diff --git a/offlineu_core.py b/offlineu_core.py
index 4117d8e..a544e81 100644
--- a/offlineu_core.py
+++ b/offlineu_core.py
@@ -1446,6 +1446,23 @@ class ProgressTracker:
 
         ProgressTracker.save_progress(course, progress)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def touch_lesson_accessed(course: Course, lesson_path: str):
+        """
+        Record that a lesson was opened, without touching its saved
+        completed/progress_seconds/duration_seconds - update_lesson_progress
+        is for the client reporting real playback progress, and calling it
+        (with its completed=False, progress_seconds=0 defaults) just for
+        viewing a page would silently reset an already-watched lesson back
+        to 0% every time it's opened, before the client gets a chance to
+        report anything real.
+        """
+        progress = ProgressTracker.load_progress(course)
+        entry = progress.setdefault(lesson_path, {})
+        entry['last_accessed'] = datetime.now().isoformat()
+        progress['last_accessed_path'] = lesson_path
+        ProgressTracker.save_progress(course, progress)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _notes_from_entry(entry: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
@@ -2340,15 +2357,16 @@ def view_lesson(lesson_path: str):
     if current_index < len(all_lessons) - 1:
         next_lesson = all_lessons[current_index + 1][0]
 
-    # Update last accessed
-    ProgressTracker.update_lesson_progress(current_course, lesson_path)
+    # Update last accessed without touching saved progress/completed state
+    ProgressTracker.touch_lesson_accessed(current_course, lesson_path)
 
     # Record for the cross-course "Recently Viewed" list on the dashboard
     record_recent_view(current_course.name, current_course.path, lesson_path, lesson.title)
 
-    # Read notes directly from the progress file rather than the Lesson
-    # object - apply_progress_to_tree (which populates Lesson fields) isn't
-    # called on this code path, only on the dashboard's tree render.
+    # Read notes and progress directly from the progress file rather than
+    # the Lesson object - apply_progress_to_tree (which populates Lesson
+    # fields) isn't called on this code path, only on the dashboard's tree
+    # render.
     lesson_progress = ProgressTracker.load_progress(current_course).get(lesson_path, {})
 
     seek_seconds = request.args.get('t', type=int)
@@ -2358,6 +2376,7 @@ def view_lesson(lesson_path: str):
                            lesson=lesson,
                            lesson_path=lesson_path,
                            lesson_notes=ProgressTracker._notes_from_entry(lesson_progress),
+                           lesson_progress_seconds=lesson_progress.get('progress_seconds', 0),
                            initial_seek_seconds=seek_seconds,
                            outline_topic_id=lesson_progress.get('outline_topic_id', ''),
                            outline_topic_name=lesson_progress.get('outline_topic_name', ''),
diff --git a/templates/lesson_view.html b/templates/lesson_view.html
index 6f8e1eb..55c1864 100644
--- a/templates/lesson_view.html
+++ b/templates/lesson_view.html
@@ -912,12 +912,27 @@
 
             renderNotes();
 
-            if (activeMedia && INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS !== null && INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS !== undefined) {
-                const doInitialSeek = function() { activeMedia.currentTime = INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS; };
+            // Seek once metadata is available (activeMedia.duration is NaN
+            // before that, so doing this synchronously on script load - as
+            // this used to - silently never applied). An explicit jump to
+            // a note's timestamp (?t=, see INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS) takes
+            // priority over resuming general playback progress.
+            const savedProgressSeconds = {{ lesson_progress_seconds|default(0) }};
+
+            function applyInitialSeek() {
+                if (INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS !== null && INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS !== undefined) {
+                    activeMedia.currentTime = INITIAL_SEEK_SECONDS;
+                } else if (savedProgressSeconds > 0 && savedProgressSeconds < activeMedia.duration - 30) {
+                    activeMedia.currentTime = savedProgressSeconds;
+                    showNotification(`Resumed from ${Math.floor(savedProgressSeconds / 60)}:${String(Math.floor(savedProgressSeconds % 60)).padStart(2, '0')}`);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (activeMedia) {
                 if (activeMedia.readyState >= 1) {
-                    doInitialSeek();
+                    applyInitialSeek();
                 } else {
-                    activeMedia.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', doInitialSeek, { once: true });
+                    activeMedia.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', applyInitialSeek, { once: true });
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1047,13 +1062,6 @@
                     saveProgress(activeMedia.currentTime, true);
                     markAsCompleted();
                 });
-
-                // Resume from saved position
-                const savedProgress = {{ lesson.progress_seconds|default(0) }};
-                if (savedProgress > 0 && savedProgress < activeMedia.duration - 30) {
-                    activeMedia.currentTime = savedProgress;
-                    showNotification(`Resumed from ${Math.floor(savedProgress / 60)}:${String(Math.floor(savedProgress % 60)).padStart(2, '0')}`);
-                }
             }
 
             function saveProgress(progressSeconds, completed = false) {
diff --git a/templates/notes_hub.html b/templates/notes_hub.html
index feee094..cc7e17d 100644
--- a/templates/notes_hub.html
+++ b/templates/notes_hub.html
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@
             text-align: center;
             padding: 40px 20px;
         }
+        .notes-search-input {
+            width: 100%;
+            background: var(--bg-tertiary);
+            color: var(--text-primary);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            border-radius: var(--radius);
+            padding: 10px 14px;
+            font-size: 0.95em;
+            font-family: var(--font-family);
+            margin-bottom: 20px;
+        }
         .note-card {
             background: var(--bg-secondary);
             border-radius: var(--radius);
@@ -213,10 +224,14 @@
 
         {% if not notes %}
         <div class="empty-hint">No notes yet - jot something down on a lesson page and it'll show up here.</div>
+        {% else %}
+        <input type="text" id="notes-search-input" class="notes-search-input"
+               placeholder="Search notes, lessons, or courses…" oninput="filterNotes(this.value)">
+        <div id="notes-no-results-hint" class="empty-hint" style="display: none;">No notes match your search.</div>
         {% endif %}
 
         {% for note in notes %}
-        <div class="note-card">
+        <div class="note-card" data-search="{{ (note.lesson_title ~ ' ' ~ note.course_name ~ ' ' ~ note.text) | lower }}">
             <div class="note-card-header">
                 <span class="note-card-icon">📝</span>
                 <div class="note-card-titles">
@@ -251,6 +266,22 @@
         </div>
     </footer>
 
+    <script>
+        function filterNotes(query) {
+            const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+            const cards = document.querySelectorAll('.note-card');
+            let visibleCount = 0;
+            cards.forEach(function(card) {
+                const match = !q || card.dataset.search.includes(q);
+                card.style.display = match ? '' : 'none';
+                if (match) visibleCount++;
+            });
+            const noResultsHint = document.getElementById('notes-no-results-hint');
+            if (noResultsHint) {
+                noResultsHint.style.display = (visibleCount === 0 && cards.length > 0) ? 'block' : 'none';
+            }
+        }
+    </script>
     <script src="/static/theme.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>