diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index cddd78463..5e51c9c75 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Updated Model Hub sidebar to float providers with search matches to the top while searching
 - Added spatial navigation between the Model Hub sidebar and model list using left/right arrow keys
 - Removed "Chat about this" option from question dialogs
 - Redesigned ask dialogs with fixed height, removed explicit Next button, and simplified headers
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-hub.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-hub.ts
index 40b43e665..8f9718348 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-hub.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/model-hub.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ export class ModelHubComponent implements Component {
 	#configError: string | undefined;
 
 	#entries: SidebarEntry[] = [];
+	// Sidebar sections from the last registry sync; #composeEntries assembles
+	// #entries from these (reordered while searching).
+	#fixedEntries: SidebarEntry[] = [];
+	#unlockedProviderEntries: SidebarEntry[] = [];
+	#lockedProviderEntries: SidebarEntry[] = [];
 	#activeEntryId = "all";
 	#sidebarScroll = 0;
 	#sidebarHover: number | null = null;
@@ -429,7 +434,7 @@ export class ModelHubComponent implements Component {
 			if (assignment && !assignment.autoSelected) assignedCount++;
 		}
 
-		const entries: SidebarEntry[] = [
+		const fixed: SidebarEntry[] = [
 			{
 				id: "recent",
 				kind: "recent",
@@ -438,29 +443,49 @@ export class ModelHubComponent implements Component {
 			},
 		];
 		if (this.#mode === "roles") {
-			entries.push({
+			fixed.push({
 				id: "roles",
 				kind: "roles",
 				label: "Roles",
 				annotation: `${assignedCount}/${visibleRoles.length}`,
 			});
 		}
-		entries.push({ id: "all", kind: "all", label: "All models", annotation: String(availableModels.length) });
+		fixed.push({ id: "all", kind: "all", label: "All models", annotation: String(availableModels.length) });
 
-		const sortedUnlocked = [...unlocked].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-		if (sortedUnlocked.length > 0) {
-			entries.push({ id: "sep:providers", kind: "separator", label: "" });
-			for (const provider of sortedUnlocked) {
-				entries.push(providerEntry(provider, false));
-			}
+		this.#fixedEntries = fixed;
+		this.#unlockedProviderEntries = [...unlocked]
+			.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
+			.map(provider => providerEntry(provider, false));
+		this.#lockedProviderEntries = [...locked]
+			.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
+			.map(provider => providerEntry(provider, true));
+		this.#composeEntries();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assemble `#entries` from the stored sections. While a search is active,
+	 * providers with matches float to the top of the provider section (each
+	 * group stays alphabetical) so the hop order, mouse hit-testing, and the
+	 * paint all agree.
+	 */
+	#composeEntries(): void {
+		const counts = this.#searchCounts;
+		let providers = this.#unlockedProviderEntries;
+		if (counts) {
+			providers = [...providers].sort((a, b) => {
+				const aMatched = (counts.get(a.providerId ?? "") ?? 0) > 0;
+				const bMatched = (counts.get(b.providerId ?? "") ?? 0) > 0;
+				if (aMatched !== bMatched) return aMatched ? -1 : 1;
+				return a.label.localeCompare(b.label);
+			});
 		}
 
-		const sortedLocked = [...locked].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-		if (sortedLocked.length > 0) {
-			entries.push({ id: "sep:locked", kind: "separator", label: "" });
-			for (const provider of sortedLocked) {
-				entries.push(providerEntry(provider, true));
-			}
+		const entries: SidebarEntry[] = [...this.#fixedEntries];
+		if (providers.length > 0) {
+			entries.push({ id: "sep:providers", kind: "separator", label: "" }, ...providers);
+		}
+		if (this.#lockedProviderEntries.length > 0) {
+			entries.push({ id: "sep:locked", kind: "separator", label: "" }, ...this.#lockedProviderEntries);
 		}
 
 		this.#entries = entries;
@@ -533,6 +558,7 @@ export class ModelHubComponent implements Component {
 	#onQueryChanged(query: string): void {
 		if (!query.trim()) {
 			this.#searchCounts = null;
+			this.#composeEntries();
 			return;
 		}
 		const matches = fuzzyFilter(this.#availableItems, query, ({ provider, id }) => `${provider}/${id}`);
@@ -541,6 +567,7 @@ export class ModelHubComponent implements Component {
 			counts.set(item.provider, (counts.get(item.provider) ?? 0) + 1);
 		}
 		this.#searchCounts = counts;
+		this.#composeEntries();
 		const entry = this.#activeEntry();
 		if (
 			this.#assigningRole === null &&
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/model-hub.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/model-hub.test.ts
index 97f38dd4f..246bf2ecf 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/model-hub.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/model-hub.test.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,30 @@ describe("ModelHub", () => {
 			expect(normalize(hub.render(220))).toContain("openrouter ·");
 		});
 
+		test("providers with matches float to the top of the sidebar while searching", () => {
+			const noMatch = makeModel("aaa-provider", "different-model");
+			const withMatch = makeModel("zzz-provider", "target-model");
+			const { hub } = createHub({ models: [noMatch, withMatch] });
+			installTestTheme();
+
+			// Sidebar cell = the first `│`-delimited column of each split row;
+			// body rows may also mention provider names, so scope the check.
+			const sidebarIndexOf = (provider: string): number =>
+				hub
+					.render(220)
+					.map(line => stripVTControlCharacters(line).split("│")[1] ?? "")
+					.findIndex(cell => cell.includes(provider));
+
+			expect(sidebarIndexOf("aaa-provider")).toBeLessThan(sidebarIndexOf("zzz-provider"));
+
+			for (const ch of "target") hub.handleInput(ch);
+			expect(sidebarIndexOf("zzz-provider")).toBeLessThan(sidebarIndexOf("aaa-provider"));
+
+			// Clearing the query restores the alphabetical order.
+			hub.handleInput("\x1b");
+			expect(sidebarIndexOf("aaa-provider")).toBeLessThan(sidebarIndexOf("zzz-provider"));
+		});
+
 		test("Escape clears an active query before closing the hub", () => {
 			const model = makeModel("test", "escape-model");
 			const { hub, onCancel } = createHub({ models: [model] });