diff --git a/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/__tests__/route.test.ts b/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/__tests__/route.test.ts
index 71018d56..58da0abf 100644
--- a/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/__tests__/route.test.ts
+++ b/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/__tests__/route.test.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,55 @@ describe('GET /api/bookkeeping/journal-entries', () => {
     expect(mockSupabase.rpc).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('matches a voucher label like "A209" on series+number as well as description', async () => {
+    enqueue({ data: [], error: null, count: 0 })
+
+    const request = createMockRequest('/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries', {
+      searchParams: { period_id: 'period-1', search: 'A209' },
+    })
+    const response = await GET(request)
+    const { status } = await parseJsonResponse(response)
+
+    expect(status).toBe(200)
+    const orCalls = findCalls('journal_entries', 'or')
+    expect(orCalls).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(orCalls[0][0]).toBe(
+      'description.ilike."%A209%",and(voucher_series.eq.A,voucher_number.eq.209)',
+    )
+    // The plain ilike path must not ALSO run, or the OR would be ANDed away.
+    expect(findCalls('journal_entries', 'ilike')).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
+
+  it('accepts "a 209" and "A-209" as voucher labels', async () => {
+    for (const needle of ['a 209', 'A-209']) {
+      reset()
+      mockSupabase.auth.getUser.mockResolvedValue({ data: { user: mockUser } })
+      enqueue({ data: [], error: null, count: 0 })
+      const request = createMockRequest('/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries', {
+        searchParams: { period_id: 'period-1', search: needle },
+      })
+      await GET(request)
+      const orCalls = findCalls('journal_entries', 'or')
+      expect(orCalls, needle).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(String(orCalls[0][0])).toContain('and(voucher_series.eq.A,voucher_number.eq.209)')
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the plain description ilike for non-label needles', async () => {
+    enqueue({ data: [], error: null, count: 0 })
+
+    const request = createMockRequest('/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries', {
+      searchParams: { period_id: 'period-1', search: 'hyra, kvartal 1 (50%)' },
+    })
+    await GET(request)
+
+    expect(findCalls('journal_entries', 'or')).toHaveLength(0)
+    const ilikeCalls = findCalls('journal_entries', 'ilike')
+    expect(ilikeCalls).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(ilikeCalls[0][0]).toBe('description')
+    expect(ilikeCalls[0][1]).toBe('%hyra, kvartal 1 (50\\%)%')
+  })
+
   it('orders by the total_amount computed column on amount sort, bypassing the RPC', async () => {
     enqueue({ data: [], error: null, count: 0 })
 
diff --git a/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/route.ts b/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/route.ts
index aa96296e..4feb6835 100644
--- a/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/bookkeeping/journal-entries/route.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { withRouteContext } from '@/lib/api/with-route-context'
 import { validateBody } from '@/lib/api/validate'
 import { CreateJournalEntrySchema } from '@/lib/api/schemas'
 import { escapeLikePattern } from '@/lib/invoices/duplicate-payment-guard'
+import { parseVoucher } from '@/lib/bookkeeping/voucher-series-resolver'
 import { getErrorMessage } from '@/lib/errors/get-error-message'
 
 ensureInitialized()
@@ -207,7 +208,21 @@ export const GET = withRouteContext('bookkeeping.journal_entries.list', async (r
     // The cap bounds DB work against oversized/pathological inputs (compliance
     // A.8.28 / ASVS V1.2.5); escaping prevents silent over-matching on values
     // like "50%". Supabase parameterises the value, so this is not about SQLi.
-    query = query.ilike('description', `%${escapeLikePattern(search)}%`)
+    const needle = `%${escapeLikePattern(search)}%`
+    // The first thing a user searches for is the voucher's own label ("A209").
+    // A description-only match never finds it (only OTHER vouchers that
+    // mention A209 in their text), so a label-shaped needle also matches
+    // voucher_series + voucher_number. The OR is a PostgREST filter list, so
+    // the needle is double-quoted to keep commas/parentheses literal.
+    const voucher = parseVoucher(search)
+    if (voucher) {
+      const quotedNeedle = `"${needle.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`
+      query = query.or(
+        `description.ilike.${quotedNeedle},and(voucher_series.eq.${voucher.series},voucher_number.eq.${voucher.number})`,
+      )
+    } else {
+      query = query.ilike('description', needle)
+    }
   }
 
