diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
index eca59c545..aa6e3ac3f 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.test.tsx
@@ -42,12 +42,27 @@ const baseProps = {
     { label: "dataset", kind: "type" },
   ] satisfies ComponentSearchSuggestion[],
   isLoading: false,
+  isSearching: false,
   isRerankActive: false,
   onClearRerank: vi.fn(),
   onSuggestedSearch: vi.fn(),
 };
 
 describe("ComponentSearchResults", () => {
+  it("shows a skeleton while search is pending", () => {
+    render(
+      <ComponentSearchResults
+        {...baseProps}
+        query="csv"
+        results={[]}
+        isSearching
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("search-results-skeleton")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Searching")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("shows actionable no-results guidance with clickable suggestions", () => {
     const onSuggestedSearch = vi.fn();
     render(
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
index 2aa54d8df..1a9eaccab 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchResults.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import FolderItem from "@/components/shared/ReactFlow/FlowSidebar/components/Fol
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { BlockStack, InlineStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner";
 import { Paragraph, Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
 import type { ComponentSearchSuggestion } from "@/services/componentSearchSuggestions";
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ interface ComponentSearchResultsProps {
   browseFolders: UIComponentFolder[];
   searchSuggestions: ComponentSearchSuggestion[];
   isLoading: boolean;
+  isSearching: boolean;
   isRerankActive: boolean;
   onClearRerank: () => void;
   onSuggestedSearch: (query: string) => void;
@@ -32,17 +34,35 @@ export function ComponentSearchResults({
   browseFolders,
   searchSuggestions,
   isLoading,
+  isSearching,
   isRerankActive,
   onClearRerank,
   onSuggestedSearch,
 }: ComponentSearchResultsProps) {
-  if (isLoading) {
+  if (isLoading || isSearching) {
     return (
-      <BlockStack gap="2" className="px-2">
-        <InlineStack align="start" gap="1">
-          <Text tone="subdued">Search Results </Text>
+      <BlockStack
+        gap="2"
+        className="px-2 min-h-0 flex-1"
+        data-testid="search-results-skeleton"
+      >
+        <InlineStack align="start" gap="1" blockAlign="center">
+          <Text tone="subdued">
+            {isSearching ? "Searching" : "Search Results"}
+          </Text>
           <Spinner />
         </InlineStack>
+        <BlockStack gap="2" className="pt-1">
+          {Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, index) => (
+            <InlineStack key={index} gap="2" blockAlign="center">
+              <Skeleton shape="circle" className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+              <BlockStack gap="1" className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                <Skeleton size="full" />
+                <Skeleton size="half" />
+              </BlockStack>
+            </InlineStack>
+          ))}
+        </BlockStack>
       </BlockStack>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
index 4bcbd4c91..d6996243a 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.test.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,17 @@ vi.mock("@/routes/v2/pages/Editor/hooks/useComponentSearchV2State", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./ComponentSearchResults", () => ({
-  ComponentSearchResults: ({ query }: { query: string }) => (
-    <div data-testid="results-query">{query}</div>
+  ComponentSearchResults: ({
+    query,
+    isSearching,
+  }: {
+    query: string;
+    isSearching: boolean;
+  }) => (
+    <div>
+      <div data-testid="results-query">{query}</div>
+      <div data-testid="results-searching">{String(isSearching)}</div>
+    </div>
   ),
 }));
 
@@ -62,6 +71,7 @@ describe("ComponentSearchV2Content", () => {
 
     expect(input).toHaveValue("csv");
     expect(screen.getByTestId("results-query")).toHaveTextContent("");
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("results-searching")).toHaveTextContent("true");
 
     await act(async () => {
       vi.advanceTimersByTime(499);
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ describe("ComponentSearchV2Content", () => {
     });
 
     expect(screen.getByTestId("results-query")).toHaveTextContent("csv");
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("results-searching")).toHaveTextContent("false");
   });
 
   it("tracks editor component search completions without query text", async () => {
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
index 5d246ed75..f9f30a3aa 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/components/ComponentSearchV2Content.tsx
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ const EDITOR_SEARCH_RESULT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
 function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
   initialValue,
   onCommit,
+  onLocalChange,
 }: {
   initialValue: string;
   onCommit: (value: string) => void;
+  onLocalChange: (value: string) => void;
 }) {
   const [localValue, setLocalValue] = useDebouncedSearchValue(
     onCommit,
@@ -36,7 +38,10 @@ function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
       placeholder="Search components..."
       className="w-full pl-8 text-sm h-8 focus-visible:ring-gray-400/50"
       value={localValue}
-      onChange={(event) => setLocalValue(event.target.value)}
+      onChange={(event) => {
+        setLocalValue(event.target.value);
+        onLocalChange(event.target.value);
+      }}
       aria-label="Search components"
       autoComplete="off"
     />
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ function DebouncedComponentSearchInput({
 export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
   const { track } = useAnalytics();
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [localQuery, setLocalQuery] = useState("");
   const deferredQuery = useDeferredValue(query);
   const [, startSearchTransition] = useTransition();
   const {
@@ -65,10 +71,12 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
   };
 
   const handleSuggestedSearch = (value: string) => {
+    setLocalQuery(value);
     startSearchTransition(() => setQuery(value));
   };
 
   const trimmedDeferredQuery = deferredQuery.trim();
+  const isSearching = localQuery.trim() !== trimmedDeferredQuery;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isLoading || trimmedDeferredQuery.length === 0) return;
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
             <DebouncedComponentSearchInput
               initialValue={query}
               onCommit={handleQueryCommit}
+              onLocalChange={setLocalQuery}
             />
           </div>
           <Button
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ export function ComponentSearchV2Content() {
         browseFolders={browseFolders}
         searchSuggestions={searchSuggestions}
         isLoading={isLoading}
+        isSearching={isSearching}
         isRerankActive={isRerankActive}
         onClearRerank={clearRerank}
         onSuggestedSearch={handleSuggestedSearch}