diff --git a/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h b/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
index 2f1160b871..5403baa88e 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 #define _PACKAGE__SOLVER_H_
 
 
+#include <ObjectList.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
 
 
 namespace BPackageKit {
 
 
+class BSolverPackage;
 class BSolverPackageSpecifierList;
 class BSolverProblem;
 class BSolverRepository;
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ class BSolverResult;
 
 
 class BSolver {
+public:
+			// FindPackages() flags
+			enum {
+				B_FIND_CASE_INSENSITIVE		= 0x01,
+				B_FIND_IN_SUMMARY			= 0x02,
+				B_FIND_IN_DESCRIPTION		= 0x04
+			};
+
 public:
 	virtual						~BSolver();
 
@@ -29,6 +39,10 @@ public:
 	virtual	status_t			AddRepository(
 									BSolverRepository* repository) = 0;
 
+	virtual	status_t			FindPackages(const char* searchString,
+									uint32 flags,
+									BObjectList<BSolverPackage>& _packages) = 0;
+
 	virtual	status_t			Install(
 									const BSolverPackageSpecifierList&
 										packages) = 0;
diff --git a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
index 2a2926f859..a1ab43ca0b 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ struct LibsolvSolver::SolvQueue : Queue {
 };
 
 
+struct LibsolvSolver::SolvDataIterator : Dataiterator {
+	SolvDataIterator(Pool* pool, Repo* repo, Id solvableId, Id keyname,
+		const char* match, int flags)
+	{
+		dataiterator_init(this, pool, repo, solvableId, keyname, match, flags);
+	}
+
+	~SolvDataIterator()
+	{
+		dataiterator_free(this);
+	}
+};
+
+
 struct LibsolvSolver::RepositoryInfo {
 	RepositoryInfo(BSolverRepository* repository)
 		:
@@ -197,6 +211,66 @@ LibsolvSolver::AddRepository(BSolverRepository* repository)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+LibsolvSolver::FindPackages(const char* searchString, uint32 flags,
+	BObjectList<BSolverPackage>& _packages)
+{
+	// add repositories to pool
+	status_t error = _AddRepositories();
+	if (error != B_OK)
+		return error;
+
+	// create data iterator
+	int iteratorFlags = SEARCH_SUBSTRING;
+	if ((flags & B_FIND_CASE_INSENSITIVE) != 0)
+		iteratorFlags |= SEARCH_NOCASE;
+
+	SolvDataIterator iterator(fPool, 0, 0, 0, searchString, iteratorFlags);
+
+	// search package names
+	dataiterator_set_keyname(&iterator, SOLVABLE_NAME);
+	dataiterator_set_search(&iterator, 0, 0);
+
+	SolvQueue selection;
+	while (dataiterator_step(&iterator))
+		queue_push2(&selection, SOLVER_SOLVABLE, iterator.solvid);
+
+	// search package summaries
+	if ((flags & B_FIND_IN_SUMMARY) != 0) {
+		dataiterator_set_keyname(&iterator, SOLVABLE_SUMMARY);
+		dataiterator_set_search(&iterator, 0, 0);
+
+		while (dataiterator_step(&iterator))
+			queue_push2(&selection, SOLVER_SOLVABLE, iterator.solvid);
+	}
+
+	// search package description
+	if ((flags & B_FIND_IN_DESCRIPTION) != 0) {
+		dataiterator_set_keyname(&iterator, SOLVABLE_DESCRIPTION);
+		dataiterator_set_search(&iterator, 0, 0);
+
+		while (dataiterator_step(&iterator))
+			queue_push2(&selection, SOLVER_SOLVABLE, iterator.solvid);
+	}
+
+	// get solvables	
+	SolvQueue solvables;
+	selection_solvables(fPool, &selection, &solvables);
+
+	// get packages
+	for (int i = 0; i < solvables.count; i++) {
+		BSolverPackage* package = _GetPackage(solvables.elements[i]);
+		if (package == NULL)
+			return B_ERROR;
+
+		if (!_packages.AddItem(package))
+			return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 LibsolvSolver::Install(const BSolverPackageSpecifierList& packages)
 {
diff --git a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
index 5ae160264c..eaecd8fdc5 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
+++ b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			AddRepository(BSolverRepository* repository);
 
+	virtual	status_t			FindPackages(const char* searchString,
+									uint32 flags,
+									BObjectList<BSolverPackage>& _packages);
+
 	virtual	status_t			Install(
 									const BSolverPackageSpecifierList&
 										packages);
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 			struct SolvQueue;
+			struct SolvDataIterator;
 			struct RepositoryInfo;
 			struct Problem;
 			struct Solution;