diff --git a/packages/controller/src/ControlConnection.ts b/packages/controller/src/ControlConnection.ts
index 8ef23516..315e6b92 100644
--- a/packages/controller/src/ControlConnection.ts
+++ b/packages/controller/src/ControlConnection.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export default class ControlConnection extends BaseConnection {
 		this.handle(lib.ModGetRequest, this.handleModGetRequest.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.ModListRequest, this.handleModListRequest.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.ModSearchRequest, this.handleModSearchRequest.bind(this));
+		this.handle(lib.ModPortalSearchRequest, this.handleModPortalSearchRequest.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.ModDeleteRequest, this.handleModDeleteRequest.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.LogSetSubscriptionsRequest, this.handleLogSetSubscriptionsRequest.bind(this));
 		this.handle(lib.LogQueryRequest, this.handleLogQueryRequest.bind(this));
@@ -514,6 +515,22 @@ export default class ControlConnection extends BaseConnection {
 		};
 	}
 
+	async handleModPortalSearchRequest(request: lib.ModPortalSearchRequest) {
+		try {
+			return lib.ModStore.searchModPortal(
+				request.query,
+				request.factorioVersion,
+				request.page,
+				request.pageSize || 10,
+				request.sort,
+				request.sortOrder || "asc"
+			);
+		} catch (error: any) {
+			logger.error(`Error searching mod portal: ${error}`);
+			throw new lib.RequestError(`Failed to search mod portal: ${error.message}`);
+		}
+	}
+
 	async handleModDeleteRequest(request: lib.ModDeleteRequest) {
 		await this._controller.modStore.deleteMod(request.name, request.version);
 	}
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/ModStore.ts b/packages/lib/src/ModStore.ts
index 0f85cfe3..0c3b8fb6 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/ModStore.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/ModStore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
-import { Static} from "@sinclair/typebox";
+import { Static } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 import { logger } from "./logging";
 import { integerModVersion, ModInfo, ModPack, ModRecord } from "./data";
 import TypedEventEmitter from "./TypedEventEmitter";
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ interface ModDetails {
 	downloads_count: number,
 	category: string,
 	score?: number,
-	releases: Array<ModRelease>,
+	releases?: Array<ModRelease>,
+	latest_release?: ModRelease,
 }
 
 interface ModsInfoResponse {
@@ -196,9 +197,14 @@ export default class ModStore extends TypedEventEmitter<keyof ModStoreEvents, Mo
 		const versions = new Map<string, string>();
 		mods.forEach((mod) => {
 			const modName = mod.name;
-			let latestVersion = ModStore.getLatestVersionFromReleases(mod.releases);
-			if (latestVersion !== undefined) { versions.set(modName, latestVersion); }
-
+			if (mod.releases) {
+				let latestVersion = ModStore.getLatestVersionFromReleases(mod.releases);
+				if (latestVersion !== undefined) { versions.set(modName, latestVersion); }
+			} else if (mod.latest_release) {
+				versions.set(modName, mod.latest_release.version);
+			} else {
+				logger.warn(`Mod ${modName} has no releases or latest_release`);
+			}
 		});
 		return versions;
 	}
@@ -217,8 +223,9 @@ export default class ModStore extends TypedEventEmitter<keyof ModStoreEvents, Mo
 		if (factorioVersion.split(".").length >= 3) {
 			factorioVersion = factorioVersion.slice(0, factorioVersion.lastIndexOf("."));
 		}
-		modNames = modNames.filter((modName, index, array) => !(modName in ModPack.getBuiltinModNames(factorioVersion))
-		);
+
+		const builtinMods = ModPack.getBuiltinModNames(factorioVersion);
+		modNames = modNames.filter(modName => !(modName in builtinMods));
 
 		const chunkSize = 500;
 		let versions = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -269,8 +276,16 @@ export default class ModStore extends TypedEventEmitter<keyof ModStoreEvents, Mo
 		}
 		const mods = (await response.json() as ModsInfoResponse).results;
 
-		await Promise.all(mods.map((mod) => this.downloadModFromReleases(mod.releases,
-			modVersions[modNames.indexOf(mod.name)], username, token)));
+		await Promise.all(mods.map((mod) => {
+			if (mod.releases) {
+				return this.downloadModFromReleases(mod.releases,
+					modVersions[modNames.indexOf(mod.name)], username, token);
+			} else if (mod.latest_release) {
+				return this.downloadModFromReleases([mod.latest_release],
+					modVersions[modNames.indexOf(mod.name)], username, token);
+			}
+			throw new Error(`Mod ${mod.name} has no releases or latest_release`);
+		}));
 	}
 
