diff --git a/crates/api/src/admin_search.rs b/crates/api/src/admin_search.rs
index fc03aa0..944e7f7 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/admin_search.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/admin_search.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SearchHitView {
     pub brief_description: Option<String>,
     #[schema(value_type = domain::Visibility)]
     pub visibility: String,
+    pub recording_date: Option<String>,
     pub snippet: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn search_objects(
                 object_name: h.object_name,
                 brief_description: h.brief_description,
                 visibility: h.visibility,
+                recording_date: h.recording_date,
                 snippet: h.snippet,
             })
             .collect(),
diff --git a/crates/search/src/lib.rs b/crates/search/src/lib.rs
index 286a1c3..fc3df63 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub struct SearchDocument {
     pub brief_description: Option<String>,
     pub current_owner: Option<String>,
     pub recorder: Option<String>,
+    pub recording_date: Option<String>,
     /// Filterable: "draft" | "internal" | "public".
     pub visibility: String,
     /// Flexible field values flattened to searchable text.
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ pub struct SearchHit {
     pub object_name: String,
     pub brief_description: Option<String>,
     pub visibility: String,
+    pub recording_date: Option<String>,
     pub snippet: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ impl SearchClient {
                     object_name: doc.object_name,
                     brief_description: doc.brief_description,
                     visibility: doc.visibility,
+                    recording_date: doc.recording_date,
                     snippet,
                 }
             })
@@ -367,6 +370,7 @@ pub async fn build_document(
         brief_description: object.brief_description.clone(),
         current_owner: object.current_owner.clone(),
         recorder: object.recorder.clone(),
+        recording_date: object.recording_date.map(|d| d.to_string()),
         visibility: object.visibility.as_str().to_owned(),
         fields_text,
     })
diff --git a/crates/search/tests/search.rs b/crates/search/tests/search.rs
index dec4543..61b9174 100644
--- a/crates/search/tests/search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/tests/search.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fn doc(id: &str, object_name: &str, fields_text: &[&str]) -> SearchDocument {
         brief_description: None,
         current_owner: None,
         recorder: None,
+        recording_date: None,
         visibility: "draft".to_string(),
         fields_text: fields_text.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
     }
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ async fn search_objects_returns_hits_with_highlight_filter_and_paging() {
         &["cast bronze with green patina"],
     );
     bronze_a.visibility = "public".to_string();
+    bronze_a.recording_date = Some("1962-04-03".to_string());
     let mut bronze_b = doc(&b.to_string(), "Ceremonial bowl", &["bronze alloy rim"]);
     bronze_b.visibility = "public".to_string();
     let mut bronze_c = doc(&c.to_string(), "Door fitting", &["bronze hinge"]);
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ async fn search_objects_returns_hits_with_highlight_filter_and_paging() {
         "snippet must mark the match"
     );
     assert!(snippet.contains(search::HL_POST));
+    assert_eq!(hit.recording_date.as_deref(), Some("1962-04-03"));
 
     let public = client
         .search_objects("bronze", Some("public"), 0, 20)
diff --git a/web/src/api/schema.d.ts b/web/src/api/schema.d.ts
index 0121ff5..1c9a011 100644
--- a/web/src/api/schema.d.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/schema.d.ts
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ export interface components {
             id: string;
             object_name: string;
             object_number: string;
+            recording_date?: string | null;
             snippet?: string | null;
             visibility: components["schemas"]["Visibility"];
         };