diff --git a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.stories.tsx b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.stories.tsx
index 2d75fe4..e2b5add 100644
--- a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.stories.tsx
+++ b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.stories.tsx
@@ -189,6 +189,84 @@ export const SinglePlaceholder: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+// ── Input-trigger variant ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH = 320;
+
+export const InputTrigger: Story = {
+  args: {
+    fromDate: FIXED_FROM_DATE,
+    toDate: FIXED_TO_DATE,
+    trigger: 'input',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+
+export const InputTriggerEmpty: Story = {
+  args: {
+    trigger: 'input',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+
+export const SingleInputTrigger: Story = {
+  args: {
+    mode: 'single',
+    value: FIXED_FROM_DATE,
+    trigger: 'input',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+
+export const SingleInputTriggerEmpty: Story = {
+  args: {
+    mode: 'single',
+    trigger: 'input',
+    placeholder: 'Select due date',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+
+export const InputTriggerDisabled: Story = {
+  args: {
+    mode: 'single',
+    value: FIXED_FROM_DATE,
+    trigger: 'input',
+    disabled: true,
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+};
+
 // ── Chromatic visual regression: popover open states ────────────────────────
 //
 // The Radix popover renders into a portal at document.body, so the opened
@@ -196,7 +274,11 @@ export const SinglePlaceholder: Story = {
 
 const openPopoverPlay = async ({ canvasElement }: { canvasElement: HTMLElement }) => {
   const canvas = within(canvasElement);
-  const trigger = await canvas.findByRole('button');
+  // Button variant renders a <button>; input variant renders a <TextField.Root>
+  // with `role="combobox"` (required for `aria-expanded` to be valid on the
+  // underlying <input>). Pick whichever exists.
+  const trigger =
+    canvas.queryByRole('combobox') ?? (await canvas.findByRole('button'));
   await userEvent.click(trigger);
 
   const body = within(document.body);
@@ -227,3 +309,35 @@ export const SingleOpenPopoverNoSelection: Story = {
   },
   play: openPopoverPlay,
 };
+
+export const InputTriggerOpenPopover: Story = {
+  args: {
+    fromDate: FIXED_FROM_DATE,
+    toDate: FIXED_TO_DATE,
+    trigger: 'input',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+  play: openPopoverPlay,
+};
+
+export const SingleInputTriggerOpenPopover: Story = {
+  args: {
+    mode: 'single',
+    value: FIXED_FROM_DATE,
+    trigger: 'input',
+  },
+  decorators: [
+    (Story) => (
+      <div style={{ width: WIDE_CONTAINER_WIDTH }}>
+        <Story />
+      </div>
+    ),
+  ],
+  play: openPopoverPlay,
+};
diff --git a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.tsx b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.tsx
index 4055e98..6c4803e 100644
--- a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.tsx
+++ b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Flex, Theme } from '@radix-ui/themes';
-import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverPortal, PopoverTrigger } from '@radix-ui/react-popover';
+import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverPortal } from '@radix-ui/react-popover';
 import { addDays, format } from 'date-fns';
-import { CalendarIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { type DateRange, type DayPickerProps, DayPicker } from 'react-day-picker';
 
 import styles from './DateRangePicker.module.css';
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import type {
 
 import { ContentWrapper } from '../../atom';
 import DateSelection from './parts/DateSelection';
+import DateTrigger from './parts/DateTrigger';
 import NextMonthButton from './parts/NextMonthButton';
 import PresetsColumn from './parts/PresetsColumn';
 import SingleCalendar from './parts/SingleCalendar';
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ const formatDateRangeLabel = (range: DateRange | undefined) => {
   return `${format(range.from, fromFormat)} - ${format(range.to, 'LLL dd, y')}`;
 };
 
+const RANGE_PLACEHOLDER = 'Pick a date range';
+
 const RangeCalendar = ({
   fromDate: fromDateProp,
   toDate: toDateProp,
   onChange,
   disabled,
   presets = DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE_PRESETS,
+  trigger = 'button',
 }: Omit<IDateRangePickerRangeProps, 'mode'>) => {
   const isControlled = fromDateProp !== undefined || toDateProp !== undefined;
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ const RangeCalendar = ({
 
   const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState(false);
   const popoverContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const popoverId = useId();
 
   const displayDate = isControlled && !isPopoverOpen ? controlledDate : draftDate;
   const [today, setToday] = useState(() => new Date());
@@ -109,27 +113,51 @@ const RangeCalendar = ({
     setDraftDate(range);
   };
 
