diff --git a/src/components/InventorySearch/InventorySearch.tsx b/src/components/InventorySearch/InventorySearch.tsx
index 6dbabd3..7c60972 100644
--- a/src/components/InventorySearch/InventorySearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/InventorySearch/InventorySearch.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   fetchInventoryLotLines,
 } from '@/app/api/inventory/actions';
 import { PrinterCombo } from '@/app/api/settings/printer';
-import { ItemCombo, fetchItemsWithDetails } from '@/app/api/settings/item/actions';
+import { ItemCombo, fetchItemsWithDetails, ItemWithDetails } from '@/app/api/settings/item/actions';
 import {
   Button,
   Dialog,
@@ -59,6 +59,38 @@ type SearchParamNames = keyof SearchQuery;
 const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation(['inventory', 'common', 'item']);
 
+  const buildSyntheticInventory = useCallback(
+    (item: ItemWithDetails): InventoryResult => ({
+      id: 0,
+      itemId: item.id,
+      itemCode: item.code,
+      itemName: item.name,
+      itemType: 'Material',
+      onHandQty: 0,
+      onHoldQty: 0,
+      unavailableQty: 0,
+      availableQty: 0,
+      uomCode: item.uom,
+      uomUdfudesc: item.uomDesc,
+      uomShortDesc: item.uom,
+      qtyPerSmallestUnit: 1,
+      baseUom: item.uom,
+      price: 0,
+      currencyName: '',
+      status: 'active',
+      latestMarketUnitPrice: undefined,
+      latestMupUpdatedDate: undefined,
+    }),
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const getFirstItemRecord = useCallback((res: any): ItemWithDetails | null => {
+    if (!res) return null;
+    if (Array.isArray(res)) return (res[0] as ItemWithDetails) ?? null;
+    if (Array.isArray(res?.records)) return (res.records[0] as ItemWithDetails) ?? null;
+    return null;
+  }, []);
+
 
   // Inventory
   const [filteredInventories, setFilteredInventories] = useState<InventoryResult[]>([]);
@@ -260,21 +292,48 @@ const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
 
   // On Search
   const onSearch = useCallback(
-    (query: Record<SearchParamNames, string>) => {
+    async (query: Record<SearchParamNames, string>) => {
       setLotNoFilter('');
       setScannedItemId(null);
       setScanUiMode('idle');
       setScanHoverCancel(false);
       qrScanner.stopScan();
       qrScanner.resetScan();
-      refetchInventoryData(query, 'search', defaultPagingController, '');
-      refetchInventoryLotLineData(null, 'search', defaultPagingController);
+      const invRes = await refetchInventoryData(query, 'search', defaultPagingController, '');
+      await refetchInventoryLotLineData(null, 'search', defaultPagingController);
 
       setInputs(() => query);
       setInventoriesPagingController(() => defaultPagingController);
       setInventoryLotLinesPagingController(() => defaultPagingController);
+
+      // If there are no inventory rows, render a synthetic inventory so the "Stock Adjustment" chip can be used.
+      if (invRes?.records?.length === 0) {
+        try {
+          const code = query.itemCode?.trim?.();
+          const name = query.itemName?.trim?.();
+          const lookupParams = code ? { code } : name ? { name } : null;
+
+          if (lookupParams) {
+            const itemRes = await fetchItemsWithDetails(lookupParams);
+            const firstItem = getFirstItemRecord(itemRes);
+            if (firstItem) {
+              setSelectedInventory(buildSyntheticInventory(firstItem));
+              setFilteredInventoryLotLines([]);
+              setInventoryLotLinesPagingController(() => defaultPagingController);
+            }
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('Failed to build synthetic inventory:', e);
+        }
+      }
     },
-    [qrScanner, refetchInventoryData, refetchInventoryLotLineData],
+    [
+      qrScanner,
+      refetchInventoryData,
+      refetchInventoryLotLineData,
+      buildSyntheticInventory,
+      getFirstItemRecord,
+    ],
   );
 
   const startLotScan = useCallback(() => {
@@ -319,7 +378,16 @@ const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
           onInventoryRowClick(target);
         } else {
           refetchInventoryLotLineData(null, 'search', defaultPagingController);
-          setSelectedInventory(null);
+          // No inventory rows for this scanned item => show synthetic inventory with the existing chip workflow.
+          const itemRes = await fetchItemsWithDetails({ code: res?.itemCode });
+          const firstItem = getFirstItemRecord(itemRes);
+          if (firstItem) {
+            setSelectedInventory(buildSyntheticInventory(firstItem));
+            setFilteredInventoryLotLines([]);
+            setInventoryLotLinesPagingController(() => defaultPagingController);
+          } else {
+            setSelectedInventory(null);
+          }
         }
 
         setInventoriesPagingController(() => defaultPagingController);
@@ -338,6 +406,8 @@ const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
     qrScanner.result,
     refetchInventoryData,
     refetchInventoryLotLineData,
+    buildSyntheticInventory,
+    getFirstItemRecord,
     scanUiMode,
   ]);
 
@@ -471,6 +541,7 @@ const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
               variant="outlined"
               color="secondary"
               onClick={handleOpenOpeningInventoryModal}
+              sx={{ display: 'none' }}
             >
               {t('Add entry for items without inventory')}
             </Button>
@@ -499,13 +570,31 @@ const InventorySearch: React.FC<Props> = ({ inventories, printerCombo }) => {
             inventoryLotLinesPagingController,
           )
         }
-        onStockAdjustmentSuccess={() =>
-          refetchInventoryLotLineData(
-            selectedInventory?.itemId ?? null,
+        onStockAdjustmentSuccess={async () => {
+          const itemId = selectedInventory?.itemId ?? null;
+
+          // Refresh both blocks:
+          // - middle: InventoryTable (inventories list)
+          // - bottom: InventoryLotLineTable (lot lines for selected item)
+          const invRes = await refetchInventoryData(
+            inputs,
+            'search',
+            inventoriesPagingController,
+            lotNoFilter,
+          );
+
+          await refetchInventoryLotLineData(
+            itemId,
             'search',
             inventoryLotLinesPagingController,
-          )
-        }
+          );
+
+          // If inventory becomes available again after OPEN/ADJ, sync selected row.
+          if (itemId != null && invRes?.records?.length) {
+            const target = invRes.records.find((r) => r.itemId === itemId);
+            if (target) setSelectedInventory(target);
+          }
+        }}
       />
 
       <Dialog