diff --git a/src/app/core/handle/HandleResourceTypeIdserializer.ts b/src/app/core/handle/HandleResourceTypeIdserializer.ts
index 8e2f765c018..e88af9af483 100644
--- a/src/app/core/handle/HandleResourceTypeIdserializer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/handle/HandleResourceTypeIdserializer.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export const HandleResourceTypeIdSerializer = {
         return 3;
       case COMMUNITY:
         return 4;
+      case SITE:
+        return 5;
       default:
         return null;
     }
@@ -27,8 +29,10 @@ export const HandleResourceTypeIdSerializer = {
         return COLLECTION;
       case 4:
         return COMMUNITY;
-      default:
+      case 5:
         return SITE;
+      default:
+        return null;
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/app/core/handle/handle.resource-type.ts b/src/app/core/handle/handle.resource-type.ts
index f4728c150be..61e155c770b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/handle/handle.resource-type.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/handle/handle.resource-type.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../shared/resource-type';
 
 export const HANDLE = new ResourceType('handle');
 export const SUCCESSFUL_RESPONSE_START_CHAR = '2';
+export const INVALID_RESOURCE_TYPE_ID = -1;
 export const COMMUNITY = 'Community';
 export const COLLECTION = 'Collection';
 export const ITEM = 'Item';
diff --git a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
index ae1d34ee202..553992d3b90 100644
--- a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
+++ b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <h5 class="card-header">{{ 'handle-table.title' | translate }}</h5>
                 class="btn btn-outline-secondary dropdown-toggle"
                 data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true"
                 aria-expanded="false">
-          <span *ngIf="searchOption != null" [ngModel]="searchOption" name="searchOption" ngDefaultControl>{{searchOption}}</span>
+          <span *ngIf="searchOption != null">{{searchOption}}</span>
           <span *ngIf="searchOption == null" >{{'handle-table.dropdown.search-option' | translate}}</span>
         </button>
         <div ngbDropdownMenu aria-labelledby="resultdropdown">
@@ -20,9 +20,53 @@ <h5 class="card-header">{{ 'handle-table.title' | translate }}</h5>
           <button class="dropdown-item" (click)="setSearchOption($event)">{{"handle-table.table.resource-type" | translate}}</button>
         </div>
       </div>
-        <input type="text" id="clarin-dc-search-box" class="form-control" aria-label="Text input with dropdown button"
-               [(ngModel)]="searchQuery"
-               [disabled]="!searchOption">
+
+        <!-- Search input area -->
+        <div class="search-input-container flex-fill">
+          <!-- Default disabled search input when no option is selected -->
+          <input *ngIf="!searchOption"
+                 type="text"
+                 class="form-control search-input"
+                 [placeholder]="'handle-table.search.placeholder.no-option' | translate"
+                 disabled>
+
+          <!-- Text input for Handle search -->
+          <input *ngIf="searchOption === handleOption"
+                 type="text"
+                 class="form-control search-input"
+                 [(ngModel)]="searchQuery"
+                 (keyup.enter)="searchHandles()"
+                 [placeholder]="'handle-table.search.placeholder.handle' | translate">
+
+          <!-- Dropdown for Internal search -->
+          <div *ngIf="searchOption === internalOption" class="select-wrapper">
+            <select class="form-select w-100"
+                    [(ngModel)]="searchQuery"
+                    (change)="searchHandles()"
+                    [attr.aria-label]="'handle-table.search.aria.select-internal' | translate">
+              <option value="" disabled [selected]="!searchQuery">{{'handle-table.search.internal.select' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="yes">{{'handle-table.search.internal.yes' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="no">{{'handle-table.search.internal.no' | translate}}</option>
+            </select>
+            <i class="fas fa-chevron-down select-icon"></i>
+          </div>
+
+          <!-- Dropdown for Resource Type search -->
+          <div *ngIf="searchOption === resourceTypeOption" class="select-wrapper">
+            <select class="form-select w-100"
+                    [(ngModel)]="searchQuery"
+                    (change)="searchHandles()"
+                    [attr.aria-label]="'handle-table.search.aria.select-resource-type' | translate">
+              <option value="" disabled [selected]="!searchQuery">{{'handle-table.search.resource-type.select' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="Site">{{'handle-table.search.resource-type.site' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="Community">{{'handle-table.search.resource-type.community' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="Collection">{{'handle-table.search.resource-type.collection' | translate}}</option>
+              <option value="Item">{{'handle-table.search.resource-type.item' | translate}}</option>
+            </select>
+            <i class="fas fa-chevron-down select-icon"></i>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         <span class="input-group-append" (click)="searchHandles()">
           <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary search-button">
             <i class="fas fa-search"></i>{{'handle-table.dropdown.search-button' | translate}}</button>
@@ -70,7 +114,7 @@ <h5 class="card-header">{{ 'handle-table.title' | translate }}</h5>
                   </a>
                 </td>
                 <td class="version-row-element-editor">
-                  {{handle?.resourceTypeID}}
+                  {{getTranslatedResourceType(handle?.resourceTypeID)}}
                 </td>
                 <td class="version-row-element-editor">
                   <span *ngIf="handle?.resourceId != null">
diff --git a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.scss b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.scss
index d1e780d255e..a2bf95ccb9b 100644
--- a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,48 @@
 /**
-  The file for styling `handle-table.component.html`. No styling needed.
+ * Styling for handle-table component search functionality
  */
+
+// Make select elements look like buttons to match previous dropdown styling
+.search-input-container {
+  .select-wrapper {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+
+  .form-select {
+    background: white;
+    border: 1px solid #ced4da;
+    border-radius: 0.25rem;
+    padding: 0.375rem 2.5rem 0.375rem 0.75rem;
+    color: #495057;
+    appearance: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+
+    &:focus {
+      border-color: #80bdff;
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.25);
+      outline: 0;
+    }
+
+    &:disabled {
+      background-color: #f8f9fa;
+      color: #6c757d;
+      cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .select-icon {
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0.75rem;
+    top: 50%;
+    transform: translateY(-50%);
+    pointer-events: none;
+    color: #495057;
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+  }
+
+  .form-control {
+    border-radius: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
index 2c86e160e0c..2cd0d35965e 100644
--- a/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/handle-page/handle-table/handle-table.component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { Handle } from '../../core/handle/handle.model';
 import {
   COLLECTION,
   COMMUNITY,
+  INVALID_RESOURCE_TYPE_ID,
   ITEM,
   SITE,
   SUCCESSFUL_RESPONSE_START_CHAR
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import {
 import { getCommunityPageRoute } from '../../community-page/community-page-routing-paths';
 import { getCollectionPageRoute } from '../../collection-page/collection-page-routing-paths';
 import { getEntityPageRoute } from '../../item-page/item-page-routing-paths';
+import { HandleResourceTypeIdSerializer } from '../../core/handle/HandleResourceTypeIdserializer';
 
