diff --git a/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx b/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
index 23870e0..0a3f290 100644
--- a/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
+++ b/src/components/reusable/Select.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import type { SelectHTMLAttributes } from 'react';
-import { ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback, type SelectHTMLAttributes } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import { ChevronDown, Search, X, Check } from 'lucide-react';
 import { cn } from '../../lib/cn';
 
 export interface SelectOption {
@@ -11,43 +12,208 @@ export interface SelectProps extends SelectHTMLAttributes<HTMLSelectElement> {
   label?: string;
   hint?: string;
   error?: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
   /** Either strings or {value,label} objects. */
   options?: Array<string | SelectOption>;
   /** Class for the outer label wrapper. */
   className?: string;
+  /** Disable search header filter if set to false */
+  searchable?: boolean;
 }
 
-/** Labeled native select styled to match Input. */
-export function Select({ label, hint, error, options = [], required, className, ...rest }: SelectProps) {
+/** Custom searchable select component using React Portal to prevent container clipping. */
+export function Select({
+  label,
+  hint,
+  error,
+  options = [],
+  required,
+  className,
+  disabled,
+  placeholder,
+  searchable = true,
+  ...rest
+}: SelectProps) {
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
+  const [dropdownStyle, setDropdownStyle] = useState<React.CSSProperties>({});
+  
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const dropdownRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const normalizedOptions: SelectOption[] = options.map((o) =>
+    typeof o === 'string' ? { value: o, label: o } : { value: String(o.value ?? ''), label: o.label }
+  );
+
+  const currentValue = String(rest.value ?? '');
+  const selectedOption = normalizedOptions.find((o) => o.value === currentValue);
+  const selectedOptionLabel = selectedOption ? selectedOption.label : '';
+
+  const filteredOptions = normalizedOptions.filter((o) =>
+    o.label.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase())
+  );
+
+  const updatePosition = useCallback(() => {
+    if (containerRef.current) {
+      const rect = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const dropdownHeight = 260; // Max height approximation
+      const spaceBelow = window.innerHeight - rect.bottom;
+      const openUpwards = spaceBelow < dropdownHeight && rect.top > dropdownHeight;
+
+      setDropdownStyle({
+        position: 'fixed',
+        left: `${rect.left}px`,
+        width: `${rect.width}px`,
+        zIndex: 999999,
+        ...(openUpwards
+          ? { bottom: `${window.innerHeight - rect.top + 4}px` }
+          : { top: `${rect.bottom + 4}px` }),
+      });
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen) {
+      updatePosition();
+      const handleScrollOrResize = () => updatePosition();
+      window.addEventListener('resize', handleScrollOrResize);
+      window.addEventListener('scroll', handleScrollOrResize, true);
+      return () => {
+        window.removeEventListener('resize', handleScrollOrResize);
+        window.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScrollOrResize, true);
+      };
+    }
+  }, [isOpen, updatePosition]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleClickOutside = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as Node;
+      const isOutsideContainer = containerRef.current && !containerRef.current.contains(target);
+      const isOutsideDropdown = dropdownRef.current && !dropdownRef.current.contains(target);
+
+      if (isOutsideContainer && isOutsideDropdown) {
+        setIsOpen(false);
+      }
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSelect = (val: string) => {
+    if (rest.onChange) {
+      const syntheticEvent = {
+        target: { value: val, name: rest.name, id: rest.id },
+        currentTarget: { value: val, name: rest.name, id: rest.id },
+      } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>;
+      rest.onChange(syntheticEvent);
+    }
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    setSearchQuery('');
+  };
+
   return (
-    <label className={cn('flex flex-col gap-1.5 font-sans', className)}>
+    <div ref={containerRef} className={cn('flex flex-col gap-1.5 font-sans relative w-full', className)}>
       {label && (
-        <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700">
+        <label className="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-700">
           {label}
           {required && <span className="text-ruby-600"> *</span>}
-        </span>
+        </label>
