diff --git a/.changeset/dry-flies-rhyme.md b/.changeset/dry-flies-rhyme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4257b7c2c52a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dry-flies-rhyme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-react': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Added new extension points to extend search filters `SearchFilterBlueprint` and `SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint`
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/search-react/report-alpha.api.md
index e49b0bbeee5db..9e3cc4b9b8a9a 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/search-react/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -17,6 +17,85 @@ export type BaseSearchResultListItemProps<T = {}> = T & {
   result?: SearchDocument;
 } & Omit<ListItemProps, 'button'>;
 
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export const SearchFilterBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
+  kind: 'search-filter';
+  name: undefined;
+  params: SearchFilterBlueprintParams;
+  output: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+    {
+      component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+    },
+    'search.filters.filter',
+    {}
+  >;
+  inputs: {};
+  config: {};
+  configInput: {};
+  dataRefs: {
+    searchFilters: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+      {
+        component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+      },
+      'search.filters.filter',
+      {}
+    >;
+  };
+}>;
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export interface SearchFilterBlueprintParams {
+  // (undocumented)
+  component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+}
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type SearchFilterExtensionComponent = (
+  props: SearchFilterExtensionComponentProps,
+) => JSX.Element;
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type SearchFilterExtensionComponentProps = {
+  className: string;
+};
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export const SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
+  kind: 'search-filter-result-type';
+  name: undefined;
+  params: SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprintParams;
+  output: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+    {
+      value: string;
+      name: string;
+      icon: JSX.Element;
+    },
+    'search.filters.result-types.type',
+    {}
+  >;
+  inputs: {};
+  config: {};
+  configInput: {};
+  dataRefs: {
+    resultType: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+      {
+        value: string;
+        name: string;
+        icon: JSX.Element;
+      },
+      'search.filters.result-types.type',
+      {}
+    >;
+  };
+}>;
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export interface SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprintParams {
+  icon: JSX.Element;
+  name: string;
+  value: string;
+}
+
 // @alpha (undocumented)
 export type SearchResultItemExtensionComponent = <
   P extends BaseSearchResultListItemProps,
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6bae597dbb059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {
+  PageBlueprint,
+  createExtensionInput,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { SearchFilterBlueprint } from './SearchFilterBlueprint';
+import { searchFilterDataRef } from './types';
+import {
+  createExtensionTester,
+  renderInTestApp,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
+
+describe('SearchFilterBlueprint', () => {
+  it('should return an extension', () => {
+    const extension = SearchFilterBlueprint.make({
+      name: 'test',
+      params: {
+        component: props => <p {...props}>test filter</p>,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "$$type": "@backstage/ExtensionDefinition",
+        "T": undefined,
+        "attachTo": {
+          "id": "page:search",
+          "input": "searchFilters",
+        },
+        "configSchema": undefined,
+        "disabled": false,
+        "factory": [Function],
+        "inputs": {},
+        "kind": "search-filter",
+        "name": "test",
+        "output": [
+          [Function],
+        ],
+        "override": [Function],
+        "toString": [Function],
+        "version": "v2",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('should render filter components', async () => {
+    const extension = SearchFilterBlueprint.make({
+      name: 'test',
+      params: {
+        component: props => <p {...props}>Test Filter</p>,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
+      name: 'search',
+      inputs: {
+        searchFilters: createExtensionInput([searchFilterDataRef]),
+      },
+      factory(originalFactory, { inputs }) {
+        return originalFactory({
+          defaultPath: '/',
+          loader: async () => {
+            const searchFilters = inputs.searchFilters.map(
+              t => t.get(searchFilterDataRef).component,
+            );
+            return (
+              <div>
+                {searchFilters.map((Component, index) => (
+                  <Component key={index} className="test" />
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            );
+          },
+        });
+      },
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      renderInTestApp(
+        createExtensionTester(searchPage).add(extension).reactElement(),
+      ).findByText('Test Filter'),
+    ).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1faacaf008c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterBlueprint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createExtensionBlueprint } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { searchFilterDataRef, SearchFilterExtensionComponent } from './types';
+
+/** @alpha */
