diff --git a/adapters/angular/src/directives/x-search-field.directive.ts b/adapters/angular/src/directives/x-search-field.directive.ts
index 83fff56b..5946ca24 100644
--- a/adapters/angular/src/directives/x-search-field.directive.ts
+++ b/adapters/angular/src/directives/x-search-field.directive.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export class BaredomSearchField implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input() set autocomplete(v: string) { this.el.autocomplete = v as any; }
   @Input() set disabled(v: boolean) { this.el.disabled = v as any; }
   @Input() set required(v: boolean) { this.el.required = v as any; }
+  @Input() set debounce(v: number) { this.el.debounce = v as any; }
 
   @Output() input = new EventEmitter<CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>>();
   @Output() change = new EventEmitter<CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>>();
diff --git a/adapters/react/src/x-search-field.tsx b/adapters/react/src/x-search-field.tsx
index 1cef5673..a8e83b5a 100644
--- a/adapters/react/src/x-search-field.tsx
+++ b/adapters/react/src/x-search-field.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface XSearchFieldProps {
   autocomplete?: string;
   disabled?: boolean;
   required?: boolean;
+  debounce?: number;
   onInput?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
   onChange?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
   onSearch?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
diff --git a/adapters/solid/src/x-search-field.tsx b/adapters/solid/src/x-search-field.tsx
index 0d6ef2cc..fdeba398 100644
--- a/adapters/solid/src/x-search-field.tsx
+++ b/adapters/solid/src/x-search-field.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface XSearchFieldProps {
   autocomplete?: string;
   disabled?: boolean;
   required?: boolean;
+  debounce?: number;
   onInput?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
   onChange?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
   onSearch?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
diff --git a/adapters/svelte/src/x-search-field.svelte b/adapters/svelte/src/x-search-field.svelte
index ed750651..6d8769e2 100644
--- a/adapters/svelte/src/x-search-field.svelte
+++ b/adapters/svelte/src/x-search-field.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     autocomplete?: string;
     disabled?: boolean;
     required?: boolean;
+    debounce?: number;
     oninput?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
     onchange?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
     onsearch?: (e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => void;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     autocomplete,
     disabled,
     required,
+    debounce,
     oninput,
     onchange,
     onsearch,
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
   {autocomplete}
   {disabled}
   {required}
+  {debounce}
   class={className}
   {id}
   {...rest}
diff --git a/adapters/vue/src/x-search-field.ts b/adapters/vue/src/x-search-field.ts
index 36ab6de8..793480cd 100644
--- a/adapters/vue/src/x-search-field.ts
+++ b/adapters/vue/src/x-search-field.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const XSearchField = defineComponent({
     autocomplete: { type: String as PropType<string | undefined>, default: undefined },
     disabled: { type: Boolean as PropType<boolean | undefined>, default: undefined },
     required: { type: Boolean as PropType<boolean | undefined>, default: undefined },
+    debounce: { type: Number as PropType<number | undefined>, default: undefined },
   },
   emits: {
     "input": (_e: CustomEvent<{ name: string; value: string }>) => true,
diff --git a/demo/x-search-field.html b/demo/x-search-field.html
index 22ec8eca..9d3dc2c8 100644
--- a/demo/x-search-field.html
+++ b/demo/x-search-field.html
@@ -86,7 +86,14 @@
           <option value="on">on</option>
         </x-select>
       </label>
+      <label>debounce (ms)
+        <x-form-field type="text" id="ctrl-debounce" value="0"></x-form-field>
+      </label>
     </div>
+    <p style="font-size:13px;color:#6b7280;margin:0 0 8px;">
+      Set debounce &gt; 0, then type quickly: local UI (clear button) stays instant, but
+      <code>x-search-field-input</code> is logged only once you pause.
+    </p>
     <x-search-field id="live-field" name="live" label="Search" placeholder="Search…"></x-search-field>
 
     <!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -->
@@ -96,7 +103,9 @@
     <script>
       const log = document.getElementById('log');
       function logEvent(name, detail) {
-        log.textContent = `${name}  ${JSON.stringify(detail)}\n` + log.textContent;
+        const t = new Date().toLocaleTimeString([], { hour12: false }) +
+                  '.' + String(new Date().getMilliseconds()).padStart(3, '0');
+        log.textContent = `${t}  ${name}  ${JSON.stringify(detail)}\n` + log.textContent;
       }
 
