diff --git a/api/jira-api.go b/api/jira-api.go
index 0af9a2d..6a69b5a 100644
--- a/api/jira-api.go
+++ b/api/jira-api.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func GetIssue(key string) <-chan JiraIssue {
 	return channel
 }
 
-func GetIssueList(nResults int, all bool, reporter bool, project string, statuses []string, prioritySort bool) <-chan JiraIssue {
+func GetIssueList(nResults int, all bool, reporter bool, project string, statuses []string, searchTerm string, prioritySort bool) <-chan JiraIssue {
 	channel := make(chan JiraIssue)
 	go func() {
 		defer close(channel)
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ func GetIssueList(nResults int, all bool, reporter bool, project string, statuse
 			}
 			query += fmt.Sprintf("project=%s", url.QueryEscape(project))
 		}
+		if searchTerm != "" {
+			if query != "" {
+				query += "+AND+"
+			}
+			query += fmt.Sprintf("summary~\"%s\"", url.QueryEscape(searchTerm))
+		}
 		if len(statuses) > 0 {
 			if query != "" {
 				query += "+AND+"
diff --git a/cmd/issue/list.go b/cmd/issue/list.go
index 323e5a5..0c75353 100644
--- a/cmd/issue/list.go
+++ b/cmd/issue/list.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var ListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		nResults, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("number-results")
 		reporter, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("reporter")
 		all, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("all")
+		search, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("search")
 		statuses, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("status")
 		project, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("project")
 		priority, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("priority")
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ var ListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 		}
 
-		for issue := range api.GetIssueList(nResults, all, reporter, project, statusConversion, priority) {
+		for issue := range api.GetIssueList(nResults, all, reporter, project, statusConversion, search, priority) {
 			timeSpent := "-"
 			if issue.Fields.TimeTracking.TimeSpent != " " {
 				timeSpent = issue.Fields.TimeTracking.TimeSpent
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ var ListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
+	// filter
 	ListCmd.Flags().StringP("project", "p", "", `filter issues by project key.
 	If "all" is given it shows all projects (when a project is detected on current branch and you still want to show all projects)`)
 	ListCmd.Flags().BoolP("all", "a", false, "filter all issues. (Not assigned or reporting to current user)")
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ func init() {
 	ListCmd.Flags().StringArrayP("status", "s", []string{}, `filter status type.
 	this option will provide completion for the mappings defined in "jira_status" of your config file`)
 	ListCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("status", statusCompletion)
+	ListCmd.Flags().String("search", "", "filter issues by keyword")
 
 	// TODO add way to sort by recent or the ones the user has participated on