+export interface SearchFilterBlueprintParams {
+  component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ */
+export const SearchFilterBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
+  kind: 'search-filter',
+  attachTo: {
+    id: 'page:search',
+    input: 'searchFilters',
+  },
+  output: [searchFilterDataRef],
+  dataRefs: {
+    searchFilters: searchFilterDataRef,
+  },
+  *factory(params: SearchFilterBlueprintParams) {
+    yield searchFilterDataRef({
+      component: params.component,
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.test.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b2de0319c629c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {
+  PageBlueprint,
+  createExtensionInput,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint } from './SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint';
+import { searchResultTypeDataRef } from './types';
+import {
+  createExtensionTester,
+  renderInTestApp,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-test-utils';
+
+describe('SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint', () => {
+  it('should return an extension', () => {
+    const extension = SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.make({
+      name: 'test',
+      params: {
+        value: 'test',
+        name: 'Test',
+        icon: <div>Hello</div>,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extension).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      {
+        "$$type": "@backstage/ExtensionDefinition",
+        "T": undefined,
+        "attachTo": {
+          "id": "page:search",
+          "input": "resultTypes",
+        },
+        "configSchema": undefined,
+        "disabled": false,
+        "factory": [Function],
+        "inputs": {},
+        "kind": "search-filter-result-type",
+        "name": "test",
+        "output": [
+          [Function],
+        ],
+        "override": [Function],
+        "toString": [Function],
+        "version": "v2",
+      }
+    `);
+  });
+
+  it('should render result types', async () => {
+    const extension = SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.make({
+      name: 'test',
+      params: {
+        value: 'test',
+        name: 'Test Result Type',
+        icon: <div>Hello</div>,
+      },
+    });
+
+    const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
+      name: 'search',
+      inputs: {
+        resultTypes: createExtensionInput([searchResultTypeDataRef]),
+      },
+      factory(originalFactory, { inputs }) {
+        return originalFactory({
+          defaultPath: '/',
+          loader: async () => {
+            const resultTypes = inputs.resultTypes.map(t =>
+              t.get(searchResultTypeDataRef),
+            );
+            return (
+              <div>
+                {resultTypes.map((t, i) => (
+                  <div key={i}>{t.name}</div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            );
+          },
+        });
+      },
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      renderInTestApp(
+        createExtensionTester(searchPage).add(extension).reactElement(),
+      ).findByText('Test Result Type'),
+    ).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa321daa73a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createExtensionBlueprint } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { searchResultTypeDataRef } from './types';
+
+/** @alpha */
+export interface SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprintParams {
+  /**
+   * The value of the result type.
+   */
+  value: string;
+  /**
+   * The name of the result type.
+   */
+  name: string;
+  /**
+   * The icon of the result type.
+   */
+  icon: JSX.Element;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @alpha
+ */
+export const SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
+  kind: 'search-filter-result-type',
+  attachTo: {
+    id: 'page:search',
+    input: 'resultTypes',
+  },
+  output: [searchResultTypeDataRef],
+  dataRefs: {
+    resultType: searchResultTypeDataRef,
+  },
+  *factory(params: SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprintParams) {
+    yield searchResultTypeDataRef({
+      value: params.value,
+      name: params.name,
+      icon: params.icon,
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/index.ts b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/index.ts
index b9bbf1012e8d9..f89ecebdb198a 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/index.ts
@@ -22,4 +22,16 @@ export {
   type BaseSearchResultListItemProps,
   type SearchResultItemExtensionComponent,
   type SearchResultItemExtensionPredicate,
+  type SearchFilterExtensionComponent,
+  type SearchFilterExtensionComponentProps,
 } from './types';
+
+export {
+  SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint,
+  type SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprintParams,
+} from './SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint';
+
+export {
+  SearchFilterBlueprint,
+  type SearchFilterBlueprintParams,
+} from './SearchFilterBlueprint';
diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/types.ts b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/types.ts
index abfed4aba6b3f..56306ba681d32 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/alpha/blueprints/types.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,30 @@ export type SearchResultItemExtensionPredicate = (
   result: SearchResult,
 ) => boolean;
 
+/** @alpha */
 export const searchResultListItemDataRef = createExtensionDataRef<{
   predicate?: SearchResultItemExtensionPredicate;
   component: SearchResultItemExtensionComponent;
 }>().with({ id: 'search.search-result-list-item.item' });
+
+/** @alpha */
+export const searchResultTypeDataRef = createExtensionDataRef<{
+  value: string;
