diff --git a/app/lib/frontend/templates/package.dart b/app/lib/frontend/templates/package.dart
index ccad207151..5d279943dd 100644
--- a/app/lib/frontend/templates/package.dart
+++ b/app/lib/frontend/templates/package.dart
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ d.Node renderPkgHeader(PackagePageData data) {
     packageName: package.name!,
     publisherId: package.publisherId,
     published: data.version.created!,
+    isMaintainerWanted: package.isMaintainerWanted ?? false,
     isNullSafe: isNullSafe,
     isDart3Compatible:
         pkgView.tags.contains(PackageVersionTags.isDart3Compatible),
diff --git a/app/lib/frontend/templates/package_misc.dart b/app/lib/frontend/templates/package_misc.dart
index 9412b7f397..e8a54ef2ab 100644
--- a/app/lib/frontend/templates/package_misc.dart
+++ b/app/lib/frontend/templates/package_misc.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ final nameMatchBadgeNode = packageBadgeNode(
   color: 'name-match',
 );
 
+/// Renders the maintainer-wanted badged used by package listing and package page.
+final maintainerWantedBadgeNode = packageBadgeNode(label: 'Maintainer wanted');
+
 /// Renders the null-safe badge used by package listing and package page.
 d.Node nullSafeBadgeNode({String? title}) {
   return packageBadgeNode(
diff --git a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/admin_page.dart b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/admin_page.dart
index 4c2b2f1006..ea4d17afea 100644
--- a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/admin_page.dart
+++ b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/admin_page.dart
@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@ d.Node packageAdminPageNode({
         ),
       ),
     ],
+    d.a(name: 'maintainer-wanted'),
+    d.h3(text: 'Maintainer wanted'),
+    d.markdown(
+        'A package that\'s marked as *maintainWanted* will be featured with an '
+        'extra badge on the package page and in the search results.'),
+    d.div(
+      classes: ['-pub-form-checkbox-row'],
+      child: material.checkbox(
+        id: '-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox',
+        label: 'Mark "maintainWanted"',
+        checked: package.isMaintainerWanted ?? false,
+      ),
+    ),
     _automatedPublishing(package),
     d.a(name: 'version-retraction'),
     d.h2(text: 'Version retraction'),
diff --git a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/header.dart b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/header.dart
index 2a0398b27e..f392b6172c 100644
--- a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/header.dart
+++ b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/header.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ d.Node packageHeaderNode({
   required String packageName,
   required String? publisherId,
   required DateTime published,
+  required bool isMaintainerWanted,
   required bool isNullSafe,
   required bool isDart3Compatible,
   required bool isDart3Incompatible,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ d.Node packageHeaderNode({
     d.span(child: d.xAgoTimestamp(published)),
     d.text(' '),
     if (publisherId != null) ..._publisher(publisherId),
+    if (isMaintainerWanted) maintainerWantedBadgeNode,
     if (isNullSafe && !isDart3Compatible) nullSafeBadgeNode(),
     if (isDart3Compatible) dart3CompatibleNode,
     if (isDart3Incompatible) dart3IncompatibleNode,
diff --git a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/package_list.dart b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/package_list.dart
index e3e5cd070e..525e325361 100644
--- a/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/package_list.dart
+++ b/app/lib/frontend/templates/views/pkg/package_list.dart
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ d.Node _packageItem(
   required bool isNameMatch,
 }) {
   final isFlutterFavorite = view.tags.contains(PackageTags.isFlutterFavorite);
+  final isMaintainerWanted = view.tags.contains(PackageTags.isMaintainerWanted);
   final isNullSafe = view.tags.contains(PackageVersionTags.isNullSafe);
   final isDart3Compatible =
       view.tags.contains(PackageVersionTags.isDart3Compatible);
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ d.Node _packageItem(
         child: licenseNode,
       ),
     if (isFlutterFavorite) flutterFavoriteBadgeNode,
+    if (isMaintainerWanted) maintainerWantedBadgeNode,
     if (isNullSafe && !isDart3Compatible) nullSafeBadgeNode(),
     if (isDart3Compatible) dart3CompatibleNode,
     if (isDart3Incompatible) dart3IncompatibleNode,
diff --git a/app/lib/package/backend.dart b/app/lib/package/backend.dart
index f95cc7ea1c..2a72fff85f 100644
--- a/app/lib/package/backend.dart
+++ b/app/lib/package/backend.dart
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ class PackageBackend {
       isDiscontinued: p.isDiscontinued,
       replacedBy: p.replacedBy,
       isUnlisted: p.isUnlisted,
+      isMaintainerWanted: p.isMaintainerWanted ?? false,
     );
   }
 
