diff --git a/assets/js/hero.js b/assets/js/hero.js
index 8831bb8..d81660c 100644
--- a/assets/js/hero.js
+++ b/assets/js/hero.js
@@ -39,6 +39,20 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   const heroInput = document.getElementById("hero-input");
   const typewriterEl = document.getElementById("typewriter-title");
 
+  // Hero search: open store picker, then redirect to {STORE_URL}/catalogsearch/result/?q=...
+  const buySearchForm = document.querySelector("#buy-section .hero-search-form");
+  if (buySearchForm) {
+    buySearchForm.addEventListener("submit", (e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const q = (heroInput?.value || "").trim();
+      if (!q) return;
+      const slug = `catalogsearch/result/?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`;
+      if (typeof window.openStoreModal === "function") {
+        window.openStoreModal(slug);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   // Multi-stage Typewriter Sequence
   const typeStrings = [
     "Network hardware sourcing made simple",