diff --git a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
index 7f5be4c74fc..071b9849ac5 100644
--- a/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
+++ b/app/lib/search_query_transformer.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
 
     def validate_clauses!
       # At least one clause should be a positive match unless searching within the library
-      raise QueryError, 'At least one keyword or phrase is required' if @flags['in'] != 'library' && (must_clauses + filter_clauses).none? { |clause| clause.is_a?(TermClause) && clause.term.present? }
+      # `from:me` (or `from:<self>`) is effectively a library-scoped query, so allow it without `in:library`
+      return if @flags['in'] == 'library'
+      return if filter_clauses.any? { |clause| clause.is_a?(PrefixClause) && clause.prefix == 'from' && !clause.negated? && clause.term == @options[:current_account].id }
+
+      raise QueryError, 'At least one keyword or phrase is required' if (must_clauses + filter_clauses).none? { |clause| clause.is_a?(TermClause) && clause.term.present? }
     end
 
     def clauses_by_operator
@@ -197,6 +201,10 @@ class SearchQueryTransformer < Parslet::Transform
       end
     end
 
+    def negated?
+      @negated
+    end
+
     private
 
     def account_id_from_term(term)
diff --git a/spec/lib/search_query_transformer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/search_query_transformer_spec.rb
index 540271e4f89..c973dd266fc 100644
--- a/spec/lib/search_query_transformer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/search_query_transformer_spec.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,72 @@ RSpec.describe SearchQueryTransformer do
         expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
       end
     end
+
+    context 'with "from:me after:0000"' do
+      let(:query) { 'from:me after:0000' }
+
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:me before:2026-08-28"' do
+      let(:query) { 'from:me before:2026-08-28' }
+
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:me during:2024"' do
+      let(:query) { 'from:me during:2024' }
+
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:<own username> after:0000"' do
+      let(:query) { "from:#{account.username} after:0000" }
+
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:<own username>@<local domain> after:0000"' do
+      let(:query) { "from:#{account.username}@#{Rails.configuration.x.local_domain} after:0000" }
+
+      it 'does not raise an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:<other user> after:0000"' do
+      let(:other_account) { Fabricate(:account) }
+      let(:query) { "from:#{other_account.username} after:0000" }
+
+      it 'raises an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(SearchQueryTransformer::QueryError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "from:<remote user> after:0000"' do
+      let(:remote_account) { Fabricate(:account, domain: 'remote.host', username: 'remoteuser') }
+      let(:query) { "from:#{remote_account.username}@#{remote_account.domain} after:0000" }
+
+      it 'raises an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(SearchQueryTransformer::QueryError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with "-from:me after:0000"' do
+      let(:query) { '-from:me after:0000' }
+
+      it 'raises an exception' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(SearchQueryTransformer::QueryError)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'with "hello world"' do