diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3166733..709d8a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ members=[
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version="2.1.1"
+version="2.1.2"
 edition="2024"
 repository="https://git.mcorangehq.xyz/XOR64/xmpd/"
 license="GPL-3.0"
diff --git a/xmpd-gui/src/components/song_list/header.rs b/xmpd-gui/src/components/song_list/header.rs
index 65a643a..36157d3 100644
--- a/xmpd-gui/src/components/song_list/header.rs
+++ b/xmpd-gui/src/components/song_list/header.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+use eframe::Frame;
+use egui::{Align, Align2, Area, Key, Layout, Order, Style};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use xmpd_cache::DlStatus;
 use xmpd_manifest::{song::Song, store::BaseStore};
 
-use crate::{components::{left_nav::LeftNav, toast::ToastType, CompGetter, CompUi}, windows::WindowId};
+use crate::{components::{CompGetter, CompUi, left_nav::LeftNav, toast::ToastType}, utils::SearchType, windows::WindowId};
 
 use super::SongList;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ pub struct Header {
 
 component_register!(Header);
 
+
+
 impl CompUi for Header {
     fn draw(ui: &mut egui::Ui, state: &mut crate::GuiState) -> crate::Result<()> {
         let theme = xmpd_settings::Settings::get()?.theme.clone();
@@ -26,7 +30,53 @@ impl CompUi for Header {
                 .tint(theme.accent_color);
             ui.add(search_icon);
             {
-                ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut handle_error_ui!(Header::get()).search_text);
+                let resp = ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut handle_error_ui!(Header::get()).search_text);
+                let popup_id = resp.id.with("mode_popup");
+                if resp.clicked() {
+                    ui.memory_mut(|m| m.open_popup(popup_id));
+                }
+                
+                // NOTE: Genuinely cancerous code incoming
+                let search_text = handle_error_ui!(Header::get()).search_text.clone();
+                if !search_text.is_empty() {
+                    if ui.memory(|mem: &egui::Memory| mem.is_popup_open(popup_id)) {
+                        Area::new(popup_id)
+                            .order(Order::Foreground)
+                            .constrain(true)
+                            .fixed_pos(resp.rect.left_bottom())
+                            .pivot(Align2::LEFT_TOP)
+                            .show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
+                                let tf = crate::main_window::get_themed_frame(&theme)
+                                    .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(
+                                        1.5,
+                                        theme.secondary_bg_color,
+                                    ));
+                                let frame_margin = tf.total_margin();
+                                tf.show(ui, |ui| {
+                                    ui.with_layout(Layout::top_down_justified(Align::LEFT), |ui| {
+                                        ui.set_width(resp.rect.width() - frame_margin.sum().x);
+                                        let st = SearchType::from_str(&search_text);
+                                        let style = ui.style_mut();
+                                        style.visuals.selection.bg_fill = theme.secondary_bg_color;
+                                        style.visuals.selection.stroke.color = theme.accent_color;
+                                        for item in &[SearchType::Author, SearchType::Source, SearchType::Genre] {
+                                            if ui.selectable_label(st.0 == *item, item.new_query(&st.1)).clicked() {
+                                                {
+                                                    handle_error_ui!(Header::get()).search_text = item.new_query(&st.1);
+                                                }
+                                                ui.memory_mut(|m| m.close_popup());
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    })
+                                })
+                            });
+
+                        if ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(Key::Escape)) || resp.clicked_elsewhere() {
+                            ui.memory_mut(|mem| mem.close_popup());
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
             }
 
             ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::RIGHT), |ui| {
diff --git a/xmpd-gui/src/main_window.rs b/xmpd-gui/src/main_window.rs
index ea4dc7e..9b91a55 100644
--- a/xmpd-gui/src/main_window.rs
+++ b/xmpd-gui/src/main_window.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn draw(ctx: &egui::Context, state: &mut GuiState, cache_rx: &Receiver<Messa
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn get_themed_frame(theme: &Theme) -> egui::Frame {
+pub fn get_themed_frame(theme: &Theme) -> egui::Frame {
     egui::Frame::none()
         .fill(theme.primary_bg_color)
         .stroke(egui::Stroke::new(
diff --git a/xmpd-gui/src/utils.rs b/xmpd-gui/src/utils.rs
index b092e16..dd15ffb 100644
--- a/xmpd-gui/src/utils.rs
+++ b/xmpd-gui/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub enum SearchType {
     Normal,
     Author,
     Source,
+    Genre
 }
 
 impl SearchType {
@@ -13,9 +16,27 @@ impl SearchType {
                 (Self::Source, i.strip_prefix("source:").unwrap_or("").to_string().to_lowercase()),
             i @ _ if i.starts_with("author:") => 
                 (Self::Author, i.strip_prefix("author:").unwrap_or("").to_string().to_lowercase()),
+            i @ _ if i.starts_with("genre:") => 
+                (Self::Author, i.strip_prefix("genre:").unwrap_or("").to_string().to_lowercase()),
             i @ _ => (Self::Normal, i.to_string().to_lowercase())
         }
     }
+    pub fn new_query(&self, s: &str) -> String {
+        format!("{self}:{s}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for SearchType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+         let s = match self {
+            Self::Normal => "",
+            Self::Genre => "genre",
+            Self::Source => "source",
+            Self::Author => "author"
+        };
+        f.write_str(s)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn super_separator(ui: &mut egui::Ui, color: egui::Color32, width: f32, height: f32) {