 
@@ -418,4 +433,96 @@ export default class ModStore extends TypedEventEmitter<keyof ModStoreEvents, Mo
 		});
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Search for mods on the Factorio mod portal
+	 *
+	 * @param query Search query string
+	 * @param factorioVersion Factorio version to filter for
+	 * @param page Page number (1-based)
+	 * @param pageSize Number of results per page
+	 * @param sort Field to sort by (name, title, downloads, etc.)
+	 * @param sortOrder Sort order (asc or desc)
+	 * @returns Search results from the mod portal
+	 */
+	static async searchModPortal(
+		query: string,
+		factorioVersion: string,
+		page: number,
+		pageSize: number = 10,
+		sort?: string,
+		sortOrder: string = "asc"
+	) {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line
+		logger.info(`Searching mod portal for ${query} with factorio version ${factorioVersion} on page ${page} with page size ${pageSize} and sort ${sort} and sort order ${sortOrder}`);
+
+		// Construct the URL for the Factorio mod portal API
+		const url = new URL("https://mods.factorio.com/api/mods");
+
+		// Add query parameters
+		url.searchParams.set("page", page.toString());
+		url.searchParams.set("page_size", pageSize.toString());
+		url.searchParams.set("version", factorioVersion);
+
+		if (query) {
+			url.searchParams.set("q", query);
+		}
+
+		// Handle sorting
+		if (sort) {
+			let sortField = sort;
+			// Map frontend sort fields to API sort fields
+			if (sort === "name") {
+				sortField = "name";
+			} else if (sort === "title") {
+				sortField = "title";
+			} else if (sort === "downloads") {
+				sortField = "downloads_count";
+			} else if (sort === "updated") {
+				sortField = "updated_at";
+			}
+
+			url.searchParams.set("sort", sortField);
+			url.searchParams.set("sort_order", sortOrder);
+		}
+
+		// Make the request to the Factorio mod portal
+		const response = await fetch(url);
+
+		if (!response.ok) {
+			throw new Error(`Failed to fetch from mod portal: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`);
+		}
+
+		const data = await response.json() as ModsInfoResponse;
+		logger.info(`Mod portal search results: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
+
+		// Transform the response to match our expected format
+		const results = data.results.map(mod => {
+			// Find the latest release for the specified Factorio version
+			const latestRelease = mod.latest_release;
+
+			const transformedMod = {
+				name: mod.name,
+				title: mod.title,
+				summary: mod.summary,
+				owner: mod.owner,
+				downloads_count: mod.downloads_count,
+				latest_release: latestRelease ? {
+					version: latestRelease.version,
+					factorio_version: latestRelease.info_json.factorio_version,
+					released_at: latestRelease.released_at,
+					download_url: latestRelease.download_url,
+					file_name: latestRelease.file_name,
+					sha1: latestRelease.sha1,
+				} : undefined,
+			};
+			return transformedMod;
+		}).filter(mod => mod.latest_release); // Only include mods with a release for the specified version
+
+		return {
+			queryIssues: [],
+			pageCount: Math.ceil(data.pagination.count / pageSize),
+			resultCount: data.pagination.count,
+			results,
+		};
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/data/messages_mod.ts b/packages/lib/src/data/messages_mod.ts
index 60fc6563..3dd61955 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/data/messages_mod.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/data/messages_mod.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,91 @@ export class ModSearchRequest {
 	};
 }
 
