diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/browse_media.py b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/browse_media.py
index 9eee4bbb363..9dc84971a21 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/browse_media.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/browse_media.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+from functools import partial
 from typing import Any
 
 from jellyfin_apiclient_python import JellyfinClient
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     BrowseMedia,
     MediaClass,
     MediaType,
+    SearchMediaQuery,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 
@@ -156,6 +158,51 @@ def fetch_items(
     ]
 
 
+async def search_items(
+    hass: HomeAssistant, client: JellyfinClient, user_id: str, query: SearchMediaQuery
+) -> list[BrowseMedia]:
+    """Search items in Jellyfin server."""
+    search_result: list[BrowseMedia] = []
+
+    items: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    # Search for items based on media filter classes (or all if none specified)
+    media_types: list[MediaClass] | list[None] = []
+    if query.media_filter_classes:
+        media_types = query.media_filter_classes
+    else:
+        media_types = [None]
+
+    for media_type in media_types:
+        items_dict: dict[str, Any] = await hass.async_add_executor_job(
+            partial(
+                client.jellyfin.search_media_items,
+                term=query.search_query,
+                media=media_type,
+                parent_id=query.media_content_id,
+            )
+        )
+        items.extend(items_dict.get("Items", []))
+
+    for item in items:
+        content_type: str = item["MediaType"]
+
+        response = BrowseMedia(
+            media_class=CONTAINER_TYPES_SPECIFIC_MEDIA_CLASS.get(
+                content_type, MediaClass.DIRECTORY
+            ),
+            media_content_id=item["Id"],
+            media_content_type=content_type,
+            title=item["Name"],
+            thumbnail=get_artwork_url(client, item),
+            can_play=bool(content_type in PLAYABLE_MEDIA_TYPES),
+            can_expand=item.get("IsFolder", False),
+            children=None,
+        )
+        search_result.append(response)
+
+    return search_result
+
+
 async def get_media_info(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     client: JellyfinClient,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/media_player.py
index b71c0bf93c9..6f3c41d282f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jellyfin/media_player.py
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
     MediaPlayerEntityFeature,
     MediaPlayerState,
     MediaType,
+    SearchMedia,
+    SearchMediaQuery,
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity_platform import AddConfigEntryEntitiesCallback
 from homeassistant.util.dt import parse_datetime
 
-from .browse_media import build_item_response, build_root_response
+from .browse_media import build_item_response, build_root_response, search_items
 from .client_wrapper import get_artwork_url
 from .const import CONTENT_TYPE_MAP, LOGGER, MAX_IMAGE_WIDTH
 from .coordinator import JellyfinConfigEntry, JellyfinDataUpdateCoordinator
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ class JellyfinMediaPlayer(JellyfinClientEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
                 | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.PLAY
                 | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.STOP
                 | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEEK
+                | MediaPlayerEntityFeature.SEARCH_MEDIA
             )
 
             if "Mute" in commands:
@@ -274,3 +277,13 @@ class JellyfinMediaPlayer(JellyfinClientEntity, MediaPlayerEntity):
             media_content_type,
             media_content_id,
         )
+
+    async def async_search_media(
+        self,
+        query: SearchMediaQuery,
+    ) -> SearchMedia:
+        """Search the media player."""
+        result = await search_items(
+            self.hass, self.coordinator.api_client, self.coordinator.user_id, query
+        )
+        return SearchMedia(result=result)
diff --git a/tests/components/jellyfin/conftest.py b/tests/components/jellyfin/conftest.py
index c3732714177..71088dea2ea 100644
--- a/tests/components/jellyfin/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/jellyfin/conftest.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def mock_api() -> MagicMock:
     jf_api.get_item.side_effect = api_get_item_side_effect
     jf_api.get_media_folders.return_value = load_json_fixture("get-media-folders.json")
     jf_api.user_items.side_effect = api_user_items_side_effect
+    jf_api.search_media_items.return_value = load_json_fixture("user-items.json")
 
     return jf_api
 
diff --git a/tests/components/jellyfin/test_media_player.py b/tests/components/jellyfin/test_media_player.py
index 404fdc801ee..b4506f5a607 100644
--- a/tests/components/jellyfin/test_media_player.py
+++ b/tests/components/jellyfin/test_media_player.py
@@ -363,6 +363,47 @@ async def test_browse_media(
     )
 
 
+async def test_search_media(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    hass_ws_client: WebSocketGenerator,
+    init_integration: MockConfigEntry,
+    mock_jellyfin: MagicMock,
+    mock_api: MagicMock,
+) -> None:
+    """Test Jellyfin browse media."""
+    client = await hass_ws_client()
+
+    # browse root folder
+    await client.send_json(
+        {
+            "id": 1,
+            "type": "media_player/search_media",
+            "entity_id": "media_player.jellyfin_device",
+            "media_content_id": "",
+            "media_content_type": "",
+            "search_query": "Fake Item 1",
+            "media_filter_classes": ["movie"],
+        }
+    )
+    response = await client.receive_json()
+    assert response["success"]
+    assert response["result"]["result"] == [
+        {
+            "title": "FOLDER",
+            "media_class": MediaClass.DIRECTORY.value,
+            "media_content_type": "string",
+            "media_content_id": "FOLDER-UUID",
+            "children_media_class": None,
+            "can_play": False,
+            "can_expand": True,
+            "can_search": False,
+            "not_shown": 0,
+            "thumbnail": "http://localhost/Items/21af9851-8e39-43a9-9c47-513d3b9e99fc/Images/Primary.jpg",
+            "children": [],
+        }
+    ]
+
+
 async def test_new_client_connected(
     hass: HomeAssistant,
     init_integration: MockConfigEntry,