diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/applets/appmenu/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
                       Qt5::Quick
                       KF5::Plasma
                       KF5::WindowSystem
+                      KF5::I18n
                       PW::LibTaskManager
                       dbusmenuqt)
 
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #ifndef APPMENUMODEL_H
 #define APPMENUMODEL_H
 
+#include <QAction>
 #include <QAbstractListModel>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
 
     QRect screenGeometry() const;
     void setScreenGeometry(QRect geometry);
+    QList<QAction*> flatActionList();
 
 signals:
     void requestActivateIndex(int index);
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@
     WId m_delayedMenuWindowId = 0;
 
     QPointer<QMenu> m_menu;
+    QPointer<QAction> m_searchAction;
+    QList<QAction*> m_currentSearchActions;
+
+    void removeSearchActionsFromMenu();
+    void insertSearchActionsIntoMenu(const QString &filter = QString());
 
     QDBusServiceWatcher *m_serviceWatcher;
     QString m_serviceName;
diff --git a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
--- a/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/appmenu/plugin/appmenumodel.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 #include <QDBusConnectionInterface>
 #include <QDBusServiceWatcher>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+
+#include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QListView>
 
 #include <dbusmenuimporter.h>
 #include <abstracttasksmodel.h>
@@ -79,6 +85,26 @@
             emit modelNeedsUpdate();
         }
     });
+
+    m_searchAction = new QAction(this);
+    m_searchAction->setText(i18n("Search"));
+    m_searchAction->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("appmenu"));
+
+    auto searchMenu = new QMenu;
+    auto searchAction = new QWidgetAction(this);
+    auto searchBar = new QLineEdit;
+    searchBar->setPlaceholderText(i18n("Search..."));
+    searchBar->setMinimumWidth(200);
+    connect(searchBar, &QLineEdit::textChanged, [=]() mutable {
+        insertSearchActionsIntoMenu(searchBar->text());
+    connect(this, &AppMenuModel::modelNeedsUpdate, this, [this, searchBar]() mutable {
+    });
+        insertSearchActionsIntoMenu(searchBar->text());
+    });
+    searchAction->setDefaultWidget(searchBar);
+    searchMenu->addAction(searchAction);
+    searchMenu->addSeparator();
+    m_searchAction->setMenu(searchMenu);
 }
 
 AppMenuModel::~AppMenuModel() = default;
@@ -127,7 +153,29 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
-    return m_menu->actions().count();
+    return m_menu->actions().count()+1;
+}
+
+void AppMenuModel::removeSearchActionsFromMenu()
+{
+    for (const auto &action: m_currentSearchActions) {
+        m_searchAction->menu()->removeAction(action);
+    }
+    m_currentSearchActions = QList<QAction*>();
+}
+
+void AppMenuModel::insertSearchActionsIntoMenu(const QString &filter)
+{
+    if (filter == QString()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    auto actions = flatActionList();
+    for (const auto &action: actions) {
+        if (action->text().contains(filter, Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            m_searchAction->menu()->addAction(action);
+            m_currentSearchActions << m_searchAction;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void AppMenuModel::update()
@@ -162,15 +210,36 @@
     return roleNames;
 }
 
+QList<QAction*> AppMenuModel::flatActionList()
+{
+    QList<QAction*> ret;
+    if (!m_menuAvailable || !m_menu) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+    for (auto &action: m_menu->findChildren<QAction*>()) {
+        if (action->menu() == nullptr) {
+            ret << action;
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 QVariant AppMenuModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
     const int row = index.row();
     if (row < 0 || !m_menuAvailable || !m_menu) {
         return QVariant();
     }
 
     const auto actions = m_menu->actions();
-    if (row >= actions.count()) {
+    if (row == actions.count()) {
+        if (role == MenuRole) {
+            return m_searchAction->text();
+        } else if (role == ActionRole) {
+            return QVariant::fromValue((void*)m_searchAction);
+        }
+    }
+    if (row > actions.count()) {
         return QVariant();
     }