diff --git a/assets/scss/custom.scss b/assets/scss/custom.scss
index 29d826e4551..ec641f506d2 100644
--- a/assets/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/custom.scss
@@ -2045,6 +2045,34 @@ h1.clusters-site-heading.clusters-hub-page__title {
 .fr-specificity-toggle input {
   margin: 0;
 }
+.fr-clear-btn {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  align-self: center;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  padding: 0.18rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0,64,85,0.25);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: #004055;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.fr-clear-btn::before {
+  content: "\00d7";
+  margin-right: 0.3rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+.fr-clear-btn:hover {
+  background: #004055;
+  color: #fff;
+  border-color: #004055;
+}
+.fr-clear-btn[hidden] {
+  display: none;
+}
 
 /* ---- Search input ---- */
 .fr-search-wrap {
diff --git a/layouts/partials/clusters/clusters_controls.html b/layouts/partials/clusters/clusters_controls.html
index a8bd2db81d4..673037fa735 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/clusters/clusters_controls.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/clusters/clusters_controls.html
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
         <span>Show specialist resources</span>
       </label>
     </div>
+    <button type="button" class="fr-clear-btn" id="fr-global-clear" hidden
+            aria-label="Clear all filters and show everything">Clear filters</button>
   </div>
 
   {{/* Inline search results panel (kept for cluster/subcluster name search) */}}
diff --git a/static/js/featured-resources.js b/static/js/featured-resources.js
index 7aff1938817..6c92d14fc16 100644
--- a/static/js/featured-resources.js
+++ b/static/js/featured-resources.js
@@ -705,33 +705,45 @@
     var typeGroup = document.getElementById('fr-global-type-tags');
     var specCheckbox = document.getElementById('fr-global-specificity-checkbox');
     var searchInput = document.getElementById('clusters-inline-search-input');
+    var clearBtn = document.getElementById('fr-global-clear');
 
     // --- Pre-cache card data so filtering never queries the DOM for text ---
     var sectionCache = [];
     document.querySelectorAll('.acc-section').forEach(function (section) {
+      var header = section.querySelector('.acc-header');
+      var body = section.querySelector('.acc-body');
+
+      /* Own text (heading + description) - a query matching only this, not any
+         card, still means the section is relevant and shouldn't disable/collapse. */
+      var labelEl = header ? header.querySelector('.acc-label') : null;
+      var descEl = section.querySelector('.sc-description');
+      var ownText = ((labelEl ? labelEl.textContent : '') + ' ' + (descEl ? descEl.textContent : '')).toLowerCase();
+
       var container = section.querySelector('.fr-cards-list');
-      if (!container) return;
-      var cardEls = container.querySelectorAll('.fc-card, .fr-card');
       var cards = [];
-      cardEls.forEach(function (card) {
-        var title = (card.querySelector('.fc-title') || card.querySelector('.fr-title') || {}).textContent || '';
-        var summary = (card.querySelector('.fc-summary') || card.querySelector('.fr-summary') || {}).textContent || '';
-        cards.push({
-          el: card,
-          focus: card.getAttribute('data-focus'),
-          type: card.getAttribute('data-type'),
-          spec: card.getAttribute('data-specificity'),
-          text: (title + ' ' + summary).toLowerCase()
+      if (container) {
+        container.querySelectorAll('.fc-card, .fr-card').forEach(function (card) {
+          var title = (card.querySelector('.fc-title') || card.querySelector('.fr-title') || {}).textContent || '';
+          var summary = (card.querySelector('.fc-summary') || card.querySelector('.fr-summary') || {}).textContent || '';
+          cards.push({
+            el: card,
+            focus: card.getAttribute('data-focus'),
+            type: card.getAttribute('data-type'),
+            spec: card.getAttribute('data-specificity'),
+            text: (title + ' ' + summary).toLowerCase()
+          });
         });
-      });
-      var header = section.querySelector('.acc-header');
-      var body = section.querySelector('.acc-body');
+      }
+
+      if (!container && !ownText.trim()) return;
+
       sectionCache.push({
         el: section,
         countEl: section.querySelector('.acc-count-match'),
         header: header,
         body: body,
         chevron: header ? header.querySelector('.acc-chevron') : null,
+        ownText: ownText,
         cards: cards
       });
     });
@@ -750,6 +762,24 @@
 
     if (specCheckbox) specCheckbox.addEventListener('change', applyGlobalFilters);
 
+    if (clearBtn) {
+      clearBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+        if (searchInput) searchInput.value = '';
+        resetGroupToAll(focusGroup);
+        resetGroupToAll(typeGroup);
+        if (specCheckbox) specCheckbox.checked = false;
+        applyGlobalFilters();
+        if (searchInput) searchInput.focus();
+      });
+    }
+
+    function resetGroupToAll(group) {
+      if (!group) return;
+      group.querySelectorAll('.fr-tag-btn').forEach(function (b) {
+        b.classList.toggle('active', b.getAttribute('data-value') === 'all');
+      });
+    }
+
     if (searchInput) {
       var debounce;
       searchInput.addEventListener('input', function () {
@@ -773,6 +803,7 @@
       var query = searchInput ? searchInput.value.toLowerCase().trim() : '';
       var tokens = query ? query.split(/\s+/) : [];
       var isFiltered = activeFocus !== 'all' || activeType !== 'all' || tokens.length > 0;
+      if (clearBtn) clearBtn.hidden = !isFiltered;
 
       // --- Pass 1: compute visibility from cached data (no DOM reads) ---
       var sectionResults = [];
@@ -793,7 +824,19 @@
           cardVis[c] = show;
           if (show) matchCount++;
         }
-        sectionResults.push({ matchCount: matchCount, cardVis: cardVis });
+
+        /* A query matching only the section's own heading/description (no card)
+           still means it's relevant - keep it open rather than disabling it.
+           Only applies with no active facet, since facets are card-specific. */
+        var ownTextMatches = false;
+        if (tokens.length > 0 && activeFocus === 'all' && activeType === 'all' && sec.ownText) {
+          ownTextMatches = true;
+          for (var t2 = 0; t2 < tokens.length; t2++) {
+            if (sec.ownText.indexOf(tokens[t2]) === -1) { ownTextMatches = false; break; }
+          }
+        }
+
+        sectionResults.push({ matchCount: matchCount, cardVis: cardVis, ownTextMatches: ownTextMatches });
       }
 
       // --- Pass 2: batch all DOM writes ---
@@ -812,7 +855,7 @@
         var chevron = sec.chevron;
         if (!header || !body) continue;
 
-        if (res.matchCount === 0) {
+        if (res.matchCount === 0 && !res.ownTextMatches) {
           if (!header.classList.contains('acc-disabled')) {
             header.dataset.wasOpen = body.classList.contains('acc-collapsed') ? '0' : '1';
           }