diff --git a/src/modules/creators/creator-list-search-no-results-state.integration.test.ts b/src/modules/creators/creator-list-search-no-results-state.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821c0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/creators/creator-list-search-no-results-state.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Integration test: creator list search no-results state
+//
+// When a search query returns zero creators, the response should include the
+// search term so that clients can display a no-results message that references
+// the search term, distinct from the unfiltered empty state.
+//
+// Uses Jest mocks — no database connection required.
+
+import { httpListCreators } from './creators.controllers';
+import * as creatorsUtils from './creators.utils';
+
+function makeReq(query: Record<string, string> = {}): any {
+   return { query };
+}
+
+function makeRes(): any {
+   const res: any = {};
+   res.status = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+   res.json = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+   res.setHeader = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+   res.set = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+   return res;
+}
+
+function makeNext(): jest.Mock {
+   return jest.fn();
+}
+
+describe('GET /api/v1/creators — search no-results state', () => {
+   beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.spyOn(creatorsUtils, 'fetchCreatorList').mockResolvedValue([[], 0]);
+   });
+
+   afterEach(() => {
+      jest.restoreAllMocks();
+   });
+
+   it('includes searchTerm in response when search returns zero results', async () => {
+      const req = makeReq({ search: 'zzznomatch' });
+      const res = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(req, res, makeNext());
+
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(200);
+      const body = res.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.data).toHaveProperty('searchTerm', 'zzznomatch');
+   });
+
+   it('does not include searchTerm when no search filter is applied', async () => {
+      const req = makeReq();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(req, res, makeNext());
+
+      const body = res.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.data).not.toHaveProperty('searchTerm');
+   });
+
+   it('does not include searchTerm when search filter is whitespace-only', async () => {
+      const req = makeReq({ search: '   ' });
+      const res = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(req, res, makeNext());
+
+      const body = res.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.data).not.toHaveProperty('searchTerm');
+   });
+
+   it('does not include searchTerm when search filter is an empty string', async () => {
+      const req = makeReq({ search: '' });
+      const res = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(req, res, makeNext());
+
+      const body = res.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.data).not.toHaveProperty('searchTerm');
+   });
+
+   it('search no-results state is distinct from unfiltered empty state', async () => {
+      const searchReq = makeReq({ search: 'zzznomatch' });
+      const searchRes = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(searchReq, searchRes, makeNext());
+
+      const noFilterReq = makeReq();
+      const noFilterRes = makeRes();
+      await httpListCreators(noFilterReq, noFilterRes, makeNext());
+
+      const searchBody = searchRes.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+      const noFilterBody = noFilterRes.json.mock.calls[0][0];
+
+      expect(searchBody.data).toHaveProperty('searchTerm');
+      expect(noFilterBody.data).not.toHaveProperty('searchTerm');
+
+      expect(searchBody.data.items).toEqual([]);
+      expect(noFilterBody.data.items).toEqual([]);
+      expect(searchBody.data.meta).toEqual(noFilterBody.data.meta);
+   });
+});
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diff --git a/src/modules/creators/creators.controllers.ts b/src/modules/creators/creators.controllers.ts
index 72dcc0a..de85e08 100644
--- a/src/modules/creators/creators.controllers.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creators/creators.controllers.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ export const httpListCreators: AsyncController = async (req, res, next) => {
             limit: validatedQuery.limit,
             offset: validatedQuery.offset,
             total,
-         })
+         }),
+         validatedQuery.search
       );
 
       attachTimestampHeader(res);
@@ -309,7 +310,11 @@ export const httpGetTrendingCreators: AsyncController = async (
 
       // Compute volume for each creator
       const creatorsWithVolume = await Promise.all(
+ feature/creator-search-no-results-state
+         creators.map(async (creator: { id: string; handle: string; displayName: string | null; avatarUrl: string | null; isVerified: boolean; createdAt: Date; updatedAt: Date }) => {
+
          creators.map(async creator => {
+ main
             const volume = await compute24hVolume(creator.id);
             return {
                id: creator.id,
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@ export const httpGetTrendingCreators: AsyncController = async (
       );
 
       // Sort by volume descending
-      creatorsWithVolume.sort((a, b) => {
+      creatorsWithVolume.sort((a: { volume_24h: string }, b: { volume_24h: string }) => {
          const volA = BigInt(a.volume_24h);
          const volB = BigInt(b.volume_24h);
          if (volB > volA) return 1;
diff --git a/src/modules/creators/creators.serializers.ts b/src/modules/creators/creators.serializers.ts
index e24419e..b0d340f 100644
--- a/src/modules/creators/creators.serializers.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creators/creators.serializers.ts
@@ -188,11 +188,13 @@ export type CreatorCursorListResponse = PublicCreatorListEnvelope<
  */
 export function serializeCreatorListResponse(
    profiles: CreatorProfile[],
-   meta: OffsetPaginationMeta
+   meta: OffsetPaginationMeta,
+   searchTerm?: string
 ): CreatorListResponse {
    return wrapPublicCreatorListResponse(
       serializeCreatorList(profiles),
-      serializeCreatorListOffsetMeta(meta)
+      serializeCreatorListOffsetMeta(meta),
+      searchTerm
    );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/creators/public-creator-list-envelope.utils.ts b/src/modules/creators/public-creator-list-envelope.utils.ts
index a80bfa8..caa7b68 100644
--- a/src/modules/creators/public-creator-list-envelope.utils.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creators/public-creator-list-envelope.utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 export type PublicCreatorListEnvelope<TItem, TMeta> = {
    items: TItem[];
    meta: TMeta;
+   searchTerm?: string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +16,15 @@ export type PublicCreatorListEnvelope<TItem, TMeta> = {
  */
 export function wrapPublicCreatorListResponse<TItem, TMeta>(
    items: TItem[] | null | undefined,
-   meta: TMeta
+   meta: TMeta,
+   searchTerm?: string
 ): PublicCreatorListEnvelope<TItem, TMeta> {
-   return { items: items ?? [], meta };
+   const envelope: PublicCreatorListEnvelope<TItem, TMeta> = {
+      items: items ?? [],
+      meta,
+   };
+   if (searchTerm !== undefined) {
+      envelope.searchTerm = searchTerm;
+   }
+   return envelope;
 }