diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/search.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/search.rs
index 7a2d3c6..8631b73 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/search.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/search.rs
@@ -305,4 +305,69 @@ mod tests {
         // Empty string is contained in all strings, so should match
         assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_search_files_handles_permission_errors() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+
+        // Create a subdirectory with a file
+        let restricted_dir = temp_dir.path().join("restricted");
+        fs::create_dir(&restricted_dir).unwrap();
+        fs::write(restricted_dir.join("secret.txt"), "searchterm").unwrap();
+
+        // Remove read permissions from the directory
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(&restricted_dir).unwrap().permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o000);
+        fs::set_permissions(&restricted_dir, perms).unwrap();
+
+        // Create an accessible file
+        fs::write(temp_dir.path().join("accessible.txt"), "searchterm").unwrap();
+
+        let root = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        let results = search_files_impl("searchterm".to_string(), root)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Should find the accessible file, walker error for restricted dir is logged but not fatal
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(results[0].path, "accessible.txt");
+
+        // Restore permissions for cleanup
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(&restricted_dir).unwrap().permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o755);
+        fs::set_permissions(&restricted_dir, perms).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_search_files_handles_broken_symlink() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+
+        // Create a broken symlink (points to non-existent file)
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            use std::os::unix::fs as unix_fs;
+            unix_fs::symlink("/nonexistent/path", temp_dir.path().join("broken_link")).unwrap();
+        }
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        {
+            use std::os::windows::fs as windows_fs;
+            windows_fs::symlink_file("C:\\nonexistent\\path", temp_dir.path().join("broken_link"))
+                .unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Create a normal file
+        fs::write(temp_dir.path().join("normal.txt"), "searchterm").unwrap();
+
+        let root = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        let results = search_files_impl("searchterm".to_string(), root)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        // Should find the normal file, broken symlink error is logged but not fatal
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(results[0].path, "normal.txt");
+    }
 }