+export class ModPortalSearchRequest {
+	declare ["constructor"]: typeof ModPortalSearchRequest;
+	static type = "request" as const;
+	static src = "control" as const;
+	static dst = "controller" as const;
+	static permission = "core.mod.search_portal" as const;
+
+	constructor(
+		public query: string,
+		public factorioVersion: string,
+		public page: number,
+		public pageSize?: number,
+		public sort?: string,
+		public sortOrder?: string,
+	) { }
+
+	static jsonSchema = Type.Object({
+		"query": Type.String(),
+		"factorioVersion": Type.String(),
+		"page": Type.Integer(),
+		"pageSize": Type.Optional(Type.Integer()),
+		"sort": Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+		"sortOrder": Type.Optional(Type.String()),
+	});
+
+	static fromJSON(json: Static<typeof this.jsonSchema>) {
+		return new this(json.query, json.factorioVersion, json.page, json.pageSize, json.sort, json.sortOrder);
+	}
+
+	static Response = class Response {
+		constructor(
+			public queryIssues: string[],
+			public pageCount: number,
+			public resultCount: number,
+			public results: {
+				name: string,
+				title: string,
+				summary: string,
+				owner: string,
+				downloads_count: number,
+				latest_release: {
+					version: string,
+					factorio_version: string,
+					released_at: string,
+					download_url: string,
+					file_name: string,
+					sha1: string,
+				},
+			}[],
+		) { }
+
+		static jsonSchema = Type.Object({
+			"queryIssues": Type.Array(Type.String()),
+			"pageCount": Type.Integer(),
+			"resultCount": Type.Integer(),
+			"results": Type.Array(
+				Type.Object({
+					"name": Type.String(),
+					"title": Type.String(),
+					"summary": Type.String(),
+					"owner": Type.String(),
+					"downloads_count": Type.Number(),
+					"latest_release": Type.Object({
+						"version": Type.String(),
+						"factorio_version": Type.String(),
+						"released_at": Type.String(),
+						"download_url": Type.String(),
+						"file_name": Type.String(),
+						"sha1": Type.String(),
+					}),
+				}),
+			),
+		});
+
+		static fromJSON(json: Static<typeof this.jsonSchema>) {
+			return new this(
+				json.queryIssues,
+				json.pageCount,
+				json.resultCount,
+				json.results
+			);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
 export class ModDownloadRequest {
 	declare ["constructor"]: typeof ModDownloadRequest;
 	static type = "request" as const;
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts b/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
index 4182db3a..b1c17826 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/link/messages.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export const dataClasses: (RequestClass<unknown, unknown> | EventClass<unknown>)
 	mod.ModGetRequest,
 	mod.ModListRequest,
 	mod.ModSearchRequest,
+	mod.ModPortalSearchRequest,
 	mod.ModDownloadRequest,
 	mod.ModDeleteRequest,
 	mod.ModPackUpdatesEvent,
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/permissions.ts b/packages/lib/src/permissions.ts
index 306047de..4e64684d 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/src/permissions.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ definePermission({
 	description: "Search through the list of mods stored on the controller.",
 	grantByDefault: true,
 });
+definePermission({
+	name: "core.mod.search_portal",
+	title: "Search mod portal",
+	description: "Search for mods on the Factorio mod portal.",
+	grantByDefault: true,
+});
 definePermission({
 	name: "core.mod.subscribe",
 	title: "Subscribe to mod updates",
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
index eeec0224..767b32bf 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import React, { Fragment, useState, useContext } from "react";
+import React, { Fragment, useState, useContext, useEffect } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Button, Form, Input, Modal, Popconfirm, Space, Table, Typography, Upload } from "antd";
 import ImportOutlined from "@ant-design/icons/ImportOutlined";
 import PlusOutlined from "@ant-design/icons/PlusOutlined";
+import SearchOutlined from "@ant-design/icons/SearchOutlined";
 