 /**
  * Constants for converting the searchQuery for the server
@@ -359,6 +361,47 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   setSearchOption(event) {
     this.searchOption = event?.target?.innerHTML;
+    // Reset search query when changing search option
+    this.searchQuery = '';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get translated resource type name for table display
+   * Converts constants like 'Community', 'Collection', 'Item', 'Site' to translated strings
+   */
+  getTranslatedResourceType(resourceTypeID: string): string {
+    if (!resourceTypeID) {
+      return '';
+    }
+
+    // Map the constant values to lowercase for translation keys
+    const resourceTypeKey = resourceTypeID.toLowerCase();
+    const translationKey = `handle-table.search.resource-type.${resourceTypeKey}`;
+
+    // Return translated value, fallback to original if translation not found
+    const translated = this.translateService.instant(translationKey);
+    return translated !== translationKey ? translated : resourceTypeID;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse internal search query to server format
+   */
+  private parseInternalSearchQuery(searchQuery: string): string {
+    const normalizedQuery = searchQuery.toLowerCase();
+    if (normalizedQuery === 'yes') {
+      return 'internal';
+    } else if (normalizedQuery === 'no') {
+      return 'external';
+    }
+    return searchQuery;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse resource type search query to server format (converts to numeric ID)
+   */
+  private parseResourceTypeSearchQuery(searchQuery: string): string {
+    const id = HandleResourceTypeIdSerializer.Serialize(searchQuery);
+    return id ? id.toString() : INVALID_RESOURCE_TYPE_ID.toString();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -381,35 +424,12 @@ export class HandleTableComponent implements OnInit {
           parsedSearchOption = HANDLE_SEARCH_OPTION;
           break;
         case this.internalOption:
-          // if the handle doesn't have the URL - is internal, if it does - is external
           parsedSearchOption = URL_SEARCH_OPTION;
-          if (this.searchQuery.toLowerCase() === 'yes') {
-            parsedSearchQuery = 'internal';
-          } else if (this.searchQuery.toLowerCase() === 'no') {
-            parsedSearchQuery = 'external';
-          }
+          parsedSearchQuery = this.parseInternalSearchQuery(this.searchQuery);
           break;
         case this.resourceTypeOption:
           parsedSearchOption = RESOURCE_TYPE_SEARCH_OPTION;
-          // parse resourceType from string to the number because the resourceType is integer on the server
-          switch (this.searchQuery.toLowerCase()) {
-            case ITEM.toLowerCase():
-              parsedSearchQuery = '' + 2;
-              break;
-            case COLLECTION.toLowerCase():
-              parsedSearchQuery = '' + 3;
-              break;
-            case COMMUNITY.toLowerCase():
-              parsedSearchQuery = '' + 4;
-              break;
-            case SITE.toLowerCase():
-              parsedSearchQuery = '' + 5;
-              break;
-            // no results for invalid search inputs
-            default:
-              parsedSearchQuery = '' + -1;
-              break;
-          }
+          parsedSearchQuery = this.parseResourceTypeSearchQuery(this.searchQuery);
           break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
index 6e2e6d8c281..90f15e976c9 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
@@ -8513,7 +8513,7 @@
   // "handle-table.table.handle": "Handle",
   "handle-table.table.handle": "Handle",
 
