diff --git a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/PatientSearchParameters.java b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/PatientSearchParameters.java
index 496dc54c4c..222bc955cf 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/PatientSearchParameters.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/PatientSearchParameters.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class PatientSearchParameters {
     private Boolean filterPatientsByLocation;
     private String identifier;
     private String name;
+    private String gender;
     private String addressFieldName;
     private String addressFieldValue;
     private Integer start;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public PatientSearchParameters(RequestContext context) {
         } else {
             this.setAddressFieldName("city_village");
         }
+        this.setGender(context.getParameter("gender"));
         this.setAddressFieldValue(context.getParameter("addressFieldValue"));
         Map parameterMap = context.getRequest().getParameterMap();
         this.setAddressSearchResultFields((String[]) parameterMap.get("addressSearchResultsConfig"));
@@ -71,6 +73,14 @@ public void setName(String name) {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
+    public String getGender() {
+        return gender;
+    }
+
+    public void setGender(String gender) {
+        this.gender = gender;
+    }
+
     public String getAddressFieldName() {
         return addressFieldName;
     }
diff --git a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/mapper/PatientResponseMapper.java b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/mapper/PatientResponseMapper.java
index b5a24f279c..17d9b6b768 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/mapper/PatientResponseMapper.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/contract/patient/mapper/PatientResponseMapper.java
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ public PatientResponse map(Patient patient, String loginLocationUuid, String[] s
         patientResponse.setFamilyName(patient.getFamilyName());
         patientResponse.setGender(patient.getGender());
         PatientIdentifier primaryIdentifier = patient.getPatientIdentifier();
-        patientResponse.setIdentifier(primaryIdentifier.getIdentifier());
+        if(primaryIdentifier != null) {
+            patientResponse.setIdentifier(primaryIdentifier.getIdentifier());
+        }
         patientResponse.setPatientProgramAttributeValue(programAttributeValue);
 
         mapExtraIdentifiers(patient, primaryIdentifier);
diff --git a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/BahmniPatientService.java b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/BahmniPatientService.java
index 5a3905ba5f..dc17ca3b6c 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/BahmniPatientService.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/BahmniPatientService.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.service;
 
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.PatientSearchParameters;
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.mapper.PatientResponseMapper;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientConfigResponse;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientResponse;
 import org.openmrs.Patient;
+import org.openmrs.Person;
 import org.openmrs.RelationshipType;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ public interface BahmniPatientService {
 
     List<PatientResponse> luceneSearch(PatientSearchParameters searchParameters);
 
+    List<PatientResponse> searchSimilarPatients(PatientSearchParameters searchParameters, PatientResponseMapper patientResponseMapper);
+
     public List<Patient> get(String partialIdentifier, boolean shouldMatchExactPatientId);
 
     public List<RelationshipType> getByAIsToB(String aIsToB);
diff --git a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImpl.java b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImpl.java
index 0c50fae0a8..ad2eb52a0a 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImpl.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-api/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 package org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.service.impl;
 
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.PatientSearchParameters;
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.mapper.PatientResponseMapper;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientConfigResponse;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientResponse;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.dao.PatientDao;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.service.BahmniPatientService;
 import org.openmrs.Concept;
 import org.openmrs.Patient;
+import org.openmrs.Person;
 import org.openmrs.PersonAttributeType;
 import org.openmrs.RelationshipType;
 import org.openmrs.api.ConceptService;
 import org.openmrs.api.PersonService;
+import org.openmrs.api.context.Context;
+import org.openmrs.module.bahmniemrapi.visitlocation.BahmniVisitLocationServiceImpl;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Lazy;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 @Service
 @Lazy //to get rid of cyclic dependencies
@@ -83,6 +89,23 @@ public List<PatientResponse> luceneSearch(PatientSearchParameters searchParamete
                 searchParameters.getFilterPatientsByLocation(), searchParameters.getFilterOnAllIdentifiers());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<PatientResponse> searchSimilarPatients(PatientSearchParameters searchParameters, PatientResponseMapper patientResponseMapper) {
+        List<PatientResponse> patients = new ArrayList<PatientResponse>();
+        Set<Person> persons = personService.getSimilarPeople(searchParameters.getName(), null, searchParameters.getGender());
+        for (Person person : persons) {
+            Patient patient = new Patient(person);
+            PatientResponse patientResponse = patientResponseMapper.map(
+                                                patient,
+                                                searchParameters.getLoginLocationUuid(),
+                                                searchParameters.getPatientSearchResultFields(),
+                                                searchParameters.getAddressSearchResultFields(),
+                                            patient.getPatientId());
+            patients.add(patientResponse);
+        }
+        return patients;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<Patient> get(String partialIdentifier, boolean shouldMatchExactPatientId) {
         return patientDao.getPatients(partialIdentifier, shouldMatchExactPatientId);
diff --git a/bahmnicore-api/src/test/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImplTest.java b/bahmnicore-api/src/test/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImplTest.java
index 5c77844fdb..84d45a10ac 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-api/src/test/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-api/src/test/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/service/impl/BahmniPatientServiceImplTest.java
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 package org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.service.impl;
 
