diff --git a/src/components/SearchPanel.test.tsx b/src/components/SearchPanel.test.tsx
index 94484e0c..51c4fbce 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchPanel.test.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ vi.mock('../mock-tauri', () => ({
 import { mockInvoke } from '../mock-tauri'
 const mockInvokeFn = vi.mocked(mockInvoke)
 
+const NOW = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+
 const MOCK_ENTRIES: VaultEntry[] = [
   {
     path: '/vault/essay/ai-apis.md',
@@ -27,16 +29,16 @@ const MOCK_ENTRIES: VaultEntry[] = [
     archived: false,
     trashed: false,
     trashedAt: null,
-    modifiedAt: Date.now() / 1000,
-    createdAt: Date.now() / 1000,
+    modifiedAt: NOW - 7200,
+    createdAt: NOW - 86400 * 30,
     fileSize: 500,
     snippet: 'A guide to designing APIs for AI',
-    wordCount: 0,
+    wordCount: 1247,
     relationships: {},
     icon: null,
     color: null,
     order: null,
-    outgoingLinks: [],
+    outgoingLinks: ['topic/ai', 'topic/api-design', 'person/luca'],
   },
   {
     path: '/vault/event/retreat.md',
@@ -52,16 +54,16 @@ const MOCK_ENTRIES: VaultEntry[] = [
     archived: false,
     trashed: false,
     trashedAt: null,
-    modifiedAt: Date.now() / 1000,
-    createdAt: Date.now() / 1000,
+    modifiedAt: NOW - 86400 * 5,
+    createdAt: NOW - 86400 * 5,
     fileSize: 300,
     snippet: 'Team retreat event',
-    wordCount: 0,
+    wordCount: 856,
     relationships: {},
     icon: null,
     color: null,
     order: null,
-    outgoingLinks: [],
+    outgoingLinks: ['person/bob'],
   },
 ]
 
@@ -270,6 +272,49 @@ describe('SearchPanel', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('shows metadata subtitle with word count and links', async () => {
+    mockInvokeFn.mockResolvedValue({
+      results: [
+        { title: 'How to Design AI-first APIs', path: '/vault/essay/ai-apis.md', snippet: 'Content', score: 0.9, note_type: null },
+      ],
+      elapsed_ms: 20,
+    })
+
+    render(
+      <SearchPanel open={true} vaultPath="/vault" entries={MOCK_ENTRIES} onSelectNote={vi.fn()} onClose={vi.fn()} />,
+    )
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText('Search in all notes...'), { target: { value: 'api' } })
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/1,247 words/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.getByText(/3 links/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('omits links from subtitle when entry has zero outgoing links', async () => {
+    const noLinksEntries = MOCK_ENTRIES.map(e =>
+      e.path === '/vault/essay/ai-apis.md' ? { ...e, outgoingLinks: [] } : e,
+    )
+    mockInvokeFn.mockResolvedValue({
+      results: [
+        { title: 'How to Design AI-first APIs', path: '/vault/essay/ai-apis.md', snippet: '', score: 0.9, note_type: null },
+      ],
+      elapsed_ms: 20,
+    })
+
+    render(
+      <SearchPanel open={true} vaultPath="/vault" entries={noLinksEntries} onSelectNote={vi.fn()} onClose={vi.fn()} />,
+    )
+
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText('Search in all notes...'), { target: { value: 'api' } })
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/1,247 words/)).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/links/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
   it('shows loading spinner while searching', async () => {
     const resolvers: ((v: unknown) => void)[] = []
     mockInvokeFn.mockImplementation(
diff --git a/src/components/SearchPanel.tsx b/src/components/SearchPanel.tsx
index 28e05b6d..10c9e69e 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchPanel.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
 import type { SearchResult, VaultEntry } from '../types'
 import { useUnifiedSearch } from '../hooks/useUnifiedSearch'
 import { getTypeColor, getTypeLightColor, buildTypeEntryMap } from '../utils/typeColors'
+import { formatSearchSubtitle } from '../utils/noteListHelpers'
 
 interface SearchPanelProps {
   open: boolean
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ export function SearchPanel({ open, vaultPath, entries, onSelectNote, onClose }:
 
   const typeEntryMap = useMemo(() => buildTypeEntryMap(entries), [entries])
   const entryLookup = useMemo(() => {
-    const map = new Map<string, { isA: string | null }>()
-    for (const e of entries) map.set(e.path, { isA: e.isA })
+    const map = new Map<string, VaultEntry>()
+    for (const e of entries) map.set(e.path, e)
     return map
   }, [entries])
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ interface SearchContentProps {
   selectedIndex: number
   loading: boolean
   elapsedMs: number | null
-  entryLookup: Map<string, { isA: string | null }>
+  entryLookup: Map<string, VaultEntry>
   typeEntryMap: Record<string, VaultEntry>
   listRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
   onSelect: (result: SearchResult) => void
@@ -190,10 +191,12 @@ function SearchContent({
           </div>
           <div ref={listRef}>
             {results.map((result, i) => {
-              const isA = entryLookup.get(result.path)?.isA ?? result.noteType
+              const entry = entryLookup.get(result.path)
+              const isA = entry?.isA ?? result.noteType
               const noteType = isA && isA !== 'Note' ? isA : null
               const typeColor = noteType ? getTypeColor(isA, typeEntryMap[isA ?? '']?.color) : undefined
               const typeLightColor = noteType ? getTypeLightColor(isA, typeEntryMap[isA ?? '']?.color) : undefined
+              const subtitle = entry ? formatSearchSubtitle(entry) : null
               return (
                 <div
                   key={result.path}
@@ -212,9 +215,9 @@ function SearchContent({
                       </Badge>
                     )}
                   </div>
-                  {result.snippet && (
-                    <p className="mt-1 line-clamp-2 text-[12px] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
-                      {result.snippet}
+                  {subtitle && (
+                    <p className="mt-0.5 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+                      {subtitle}
                     </p>
                   )}
                 </div>