   // Collapse correction groups (voucher-sort / search path): hide the storno
diff --git a/components/bookkeeping/JournalEntryList.tsx b/components/bookkeeping/JournalEntryList.tsx
index 32e12c8c..483b7eb9 100644
--- a/components/bookkeeping/JournalEntryList.tsx
+++ b/components/bookkeeping/JournalEntryList.tsx
@@ -1050,8 +1050,16 @@ export default function JournalEntryList({
             value={searchInput}
             onChange={(e) => setSearchInput(e.target.value)}
             containerClassName="min-w-0 max-w-none"
-            className="pr-7"
+            className={cn('pr-7', loading && search && 'pr-12')}
           />
+          {loading && search && (
+            // Search is server-side and can take a moment on a large ledger;
+            // without this the only signal was the list dimming.
+            <Loader2
+              className="absolute right-7 top-1/2 h-3.5 w-3.5 -translate-y-1/2 animate-spin text-muted-foreground"
+              aria-hidden="true"
+            />
+          )}
           {searchInput && (
             <button
               type="button"
diff --git a/lib/bookkeeping/__tests__/voucher-series-resolver.test.ts b/lib/bookkeeping/__tests__/voucher-series-resolver.test.ts
index 643ed624..3aa7103f 100644
--- a/lib/bookkeeping/__tests__/voucher-series-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/lib/bookkeeping/__tests__/voucher-series-resolver.test.ts
@@ -176,12 +176,19 @@ describe('parseVoucher', () => {
     expect(parseVoucher('  a5 ')).toEqual({ series: 'A', number: 5 })
   })
 
+  it('accepts one space or hyphen between series and number (how users type it in search)', () => {
+    expect(parseVoucher('A 209')).toEqual({ series: 'A', number: 209 })
+    expect(parseVoucher('A-209')).toEqual({ series: 'A', number: 209 })
+    expect(parseVoucher('a-1')).toEqual({ series: 'A', number: 1 })
+  })
+
   it('returns null for malformed input', () => {
     expect(parseVoucher('')).toBeNull()
     expect(parseVoucher('-')).toBeNull()
     expect(parseVoucher('123')).toBeNull()
     expect(parseVoucher('AA1')).toBeNull()
     expect(parseVoucher('A0')).toBeNull()
-    expect(parseVoucher('A-1')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseVoucher('A--1')).toBeNull()
+    expect(parseVoucher('A  1')).toBeNull()
   })
 })
diff --git a/lib/bookkeeping/voucher-series-resolver.ts b/lib/bookkeeping/voucher-series-resolver.ts
index ce42d22a..2dd4009a 100644
--- a/lib/bookkeeping/voucher-series-resolver.ts
+++ b/lib/bookkeeping/voucher-series-resolver.ts
@@ -107,15 +107,17 @@ export function formatVoucher(entry: {
 
 /**
  * Parse a formatted voucher label back into its parts. Returns null when the
- * input does not match the expected shape (single uppercase letter followed
- * by a positive integer). Use for filter inputs / search.
+ * input does not match the expected shape: a single letter followed by a
+ * positive integer, optionally separated by one space or hyphen ("A209",
+ * "a 209", "A-209"). Use for filter inputs / search: these are the shapes
+ * users type when they look for a voucher by its number.
  */
 export function parseVoucher(
   formatted: string,
 ): { series: string; number: number } | null {
   if (typeof formatted !== 'string') return null
   const trimmed = formatted.trim().toUpperCase()
-  const match = trimmed.match(/^([A-Z])(\d+)$/)
+  const match = trimmed.match(/^([A-Z])[ -]?(\d+)$/)
   if (!match) return null
   const number = parseInt(match[2], 10)
   if (!Number.isFinite(number) || number <= 0) return null