-  // "handle-table.table.internal": "Is Internal",
+  // "handle-table.table.internal": "Is internal",
   "handle-table.table.internal": "Je interní",
 
   // "handle-table.table.is-internal": "Yes",
@@ -8546,6 +8546,42 @@
   // "handle-table.dropdown.search-button": "Search",
   "handle-table.dropdown.search-button": "Hledat",
 
+  // "handle-table.search.placeholder.no-option": "Please select a search option first",
+  "handle-table.search.placeholder.no-option": "Nejprve vyberte možnost vyhledávání",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.placeholder.handle": "Enter handle",
+  "handle-table.search.placeholder.handle": "Zadejte Handle",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.internal.select": "Select internal option",
+  "handle-table.search.internal.select": "Vyberte možnost interní",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.internal.yes": "Yes",
+  "handle-table.search.internal.yes": "Ano",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.internal.no": "No",
+  "handle-table.search.internal.no": "Ne",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.resource-type.select": "Select resource type",
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.select": "Vyberte typ zdroje",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.resource-type.site": "Site",
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.site": "Stránka",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.resource-type.community": "Community",
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.community": "Komunita",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.resource-type.collection": "Collection",
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.collection": "Kolekce",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.resource-type.item": "Item",
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.item": "Záznam",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.aria.select-internal": "Select internal option",
+  "handle-table.search.aria.select-internal": "Vyberte možnost interní",
+
+  // "handle-table.search.aria.select-resource-type": "Select resource type",
+  "handle-table.search.aria.select-resource-type": "Vyberte typ zdroje",
+
   // "handle-table.global-actions.title": "Global Actions",
   "handle-table.global-actions.title": "Globální akce",
 
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 4a26129445c..03446c99de5 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -5675,7 +5675,7 @@
 
   "handle-table.table.handle": "Handle",
 
-  "handle-table.table.internal": "Is Internal",
+  "handle-table.table.internal": "Is internal",
 
   "handle-table.table.is-internal": "Yes",
 
@@ -5697,6 +5697,30 @@
 
   "handle-table.dropdown.search-button": "Search",
 
+  "handle-table.search.placeholder.no-option": "Please select a search option first",
+
+  "handle-table.search.placeholder.handle": "Enter handle",
+
+  "handle-table.search.internal.select": "Select internal option",
+
+  "handle-table.search.internal.yes": "Yes",
+
+  "handle-table.search.internal.no": "No",
+
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.select": "Select resource type",
+
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.site": "Site",
+
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.community": "Community",
+
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.collection": "Collection",
+
+  "handle-table.search.resource-type.item": "Item",
+
+  "handle-table.search.aria.select-internal": "Select internal option",
+
+  "handle-table.search.aria.select-resource-type": "Select resource type",
+
   "handle-table.global-actions.title": "Global Actions",
 
   "handle-table.global-actions.actions-list-message": "This is the list of available global actions.",