diff --git a/src/core/reranker.py b/src/core/reranker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d19c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/reranker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""Cross-Encoder 重排序器."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("md-vector-db")
+
+
+class Reranker:
+    """使用 Cross-Encoder 模型对检索结果重排序.
+
+    默认模型: BAAI/bge-reranker-base（中文友好）
+    首次调用时懒加载模型。
+    """
+
+    _DEFAULT_MODEL = "BAAI/bge-reranker-base"
+
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str | None = None):
+        self._model_name = model_name or self._DEFAULT_MODEL
+        self._model = None
+
+    def rerank(
+        self, query: str, candidates: list[dict], top_k: int = 10
+    ) -> list[dict]:
+        """对候选列表重排序.
+
+        Args:
+            query: 原始查询
+            candidates: 候选结果列表（需含 "content" 字段）
+            top_k: 返回数量
+
+        Returns:
+            按 cross-encoder 分数降序的结果列表
+        """
+        if not candidates:
+            return []
+
+        self._ensure_model()
+        # 构建 (query, document) 对
+        pairs = [(query, c["content"]) for c in candidates]
+
+        try:
+            scores = self._model.predict(pairs, show_progress_bar=False)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Cross-Encoder 重排序失败: %s", e)
+            # 降级：保留原始顺序
+            return candidates[:top_k]
+
+        # 附加 rerank_score
+        for i, c in enumerate(candidates):
+            c["rerank_score"] = round(float(scores[i]), 4)
+
+        # 按 rerank_score 降序排列
+        candidates.sort(key=lambda x: x.get("rerank_score", 0), reverse=True)
+
+        # 返回 top_k，将 rerank_score 作为最终 score
+        result = candidates[:top_k]
+        for r in result:
+            r["score"] = r.get("rerank_score", r.get("score", 0))
+        return result
+
+    def _ensure_model(self) -> None:
+        """懒加载 Cross-Encoder 模型."""
+        if self._model is not None:
+            return
+        from sentence_transformers import CrossEncoder
+
+        logger.info("加载 Cross-Encoder 模型: %s", self._model_name)
+        self._model = CrossEncoder(self._model_name)
diff --git a/src/core/search.py b/src/core/search.py
index 17f4cda..adb6040 100644
--- a/src/core/search.py
+++ b/src/core/search.py
@@ -34,12 +34,17 @@ class Searcher:
 
     def _get_hybrid(self) -> HybridRetriever:
         if self._hybrid is None:
+            reranker = None
+            if self._search_config.enable_rerank:
+                from src.core.reranker import Reranker
+                reranker = Reranker()
             self._hybrid = HybridRetriever(
                 self.db,
                 self.embedder,
                 self.collection_name,
                 bm25_weight=self._search_config.bm25_weight,
                 vector_candidate_multiplier=self._search_config.candidate_multiplier,
+                reranker=reranker,
             )
         return self._hybrid
 
diff --git a/tests/test_reranker.py b/tests/test_reranker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0550e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reranker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""重排序器测试."""
+import pytest
+
+from src.core.reranker import Reranker
+
+
+class FakeCrossEncoder:
+    """模拟 Cross-Encoder 模型."""
+
+    def predict(self, pairs, **kwargs):
+        # 包含"重要"的 pair 分数高
+        scores = []
+        for pair in pairs:
+            score = 5.0 if "重要" in pair[1] else 1.0
+            scores.append(score)
+        return scores
+
+
+def test_reranker_returns_same_count():
+    """重排序不改变结果数量."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    reranker._model = FakeCrossEncoder()
+    candidates = [
+        {"content": "普通文档", "score": 0.8},
+        {"content": "重要文档", "score": 0.6},
+        {"content": "另一个普通", "score": 0.7},
+    ]
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", candidates, top_k=3)
+    assert len(result) == 3
+
+
+def test_reranker_promotes_relevant():
+    """重排序将更相关的内容提前."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    reranker._model = FakeCrossEncoder()
+    candidates = [
+        {"content": "普通 A", "score": 0.9},
+        {"content": "重要内容在这里", "score": 0.5},
+        {"content": "普通 B", "score": 0.7},
+    ]
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", candidates, top_k=3)
+    assert "重要" in result[0]["content"]
+
+
+def test_reranker_truncates_to_top_k():
+    """rerank 截断到指定的 top_k."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    reranker._model = FakeCrossEncoder()
+    candidates = [
+        {"content": f"文档{i}", "score": 0.9 - i * 0.1}
+        for i in range(20)
+    ]
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", candidates, top_k=5)
+    assert len(result) == 5
+
+
+def test_reranker_empty_input():
+    """空输入返回空列表."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", [], top_k=5)
+    assert result == []
+
+
+def test_reranker_preserves_metadata():
+    """重排序保留文档元数据."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    reranker._model = FakeCrossEncoder()
+    candidates = [
+        {
+            "content": "带元数据的文档",
+            "score": 0.5,
+            "source_file": "meta.md",
+            "section_title": "第一章",
+        }
+    ]
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", candidates, top_k=1)
+    assert result[0]["source_file"] == "meta.md"
+    assert result[0]["section_title"] == "第一章"
+
+
+def test_reranker_score_replaced_with_rerank():
+    """重排序后 score 更新为 rerank_score."""
+    reranker = Reranker(model_name="test-model")
+    reranker._model = FakeCrossEncoder()
+    candidates = [{"content": "测试", "score": 0.5}]
+    result = reranker.rerank("查询", candidates, top_k=1)
+    assert "rerank_score" in result[0]
+    assert result[0]["score"] == result[0]["rerank_score"]