diff --git a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/ListAlert.tsx b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/ListAlert.tsx
index 0ad805ede8..07db958916 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/ListAlert.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/ListAlert.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable react/display-name */
-import { PlusOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
-import { Flex, Input, Typography } from 'antd';
+import { InfoCircleOutlined, PlusOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { Flex, Input, Tooltip, Typography } from 'antd';
 import type { ColumnsType } from 'antd/es/table/interface';
 import saveAlertApi from 'api/alerts/save';
 import logEvent from 'api/common/logEvent';
@@ -175,6 +175,41 @@ function ListAlert({ allAlertRules, refetch }: ListAlertProps): JSX.Element {
 		setData(filteredData);
 	});
 
+	const searchTooltipContent = (
+		<div style={{ maxWidth: 400 }}>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 8, fontWeight: 'bold' }}>Search Options:</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <strong>Plain text:</strong> Search across all fields
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <strong>Key:value pairs:</strong> Specific field matching
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <strong>Multiple terms:</strong> All terms must match (AND logic)
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>
+				• <strong>Status mapping:</strong> Use &quot;ok&quot; for inactive alerts
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 8, fontWeight: 'bold' }}>Examples:</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <code>cpu warning</code> - Find alerts with both &quot;cpu&quot; and
+				&quot;warning&quot;
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <code>status:ok</code> - Find alerts with OK status
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <code>severity:critical</code> - Find critical alerts
+			</div>
+			<div style={{ marginBottom: 4 }}>
+				• <code>cluster:prod</code> - Find alerts with cluster=prod label
+			</div>
+			<div>
+				• <code>status:ok cpu</code> - Find OK alerts containing &quot;cpu&quot;
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+
 	const dynamicColumns: ColumnsType<GettableAlert> = [
 		{
 			title: 'Created At',
@@ -344,11 +379,22 @@ function ListAlert({ allAlertRules, refetch }: ListAlertProps): JSX.Element {
 	return (
 		<>
 			<SearchContainer>
-				<Search
-					placeholder="Search by Alert Name, Severity and Labels"
-					onChange={handleSearch}
-					defaultValue={searchString}
-				/>
+				<div className="search-container">
+					<Search
+						placeholder="Search by name, status, severity, labels or key:value or chaining (e.g. 'status:ok cpu warning')"
+						onChange={handleSearch}
+						defaultValue={searchString}
+						prefix={
+							<Flex align="center" gap={8}>
+								<Tooltip title={searchTooltipContent} placement="bottomRight">
+									<InfoCircleOutlined className="search-tooltip" />
+								</Tooltip>
+								<div className="search-divider" />
+							</Flex>
+						}
+					/>
+				</div>
+
 				<Flex gap={12}>
 					{addNewAlert && (
 						<Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/styles.ts b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/styles.ts
index c34bf0871c..fba802b1c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/styles.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/styles.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ export const SearchContainer = styled.div`
 		align-items: center;
 		gap: 2rem;
 	}
+	.search-container {
+		width: 100%;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: 12px;
+
+		.search-tooltip {
+			color: var(--bg-robin-500);
+			cursor: help;
+		}
+
+		.search-divider {
+			height: 16px;
+			margin: 0;
+			border-left: 1px solid var(--bg-slate-100);
+			margin-right: 6px;
+		}
+	}
 `;
 
 export const Button = styled(ButtonComponent)`
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.test.ts b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d00ec8beda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+/* eslint-disable sonarjs/no-duplicate-string */
+import { PANEL_TYPES } from 'constants/queryBuilder';
+import { GettableAlert } from 'types/api/alerts/get';
+import { EQueryType } from 'types/common/dashboard';
+
+import { filterAlerts } from './utils';
+
+const testLabels = { severity: 'warning', cluster: 'prod', test: 'value' };
+
+const baseAlert: GettableAlert = {
+	id: '1',
+	alert: 'CPU Usage High',
+	state: 'inactive',
+	disabled: false,
+	createAt: '',
+	createBy: '',
+	updateAt: '',
+	updateBy: '',
+	alertType: 'type',
+	ruleType: 'rule',
+	frequency: '1m',
+	condition: {
+		compositeQuery: {
+			builderQueries: {},
+			promQueries: {},
+			chQueries: {},
+			queryType: EQueryType.QUERY_BUILDER,
+			panelType: PANEL_TYPES.TABLE,
+			unit: '',
+		},
+	},
+	labels: testLabels,
+	annotations: {},
+	evalWindow: '',
+	source: '',
+	preferredChannels: [],
+	broadcastToAll: false,
+	version: '',
+};
+
+const alerts: GettableAlert[] = [
+	{
+		...baseAlert,
+		id: '1',
+		alert: 'CPU Usage High',
+		state: 'inactive',
+		labels: testLabels,
+	},
+	{
+		...baseAlert,
+		id: '2',
+		alert: 'Memory Usage',
+		state: 'firing',
+		labels: { severity: 'critical', cluster: 'dev', test: 'other' },
+	},
+	{
+		...baseAlert,
+		id: '3',
+		alert: 'Disk IO',
+		state: 'pending',
+		labels: testLabels,
+	},
+	{
+		...baseAlert,
+		id: '4',
+		alert: 'Network Latency',
+		state: 'disabled',
+		labels: { severity: 'info', cluster: 'qa', test: 'value' },
+	},
+];
+
+describe('filterAlerts', () => {
+	it('returns all alerts if filter is empty', () => {
+		expect(filterAlerts(alerts, '')).toHaveLength(alerts.length);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by alert name (case-insensitive)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'cpu usage');
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(result[0].alert).toBe('CPU Usage High');
+	});
+
+	it('matches by severity', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'warning');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by label key or value', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'prod');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by multi-word AND search', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'cpu prod');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (label)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'test:value');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3', '4']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key: value (label, with space)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'test: value');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3', '4']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (severity)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'severity:warning');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (status:ok)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'status:ok');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (status:inactive)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'status:inactive');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (status:firing)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'status:firing');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['2']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (status:pending)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'status:pending');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (status:disabled)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'status:disabled');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['4']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (cluster:prod)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'cluster:prod');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (cluster:dev)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'cluster:dev');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['2']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by key:value (case-insensitive)', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'CLUSTER:PROD');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1', '3']);
+	});
+
+	it('matches by combination of word and key:value', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'cpu status:ok');
+		expect(result.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual(['1']);
+	});
+
+	it('returns empty if no match', () => {
+		const result = filterAlerts(alerts, 'notfound');
+		expect(result).toHaveLength(0);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.ts b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.ts
index 1556b28274..64f0c50a49 100644
--- a/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/container/ListAlertRules/utils.ts
@@ -3,28 +3,108 @@ import { ALERTS_DATA_SOURCE_MAP } from 'constants/alerts';
 import { AlertTypes } from 'types/api/alerts/alertTypes';
 import { GettableAlert } from 'types/api/alerts/get';
 