       // --- Standalone ---
@@ -128,10 +137,12 @@
         const disabled     = document.getElementById('ctrl-disabled').checked;
         const required     = document.getElementById('ctrl-required').checked;
         const autocomplete = document.getElementById('ctrl-autocomplete').value;
+        const debounce     = document.getElementById('ctrl-debounce').value;
 
         liveField.setAttribute('placeholder',  placeholder);
         liveField.setAttribute('label',        label);
         liveField.setAttribute('autocomplete', autocomplete);
+        liveField.setAttribute('debounce',     debounce);
         if (disabled) liveField.setAttribute('disabled', ''); else liveField.removeAttribute('disabled');
         if (required) liveField.setAttribute('required', ''); else liveField.removeAttribute('required');
       }
diff --git a/docs/x-search-field.md b/docs/x-search-field.md
index 394df0ff..edbb2df4 100644
--- a/docs/x-search-field.md
+++ b/docs/x-search-field.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ A form-associated custom element providing search-box UX: inline search icon, cl
 | `disabled`     | boolean | absent  | Disables input, hides clear button  |
 | `required`     | boolean | absent  | Marks field as required             |
 | `autocomplete` | enum    | `"off"` | `"on"` \| `"off"`                   |
+| `debounce`     | number  | `0`     | Milliseconds to debounce `x-search-field-input`; `0`/absent/invalid = fire immediately |
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ All properties reflect to their corresponding attributes.
 | `autocomplete` | string  |
 | `disabled`     | boolean |
 | `required`     | boolean |
+| `debounce`     | number  |
 
 Reading `value` returns the live `input.value` (not the attribute). Setting `value` syncs both the attribute and the input DOM node.
 
@@ -47,6 +49,19 @@ Reading `value` returns the live `input.value` (not the attribute). Setting `val
 
 `x-search-field-search` is dispatched when the user presses Enter. It is cancelable but does **not** auto-submit a parent form.
 
+### Debouncing input
+
+Set the `debounce` attribute (or `.debounce` property) to a positive millisecond count to coalesce rapid typing into a single `x-search-field-input` event, fired once the user pauses. This is opt-in — with `debounce` absent or `0`, the event fires on every keystroke as before.
+
+Only the **outward** `x-search-field-input` event is delayed. Local UI feedback (the clear button, form value, and validity) stays synchronous with each keystroke, so the field never feels laggy. The coalesced event carries the field's **final** value. A pending debounced dispatch is cancelled when the field is cleared, the parent form is reset, or the element is disconnected — so a stale event never lands after the value is gone.
+
+`x-search-field-change` (blur), `x-search-field-search` (Enter), and `x-search-field-clear` are never debounced.
+
+```html
+<!-- Fire x-search-field-input at most once per 300ms of quiet typing -->
+<x-search-field name="q" placeholder="Search…" debounce="300"></x-search-field>
+```
+
 ## Shadow DOM Structure
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/model.cljs b/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/model.cljs
index 7b72cec9..63088ea4 100644
--- a/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/model.cljs
+++ b/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/model.cljs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 (def attr-disabled     "disabled")
 (def attr-required     "required")
 (def attr-autocomplete "autocomplete")
+(def attr-debounce     "debounce")
 
 ;; Event name constants
 (def event-input  "x-search-field-input")
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@
        attr-label
        attr-disabled
        attr-required
-       attr-autocomplete])
+       attr-autocomplete
+       attr-debounce])
 
 (def allowed-autocomplete #{"on" "off"})
 
@@ -33,6 +35,15 @@
     raw
     "off"))
 
+(defn normalize-debounce
+  "Parses the raw `debounce` attribute into a non-negative millisecond count.
+   Absent, non-numeric, or negative input yields 0 (debounce disabled)."
+  [raw]
+  (if (string? raw)
+    (let [n (js/parseFloat raw)]
+      (if (or (js/isNaN n) (neg? n)) 0 n))
+    0))
+
 (def property-api
   {:value        {:type 'string  :reflects-attribute attr-value}
    :name         {:type 'string  :reflects-attribute attr-name}
@@ -40,7 +51,8 @@
    :label        {:type 'string  :reflects-attribute attr-label}
    :autocomplete {:type 'string  :reflects-attribute attr-autocomplete}
    :disabled     {:type 'boolean :reflects-attribute attr-disabled}
-   :required     {:type 'boolean :reflects-attribute attr-required}})
+   :required     {:type 'boolean :reflects-attribute attr-required}
+   :debounce     {:type 'number  :reflects-attribute attr-debounce}})
 
