diff --git a/test/client-old/spec/controllers/inventoryCtrlSpec.js b/test/client-old/spec/controllers/inventoryCtrlSpec.js
index 955b6f4f0c..92f4d2818f 100644
--- a/test/client-old/spec/controllers/inventoryCtrlSpec.js
+++ b/test/client-old/spec/controllers/inventoryCtrlSpec.js
@@ -450,4 +450,84 @@ describe('Inventory Controller', function() {
       expect(scope.hasAllTimeTravelerItemsOfType('mounts')).to.eql(true);
     }));
   });
+
+  describe('Gear search filter', function() {
+    var wrap = function(text) {
+      return {'text': function() {return text;}};
+    }
+
+    var toText = function(list) {
+      return _.map(list, function(ele) { return ele.text(); });
+    }
+
+    var gearByClass, gearByType;
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      scope.$digest();
+      gearByClass = {'raw': [wrap('kale'), wrap('sashimi')],
+                     'cooked': [wrap('chicken'), wrap('potato')]};
+
+      gearByType = {'veg': [wrap('kale'), wrap('potato')],
+                    'not': [wrap('chicken'), wrap('sashimi')]};
+      scope.gearByClass = gearByClass;
+      scope.gearByType = gearByType;
+      scope.equipmentQuery.query = 'a';
+    });
+
+    it('filters nothing if equipmentQuery is nothing', function() {
+      scope.equipmentQuery.query = '';
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['raw'])).to.eql(['kale', 'sashimi']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['cooked'])).to.eql(['chicken', 'potato']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['veg'])).to.eql(['kale', 'potato']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['not'])).to.eql(['chicken', 'sashimi']);
+    });
+
+    it('filters out gear if class gear changes', function() {
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['raw'])).to.eql(['kale', 'sashimi']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['cooked'])).to.eql(['potato']);
+
+      scope.gearByClass['raw'].push(wrap('zucchini'));
+      scope.gearByClass['cooked'].push(wrap('pizza'));
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['raw'])).to.eql(['kale', 'sashimi']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['cooked'])).to.eql(['potato', 'pizza']);
+    });
+
+    it('filters out gear if typed gear changes', function() {
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['veg'])).to.eql(['kale', 'potato']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['not'])).to.eql(['sashimi']);
+
+      scope.gearByType['veg'].push(wrap('zucchini'));
+      scope.gearByType['not'].push(wrap('pizza'));
+
+      scope.$digest();
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['veg'])).to.eql(['kale', 'potato']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['not'])).to.eql(['sashimi', 'pizza']);
+    });
+
+    it('filters out gear if filter query changes', function() {
+      scope.equipmentQuery.query = 'c';
+      scope.$digest();
+
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['raw'])).to.eql([]);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByClass['cooked'])).to.eql(['chicken']);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['veg'])).to.eql([]);
+      expect(toText(scope.filteredGearByType['not'])).to.eql(['chicken']);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the right filtered gear', function() {
+      var equipment = [wrap('spicy tuna'), wrap('dragon'), wrap('rainbow'), wrap('caterpillar')];
+      expect(toText(scope.equipmentSearch(equipment, 'ra'))).to.eql(['dragon', 'rainbow']);
+    });
+
+    it('returns the right filtered gear if the source gear has unicode', function() {
+      // blue hat, red hat, red shield
+      var equipment = [wrap('藍色軟帽'), wrap('紅色軟帽'), wrap('紅色盾牌')];
+      // searching for 'red' gives red hat, red shield
+      expect(toText(scope.equipmentSearch(equipment, '紅色'))).to.eql(['紅色軟帽', '紅色盾牌']);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/website/client-old/css/inventory.styl b/website/client-old/css/inventory.styl
index ccaeaddd81..977174c883 100644
--- a/website/client-old/css/inventory.styl
+++ b/website/client-old/css/inventory.styl
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
   vertical-align: bottom
   margin-right: 20px
 
+.equipment-search
+  max-width: 300px
+  margin-right: 20px
+
 .well.use-costume-info
   margin-top: 10px
   p:first-child
diff --git a/website/client-old/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js b/website/client-old/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
index 312c6d1c9c..6644921f77 100644
--- a/website/client-old/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
+++ b/website/client-old/js/controllers/inventoryCtrl.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("InventoryCtrl",
 
     $scope.selectedEgg = null; // {index: 1, name: "Tiger", value: 5}
     $scope.selectedPotion = null; // {index: 5, name: "Red", value: 3}
+    $scope.equipmentQuery = {'query': ''};
 
