diff --git a/fusion_clock/controllers/clock_nfc_kiosk.py b/fusion_clock/controllers/clock_nfc_kiosk.py
index 67e5da2f..32ab5e70 100644
--- a/fusion_clock/controllers/clock_nfc_kiosk.py
+++ b/fusion_clock/controllers/clock_nfc_kiosk.py
@@ -237,3 +237,9 @@ class FusionClockNfcKiosk(http.Controller):
                 'message': f'{employee.name} clocked out',
                 'net_hours_today': round(attendance.x_fclk_net_hours or 0, 2),
             }
+
+    @http.route('/fusion_clock/kiosk/nfc/employee_search', type='jsonrpc', auth='user', methods=['POST'])
+    def nfc_employee_search(self, query='', **kw):
+        """Delegate to the existing kiosk search to avoid duplication."""
+        from .clock_kiosk import FusionClockKiosk
+        return FusionClockKiosk().kiosk_search(query=query)
diff --git a/fusion_clock/tests/test_clock_nfc_kiosk.py b/fusion_clock/tests/test_clock_nfc_kiosk.py
index ab04cfe9..e58ba12d 100644
--- a/fusion_clock/tests/test_clock_nfc_kiosk.py
+++ b/fusion_clock/tests/test_clock_nfc_kiosk.py
@@ -379,3 +379,35 @@ class TestTapPhotoHandling(HttpCase):
         self.ICP.set_param('fusion_clock.nfc_photo_required', 'False')
         result = self._tap(photo_b64='')
         self.assertTrue(result.get('success'))
+
+
+@tagged('-at_install', 'post_install', 'fusion_clock')
+class TestEmployeeSearch(HttpCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls.ICP = cls.env['ir.config_parameter'].sudo()
+        cls.ICP.set_param('fusion_clock.enable_nfc_kiosk', 'True')
+        cls.kiosk_user = cls.env['res.users'].create({
+            'name': 'Search Kiosk User',
+            'login': 'nfc-kiosk-search',
+            'password': 'kioskpass123',
+            'group_ids': [(4, cls.env.ref('fusion_clock.group_fusion_clock_manager').id)],
+        })
+        cls.env['hr.employee'].create({'name': 'Searchable Steve', 'x_fclk_enable_clock': True})
+
+    def test_search_returns_matching_employees(self):
+        self.authenticate('nfc-kiosk-search', 'kioskpass123')
+        response = self.url_open(
+            '/fusion_clock/kiosk/nfc/employee_search',
+            data=json.dumps({
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'method': 'call',
+                'params': {'query': 'Steve'},
+            }),
+            headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        )
+        result = response.json().get('result', {})
+        self.assertIn('employees', result)
+        names = [e['name'] for e in result['employees']]
+        self.assertIn('Searchable Steve', names)