 (def event-schema
   {event-input  {:cancelable false :detail {:name 'string :value 'string}}
@@ -51,14 +63,15 @@
 (defn normalize
   "Derives a complete view-model map from raw attribute values."
   [{:keys [name-raw value-raw placeholder-raw label-raw
-           disabled-present? required-present? autocomplete-raw]}]
+           disabled-present? required-present? autocomplete-raw debounce-raw]}]
   {:name         (or name-raw "")
    :value        (or value-raw "")
    :placeholder  (or placeholder-raw "")
    :label        (or label-raw "")
    :disabled?    (boolean disabled-present?)
    :required?    (boolean required-present?)
-   :autocomplete (normalize-autocomplete autocomplete-raw)})
+   :autocomplete (normalize-autocomplete autocomplete-raw)
+   :debounce     (normalize-debounce debounce-raw)})
 
 (def method-api
   {:checkValidity  {:args [] :returns 'boolean}
diff --git a/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field.cljs b/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field.cljs
index f53a467f..de4e037e 100644
--- a/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field.cljs
+++ b/src/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field.cljs
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Instance field keys (Closure-safe: access via gobj/get / gobj/set)
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-(def ^:private k-refs      "__xSearchFieldRefs")
-(def ^:private k-internals "__xSearchFieldInternals")
-(def ^:private k-handlers  "__xSearchFieldHandlers")
+(def ^:private k-refs           "__xSearchFieldRefs")
+(def ^:private k-internals      "__xSearchFieldInternals")
+(def ^:private k-handlers       "__xSearchFieldHandlers")
+(def ^:private k-debounce-timer "__xSearchFieldDebounceTimer")
 
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Style
@@ -227,6 +228,37 @@
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Event handlers
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Debounced input dispatch
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+(defn- clear-pending-debounce! [^js el]
+  (when-let [timer (du/getv el k-debounce-timer)]
+    (js/clearTimeout timer)
+    ;; Transient handle: debounce timer id — no diagnostic display value.
+    (du/setv-untraced! el k-debounce-timer nil)))
+
+(defn- dispatch-input! [^js el name value]
+  (du/dispatch! el model/event-input #js {:name name :value value}))
+
+;; Dispatches `x-search-field-input` either immediately or, when the
+;; `debounce` attribute is a positive millisecond count, after the caller
+;; stops typing for that long. Only the outward event is delayed — local
+;; effects (form value, validity, clear button) already ran synchronously.
+(defn- schedule-input-dispatch! [^js el name value]
+  (let [ms (model/normalize-debounce (du/get-attr el model/attr-debounce))]
+    (clear-pending-debounce! el)
+    (if (pos? ms)
+      (let [timer (js/setTimeout
+                   (fn []
+                     ;; Transient handle: debounce timer id.
+                     (du/setv-untraced! el k-debounce-timer nil)
+                     (when-let [refs (du/getv el k-refs)]
+                       (dispatch-input! el name (.-value (gobj/get refs "input")))))
+                   ms)]
+        ;; Transient handle: debounce timer id.
+        (du/setv-untraced! el k-debounce-timer timer))
+      (dispatch-input! el name value))))
+
 (defn- make-input-handler [^js el]
   (fn [^js _evt]
     (when-let [refs (du/getv el k-refs)]
@@ -238,7 +270,7 @@
           (.setFormValue internals value)
           (sync-validity! el internals input-el))
         (toggle-clear-visibility! input-el clear-el el)
-        (du/dispatch! el model/event-input #js {:name name :value value})))))
+        (schedule-input-dispatch! el name value)))))
 
 (defn- make-change-handler [^js el]
   (fn [^js _evt]
@@ -271,6 +303,7 @@
             ^js clear-el (gobj/get refs "clear")
             name         (or (du/get-attr el model/attr-name) "")]
         (set! (.-value input-el) "")
+        (clear-pending-debounce! el)
         (when-let [^js internals (du/getv el k-internals)]
           (.setFormValue internals "")
           (sync-validity! el internals input-el))
@@ -318,6 +351,7 @@
   (render! el))
 
 (defn- form-reset! [^js el]
+  (clear-pending-debounce! el)
   (du/remove-attr! el model/attr-value)
   (when-let [refs (du/getv el k-refs)]
     (let [^js input-el (gobj/get refs "input")]
@@ -348,6 +382,7 @@
   (render! el))
 
 (defn- disconnected! [^js el]
+  (clear-pending-debounce! el)
   (remove-listeners! el))
 
 (defn- attribute-changed! [^js el name _old new-val]
@@ -390,6 +425,7 @@
   (du/define-string-prop! proto "autocomplete" model/attr-autocomplete "")
   (du/define-bool-prop! proto "disabled" model/attr-disabled)
   (du/define-bool-prop! proto "required" model/attr-required)
+  (du/define-number-prop! proto "debounce" model/attr-debounce 0)
   ;; Methods (Tier-2 .defineProperty :value descriptors)
   (.defineProperty js/Object proto "checkValidity"
     #js {:value (fn xsf-check-validity []
diff --git a/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/model_test.cljs b/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/model_test.cljs
index 4cf756a7..dc661328 100644
--- a/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/model_test.cljs
+++ b/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/model_test.cljs
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@
 (deftest autocomplete-empty-defaults-off-test
   (is (= "off" (model/normalize-autocomplete ""))))
 
