diff --git a/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp b/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@
     file1AndToc << QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/tocreload.pdf");
     const QString tocReload = QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/tocreload.pdf");
 
-    const QString optionsPage2 = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
-    const QString optionsPage2Presentation = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
-    const QString optionsPrint = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString());
-    const QString optionsUnique = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
+    const QString optionsPage2 = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"), QString());
+    const QString optionsPage2Presentation = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"), QStringLiteral("Name"));
+    const QString optionsPrint = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString(), QStringLiteral("Name"));
+    const QString optionsUnique = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString(), QString());
 
     QTest::newRow("just show shell") << QStringList() << QString() << false << QString() << 0u << false << false << false << 0u << false << false;
     QTest::newRow("open file") << file1 << QString() << false << QString() << 0u << false << false << false << 0u << false << false;
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@
     const QStringList paths = QStringList(QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/contents.epub"));
     QString serializedOptions;
     if (mode == 1 || mode == 3)
-        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString());
+        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString(), QString());
     else
-        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
+        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString(), QString());
 
     Okular::Settings::self()->setShellOpenFileInTabs(mode == 3);
 
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("serializedOptions");
 
-    QTest::newRow("startInPresentation") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("showPrintDialog") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("unique") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("pageNumger") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("3"));
+    QTest::newRow("startInPresentation") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QString(), QString());
+    QTest::newRow("showPrintDialog") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString(), QString());
+    QTest::newRow("unique") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString(), QString());
+    QTest::newRow("pageNumber") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("3"), QString());
 }
 
 void MainShellTest::test2FilesError()
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
     QStringList twoDocPaths( oneDocPaths );
     twoDocPaths << QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/formSamples.pdf");
 
-    const QString options = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString());
+    const QString options = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString(), QString());
 
     QTest::newRow("1 doc, 1 window, tabs")      << oneDocPaths << options << true  << true;
     QTest::newRow("2 docs, 1 window, tabs")     << twoDocPaths << options << true  << true;
diff --git a/core/document.cpp b/core/document.cpp
--- a/core/document.cpp
+++ b/core/document.cpp
@@ -3773,7 +3773,6 @@
                                SearchType type, bool moveViewport, const QColor & color )
 {
     d->m_searchCancelled = false;
-
     // safety checks: don't perform searches on empty or unsearchable docs
     if ( !d->m_generator || !d->m_generator->hasFeature( Generator::TextExtraction ) || d->m_pagesVector.isEmpty() )
     {
diff --git a/kdocumentviewer.h b/kdocumentviewer.h
--- a/kdocumentviewer.h
+++ b/kdocumentviewer.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
          * Return a list with the supported mimetypes.
          */
         virtual QStringList supportedMimeTypes() const = 0;
+
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE( KDocumentViewer, "org.kde.kdocumentviewer/0.1" )
diff --git a/part.h b/part.h
--- a/part.h
+++ b/part.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
         Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void reload();
         Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void enableStartWithPrint();
         Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void enableExitAfterPrint();
+        Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void findText(const QString &textToFind);
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void enablePrintAction(bool enable);
diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -1706,6 +1706,7 @@
         url.setFragment( QString() );
     }
 
+
     // this calls in sequence the 'closeUrl' and 'openFile' methods
     bool openOk = KParts::ReadWritePart::openUrl( url );
 
@@ -1720,7 +1721,7 @@
         resetStartArguments();
         KMessageBox::error( widget(), i18n("Could not open %1", url.toDisplayString() ) );
     }
-
+    
     return openOk;
 }
 
@@ -3612,6 +3613,11 @@
     ReadWritePart::setReadWrite( readwrite );
 }
 
+void Part::findText(const QString &textToFind)
+{
+    m_findBar->initializeFindBar(textToFind);
+}
+
 } // namespace Okular
 
 #include "part.moc"
diff --git a/shell/main.cpp b/shell/main.cpp
--- a/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/shell/main.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("print-and-exit"), i18n("Start with print dialog and exit after printing")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("unique"), i18n("\"Unique instance\" control")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("noraise"), i18n("Not raise window")));
+    parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("find"), i18n("Find a string on the text"), QStringLiteral("string")));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("urls"), i18n("Documents to open. Specify '-' to read from stdin."));
 
     parser.process(app);
diff --git a/shell/okular_main.cpp b/shell/okular_main.cpp
--- a/shell/okular_main.cpp
+++ b/shell/okular_main.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@
         return Error;
     }
 
