diff --git a/apps/web/ui/common/year-picker.tsx b/apps/web/ui/common/year-picker.tsx
index 7ad0dceb..f591a28c 100644
--- a/apps/web/ui/common/year-picker.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/ui/common/year-picker.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { OptionPicker } from "@/ui/common/option-picker";
+import {
+  Select,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectValue,
+} from "@coursemap/ui/primitives/select";
 
 export type YearSelection = number | "all";
 
+/**
+ * One academic year. This is a native-feeling select rather than the option
+ * picker: the values are a handful of four-digit years, and a searchable
+ * popover list drawn below the trigger read as a heavy component for choosing
+ * a single number. The select opens with the current year aligned over the
+ * trigger, so a change is one short movement. Newest first, because that is
+ * the year being worked on.
+ */
 export function YearPicker({
   allLabel = "All",
   allowAll = false,
@@ -22,21 +36,24 @@ export function YearPicker({
   value: YearSelection;
   years: number[];
 }) {
-  const ordered = [...new Set(years)].sort((left, right) => left - right);
+  const ordered = [...new Set(years)].sort((left, right) => right - left);
   return (
-    <OptionPicker
-      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+    <Select
       disabled={disabled}
-      searchable={false}
       value={String(value)}
-      items={[
-        ...ordered.map((year) => ({
-          value: String(year),
-          label: String(year),
-        })),
-        ...(allowAll ? [{ value: "all", label: allLabel }] : []),
-      ]}
       onValueChange={(next) => onChange(next === "all" ? "all" : Number(next))}
-    />
+    >
+      <SelectTrigger aria-label={ariaLabel} size="sm" className="tabular-nums">
+        <SelectValue />
+      </SelectTrigger>
+      <SelectContent>
+        {ordered.map((year) => (
+          <SelectItem key={year} value={String(year)} className="tabular-nums">
+            {year}
+          </SelectItem>
+        ))}
+        {allowAll ? <SelectItem value="all">{allLabel}</SelectItem> : null}
+      </SelectContent>
+    </Select>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/primitives/select.tsx b/packages/ui/primitives/select.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..235766b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/primitives/select.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+"use client"
+
+import * as React from "react"
+import { Select as SelectPrimitive } from "radix-ui"
+
+import { cn } from "@coursemap/ui/lib/utils"
+import { IconPlaceholder } from "@coursemap/ui/icon-placeholder"
+
+function Select({
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Root>) {
+  return <SelectPrimitive.Root data-slot="select" {...props} />
+}
+
+function SelectGroup({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Group>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Group
+      data-slot="select-group"
+      className={cn("cn-select-group", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectValue({
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Value>) {
+  return <SelectPrimitive.Value data-slot="select-value" {...props} />
+}
+
+function SelectTrigger({
+  className,
+  size = "default",
+  children,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Trigger> & {
+  size?: "sm" | "default"
+}) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Trigger
+      data-slot="select-trigger"
+      data-size={size}
+      className={cn(
+        "cn-select-trigger flex w-fit items-center justify-between whitespace-nowrap outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 *:data-[slot=select-value]:line-clamp-1 *:data-[slot=select-value]:flex *:data-[slot=select-value]:items-center [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {children}
+      <SelectPrimitive.Icon asChild>
+        <IconPlaceholder
+          lucide="ChevronDownIcon"
+          tabler="IconSelector"
+          hugeicons="UnfoldMoreIcon"
+          phosphor="CaretDownIcon"
+          remixicon="RiArrowDownSLine"
+          className="cn-select-trigger-icon pointer-events-none"
+        />
+      </SelectPrimitive.Icon>
+    </SelectPrimitive.Trigger>
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectContent({
+  className,
+  children,
+  position = "item-aligned",
+  align = "center",
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Content>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Portal>
+      <SelectPrimitive.Content
+        data-slot="select-content"
+        data-align-trigger={position === "item-aligned"}
+        className={cn(
+          "cn-select-content cn-menu-target cn-menu-translucent relative z-50 max-h-(--radix-select-content-available-height) origin-(--radix-select-content-transform-origin) overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto data-[align-trigger=true]:animate-none",
+          position === "popper" &&
+            "data-[side=bottom]:translate-y-1 data-[side=left]:-translate-x-1 data-[side=right]:translate-x-1 data-[side=top]:-translate-y-1",
+          className
+        )}
+        position={position}
+        align={align}
+        {...props}
+      >
+        <SelectScrollUpButton />
+        <SelectPrimitive.Viewport
+          data-position={position}
+          className={cn(
+            "cn-select-viewport data-[position=popper]:h-(--radix-select-trigger-height) data-[position=popper]:w-full data-[position=popper]:min-w-(--radix-select-trigger-width)",
+            position === "popper" && ""
+          )}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </SelectPrimitive.Viewport>
+        <SelectScrollDownButton />
+      </SelectPrimitive.Content>
+    </SelectPrimitive.Portal>
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectLabel({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Label>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Label
+      data-slot="select-label"
+      className={cn("cn-select-label", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectItem({
+  className,
+  children,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Item>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Item
+      data-slot="select-item"
+      className={cn(
+        "cn-select-item relative flex w-full cursor-default items-center outline-hidden select-none data-disabled:pointer-events-none data-disabled:opacity-50 [&_svg]:pointer-events-none [&_svg]:shrink-0",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <span className="cn-select-item-indicator">
+        <SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
+          <IconPlaceholder
+            lucide="CheckIcon"
+            tabler="IconCheck"
+            hugeicons="Tick02Icon"
+            phosphor="CheckIcon"
+            remixicon="RiCheckLine"
+            className="cn-select-item-indicator-icon pointer-events-none"
+          />
+        </SelectPrimitive.ItemIndicator>
+      </span>
+      <SelectPrimitive.ItemText>{children}</SelectPrimitive.ItemText>
+    </SelectPrimitive.Item>
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectSeparator({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.Separator>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.Separator
+      data-slot="select-separator"
+      className={cn("cn-select-separator pointer-events-none", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectScrollUpButton({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton
+      data-slot="select-scroll-up-button"
+      className={cn("cn-select-scroll-up-button", className)}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <IconPlaceholder
+        lucide="ChevronUpIcon"
+        tabler="IconChevronUp"
+        hugeicons="ArrowUp01Icon"
+        phosphor="CaretUpIcon"
+        remixicon="RiArrowUpSLine"
+      />
+    </SelectPrimitive.ScrollUpButton>
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectScrollDownButton({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton>) {
+  return (
+    <SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton
+      data-slot="select-scroll-down-button"
+      className={cn("cn-select-scroll-down-button", className)}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <IconPlaceholder
+        lucide="ChevronDownIcon"
+        tabler="IconChevronDown"
+        hugeicons="ArrowDown01Icon"
+        phosphor="CaretDownIcon"
+        remixicon="RiArrowDownSLine"
+      />
+    </SelectPrimitive.ScrollDownButton>
+  )
+}
+
+export {
+  Select,
+  SelectContent,
+  SelectGroup,
+  SelectItem,
+  SelectLabel,
+  SelectScrollDownButton,
+  SelectScrollUpButton,
+  SelectSeparator,
+  SelectTrigger,
+  SelectValue,
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/style-nova.css b/packages/ui/style-nova.css
index c6a486c5..19eace56 100644
--- a/packages/ui/style-nova.css
+++ b/packages/ui/style-nova.css
@@ -477,6 +477,71 @@
     @apply rounded-full;
   }
 