+/**
+ * Parses key:value pairs from the filter string, allowing optional whitespace after the colon.
+ */
+function parseKeyValuePairs(
+	filter: string,
+): { keyValuePairs: Record<string, string>; filterCopy: string } {
+	// Allow optional whitespace after colon, and support more flexible values
+	const keyValueRegex = /([\w-]+):\s*([^\s]+)/g;
+	const keyValuePairs: Record<string, string> = {};
+	let filterCopy = filter.toLowerCase();
+	const matches = Array.from(filterCopy.matchAll(keyValueRegex));
+	matches.forEach((match) => {
+		const [, key, value] = match;
+		keyValuePairs[key] = value.trim();
+		filterCopy = filterCopy.replace(match[0], '');
+	});
+	return { keyValuePairs, filterCopy };
+}
+
+const statusMap: Record<string, string> = {
+	ok: 'inactive',
+	inactive: 'inactive',
+	pending: 'pending',
+	firing: 'firing',
+	disabled: 'disabled',
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the alert matches the search words and key-value pairs.
+ */
+function alertMatches(alert: GettableAlert, searchWords: string[]): boolean {
+	const alertName = alert.alert?.toLowerCase() || '';
+	const severity = alert.labels?.severity?.toLowerCase() || '';
+	const status = alert.state?.toLowerCase() || '';
+	const labelKeys = Object.keys(alert.labels || {})
+		.filter((e) => e !== 'severity')
+		.map((k) => k.toLowerCase());
+	const labelValues = Object.values(alert.labels || {}).map((v) =>
+		typeof v === 'string' ? v.toLowerCase() : '',
+	);
+
+	const searchable = [
+		alertName,
+		severity,
+		status,
+		...labelKeys,
+		...labelValues,
+	].join(' ');
+
+	// eslint-disable-next-line sonarjs/cognitive-complexity
+	return searchWords.every((word) => {
+		const plainTextMatch = searchable.includes(word);
+
+		// Check if this word is a key:value pair
+		const isKeyValue = word.includes(':');
+		if (isKeyValue) {
+			// For key:value pairs, check if the key:value logic matches
+			const [key, value] = word.split(':');
+			const keyValueMatch = ((): boolean => {
+				if (key === 'severity') {
+					return severity === value;
+				}
+				if (key === 'status') {
+					const mappedStatus = statusMap[value] || value;
+					const labelVal =
+						alert.labels && key in alert.labels ? alert.labels[key] : undefined;
+					return (
+						status === mappedStatus ||
+						(typeof labelVal === 'string' && labelVal.toLowerCase() === value)
+					);
+				}
+				if (alert.labels && key in alert.labels) {
+					const labelVal = alert.labels[key];
+					return typeof labelVal === 'string' && labelVal.toLowerCase() === value;
+				}
+				return false;
+			})();
+
+			// For key:value pairs, match if EITHER plain text OR key:value logic matches
+			return plainTextMatch || keyValueMatch;
+		}
+
+		// For regular words, only plain text matching is required
+		return plainTextMatch;
+	});
+}
+
 export const filterAlerts = (
 	allAlertRules: GettableAlert[],
 	filter: string,
 ): GettableAlert[] => {
-	const value = filter.toLowerCase();
-	return allAlertRules.filter((alert) => {
-		const alertName = alert.alert.toLowerCase();
-		const severity = alert.labels?.severity.toLowerCase();
-		const labels = Object.keys(alert.labels || {})
-			.filter((e) => e !== 'severity')
-			.join(' ')
-			.toLowerCase();
+	if (!filter.trim()) return allAlertRules;
 
-		const labelValue = Object.values(alert.labels || {});
+	const { keyValuePairs, filterCopy } = parseKeyValuePairs(filter);
+	// Include both the remaining words AND the original key:value strings as search words
+	const remainingWords = filterCopy.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+	const keyValueStrings = Object.entries(keyValuePairs).map(
+		([key, value]) => `${key}:${value}`,
+	);
+	const searchWords = [...remainingWords, ...keyValueStrings];
 
-		return (
-			alertName.includes(value) ||
-			severity?.includes(value) ||
-			labels.includes(value) ||
-			labelValue.includes(value)
-		);
-	});
+	return allAlertRules.filter((alert) => alertMatches(alert, searchWords));
 };
 
 export const alertActionLogEvent = (