diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/release-orchestrator/releases/release-list/release-list.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/release-orchestrator/releases/release-list/release-list.component.ts
index d3bb43af0..184cf00b1 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/release-orchestrator/releases/release-list/release-list.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/release-orchestrator/releases/release-list/release-list.component.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ import { PageActionOutletComponent } from '../../../../shared/components/page-ac
   imports: [RouterModule, StellaFilterChipComponent, PaginationComponent, PageActionOutletComponent],
   template: `
     <div class="release-list">
-      <header class="list-header">
-        <div class="list-header__title">
-          <h1>Release Versions</h1>
-          <p class="subtitle">Digest-first release version catalog across standard and hotfix lanes</p>
-        </div>
-        <app-page-action-outlet />
-      </header>
+      @if (!embedded) {
+        <header class="list-header">
+          <div class="list-header__title">
+            <h1>Release Versions</h1>
+            <p class="subtitle">Digest-first release version catalog across standard and hotfix lanes</p>
+          </div>
+          <app-page-action-outlet />
+        </header>
+      }
 
       <div class="filters">
         <div class="filter-search">
diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
index f72299796..3ff6aa66f 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,14 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
 
       @if (viewMode() === 'approvals') {
         <!-- Approvals tab content -->
-        <div class="approvals-gate-toggles">
+        <div class="activity-filters">
+          <div class="filter-search">
+            <svg class="filter-search__icon" width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
+              <circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"></circle><path d="m21 21-4.3-4.3"></path>
+            </svg>
+            <input type="text" class="filter-search__input" placeholder="Search approvals..."
+              [value]="approvalSearchQuery()" (input)="approvalSearchQuery.set($any($event.target).value)" />
+          </div>
           @for (toggle of gateToggles; track toggle.id) {
             <button type="button"
               class="gate-toggle"
@@ -514,18 +521,33 @@ export class ReleasesActivityComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     { id: 'security', label: 'Security' },
   ] as const;
 
+  readonly approvalSearchQuery = signal('');
+
   readonly gateToggleState = signal<Record<string, boolean>>({
-    gated: true,
+    gated: false,
     policy: false,
     ops: false,
     security: false,
   });
 
   readonly filteredApprovals = computed(() => {
+    let result = this.allApprovals();
     const toggles = this.gateToggleState();
     const activeGates = Object.entries(toggles).filter(([, v]) => v).map(([k]) => k);
-    if (activeGates.length === 0) return this.allApprovals();
-    return this.allApprovals().filter((apr) => activeGates.includes(this.deriveGateType(apr)));
+    if (activeGates.length > 0) {
+      result = result.filter((apr) => activeGates.includes(this.deriveGateType(apr)));
+    }
+    const q = this.approvalSearchQuery().toLowerCase().trim();
+    if (q) {
+      result = result.filter((apr) =>
+        apr.releaseName.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        apr.releaseVersion.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        apr.targetEnvironment.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        apr.requestedBy.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        apr.status.toLowerCase().includes(q)
+      );
+    }
+    return result;
   });
 
   // Lane filter reads from global context (header toggle)