@@ -463,6 +464,13 @@ class PackageBackend {
         p.isUnlisted = options.isUnlisted!;
         optionsChanges.add('unlisted');
       }
+      if ((options.isMaintainerWanted ?? false) &&
+          (options.isMaintainerWanted ?? false) !=
+              (p.isMaintainerWanted ?? false)) {
+        p.updateMaintainerWanted(
+            isMaintainerWanted: options.isMaintainerWanted ?? false);
+        optionsChanges.add('maintainerWanted');
+      }
 
       if (optionsChanges.isEmpty) {
         return;
@@ -471,7 +479,8 @@ class PackageBackend {
       p.updated = clock.now().toUtc();
       _logger.info('Updating $package options: '
           'isDiscontinued: ${p.isDiscontinued} '
-          'isUnlisted: ${p.isUnlisted}');
+          'isUnlisted: ${p.isUnlisted} '
+          'isMaintainerWanted: ${p.isMaintainerWanted}');
       tx.insert(p);
       tx.insert(await AuditLogRecord.packageOptionsUpdated(
         agent: authenticatedUser,
diff --git a/app/lib/package/models.dart b/app/lib/package/models.dart
index db264a9880..6f2aefdb9b 100644
--- a/app/lib/package/models.dart
+++ b/app/lib/package/models.dart
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ class Package extends db.ExpandoModel<String> {
   @db.DateTimeProperty()
   DateTime? adminDeletedAt;
 
+  /// `true` if a package admin wants to advertise that they are looking for new maintainer(s).
+  ///
+  /// Note: the value expires and resets to false after a set period (e.g. 6 months after setting it).
+  @db.BoolProperty(required: false)
+  bool? isMaintainerWanted;
+
+  /// The timestamp when the [isMaintainerWanted] flag was set.
+  @db.DateTimeProperty()
+  DateTime? maintainerWantedStartedAt;
+
   /// Tags that are assigned to this package.
   ///
   /// The permissions required to assign a tag typically depends on the tag.
@@ -188,6 +198,7 @@ class Package extends db.ExpandoModel<String> {
       ..isUnlisted = false
       ..isModerated = false
       ..isAdminDeleted = false
+      ..isMaintainerWanted = false
       ..assignedTags = []
       ..deletedVersions = [];
   }
@@ -380,6 +391,7 @@ class Package extends db.ExpandoModel<String> {
       ],
       if (isUnlisted) PackageTags.isUnlisted,
       if (publisherId != null) PackageTags.publisherTag(publisherId!),
+      if (isMaintainerWanted ?? false) PackageTags.isMaintainerWanted,
     };
   }
 
@@ -419,6 +431,14 @@ class Package extends db.ExpandoModel<String> {
     adminDeletedAt = isAdminDeleted ? clock.now().toUtc() : null;
     updated = clock.now().toUtc();
   }
+
+  void updateMaintainerWanted({
+    required bool isMaintainerWanted,
+  }) {
+    this.isMaintainerWanted = isMaintainerWanted;
+    maintainerWantedStartedAt = isMaintainerWanted ? clock.now().toUtc() : null;
+    updated = clock.now().toUtc();
+  }
 }
 
 /// Describes the various categories of latest releases.
diff --git a/app/lib/shared/integrity.dart b/app/lib/shared/integrity.dart
index 2e7f69a480..51e6e2334d 100644
--- a/app/lib/shared/integrity.dart
+++ b/app/lib/shared/integrity.dart
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ class IntegrityChecker {
       isAdminDeleted: p.isAdminDeleted,
       adminDeletedAt: p.adminDeletedAt,
     );
+    yield* _checkMaintainerWantedFlags(
+      package: p.name!,
+      isMaintainerWanted: p.isMaintainerWanted,
+      maintainerWantedStartedAt: p.maintainerWantedStartedAt,
+    );
     if (p.isModerated) {
       _packagesWithIsModeratedFlag.add(p.name!);
     }
@@ -1056,3 +1061,18 @@ Stream<String> _checkAdminDeletedFlags({
     yield '$kind "$id" has `isAdminDeleted = false` but `adminDeletedAt` is not null.';
   }
 }
+
+/// Check that `isMaintainerWanted` and `maintainerWantedStartedAt` are consistent.
+Stream<String> _checkMaintainerWantedFlags({
+  required String package,
+  required bool? isMaintainerWanted,
+  required DateTime? maintainerWantedStartedAt,
+}) async* {
+  isMaintainerWanted ??= false;
+  if (isMaintainerWanted && maintainerWantedStartedAt == null) {
+    yield 'Package "$package" has `isMaintainerWanted = true` but `maintainerWantedStartedAt` is null.';
+  }
+  if (!isMaintainerWanted && maintainerWantedStartedAt != null) {
+    yield 'Package "$package" has `isMaintainerWanted = false` but `maintainerWantedStartedAt` is not null.';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/importer.dart b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/importer.dart
index 20fa965c7e..aba58f764d 100644
--- a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/importer.dart
+++ b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/importer.dart
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Future<void> importProfile({
               isDiscontinued: testPackage.isDiscontinued,
               replacedBy: testPackage.replacedBy,
               isUnlisted: testPackage.isUnlisted,
+              isMaintainerWanted: testPackage.isMaintainerWanted,
             ));
 