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.PatientSearchParameters;
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.mapper.PatientResponseMapper;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientConfigResponse;
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientResponse;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.dao.PatientDao;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.openmrs.Concept;
+import org.openmrs.Person;
 import org.openmrs.PersonAttributeType;
 import org.openmrs.api.ConceptService;
 import org.openmrs.api.PersonService;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyInt;
@@ -26,6 +32,10 @@ public class BahmniPatientServiceImplTest {
     private ConceptService conceptService;
     @Mock
     private PatientDao patientDao;
+    @Mock
+    private PatientSearchParameters searchParameters;
+    @Mock
+    private PatientResponseMapper patientResponseMapper;
 
     private BahmniPatientServiceImpl bahmniPatientService;
 
@@ -67,4 +77,17 @@ public void shouldGetPatientByPartialIdentifier() throws Exception {
         bahmniPatientService.get("partial_identifier", shouldMatchExactPatientId);
         verify(patientDao).getPatients("partial_identifier", shouldMatchExactPatientId);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldGetSimiliarPatientResponseFromPersonSet() throws Exception {
+        Set<Person> persons = new HashSet<Person>();
+        persons.add(new Person());
+        persons.add(new Person());
+        when(personService.getSimilarPeople(searchParameters.getName(), null, searchParameters.getGender())).thenReturn(persons);
+
+        List<PatientResponse> response = bahmniPatientService.searchSimilarPatients(searchParameters, patientResponseMapper);
+
+        assertEquals(response.size(), 2);
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bahmnicore-omod/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/web/v1_0/controller/search/BahmniPatientSearchController.java b/bahmnicore-omod/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/web/v1_0/controller/search/BahmniPatientSearchController.java
index a3d71c703a..ab443f7b25 100644
--- a/bahmnicore-omod/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/web/v1_0/controller/search/BahmniPatientSearchController.java
+++ b/bahmnicore-omod/src/main/java/org/bahmni/module/bahmnicore/web/v1_0/controller/search/BahmniPatientSearchController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.web.v1_0.controller.search;
 
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.PatientSearchParameters;
+import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.mapper.PatientResponseMapper;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.contract.patient.response.PatientResponse;
 import org.bahmni.module.bahmnicore.service.BahmniPatientService;
+import org.openmrs.Patient;
+import org.openmrs.PatientIdentifier;
+import org.openmrs.Person;
+import org.openmrs.api.context.Context;
+import org.openmrs.module.bahmniemrapi.visitlocation.BahmniVisitLocationServiceImpl;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RequestContext;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RestConstants;
 import org.openmrs.module.webservices.rest.web.RestUtil;
@@ -15,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -66,4 +73,20 @@ public ResponseEntity<AlreadyPaged<PatientResponse>> luceneSearch(HttpServletReq
             return new ResponseEntity(RestUtil.wrapErrorResponse(e, e.getMessage()), HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
         }
     }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value="similar", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    @ResponseBody
+    public ResponseEntity<AlreadyPaged<PatientResponse>> searchSimilarPerson(HttpServletRequest request,
+                                                    HttpServletResponse response) throws ResponseException{
+        RequestContext requestContext = RestUtil.getRequestContext(request, response);
+        PatientSearchParameters searchParameters = new PatientSearchParameters(requestContext);
+        try {
+            PatientResponseMapper patientResponseMapper = new PatientResponseMapper(Context.getVisitService(),new BahmniVisitLocationServiceImpl(Context.getLocationService()));
+            List<PatientResponse> patients = bahmniPatientService.searchSimilarPatients(searchParameters, patientResponseMapper);
+            AlreadyPaged alreadyPaged = new AlreadyPaged(requestContext, patients, false);
+            return new ResponseEntity(alreadyPaged, HttpStatus.OK);
+        }catch (IllegalArgumentException e){
+            return new ResponseEntity(RestUtil.wrapErrorResponse(e, e.getMessage()), HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+        }
+    }
 }