 import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
 
@@ -129,6 +130,184 @@ function CreateModPackButton() {
 	</>;
 }
 
+function SearchModsButton() {
+	const control = useContext(ControlContext);
+	const account = useAccount();
+	const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+	const [form] = Form.useForm();
+	const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState("");
+	const [factorioVersion, setFactorioVersion] = useState("1.1");
+	const [modResults, setModResults] = useState<any[]>([]);
+	const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+	const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
+	const [pageSize, setPageSize] = useState(10);
+	const [totalResults, setTotalResults] = useState(0);
+	const [totalPages, setTotalPages] = useState(0);
+	const [sort, setSort] = useState<string>("name");
+	const [sortOrder, setSortOrder] = useState<"asc" | "desc">("asc");
+
+	// Search mods when search parameters change
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!open) { return; }
+
+		setLoading(true);
+		let canceled = false;
+
+		control.send(new lib.ModPortalSearchRequest(
+			searchText,
+			factorioVersion,
+			page,
+			pageSize,
+			sort,
+			sortOrder
+		)).then(response => {
+			if (canceled) { return; }
+
+			setModResults(response.results);
+			setTotalResults(response.resultCount);
+			setTotalPages(response.pageCount);
+			setLoading(false);
+		}).catch(error => {
+			if (canceled) { return; }
+			setLoading(false);
+		});
+
+		return () => {
+			canceled = true;
+		};
+	}, [open, searchText, factorioVersion, page, pageSize, sort, sortOrder, control]);
+
+	const handleSearch = () => {
+		const values = form.getFieldsValue();
+		setSearchText(values.name || "");
+		setFactorioVersion(values.factorioVersion || "1.1");
+		setPage(1); // Reset to first page on new search
+	};
+
+	const handleTableChange = (
+		pagination: any,
+		filters: any,
+		sorter: any
+	) => {
+		if (pagination.current !== page) {
+			setPage(pagination.current);
+		}
+		if (pagination.pageSize !== pageSize) {
+			setPageSize(pagination.pageSize);
+		}
+
+		if (sorter.field && sorter.order) {
+			setSort(sorter.field);
+			setSortOrder(sorter.order === "ascend" ? "asc" : "desc");
+		}
+	};
+
+	return <>
+		<Button icon={<SearchOutlined />} onClick={() => { setOpen(true); }}>Search</Button>
+		<Modal
+			title="Search Mods"
+			open={open}
+			onCancel={() => { setOpen(false); }}
+			width={800}
+			footer={[
+				<Button key="close" onClick={() => { setOpen(false); }}>
+					Close
+				</Button>,
+				<Button key="search" type="primary" onClick={handleSearch}>
+					Search
+				</Button>,
+			]}
+		>
+			<Form
+				form={form}
+				layout="vertical"
+				onFinish={handleSearch}
+				initialValues={{ factorioVersion: "2.0" }}
+			>
+				<Form.Item name="name" label="Name or Title">
+					<Input placeholder="Enter mod name or title" />
+				</Form.Item>
+				<Form.Item name="factorioVersion" label="Factorio Version">
+					<Input placeholder="e.g. 1.1" />
+				</Form.Item>
+			</Form>
+
+			<Table
+				dataSource={modResults}
+				rowKey={record => record.name}
+				loading={loading}
+				onChange={handleTableChange}
+				pagination={{
+					current: page,
+					pageSize: pageSize,
+					total: totalResults,
+					showSizeChanger: true,
+					pageSizeOptions: ["10", "20", "50"],
+				}}
+				expandable={{
+					expandedRowRender: record => (
+						<div>
+							<p><strong>Summary:</strong> {record.summary}</p>
+							<p><strong>Downloads:</strong> {record.downloads_count}</p>
+							<p><strong>Latest Release:</strong></p>
+							<ul>
+								<li>Version: {record.latest_release.version}</li>
+								<li>Factorio Version: {record.latest_release.info_json.factorio_version}</li>
+								<li>Released: {new Date(record.latest_release.released_at).toLocaleString()}</li>
+							</ul>
+							{account.hasPermission("core.mod.download") && (
+								<Button
+									onClick={() => {
+										control.send(
+											new lib.ModDownloadRequest(record.name, record.latest_release.version)
+										).then((streamId: string) => {
+											let url = new URL(webRoot, document.location.origin);
+											url.pathname += `api/stream/${streamId}`;
+											document.location = url.href;
+										}).catch(
+											notifyErrorHandler("Error downloading mod")
+										);
+									}}
+								>
+									Download Latest Version
+								</Button>
+							)}
+						</div>
+					),
+				}}
+				columns={[
+					{
+						title: "Name",
+						dataIndex: "name",
+						key: "name",
+						sorter: true,
+						sortOrder: sort === "name" ? (sortOrder === "asc" ? "ascend" : "descend") : undefined,
+					},
+					{
+						title: "Title",
+						dataIndex: "title",
+						key: "title",
+						sorter: true,
+						sortOrder: sort === "title" ? (sortOrder === "asc" ? "ascend" : "descend") : undefined,
+					},
+					{
+						title: "Author",
+						dataIndex: "owner",
+						key: "owner",
+						sorter: true,
+						sortOrder: sort === "owner" ? (sortOrder === "asc" ? "ascend" : "descend") : undefined,
+					},
+					{
+						title: "Latest Version",
+						key: "version",
+						render: (_, record) => record.latest_release.version,
+					},
+				]}
+			/>
+		</Modal>
+	</>;
+}
+
 export default function ModsPage() {
 	let account = useAccount();
 	let control = useContext(ControlContext);
@@ -223,7 +402,10 @@ export default function ModsPage() {
 				},
 			})}
 		/>
-		<SectionHeader title="Stored Mods" extra={uploadButton} />
+		<SectionHeader title="Stored Mods" extra={<Space>
+			<SearchModsButton />
+			{uploadButton}
+		</Space>} />
 
 		<Upload.Dragger
 			className="save-list-dragger"