+  /* MARK: Select */
+  .cn-select-trigger {
+    @apply border-input data-placeholder:text-muted-foreground dark:bg-input/30 dark:hover:bg-input/50 focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-ring/50 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 aria-invalid:border-destructive dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 gap-1.5 rounded-lg border bg-transparent py-2 pr-2 pl-2.5 text-sm transition-colors select-none focus-visible:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-3 data-[size=default]:h-8 data-[size=sm]:h-7 data-[size=sm]:rounded-[min(var(--radius-md),10px)] *:data-[slot=select-value]:flex *:data-[slot=select-value]:gap-1.5 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-value {
+    @apply flex flex-1 text-left;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-value-aria {
+    @apply data-placeholder:text-muted-foreground;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-trigger-icon {
+    @apply text-muted-foreground size-4;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-content {
+    @apply bg-popover text-popover-foreground data-open:animate-in data-closed:animate-out data-closed:fade-out-0 data-open:fade-in-0 data-closed:zoom-out-95 data-open:zoom-in-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 ring-foreground/10 min-w-36 rounded-lg shadow-md ring-1 duration-100;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-content-logical {
+    @apply data-[side=inline-start]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=inline-end]:slide-in-from-left-2;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-label {
+    @apply text-muted-foreground px-1.5 py-1 text-xs;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-item {
+    @apply focus:bg-accent focus:text-accent-foreground not-data-[variant=destructive]:focus:**:text-accent-foreground gap-1.5 rounded-md py-1 pr-8 pl-1.5 text-sm [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4 *:[span]:last:flex *:[span]:last:items-center *:[span]:last:gap-2;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-item-aria {
+    @apply data-focused:bg-accent data-focused:text-accent-foreground;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-item-indicator {
+    @apply pointer-events-none absolute right-2 flex size-4 items-center justify-center;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-group {
+    @apply scroll-my-1 p-1;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-item-text {
+    @apply flex flex-1 gap-2;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-separator {
+    @apply bg-border -mx-1 my-1 h-px;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-scroll-up-button {
+    @apply bg-popover z-10 flex cursor-default items-center justify-center py-1 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-scroll-down-button {
+    @apply bg-popover z-10 flex cursor-default items-center justify-center py-1 [&_svg:not([class*='size-'])]:size-4;
+  }
+
+  .cn-select-empty-aria {
+    @apply text-muted-foreground hidden w-full justify-center py-2 text-center text-sm group-data-empty/select-list:flex;
+  }
+
   /* MARK: Sheet */
   .cn-sheet-overlay {
     @apply bg-black/10 supports-backdrop-filter:backdrop-blur-xs;