => ids.add(el.textContent.trim()))
+
+			return ids
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.error(LOG, 'Error loading favorites:', err)
+			return new Set()
+		}
+	})()
+
+	return favoriteIdsPromise
+}
+
+function addFavoriteMarker(item) {
+	const iconEl = item.querySelector('.result-item__icon')
+	if (!iconEl || iconEl.querySelector('.nmc-search-favorite')) return
+
+	const marker = document.createElement('span')
+	marker.className = 'nmc-search-favorite'
+	marker.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true')
+	iconEl.appendChild(marker)
+}
+
+async function processResultItem(item, favoriteIds) {
+	item.dataset.nmcFavChecked = '1'
+
+	const link = item.querySelector('a[href*="/index.php/f/"]')
+	if (!link) return
+
+	const match = link.href.match(/\/index\.php\/f\/(\d+)/)
+	if (!match) return
+
+	const fileId = match[1]
+	if (favoriteIds.has(fileId)) {
+		addFavoriteMarker(item)
+	}
+}
+
+async function processUnprocessedItems() {
+	const unprocessed = [
+		...document.querySelectorAll('.result-item:not([data-nmc-fav-checked])'),
+	]
+	if (unprocessed.length === 0) return
+
+	const favoriteIds = await loadFavoriteIds()
+	unprocessed.forEach(item => processResultItem(item, favoriteIds))
+}
+
+window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+	const observer = new MutationObserver(processUnprocessedItems)
+	observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true })
+})
diff --git a/webpack.config.cjs b/webpack.config.cjs
index 480d04ed..068fb643 100644
--- a/webpack.config.cjs
+++ b/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ webpackConfig.entry = {
 	filessettings: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'filessettings.js'),
 	filelistplugin: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'filelistplugin.js'),
 	skipactions: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'skipactions.js'),
+	searchfavorites: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'searchfavorites.js'),
 	conflictdialog: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'conflictdialog.js'),
 	mimetypes: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'js', 'mimetypes.js'),
 	nmcfooter: path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'nmcfooter.ts'),