+  // Shared popover-open initialization. Called from both `onOpenChange(true)`
+  // (button trigger path — Radix-initiated) and `onToggleRequest(true)` (input
+  // trigger path — externally-initiated via `PopoverAnchor`). Radix does not
+  // fire `onOpenChange` when the controlled `open` prop is changed from
+  // outside, so the input variant needs to run this initialization explicitly.
+  const handleOpenPopover = () => {
+    setIsPopoverOpen(true);
+    setToday(new Date());
+    setDraftDate(isControlled ? controlledDate : draftDate);
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleRequest = (nextOpen: boolean) => {
+    if (nextOpen) {
+      handleOpenPopover();
+    } else {
+      setIsPopoverOpen(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Popover
       open={isPopoverOpen}
       onOpenChange={(open) => {
-        setIsPopoverOpen(open);
         if (open) {
-          setToday(new Date());
-          setDraftDate(isControlled ? controlledDate : draftDate);
+          handleOpenPopover();
+        } else {
+          setIsPopoverOpen(false);
         }
       }}
     >
-      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button type="button" variant="outline" disabled={disabled}>
-          <CalendarIcon />
-          {displayDate?.from ? formatDateRangeLabel(displayDate) : <span>Pick a date range</span>}
-        </Button>
-      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <DateTrigger
+        variant={trigger}
+        label={formatDateRangeLabel(displayDate)}
+        placeholder={RANGE_PLACEHOLDER}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        ariaLabel="Choose a date range"
+        isOpen={isPopoverOpen}
+        onToggleRequest={handleToggleRequest}
+        popoverId={popoverId}
+      />
       <PopoverPortal>
         <Theme asChild>
         <PopoverContent
           ref={popoverContentRef}
+          id={popoverId}
           align="start"
           sideOffset={4}
           collisionPadding={10}
diff --git a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.types.ts b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.types.ts
index 3ae5d37..d63a971 100644
--- a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.types.ts
+++ b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/DateRangePicker.types.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ export interface IDatePreset {
 
 interface IDateRangePickerCommonProps {
   readonly disabled?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Visual variant of the trigger that opens the popover.
+   * - `'button'` (default): a compact outline button with a leading calendar
+   *   icon and the formatted label.
+   * - `'input'`: a readonly text-field with a leading calendar icon slot — use
+   *   this when the picker sits alongside other form inputs so the visual
+   *   rhythm lines up.
+   *
+   * The popover contents and keyboard/selection semantics are identical across
+   * both variants.
+   */
+  readonly trigger?: 'button' | 'input';
 }
 
 /** Props for {@link DateRangePicker} in range mode (the default). */
diff --git a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/DateTrigger.tsx b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/DateTrigger.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a28e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/DateTrigger.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { Button, TextField } from '@radix-ui/themes';
+import { PopoverAnchor, PopoverTrigger } from '@radix-ui/react-popover';
+import { CalendarIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
+import { forwardRef, type KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
+
+interface IDateTriggerProps {
+  /** Variant of the trigger. `'button'` renders a compact outline button; `'input'` renders a readonly Radix `TextField.Root` with a leading calendar icon slot. */
+  readonly variant: 'button' | 'input';
+  /** Formatted label for the selected value — rendered inside the trigger when non-empty. */
+  readonly label: string | null;
+  /** Placeholder shown when `label` is empty. */
+  readonly placeholder: string;
+  /** Whether the trigger is disabled. */
+  readonly disabled?: boolean;
+  /** Accessible name announced when focus lands on the trigger. */
+  readonly ariaLabel: string;
+  /** Current open state of the parent popover (used only by the input variant). */
+  readonly isOpen: boolean;
+  /** Called when the input variant requests the popover to toggle. Click and Enter/Space toggle; ArrowDown only opens. */
+  readonly onToggleRequest: (nextOpen: boolean) => void;
+  /** Id of the `PopoverContent`. Used only by the input variant to wire `role="combobox"` + `aria-controls` so `aria-expanded` is valid for axe. */
+  readonly popoverId: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the trigger element that opens the date picker popover.
+ *
+ * - **`variant='button'`** — uses `<PopoverTrigger asChild>` with a Radix
+ *   `<Button variant="outline">`; the popover's open state is fully owned by
+ *   the built-in trigger.
+ * - **`variant='input'`** — uses `<PopoverAnchor asChild>` with a readonly
+ *   `<TextField.Root>` + leading calendar icon slot, and manually wires
+ *   click / keyboard handlers to `onToggleRequest`. Click and Enter/Space
+ *   toggle the popover open/closed to match `PopoverTrigger`'s behaviour;
+ *   ArrowDown only opens. Escape and outside-click are still handled
+ *   natively by `PopoverContent`.
+ */
+const DateTrigger = forwardRef<HTMLElement, IDateTriggerProps>(
+  (
+    {
+      variant,
+      label,
+      placeholder,
+      disabled,
+      ariaLabel,
+      isOpen,
+      onToggleRequest,
+      popoverId,
+    },
+    ref
+  ) => {
+    if (variant === 'input') {
+      const handleToggle = () => {
+        if (disabled) return;
+        onToggleRequest(!isOpen);
+      };
+
+      // Slot click fires first and also bubbles to `TextField.Root`'s
+      // `onClick`. Stop propagation so we don't double-fire the toggle (and
+      // flip open → closed → open on a single icon click).
+      const handleSlotClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        handleToggle();
+      };
+
+      const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+        if (disabled) return;
+        if (event.key === 'Enter' || event.key === ' ') {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          onToggleRequest(!isOpen);
+          return;
+        }
+        if (event.key === 'ArrowDown' && !isOpen) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          onToggleRequest(true);
+        }
+      };
+
+      return (
+        <PopoverAnchor asChild>
+          <TextField.Root
+            ref={ref as React.Ref<HTMLInputElement>}
+            /*
+             * `role="combobox"` is required for `aria-expanded` to be valid on
+             * a plain `<input>` (axe flags it otherwise). `aria-controls`
+             * pairs the combobox with the dialog that holds the calendar.
+             */
+            role="combobox"
+            aria-controls={popoverId}
+            readOnly
+            value={label ?? ''}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            aria-label={ariaLabel}
+            aria-haspopup="dialog"
+            aria-expanded={isOpen}
+            onClick={handleToggle}
+            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          >
+            <TextField.Slot side="left" onClick={handleSlotClick}>
+              <CalendarIcon />
+            </TextField.Slot>
+          </TextField.Root>
+        </PopoverAnchor>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+        <Button
+          ref={ref as React.Ref<HTMLButtonElement>}
+          type="button"
+          variant="outline"
+          disabled={disabled}
+          aria-label={ariaLabel}
+        >
+          <CalendarIcon />
+          {label ? label : <span>{placeholder}</span>}
+        </Button>
+      </PopoverTrigger>
+    );
+  }
+);
+
+DateTrigger.displayName = 'DateTrigger';
+
+export default DateTrigger;
diff --git a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/SingleCalendar.tsx b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/SingleCalendar.tsx
index 4da3b8e..7258977 100644
--- a/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/SingleCalendar.tsx
+++ b/lib/compound/DateRangePicker/parts/SingleCalendar.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Button, Flex, Theme } from '@radix-ui/themes';
 import {
   Popover,
   PopoverContent,
   PopoverPortal,
-  PopoverTrigger,
 } from '@radix-ui/react-popover';
 import { format } from 'date-fns';
-import { CalendarIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { type DayPickerProps, DayPicker } from 'react-day-picker';
 
