diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 6e1eb82..9482ead 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -268,6 +268,19 @@ Hooks.EmptyNickname = {
   },
 };
 
+Hooks.SearchableSelect = {
+  mounted() {
+    this.handleEvent("update_hidden_field", (payload) => {
+      if (payload.id === this.el.id) {
+        this.el.value = payload.value;
+        // Trigger a change event to update the form
+        const event = new Event('input', { bubbles: true });
+        this.el.dispatchEvent(event);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 Hooks.PostForm = {
   onPress(e, submitBtn, TA) {
     if (e.key == "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
diff --git a/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/event_live/form_component.ex b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/event_live/form_component.ex
index a356eda..6af40a8 100644
--- a/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/event_live/form_component.ex
+++ b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/event_live/form_component.ex
@@ -61,17 +61,16 @@ defmodule ClaperWeb.AdminLive.EventLive.FormComponent do
           />
 
           <.live_component
-            module={ClaperWeb.AdminLive.FormFieldComponent}
+            module={ClaperWeb.AdminLive.SearchableSelectComponent}
             id="event-user-id"
             form={@form}
             field={:user_id}
-            type="select"
             label="Assigned User"
-            select_options={@user_options}
-            prompt="Select a user"
+            options={@user_options}
+            placeholder="Search for a user..."
             required={true}
             width_class="sm:col-span-6"
-            description="The user who owns this event"
+            description="The user who owns this event (required)"
           />
         </div>
 
diff --git a/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/form_field_component.ex b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/form_field_component.ex
index 7098152..e30fb58 100644
--- a/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/form_field_component.ex
+++ b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/form_field_component.ex
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ defmodule ClaperWeb.AdminLive.FormFieldComponent do
                   @field,
                   [
                     class: "checkbox checkbox-primary",
-                    checked: Phoenix.HTML.Form.input_value(@form, @field) == true || Phoenix.HTML.Form.input_value(@form, @field) == "true"
+                    checked:
+                      Phoenix.HTML.Form.input_value(@form, @field) == true ||
+                        Phoenix.HTML.Form.input_value(@form, @field) == "true"
                   ] ++ @extra_attrs
                 )}
                 <span class="label-text ml-2">{@checkbox_label || @label}</span>
diff --git a/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/searchable_select_component.ex b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/searchable_select_component.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a213c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/claper_web/live/admin_live/searchable_select_component.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+defmodule ClaperWeb.AdminLive.SearchableSelectComponent do
+  use ClaperWeb, :live_component
+
+  @impl true
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <div class={if @width_class, do: @width_class, else: "sm:col-span-6"}>
+      <div class="form-control w-full">
+        <label class="label">
+          <span class="label-text">{@label}</span>
+        </label>
+
+        <div class="dropdown dropdown-bottom w-full">
+          <input
+            type="text"
+            value={@search_term}
+            placeholder={@placeholder}
+            class="input input-bordered w-full"
+            phx-keyup="search"
+            phx-focus="open_dropdown"
+            phx-target={@myself}
+            phx-debounce="300"
+            autocomplete="off"
+            tabindex="0"
+          />
+
+          <input
+            type="hidden"
+            name={"#{@form.name}[#{@field}]"}
+            value={@selected_value || ""}
+            id={"#{@form.name}_#{@field}"}
+          />
+
+          <%= if @show_dropdown and length(@filtered_options) > 0 do %>
+            <ul
+              tabindex="0"
+              class="dropdown-content menu bg-base-100 rounded-box z-[1] w-full p-2 shadow"
+              phx-click-away="close_dropdown"
+              phx-target={@myself}
+            >
+              <%= for {label, value} <- @filtered_options do %>
+                <li class="w-full">
+                  <a
+                    class={if to_string(value) == to_string(@selected_value), do: "active", else: ""}
+                    phx-click="select_option"
+                    phx-value-value={value}
+                    phx-value-label={label}
+                    phx-target={@myself}
+                  >
+                    {label}
+                  </a>
+                </li>
+              <% end %>
+            </ul>
+          <% end %>
+        </div>
+
+        <label class="label">
+          {error_tag(@form, @field)}
+          <%= if @description do %>
+            <span class="label-text-alt">{@description}</span>
+          <% end %>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    """
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def mount(socket) do
+    {:ok,
+     socket
+     |> assign(:show_dropdown, false)
+     |> assign(:search_term, "")
+     |> assign(:filtered_options, [])
+     |> assign(:selected_value, nil)
+     |> assign(:display_value, "")}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def update(assigns, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(assigns)
+      |> assign_new(:placeholder, fn -> "Select..." end)
+      |> assign_new(:required, fn -> false end)
+      |> assign_new(:description, fn -> nil end)
+      |> assign_new(:width_class, fn -> nil end)
+      |> assign_new(:options, fn -> [] end)
+      |> update_filtered_options()
+      |> update_display_value()
+
+    {:ok, socket}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_event("search", %{"value" => search_term}, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(:search_term, search_term)
+      |> assign(:show_dropdown, true)
+      |> update_filtered_options()
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("select_option", %{"value" => value, "label" => label}, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(:selected_value, value)
+      |> assign(:display_value, label)
+      |> assign(:show_dropdown, false)
+      |> assign(:search_term, label)
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("open_dropdown", _params, socket) do
+    socket =
+      socket
+      |> assign(:show_dropdown, true)
+      |> update_filtered_options()
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("close_dropdown", _params, socket) do
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, :show_dropdown, false)}
+  end
+
+  defp update_filtered_options(socket) do
+    search_term = String.downcase(socket.assigns[:search_term] || "")
+
+    filtered =
+      if search_term == "" do
+        socket.assigns.options
+      else
+        Enum.filter(socket.assigns.options, fn {label, _value} ->
+          String.contains?(String.downcase(label), search_term)
+        end)
+      end
+
+    assign(socket, :filtered_options, filtered)
+  end
+
+  defp update_display_value(socket) do
+    current_value = get_field_value(socket.assigns.form, socket.assigns.field)
+
+    display_value =
+      if current_value do
+        case Enum.find(socket.assigns.options, fn {_label, value} ->
+               to_string(value) == to_string(current_value)
+             end) do
+          {label, _value} -> label
+          nil -> ""
+        end
+      else
+        ""
+      end
+
+    socket
+    |> assign(:selected_value, current_value)
+    |> assign(:display_value, display_value)
+    |> assign(:search_term, display_value)
+  end
+
+  defp get_field_value(form, field) do
+    Map.get(form.data, field) || Map.get(form.params, to_string(field))
+  end
+end