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; normalize-debounce
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(deftest debounce-positive-test
+  (is (= 300 (model/normalize-debounce "300"))))
+
+(deftest debounce-zero-test
+  (is (= 0 (model/normalize-debounce "0"))))
+
+(deftest debounce-nil-defaults-zero-test
+  (is (= 0 (model/normalize-debounce nil))))
+
+(deftest debounce-empty-defaults-zero-test
+  (is (= 0 (model/normalize-debounce ""))))
+
+(deftest debounce-non-numeric-defaults-zero-test
+  (is (= 0 (model/normalize-debounce "abc"))))
+
+(deftest debounce-negative-defaults-zero-test
+  (is (= 0 (model/normalize-debounce "-5"))))
+
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; normalize — boolean flags
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -53,7 +75,11 @@
     (is (= "" (:label m)))
     (is (= false (:disabled? m)))
     (is (= false (:required? m)))
-    (is (= "off" (:autocomplete m)))))
+    (is (= "off" (:autocomplete m)))
+    (is (= 0    (:debounce m)))))
+
+(deftest normalize-debounce-field-test
+  (is (= 250 (:debounce (model/normalize {:debounce-raw "250"})))))
 
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; normalize — string fields pass through
diff --git a/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field_test.cljs b/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field_test.cljs
index 3b06e1b3..ae4c6356 100644
--- a/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field_test.cljs
+++ b/test/baredom/components/x_search_field/x_search_field_test.cljs
@@ -192,10 +192,84 @@
          (done))
        0))))
 
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; Debounce (async)
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(deftest debounce-coalesces-input-events-test
+  (async done
+    (let [el    (append! (make-el))
+          input (shadow-part el "[part=input]")
+          count (atom 0)
+          last  (atom nil)]
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-name "q")
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-debounce "40")
+      (.addEventListener
+       el model/event-input
+       (fn [^js ev]
+         (swap! count inc)
+         (reset! last (.-value (.-detail ev)))))
+      ;; Two rapid keystrokes within the debounce window
+      (set! (.-value input) "a")
+      (.dispatchEvent input (js/Event. "input" #js {:bubbles true}))
+      (set! (.-value input) "ab")
+      (.dispatchEvent input (js/Event. "input" #js {:bubbles true}))
+      (is (= 0 @count) "no input event should fire synchronously while debouncing")
+      (js/setTimeout
+       (fn []
+         (is (= 1 @count)   "the two keystrokes should coalesce into one event")
+         (is (= "ab" @last) "the coalesced event carries the final value")
+         (done))
+       120))))
+
+(deftest debounce-cancelled-by-clear-test
+  (async done
+    (let [el    (append! (make-el))
+          input (shadow-part el "[part=input]")
+          clear (shadow-part el "[part=clear]")
+          seen  (atom 0)]
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-name "q")
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-debounce "40")
+      (.addEventListener el model/event-input (fn [^js _ev] (swap! seen inc)))
+      (set! (.-value input) "hello")
+      (.dispatchEvent input (js/Event. "input" #js {:bubbles true}))
+      ;; Clear before the debounce window elapses
+      (.click clear)
+      (js/setTimeout
+       (fn []
+         (is (= 0 @seen) "a pending debounced input must not fire after clear")
+         (done))
+       120))))
+
+(deftest debounce-zero-fires-immediately-test
+  (async done
+    (let [el    (append! (make-el))
+          input (shadow-part el "[part=input]")
+          seen  (atom nil)]
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-name "q")
+      (.setAttribute el model/attr-debounce "0")
+      (.addEventListener
+       el model/event-input
+       (fn [^js ev] (reset! seen (.-value (.-detail ev)))))
+      (set! (.-value input) "test")
+      (.dispatchEvent input (js/Event. "input" #js {:bubbles true}))
+      (js/setTimeout
+       (fn []
+         (is (= "test" @seen) "debounce=0 dispatches input immediately")
+         (done))
+       0))))
+
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Properties
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+(deftest debounce-property-test
+  (let [el (append! (make-el))]
+    (set! (.-debounce el) 300)
+    (is (= "300" (.getAttribute el model/attr-debounce)))
+    (is (= 300 (.-debounce el)))
+    (is (= 0 (.-debounce (append! (make-el)))) "defaults to 0 when unset")))
+
 (deftest value-property-test
   (let [el (append! (make-el))]
     (set! (.-value el) "hello")