+  name: string;
+  icon: JSX.Element;
+}>().with({ id: 'search.filters.result-types.type' });
+
+/** @alpha */
+export type SearchFilterExtensionComponentProps = {
+  className: string;
+};
+
+/** @alpha */
+export type SearchFilterExtensionComponent = (
+  props: SearchFilterExtensionComponentProps,
+) => JSX.Element;
+
+/** @alpha */
+export const searchFilterDataRef = createExtensionDataRef<{
+  component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+}>().with({ id: 'search.filters.filter' });
diff --git a/plugins/search/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/search/report-alpha.api.md
index d4a016bbe248b..7581e1c25ff8e 100644
--- a/plugins/search/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/search/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { FrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { IconComponent } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
 import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { SearchFilterExtensionComponent } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 import { SearchResultItemExtensionComponent } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 import { SearchResultItemExtensionPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 
@@ -98,6 +99,34 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
             optional: false;
           }
         >;
+        resultTypes: ExtensionInput<
+          ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+            {
+              value: string;
+              name: string;
+              icon: JSX.Element;
+            },
+            'search.filters.result-types.type',
+            {}
+          >,
+          {
+            singleton: false;
+            optional: false;
+          }
+        >;
+        searchFilters: ExtensionInput<
+          ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+            {
+              component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+            },
+            'search.filters.filter',
+            {}
+          >,
+          {
+            singleton: false;
+            optional: false;
+          }
+        >;
       };
       kind: 'page';
       name: undefined;
@@ -184,6 +213,34 @@ export const searchPage: ExtensionDefinition<{
         optional: false;
       }
     >;
+    resultTypes: ExtensionInput<
+      ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+        {
+          value: string;
+          name: string;
+          icon: JSX.Element;
+        },
+        'search.filters.result-types.type',
+        {}
+      >,
+      {
+        singleton: false;
+        optional: false;
+      }
+    >;
+    searchFilters: ExtensionInput<
+      ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<
+        {
+          component: SearchFilterExtensionComponent;
+        },
+        'search.filters.filter',
+        {}
+      >,
+      {
+        singleton: false;
+        optional: false;
+      }
+    >;
   };
   kind: 'page';
   name: undefined;
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
index 90fc394f9dea7..a6de7c680ec01 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/alpha.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ import {
 } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react';
 import { SearchResult } from '@backstage/plugin-search-common';
 import { searchApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react';
-import { SearchResultListItemBlueprint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
+import {
+  SearchResultListItemBlueprint,
+  SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint,
+  SearchFilterBlueprint,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 
 import { rootRouteRef } from './plugin';
 import { SearchClient } from './apis';
@@ -106,6 +110,12 @@ export const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   },
   inputs: {
     items: createExtensionInput([SearchResultListItemBlueprint.dataRefs.item]),
+    resultTypes: createExtensionInput([
+      SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.dataRefs.resultType,
+    ]),
+    searchFilters: createExtensionInput([
+      SearchFilterBlueprint.dataRefs.searchFilters,
+    ]),
   },
   factory(originalFactory, { config, inputs }) {
     return originalFactory({
@@ -124,6 +134,15 @@ export const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
           );
         };
 
+        const resultTypes = inputs.resultTypes.map(item =>
+          item.get(SearchFilterResultTypeBlueprint.dataRefs.resultType),
+        );
+
+        const additionalSearchFilters = inputs.searchFilters.map(
+          item =>
+            item.get(SearchFilterBlueprint.dataRefs.searchFilters).component,
+        );
+
         const Component = () => {
           const classes = useSearchPageStyles();
           const { isMobile } = useSidebarPinState();
@@ -155,7 +174,7 @@ export const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
                             name: 'Documentation',
                             icon: <DocsIcon />,
                           },
-                        ]}
+                        ].concat(resultTypes)}
                       />
                       <Paper className={classes.filters}>
                         {types.includes('techdocs') && (
@@ -193,6 +212,9 @@ export const searchPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
                           name="lifecycle"
                           values={['experimental', 'production']}
                         />
+                        {additionalSearchFilters.map(SearchFilterComponent => (
+                          <SearchFilterComponent className={classes.filter} />
+                        ))}
                       </Paper>
                     </Grid>
                   )}