         if (testPackage.retractedVersions != null) {
diff --git a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.dart b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.dart
index 7645337a6f..38f8bc5fdd 100644
--- a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.dart
+++ b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.dart
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class TestPackage {
   final bool? isDiscontinued;
   final String? replacedBy;
   final bool? isUnlisted;
+  final bool? isMaintainerWanted;
   final bool? isFlutterFavorite;
   final List<String>? retractedVersions;
   final int? likeCount;
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ class TestPackage {
     this.isDiscontinued,
     this.replacedBy,
     this.isUnlisted,
+    this.isMaintainerWanted,
     this.isFlutterFavorite,
     this.retractedVersions,
     this.likeCount,
diff --git a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.g.dart b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.g.dart
index 9467195568..d061cddf83 100644
--- a/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.g.dart
+++ b/app/lib/tool/test_profile/models.g.dart
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ TestPackage _$TestPackageFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => TestPackage(
       isDiscontinued: json['isDiscontinued'] as bool?,
       replacedBy: json['replacedBy'] as String?,
       isUnlisted: json['isUnlisted'] as bool?,
+      isMaintainerWanted: json['isMaintainerWanted'] as bool?,
       isFlutterFavorite: json['isFlutterFavorite'] as bool?,
       retractedVersions: (json['retractedVersions'] as List<dynamic>?)
           ?.map((e) => e as String)
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$TestPackageToJson(TestPackage instance) =>
       if (instance.isDiscontinued case final value?) 'isDiscontinued': value,
       if (instance.replacedBy case final value?) 'replacedBy': value,
       if (instance.isUnlisted case final value?) 'isUnlisted': value,
+      if (instance.isMaintainerWanted case final value?)
+        'isMaintainerWanted': value,
       if (instance.isFlutterFavorite case final value?)
         'isFlutterFavorite': value,
       if (instance.retractedVersions case final value?)
diff --git a/app/test/frontend/golden/pkg_admin_page.html b/app/test/frontend/golden/pkg_admin_page.html
index 7cdfe8ac6b..549a6a7223 100644
--- a/app/test/frontend/golden/pkg_admin_page.html
+++ b/app/test/frontend/golden/pkg_admin_page.html
@@ -404,6 +404,28 @@ <h3>Unlisted</h3>
                       <label for="-admin-is-unlisted-checkbox">Mark "unlisted"</label>
                     </div>
                   </div>
+                  <a name="maintainer-wanted"></a>
+                  <h3>Maintainer wanted</h3>
+                  <p>
+                    A package that's marked as
+                    <em>maintainWanted</em>
+                    will be featured with an extra badge on the package page and in the search results.
+                  </p>
+                  <div class="-pub-form-checkbox-row">
+                    <div class="mdc-form-field">
+                      <div class="mdc-checkbox">
+                        <input id="-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox" class="mdc-checkbox__native-control" type="checkbox"/>
+                        <div class="mdc-checkbox__background">
+                          <svg class="mdc-checkbox__checkmark" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                            <path class="mdc-checkbox__checkmark-path" fill="none" d="M1.73,12.91 8.1,19.28 22.79,4.59"/>
+                          </svg>
+                          <div class="mdc-checkbox__mixedmark"></div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="mdc-checkbox__ripple"></div>
+                      </div>
+                      <label for="-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox">Mark "maintainWanted"</label>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
                   <a name="automated-publishing"></a>
                   <h2>Automated publishing</h2>
                   <p>
diff --git a/app/test/package/api_export/api_exporter_test.dart b/app/test/package/api_export/api_exporter_test.dart
index 49548ee6f4..62d18d8aa5 100644
--- a/app/test/package/api_export/api_exporter_test.dart
+++ b/app/test/package/api_export/api_exporter_test.dart
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Future<void> _testExportedApiSynchronization(
         'isDiscontinued': false,
         'replacedBy': null,
         'isUnlisted': false,
+        'isMaintainerWanted': false,
       },
     );
     expect(
diff --git a/app/test/package/backend_test.dart b/app/test/package/backend_test.dart
index 7b76bcdee5..8ccc3dbf14 100644
--- a/app/test/package/backend_test.dart
+++ b/app/test/package/backend_test.dart
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ void main() {
           expect(p.isDiscontinued, isTrue);
           expect(p.replacedBy, isNull);
           expect(p.isUnlisted, isFalse);
+          expect(p.isMaintainerWanted ?? false, isFalse);
         });
       });
 
