frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte

@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function selectItem(item: Person) {
 			<input
 				id="mention-search"
 				type="search"
+				data-test-search-input
 				class="min-h-[44px] w-full bg-transparent font-sans text-sm text-ink placeholder:text-ink-3 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-brand-navy focus-visible:ring-inset"
 				placeholder={m.person_mention_search_prompt()}
 				bind:value={searchQuery}

frontend/src/lib/shared/discussion/MentionDropdown.svelte.spec.ts

@@ -41,4 +41,16 @@ describe('MentionDropdown — search input', () => {
 
 		await expect.element(page.getByRole('searchbox')).toHaveValue('WdG');
 	});
+
+	it('exposes a data-test-search-input attribute for E2E selectors', async () => {
+		render(MentionDropdown, {
+			model: makeModel(),
+			initialQuery: '',
+			onSearch: () => {}
+		});
+
+		const input = document.querySelector('[data-test-search-input]');
+		expect(input).not.toBeNull();
+		expect((input as HTMLInputElement).type).toBe('search');
+	});
 });