+    if(!ShellUtils::find(serializedOptions).isEmpty() && paths.count() > 1)
+    {
+        QTextStream stream(stderr);
+        stream << i18n( "Error: Can't open more than one document with the --find switch" ) << endl;
+        return Error;
+    }
     // try to attach to existing session, unique or not
     if (attachUniqueInstance(paths, serializedOptions) || attachExistingInstance(paths, serializedOptions))
     {
diff --git a/shell/shell.cpp b/shell/shell.cpp
--- a/shell/shell.cpp
+++ b/shell/shell.cpp
@@ -681,12 +681,15 @@
 void Shell::applyOptionsToPart( QObject* part, const QString &serializedOptions )
 {
     KDocumentViewer* const doc = qobject_cast<KDocumentViewer*>(part);
+    const QString find = ShellUtils::find(serializedOptions);
     if ( ShellUtils::startInPresentation(serializedOptions) )
         doc->startPresentation();
     if ( ShellUtils::showPrintDialog(serializedOptions) )
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod( part, "enableStartWithPrint" );
     if ( ShellUtils::showPrintDialogAndExit(serializedOptions) )
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod( part, "enableExitAfterPrint" );
+    if(!find.isEmpty())
+      QMetaObject::invokeMethod( part, "findText", Q_ARG( const QString &, find ) );
 }
 
 void Shell::connectPart( QObject* part )
diff --git a/shell/shellutils.h b/shell/shellutils.h
--- a/shell/shellutils.h
+++ b/shell/shellutils.h
@@ -24,14 +24,15 @@
 FileExistFunc qfileExistFunc();
 QUrl urlFromArg(const QString& _arg, FileExistFunc exist_func, const QString& pageArg = QString() );
 QString serializeOptions(const QCommandLineParser &args);
-QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page);
+QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page, const QString &find);
 bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *print_and_exit, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page);
 bool unique(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool noRaise(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool startInPresentation(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool showPrintDialog(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool showPrintDialogAndExit(const QString &serializedOptions);
 QString page(const QString &serializedOptions);
+QString find(const QString &serializedOptions);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/shellutils.cpp b/shell/shellutils.cpp
--- a/shell/shellutils.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellutils.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     return detail::qfileExistFunc;
 }
 
-QUrl urlFromArg( const QString& _arg, FileExistFunc exist_func, const QString& pageArg )
+QUrl urlFromArg( const QString& _arg, FileExistFunc exist_func, const QString& pageArg)
 {
     QUrl url = QUrl::fromUserInput(_arg, QDir::currentPath(), QUrl::AssumeLocalFile);
     if ( url.isLocalFile() ) {
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     {
       url.setFragment( pageArg );
     }
+    
     return url;
 }
 
@@ -70,26 +71,28 @@
     const bool unique = args.isSet(QStringLiteral("unique")) && args.positionalArguments().count() <= 1;
     const bool noRaise = args.isSet(QStringLiteral("noraise"));
     const QString page = args.value(QStringLiteral("page"));
+    const QString find = args.value(QStringLiteral("find"));
 
-    return serializeOptions(startInPresentation, showPrintDialog, showPrintDialogAndExit, unique, noRaise, page);
+    return serializeOptions(startInPresentation, showPrintDialog, showPrintDialogAndExit, unique, noRaise, page, find);
 }
 
-QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page)
+QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page, const QString &find)
 {
-    return QStringLiteral("%1:%2:%3:%4:%5:%6").arg(startInPresentation).arg(showPrintDialog).arg(showPrintDialogAndExit).arg(unique).arg(noRaise).arg(page);
+    return QStringLiteral("%1:%2:%3:%4:%5:%6:%7").arg(startInPresentation).arg(showPrintDialog).arg(showPrintDialogAndExit).arg(unique).arg(noRaise).arg(page).arg(find);
 }
 
-bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *print_and_exit, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page)
+bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *print_and_exit, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page, QString *find)
 {
     const QStringList args = serializedOptions.split(QStringLiteral(":"));
-    if (args.count() == 6)
+    if (args.count() == 7)
     {
         *presentation = args[0] == QLatin1String("1");
         *print = args[1] == QLatin1String("1");
         *print_and_exit = args[2] == QLatin1String("1");
         *unique = args[3] == QLatin1String("1");
         *noraise = args[4] == QLatin1String("1");
         *page = args[5];
+        *find = args[6];
         return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -99,42 +102,50 @@
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool showPrintDialog(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool showPrintDialogAndExit(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool unique(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummyString, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool noRaise(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummyString, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 QString page(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
-    QString result;
+    QString result, dummyString;
     bool dummy;
-    unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result);
+    unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummyString);
+    return result;
+}
+
+QString find(const QString &serializedOptions)
+{
+    QString result, dummyString;
+    bool dummy;
+    unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString, &result);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/findbar.h b/ui/findbar.h
--- a/ui/findbar.h
+++ b/ui/findbar.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
         void focusAndSetCursor();
         bool maybeHide();
+        void initializeFindBar(const QString & findText);
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void forwardKeyPressEvent( QKeyEvent* );
diff --git a/ui/findbar.cpp b/ui/findbar.cpp
--- a/ui/findbar.cpp
+++ b/ui/findbar.cpp
@@ -197,4 +197,10 @@
     close();
 }
 
+void FindBar::initializeFindBar(const QString & findText){
+    m_search->lineEdit()->setText( findText );
+    findNext();
+    show();
+}
+
 #include "moc_findbar.cpp"