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ void main() {
           expect(p.isDiscontinued, isTrue);
           expect(p.replacedBy, 'neon');
           expect(p.isUnlisted, isFalse);
+          expect(p.isMaintainerWanted ?? false, isFalse);
 
           await packageBackend.updateOptions(
               'oxygen', PkgOptions(isDiscontinued: true));
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ void main() {
           expect(p1.isDiscontinued, isTrue);
           expect(p1.replacedBy, isNull);
           expect(p1.isUnlisted, isFalse);
+          expect(p1.isMaintainerWanted ?? false, isFalse);
 
           // check audit log record
           final page = await auditBackend.listRecordsForPackage('oxygen');
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ void main() {
           expect(p2.isDiscontinued, isFalse);
           expect(p2.replacedBy, isNull);
           expect(p2.isUnlisted, isFalse);
+          expect(p2.isMaintainerWanted ?? false, isFalse);
         });
       });
 
@@ -466,6 +470,19 @@ void main() {
           expect(p.isDiscontinued, isFalse);
           expect(p.replacedBy, isNull);
           expect(p.isUnlisted, isTrue);
+          expect(p.isMaintainerWanted ?? false, isFalse);
+        });
+      });
+
+      testWithProfile('maintainerWanted', fn: () async {
+        await withFakeAuthRequestContext(adminAtPubDevEmail, () async {
+          await packageBackend.updateOptions(
+              'oxygen', PkgOptions(isMaintainerWanted: true));
+          final p = (await packageBackend.lookupPackage('oxygen'))!;
+          expect(p.isDiscontinued, isFalse);
+          expect(p.replacedBy, isNull);
+          expect(p.isUnlisted, isFalse);
+          expect(p.isMaintainerWanted, isTrue);
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.dart b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.dart
index 334a13024f..3d06ab6d3b 100644
--- a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.dart
+++ b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.dart
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ class PkgOptions {
   final bool? isDiscontinued;
   final String? replacedBy;
   final bool? isUnlisted;
+  final bool? isMaintainerWanted;
 
   PkgOptions({
     this.isDiscontinued,
     this.replacedBy,
     this.isUnlisted,
+    this.isMaintainerWanted,
   });
 
   factory PkgOptions.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
diff --git a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.g.dart b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.g.dart
index 748e39ac67..4ebde3b9bd 100644
--- a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.g.dart
+++ b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/data/package_api.g.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PkgOptions _$PkgOptionsFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => PkgOptions(
       isDiscontinued: json['isDiscontinued'] as bool?,
       replacedBy: json['replacedBy'] as String?,
       isUnlisted: json['isUnlisted'] as bool?,
+      isMaintainerWanted: json['isMaintainerWanted'] as bool?,
     );
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$PkgOptionsToJson(PkgOptions instance) =>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$PkgOptionsToJson(PkgOptions instance) =>
       'isDiscontinued': instance.isDiscontinued,
       'replacedBy': instance.replacedBy,
       'isUnlisted': instance.isUnlisted,
+      'isMaintainerWanted': instance.isMaintainerWanted,
     };
 
 AutomatedPublishingConfig _$AutomatedPublishingConfigFromJson(
diff --git a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/search/tags.dart b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/search/tags.dart
index 944571af45..ae8f2578f3 100644
--- a/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/search/tags.dart
+++ b/pkg/_pub_shared/lib/search/tags.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ abstract class PackageTags {
   /// Package is marked unlisted, discontinued, or is a legacy package.
   static const String isUnlisted = 'is:unlisted';
 
