diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/AdaptiveMainScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/AdaptiveMainScreen.kt
index 8856e35..b9db0bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/AdaptiveMainScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/AdaptiveMainScreen.kt
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ fun AdaptiveMainScreen(
                         )
                         .padding(start = Spacing.contentStart, end = listEndPadding),
                     listModifier = Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(WindowInsets.navigationBars),
+                    alignFirstResultWithTitleBar = isSearchBarAtBottom,
                 )
             },
             detailPane = {
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ fun AdaptiveMainScreen(
                         articleState = articleState,
                         showBackButton = isShowingDetail && articleState != null,
                         onNavigateBack = onNavigateBackFromArticle,
-                        compact = true,
+                        compact = !isSearchBarAtBottom,
                         selectionReset = titleSelectionReset.intValue,
                         modifier = Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(
                             WindowInsets.safeDrawing.only(WindowInsetsSides.Top)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/MainScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/MainScreen.kt
index 3a26d7b..75441bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/MainScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/MainScreen.kt
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ internal fun MainScreen(
                     .fillMaxWidth()
                     .windowInsetsPadding(AppWindowInsets.horizontalSafeDrawing)
                     .padding(start = Spacing.contentStart, end = 16.dp),
+                alignFirstResultWithTitleBar = true,
             )
             searchBar()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/SearchResultsPane.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/SearchResultsPane.kt
index b6867aa..d4f17c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/SearchResultsPane.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/main/SearchResultsPane.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.rememberTextMeasurer
+import com.example.research.common.ui.theme.dictionaryTitleLarge
+import com.example.research.ui.theme.Spacing
 import androidx.paging.LoadState
 import androidx.paging.compose.LazyPagingItems
 import com.example.research.core.domain.model.IndexEntry
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ internal fun SearchResultsPane(
     onArticleClick: (IndexEntry) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     listModifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    alignFirstResultWithTitleBar: Boolean = false,
 ) {
     val listState = rememberLazyListState(
         initialFirstVisibleItemIndex = scrollPosition.first,
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ internal fun SearchResultsPane(
     val imeBottomPadding = with(LocalDensity.current) {
         WindowInsets.ime.getBottom(this).toDp()
     }
+    val topPadding = if (alignFirstResultWithTitleBar) titleBarAlignedTopPadding() else 0.dp
 
     LaunchedEffect(listState) {
         snapshotFlow {
@@ -139,8 +146,21 @@ internal fun SearchResultsPane(
             modifier = listModifier.weight(1f),
             listState = listState,
             showDictionaryName = showDictionaryName,
-            contentPadding = PaddingValues(bottom = imeBottomPadding),
+            contentPadding = PaddingValues(top = topPadding, bottom = imeBottomPadding),
             staleEntries = shownStale,
         )
     }
 }
+
+@Composable
+private fun titleBarAlignedTopPadding(): Dp {
+    val textMeasurer = rememberTextMeasurer(cacheSize = 0)
+    val style = MaterialTheme.typography.dictionaryTitleLarge
+    val density = LocalDensity.current
+    return remember(textMeasurer, style, density) {
+        val titleHeight = with(density) {
+            textMeasurer.measure(text = "A", style = style, maxLines = 1).size.height.toDp()
+        }
+        (Spacing.topBarCenter - Spacing.listItemVertical - titleHeight / 2).coerceAtLeast(0.dp)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/theme/Spacing.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/theme/Spacing.kt
index 0da25a0..92d8ad1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/theme/Spacing.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/research/ui/theme/Spacing.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ object Spacing {
     // Semantic spacing constants for specific UI elements
     val topBarPadding = 8.dp
     val topBarHeight = 56.dp
+    val topBarCenter = topBarPadding + topBarHeight / 2
     val listItemVertical = 8.dp
 
     val contentStart = 32.dp