diff --git a/packages/material_ui/lib/src/search_anchor.dart b/packages/material_ui/lib/src/search_anchor.dart
index 845de4d3ddb1..0dcf7ef3123e 100644
--- a/packages/material_ui/lib/src/search_anchor.dart
+++ b/packages/material_ui/lib/src/search_anchor.dart
@@ -606,7 +606,12 @@ class _SearchAnchorState extends State<SearchAnchor> {
       duration: _kAnchorFadeDuration,
       child: IgnorePointer(
         ignoring: !widget.enabled,
-        child: GestureDetector(onTap: _openView, child: widget.builder(context, _searchController)),
+        child: GestureDetector(
+          // Avoid providing duplicate semantics actions.
+          excludeFromSemantics: true,
+          onTap: _openView,
+          child: widget.builder(context, _searchController),
+        ),
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -1825,6 +1830,10 @@ class _SearchBarState extends State<SearchBar> {
           child: IgnorePointer(
             ignoring: !widget.enabled,
             child: InkWell(
+              canRequestFocus: false,
+              // Avoid providing duplicate semantics actions that the TextField
+              // already provides.
+              excludeFromSemantics: true,
               onTap: () {
                 widget.onTap?.call();
                 if (!_focusNode.hasFocus) {
diff --git a/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_08_27_search_bar_semantics.yaml b/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_08_27_search_bar_semantics.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a353e374d3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material_ui/pending_changelogs/change_2026_08_27_search_bar_semantics.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+changelog: |
+  - Fixes unlabeled tap target semantics in `SearchBar`.
+version: patch
diff --git a/packages/material_ui/test/search_anchor_test.dart b/packages/material_ui/test/search_anchor_test.dart
index d810d74dce07..cb7a1fb8454d 100644
--- a/packages/material_ui/test/search_anchor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/material_ui/test/search_anchor_test.dart
@@ -3407,6 +3407,49 @@ void main() {
     semantics.dispose();
   });
 
+  testWidgets('SearchBar meets labeledTapTargetGuideline', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: Center(
+            child: SearchBar(
+              hintText: 'Search...',
+              trailing: <Widget>[
+                IconButton(tooltip: 'Clear', icon: const Icon(Icons.clear), onPressed: () {}),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await expectLater(tester, meetsGuideline(labeledTapTargetGuideline));
+    semantics.dispose();
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('SearchAnchor.bar meets labeledTapTargetGuideline', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: SearchAnchor.bar(
+            barHintText: 'Search...',
+            barTrailing: <Widget>[
+              IconButton(tooltip: 'Clear', icon: const Icon(Icons.clear), onPressed: () {}),
+            ],
+            suggestionsBuilder: (BuildContext context, SearchController controller) {
+              return <Widget>[];
+            },
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await expectLater(tester, meetsGuideline(labeledTapTargetGuideline));
+    semantics.dispose();
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Check SearchBar opacity when disabled', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     await tester.pumpWidget(
       const MaterialApp(