diff --git a/src/components/CalendarDay.vue b/src/components/CalendarDay.vue
index 4974cab..7032d6a 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarDay.vue
+++ b/src/components/CalendarDay.vue
@@ -17,16 +17,7 @@ const formattedDate = computed(() => {
   <div
     class="cell"
     :style="props.dragging ? 'touch-action:none;' : 'touch-action:pan-y;'"
-    :class="[
-      props.day.monthClass,
-      {
-        today: props.day.isToday,
-        weekend: props.day.isWeekend,
-        firstday: props.day.isFirstDay,
-        selected: props.day.isSelected,
-        holiday: props.day.isHoliday,
-      },
-    ]"
+    :class="[props.day.monthClass, { today: props.day.isToday, weekend: props.day.isWeekend, firstday: props.day.isFirstDay, selected: props.day.isSelected, holiday: props.day.isHoliday }]"
     :data-date="props.day.date"
   >
     <span class="compact-date">{{ formattedDate }}</span>
@@ -43,10 +34,8 @@ const formattedDate = computed(() => {
   position: relative;
   user-select: none;
   display: grid;
-  /* Updated grid for centered day number */
   grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   grid-template-rows: 1fr auto;
-  /* Named grid areas */
   grid-template-areas:
     'day-number'
     'holiday-info';
@@ -89,6 +78,26 @@ const formattedDate = computed(() => {
   z-index: 15;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
+
+/* Search highlight animation */
+.cell.search-highlight-flash::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  width: calc(100% + .2rem);
+  height: calc(100% + .2rem);
+  border-radius: 1rem;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 0.3em solid var(--strong);
+  z-index: 16;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.cell.search-highlight-flash::after { animation: search-highlight-flash 1.5s ease-out forwards; }
+
+@keyframes search-highlight-flash {0%{opacity:0;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(.8);border-width:.1em}15%{opacity:1;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.05);border-width:.4em}30%{opacity:1;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1);border-width:.3em}100%{opacity:0;transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1);border-width:.3em}}
 .cell.selected h1.day-number {
   opacity: 0.3;
   filter: brightness(1.2);
diff --git a/src/components/CalendarView.vue b/src/components/CalendarView.vue
index 9c1a168..bd88005 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarView.vue
+++ b/src/components/CalendarView.vue
@@ -197,11 +197,24 @@ function measureFromProbe() {
 const {
   getWeekIndex,
   getFirstDayForVirtualWeek,
-  goToToday,
   handleHeaderYearChange,
   scrollToWeekCentered,
 } = vwm
 
+function showDay(input) {
+  const dateStr = input instanceof Date ? toLocalString(input, DEFAULT_TZ) : String(input)
+  const weekIndex = getWeekIndex(fromLocalString(dateStr, DEFAULT_TZ))
+  scrollToWeekCentered(weekIndex, 'nav', true)
+  const diff = Math.abs(weekIndex - centerVisibleWeek.value)
+  const delay = Math.min(800, diff * 40)
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    const el = document.querySelector(`[data-date="${dateStr}"]`)
+    if (!el) return
+    el.classList.add('search-highlight-flash')
+    setTimeout(() => el.classList.remove('search-highlight-flash'), 1500)
+  }, delay)
+}
+
 // Reference date for search: center of the current viewport (virtual week at vertical midpoint)
 const centerVisibleWeek = computed(() => {
   const midRow = (scrollTop.value + viewportHeight.value / 2) / rowHeight.value
@@ -457,26 +470,15 @@ const handleEventClick = (payload) => {
   openEditEventDialog(payload)
 }
 
-function scrollToEventStart(startDate, smooth = true) {
-  try {
-    const dateObj = fromLocalString(startDate, DEFAULT_TZ)
-    const weekIndex = getWeekIndex(dateObj)
-    scrollToWeekCentered(weekIndex, 'search-jump', smooth)
-  } catch {
-    /* noop */
+function handleHeaderSearchPreview(r) { if (r) showDay(r.startDate) }
+function handleHeaderSearchActivate(r) {
+  if (!r) return
+  showDay(r.startDate)
+  if (!r._goto && !r._holiday) {
+    const ev = calendarStore.getEventById(r.id)
+    if (ev) openEditEventDialog({ id: ev.id, event: ev })
   }
 }
-function handleHeaderSearchPreview(result) {
-  if (!result) return
-  scrollToEventStart(result.startDate, true)
-}
-function handleHeaderSearchActivate(result) {
-  if (!result) return
-  scrollToEventStart(result.startDate, true)
-  // Open edit dialog for the event
-  const ev = calendarStore.getEventById(result.id)
-  if (ev) openEditEventDialog({ id: ev.id, event: ev })
-}
 
 // Heuristic: rotate month label (180deg) only for predominantly Latin text.
 // We explicitly avoid locale detection; rely solely on characters present.
@@ -543,7 +545,7 @@ window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
     <div class="wrap">
       <HeaderControls
         :reference-date="centerVisibleDateStr"
-        @go-to-today="goToToday"
+        @go-to-today="() => showDay(calendarStore.today)"
         @search-preview="handleHeaderSearchPreview"
         @search-activate="handleHeaderSearchActivate"
       />