       )}
-      <div className={cn("relative bg-card rounded-md h-[42px] border transition-[border-color,box-shadow] duration-150 focus-ring", error ? "border-ruby-600" : "border-border-default")}>
-        <select
-          required={required}
-          className="w-full h-full border-none outline-none bg-transparent appearance-none pl-3 pr-9 font-sans text-base text-strong cursor-pointer"
-          {...rest}
-        >
-          {options.map((o) => {
-            const val = typeof o === 'string' ? o : o.value;
-            const lab = typeof o === 'string' ? o : o.label;
-            return (
-              <option key={val} value={val}>
-                {lab}
-              </option>
-            );
-          })}
-        </select>
-        <ChevronDown size={15} className="absolute right-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 pointer-events-none text-faint" />
+
+      {/* Trigger Box */}
+      <div
+        onClick={() => !disabled && setIsOpen(!isOpen)}
+        className={cn(
+          "relative bg-card rounded-md h-[42px] border px-3 flex items-center justify-between cursor-pointer transition-all duration-150 select-none",
+          disabled && "opacity-60 cursor-not-allowed bg-slate-50",
+          isOpen ? "border-navy-600 ring-2 ring-navy-600/20" : error ? "border-ruby-600" : "border-border-default"
+        )}
+      >
+        <span className={cn("text-base truncate pr-2", selectedOptionLabel ? "text-strong" : "text-faint")}>
+          {selectedOptionLabel || placeholder || "Select..."}
+        </span>
+        <ChevronDown size={15} className={cn("transition-transform duration-150 text-faint shrink-0 ml-1", isOpen && "rotate-180")} />
       </div>
+
+      {/* Portaled Dropdown Menu Overlay (bypasses parent overflow:hidden clipping) */}
+      {isOpen && !disabled && createPortal(
+        <div
+          ref={dropdownRef}
+          style={dropdownStyle}
+          className="bg-card border border-border-default rounded-md shadow-2xl overflow-hidden flex flex-col max-h-64 animate-in fade-in-50 duration-100"
+          onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+        >
+          {searchable && (
+            <div className="p-2 border-b border-border-subtle bg-slate-50 flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+              <Search size={14} className="text-muted shrink-0 ml-1" />
+              <input
+                type="text"
+                autoFocus
+                value={searchQuery}
+                onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Search options..."
+                className="w-full text-xs bg-transparent border-none outline-none text-foreground placeholder:text-muted"
+              />
+              {searchQuery && (
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setSearchQuery('')}
+                  className="text-muted hover:text-foreground p-0.5 rounded cursor-pointer"
+                >
+                  <X size={12} />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="overflow-y-auto flex-1 py-1">
+            {filteredOptions.length > 0 ? (
+              filteredOptions.map((opt) => {
+                const isSelected = opt.value === currentValue;
+                return (
+                  <div
+                    key={opt.value}
+                    onClick={() => handleSelect(opt.value)}
+                    className={cn(
+                      "px-3 py-2 text-sm flex items-center justify-between cursor-pointer transition-colors",
+                      isSelected ? "bg-navy-50/20 text-navy-700 font-semibold" : "hover:bg-black/5 text-foreground"
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    <span className="truncate">{opt.label}</span>
+                    {isSelected && <Check size={14} className="text-navy-600 shrink-0 ml-2" />}
+                  </div>
+                );
+              })
+            ) : (
+              <div className="px-3 py-3 text-xs text-muted text-center italic">
+                No matching options
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>,
+        document.body
+      )}
+
+      {/* Hidden Native Select for Required/Form Validation */}
+      <select
+        required={required}
+        value={currentValue}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        className="sr-only"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        tabIndex={-1}
+        onChange={() => {}}
+      >
+        {normalizedOptions.map((o) => (
+          <option key={o.value} value={o.value}>
+            {o.label}
+          </option>
+        ))}
+      </select>
+
       {(hint || error) && (
         <span className={cn('text-xs', error ? 'text-ruby-600' : 'text-faint')}>{error || hint}</span>
       )}
-    </label>
+    </div>
   );
 }