     _updateDropAnimalCount(user.items);
 
@@ -85,6 +86,50 @@ habitrpg.controller("InventoryCtrl",
       })
     }, true);
 
+    $scope.equipmentSearch = function(equipment, term) {
+      if (!equipment) return;
+      if (!angular.isString(term) || term.length == 0) {
+        return equipment;
+      }
+      termMatcher = new RegExp(term, 'i');
+
+      var result = [];
+      for (var i = 0; i < equipment.length; i++) {
+        if (termMatcher.test(equipment[i].text())) {
+          result.push(equipment[i]);
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    };
+
+    $scope.updateEquipment = function(gearByClass, gearByType, equipmentQuery) {
+      $scope.filteredGearByClass = {};
+      $scope.filteredGearByType = {};
+      _.forEach(gearByClass, function(value, key) {
+        var searchResult = $scope.equipmentSearch(value, equipmentQuery);
+        if (searchResult.length > 0) {
+          $scope.filteredGearByClass[key] = searchResult;
+        }
+      });
+      _.forEach(gearByType, function(value, key) {
+        var searchResult = $scope.equipmentSearch(value, equipmentQuery);
+        if (searchResult.length > 0) {
+          $scope.filteredGearByType[key] = searchResult;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    $scope.$watch(function(){
+        return ['gearByClass', 'gearByType', 'equipmentQuery'].map(angular.bind($scope, $scope.$eval));
+      }, function(updatedVals) {
+        var gearByClass = updatedVals[0];
+        var gearByType = updatedVals[1];
+        var equipmentQuery = updatedVals[2];
+        $scope.updateEquipment(gearByClass, gearByType, equipmentQuery.query);
+      }, true);
+
+    $scope.updateEquipment($scope.gearByClass, $scope.gearByType, $scope.equipmentQuery.query);
+
     $scope.chooseEgg = function(egg){
       if ($scope.selectedEgg && $scope.selectedEgg.key == egg) {
         return $scope.selectedEgg = null; // clicked same egg, unselect
diff --git a/website/views/options/inventory/equipment.jade b/website/views/options/inventory/equipment.jade
index 1075501d00..380de2d55c 100644
--- a/website/views/options/inventory/equipment.jade
+++ b/website/views/options/inventory/equipment.jade
@@ -31,16 +31,22 @@ mixin equipmentButton(type)
         popover-append-to-body='true')
 
 mixin equipmentList(equipmentType)
-  menu.pets-menu(label='{{::label}}', ng-show='gearByClass[klass]', ng-if='groupingChoice === "klass"',
+  menu.pets-menu(label='{{::label}}', ng-show='filteredGearByClass[klass]', ng-if='groupingChoice === "klass"',
     ng-repeat='(klass,label) in {warrior:env.t("warrior"), wizard:env.t("mage"), rogue:env.t("rogue"), healer:env.t("healer"), special:env.t("special"), mystery:env.t("mystery"), armoire:env.t("armoireText")}')
-    div(ng-repeat='item in gearByClass[klass] | orderBy: order')
+    div(ng-repeat='item in filteredGearByClass[klass] | orderBy: order')
       +equipmentButton(equipmentType)
-  menu.pets-menu(label='{{::label}}', ng-show='gearByType[type]', ng-if='groupingChoice === "equipmentType"',
+  menu.pets-menu(label='{{::label}}', ng-show='filteredGearByType[type]', ng-if='groupingChoice === "equipmentType"',
     ng-repeat='(type,label) in {headAccessory:env.t("headAccessoryCapitalized"), head:env.t("headgearCapitalized"), eyewear:env.t("eyewear"), weapon:env.t("weaponCapitalized"), shield:env.t("offhandCapitalized"), armor:env.t("armorCapitalized"), body:env.t("body"), back:env.t("back")}')
-    div(ng-repeat='item in gearByType[type] | orderBy: order', ng-show='item.klass !== "base"')
+    div(ng-repeat='item in filteredGearByType[type] | orderBy: order', ng-show='item.klass !== "base"')
       +equipmentButton(equipmentType)
 
 .container-fluid
+  .row
+    .col-md-6
+      .input-group.equipment-search
+        .input-group-addon
+          .glyphicon.glyphicon-search
+        input.form-control(type='text', placeholder=env.t('search'), ng-model='equipmentQuery.query', ng-model-options='{ debounce: 250 }')
   .row
     .col-md-6.border-right(ng-controller="SortableInventoryController")
       h3.equipment-title.hint(popover-trigger='mouseenter',