 import styles from '../DateRangePicker.module.css';
@@ -17,6 +15,7 @@ import type { IDateRangePickerSingleProps } from '../DateRangePicker.types';
 
 import { ContentWrapper } from '../../../atom';
 import DateSelection from './DateSelection';
+import DateTrigger from './DateTrigger';
 import NextMonthButton from './NextMonthButton';
 import SinglePresetsColumn from './SinglePresetsColumn';
 import { DEFAULT_DATE_PRESETS } from './presets';
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ const SingleCalendar = ({
   disabled,
   placeholder = DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER,
   presets = DEFAULT_DATE_PRESETS,
+  trigger = 'button',
 }: Omit<IDateRangePickerSingleProps, 'mode'>) => {
   const isControlled = value !== undefined;
   const controlledDate = value ?? undefined;
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const SingleCalendar = ({
 
   const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState(false);
   const popoverContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const popoverId = useId();
 
   const displayDate = isControlled && !isPopoverOpen ? controlledDate : draftDate;
   const [today, setToday] = useState(() => new Date());
@@ -96,27 +97,51 @@ const SingleCalendar = ({
     setDraftDate(date);
   };
 
+  // Shared popover-open initialization. Called from both `onOpenChange(true)`
+  // (button trigger path — Radix-initiated) and `onToggleRequest(true)` (input
+  // trigger path — externally-initiated via `PopoverAnchor`). Radix does not
+  // fire `onOpenChange` when the controlled `open` prop is changed from
+  // outside, so the input variant needs to run this initialization explicitly.
+  const handleOpenPopover = () => {
+    setIsPopoverOpen(true);
+    setToday(new Date());
+    setDraftDate(isControlled ? controlledDate : draftDate);
+  };
+
+  const handleToggleRequest = (nextOpen: boolean) => {
+    if (nextOpen) {
+      handleOpenPopover();
+    } else {
+      setIsPopoverOpen(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <Popover
       open={isPopoverOpen}
       onOpenChange={(open) => {
-        setIsPopoverOpen(open);
         if (open) {
-          setToday(new Date());
-          setDraftDate(isControlled ? controlledDate : draftDate);
+          handleOpenPopover();
+        } else {
+          setIsPopoverOpen(false);
         }
       }}
     >
-      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <Button type="button" variant="outline" disabled={disabled}>
-          <CalendarIcon />
-          {displayDate ? formatDateLabel(displayDate) : <span>{placeholder}</span>}
-        </Button>
-      </PopoverTrigger>
+      <DateTrigger
+        variant={trigger}
+        label={formatDateLabel(displayDate)}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        ariaLabel="Choose a date"
+        isOpen={isPopoverOpen}
+        onToggleRequest={handleToggleRequest}
+        popoverId={popoverId}
+      />
       <PopoverPortal>
         <Theme asChild>
           <PopoverContent
             ref={popoverContentRef}
+            id={popoverId}
             align="start"
             sideOffset={4}
             collisionPadding={10}