+  /// Package is marked maintainerWanted.
+  static const String isMaintainerWanted = 'is:maintainer-wanted';
+
   /// Package is shown, regardless of its unlisted status.
   static const String showUnlisted = 'show:unlisted';
 
diff --git a/pkg/pub_integration/lib/src/test_browser.dart b/pkg/pub_integration/lib/src/test_browser.dart
index 596cf3d1f7..c1966686f6 100644
--- a/pkg/pub_integration/lib/src/test_browser.dart
+++ b/pkg/pub_integration/lib/src/test_browser.dart
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ extension PageExt on Page {
   /// Returns the [property] value of the first element by [selector].
   Future<String> propertyValue(String selector, String property) async {
     final h = await $(selector);
-    return await h.propertyValue(property);
+    return (await h.propertyValue(property)).toString();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/pub_integration/test/pkg_admin_page_test.dart b/pkg/pub_integration/test/pkg_admin_page_test.dart
index 6ae46031d8..d33285a637 100644
--- a/pkg/pub_integration/test/pkg_admin_page_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/pub_integration/test/pkg_admin_page_test.dart
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ void main() {
         // github publishing
         await user.withBrowserPage((page) async {
           await page.gotoOrigin('/packages/test_pkg/admin');
-          await page.takeScreenshots(
-              prefix: 'package-page/admin-page', selector: 'body');
 
           await page.waitAndClick('#-pkg-admin-automated-github-enabled');
           await page.waitForLayout([
@@ -70,6 +68,24 @@ void main() {
           final value = await page.propertyValue(
               '#-pkg-admin-automated-github-repository', 'value');
           expect(value, githubRepository);
+
+          await page.takeScreenshots(
+              prefix: 'package-page/admin-page', selector: 'body');
+        });
+
+        // maintainer wanted
+        await user.withBrowserPage((page) async {
+          await page.gotoOrigin('/packages/test_pkg/admin');
+          final valueBefore = await page.propertyValue(
+              '#-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox', 'checked');
+          expect(valueBefore, 'false');
+
+          await page.waitAndClick('#-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox');
+          await page.waitAndClickOnDialogOk();
+          await page.reload();
+          final valueAfter = await page.propertyValue(
+              '#-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox', 'checked');
+          expect(valueAfter, 'true');
         });
 
         // visit activity log page
diff --git a/pkg/web_app/lib/src/admin_pages.dart b/pkg/web_app/lib/src/admin_pages.dart
index 816249518d..983da03b5f 100644
--- a/pkg/web_app/lib/src/admin_pages.dart
+++ b/pkg/web_app/lib/src/admin_pages.dart
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class _PkgAdminWidget {
   InputElement? _replacedByInput;
   Element? _replacedByButton;
   InputElement? _unlistedCheckbox;
+  InputElement? _maintainerWantedCheckbox;
   Element? _inviteUploaderButton;
   Element? _inviteUploaderContent;
   InputElement? _inviteUploaderInput;
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ class _PkgAdminWidget {
     _unlistedCheckbox =
         document.getElementById('-admin-is-unlisted-checkbox') as InputElement?;
     _unlistedCheckbox?.onChange.listen((_) => _toggleUnlisted());
+    _maintainerWantedCheckbox =
+        document.getElementById('-admin-is-maintainer-wanted-checkbox')
+            as InputElement?;
+    _maintainerWantedCheckbox?.onChange
+        .listen((_) => _toggleMaintainerWanted());
     _inviteUploaderButton =
         document.getElementById('-pkg-admin-invite-uploader-button');
     _inviteUploaderContent =
@@ -313,6 +319,30 @@ class _PkgAdminWidget {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<void> _toggleMaintainerWanted() async {
+    final oldValue = _maintainerWantedCheckbox!.defaultChecked ?? false;
+    final newValue = await api_client.rpc(
+      confirmQuestion: text(
+          'Are you sure you want change the "maintainerWanted" status of the package?'),
+      fn: () async {
+        final rs = await api_client.client.setPackageOptions(
+            pageData.pkgData!.package,
+            PkgOptions(
+              isMaintainerWanted: !oldValue,
+            ));
+        return rs.isUnlisted;
+      },
+      successMessage: text('"maintainerWanted" status changed.'),
+      onError: (err) => null,
+    );
+    if (newValue == null) {
+      _maintainerWantedCheckbox!.checked = oldValue;
+    } else {
+      _maintainerWantedCheckbox!.defaultChecked = newValue;
+      _maintainerWantedCheckbox!.checked = newValue;
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _setRetracted() async {
     final version =
         materialDropdownSelected(_retractPackageVersionInput)?.trim() ?? '';