diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/input-text/input-text.clear-button.e2e.ts b/packages/components/src/components/input-text/input-text.clear-button.e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d510c5a6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/input-text/input-text.clear-button.e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test } from '@stencil/playwright';
+
+test.describe('kol-input-text clear button', () => {
+	test('should render clear button when type is search and input has value', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search" _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	test('should not render clear button when type is not search', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Text" _type="text" _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).not.toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	test('should not render clear button when input is empty', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).not.toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	test('should render clear button when input has value', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search" _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	test('should clear input value when clear button is clicked', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search" _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const input = page.locator('kol-input-text input');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+
+		await expect(input).toHaveValue('test');
+		await clearButton.click();
+		await expect(input).toHaveValue('');
+	});
+
+	test('should not render clear button when disabled', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search" _disabled _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).not.toBeVisible();
+	});
+
+	test('should have correct aria-label', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.setContent('<kol-input-text _label="Search" _type="search" _value="test"></kol-input-text>');
+		const clearButton = page.getByTestId('kol-input-text-clear-button');
+		await expect(clearButton).toHaveAttribute('aria-label', 'Suche löschen');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/input-text/shadow.tsx b/packages/components/src/components/input-text/shadow.tsx
index 48a61346e5c..46c5a7bbc9e 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/input-text/shadow.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/input-text/shadow.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import type { JSX } from '@stencil/core';
+import type { JSX, VNode } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Component, Element, h, Method, Prop, State, Watch } from '@stencil/core';
 import clsx from '../../utils/clsx';
 
 import KolFormFieldStateWrapperFc, { type FormFieldStateWrapperProps } from '../../functional-component-wrappers/FormFieldStateWrapper/FormFieldStateWrapper';
 import KolInputContainerFc from '../../functional-component-wrappers/InputContainerStateWrapper/InputContainerStateWrapper';
 import KolInputStateWrapperFc, { type InputStateWrapperProps } from '../../functional-component-wrappers/InputStateWrapper/InputStateWrapper';
+import KolIconButtonFc from '../../functional-components/IconButton';
+import { translate } from '../../i18n';
 import type {
 	AccessKeyPropType,
 	AriaDetailsPropType,
@@ -100,6 +102,30 @@ export class KolInputText implements ClickableElement, FocusableElement, InputTe
 		}
 	};
 
+	private readonly translateClearSearch = translate('kol-clear-search');
+
+	private getClearButton(): VNode | null {
+		if (this.state._type === 'search' && !this._disabled && this.state._hasValue) {
+			return (
+				<KolIconButtonFc
+					componentName="button"
+					class="kol-input-text__clear-button kol-input-container__smart-button"
+					data-testid="kol-input-text-clear-button"
+					label={this.translateClearSearch}
+					buttonVariant="ghost"
+					onClick={(): void => {
+						this._value = '';
+						this.ctaRef.el?.focus();
+					}}
+					icon="kolicon-x"
+					disabled={this._disabled}
+				/>
+			);
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the current value.
 	 */
@@ -208,7 +234,7 @@ export class KolInputText implements ClickableElement, FocusableElement, InputTe
 	public render(): JSX.Element {
 		return (
 			<KolFormFieldStateWrapperFc {...this.getFormFieldProps()}>
-				<KolInputContainerFc state={this.state}>
+				<KolInputContainerFc state={this.state} endAdornment={this.getClearButton()}>
 					<KolInputStateWrapperFc {...this.getInputProps()} />
 				</KolInputContainerFc>
 			</KolFormFieldStateWrapperFc>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/locales/de.ts b/packages/components/src/locales/de.ts
index 3ad822762f7..21d6093e126 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default {
 	'close-alert': 'Benachrichtigung schließen',
 	'show-password': 'einblenden',
 	'hide-password': 'ausblenden',
+t'clear-search': 'Suche löschen',
 	'no-results-message': 'Keine Ergebnisse gefunden.',
 	'delete-selection': 'Auswahl entfernen',
 	'filename-text': 'Datei auswählen oder hier ablegen...',
diff --git a/packages/components/src/locales/en.ts b/packages/components/src/locales/en.ts
index 77cb06efacb..1b7689c32c5 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default {
 	'close-alert': 'Close notification',
 	'show-password': 'Show',
 	'hide-password': 'Hide',
+t'clear-search': 'Clear search',
 	'no-results-message': 'No results found.',
 	'delete-selection': 'Delete selection',
 	'filename-text': 'Choose a file or drop it here...',
diff --git a/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/basic.tsx b/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/basic.tsx
index 580ae794e56..c80c7526c16 100644
--- a/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/basic.tsx
+++ b/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/basic.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { SampleDescription } from '../SampleDescription';
 export const InputTextBasic: FC = () => (
 	<>
 		<SampleDescription>
-			<p>This story showcases the most important InputText variants: default, required, validation error, disabled, read-only, and with icons.</p>
+			<p>This story showcases the most important InputText variants: default, required, validation error, disabled, read-only, search with clear button, and with icons.</p>
 		</SampleDescription>
 
 		<div className="grid gap-4">
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const InputTextBasic: FC = () => (
 			<KolInputText _label="Name" _value="Anderson-Clark" _disabled />
 			<KolInputText _label="Name" _readOnly _value="Anderson-Clark" />
 			<KolInputText _label="Name" _icons="kolicon-house" _value="Anderson-Clark" />
+			<KolInputText _label="Search" _type="search" _value="test" _placeholder="Search with clear button" />
 		</div>
 	</>
 );
diff --git a/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/clear-button.tsx b/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/clear-button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52bb18df579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/samples/react/src/components/input-text/clear-button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { KolInputText } from '@public-ui/react-v19';
+import type { FC } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { SampleDescription } from '../SampleDescription';
+
+export const InputTextClearButton: FC = () => (
+	<>
+		<SampleDescription>
+			<p>This sample demonstrates the clear button for search type input fields.</p>
+		</SampleDescription>
+
+		<div className="grid gap-4">
+			<KolInputText _label="Search" _type="search" _placeholder="Enter search term" />
+			<KolInputText _label="Search (with value)" _type="search" _value="test" _placeholder="Enter search term" />
+			<KolInputText _label="Search (disabled)" _type="search" _disabled _value="test" _placeholder="Disabled search" />
+			<KolInputText _label="Text (no clear button)" _type="text" _value="test" _placeholder="Regular text input" />
+		</div>
+	</>
+);