diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/AbstractSearchableFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/AbstractSearchableFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730eb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/AbstractSearchableFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package org.xbmc.kore.ui;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.widget.SearchView;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.EditText;
+
+import org.xbmc.kore.R;
+import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.event.MediaSyncEvent;
+
+public abstract class AbstractSearchableFragment extends Fragment implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
+
+    private String searchFilter = null;
+    private String savedSearchFilter;
+    private boolean supportsSearch;
+    private boolean isPaused;
+
+    private SearchView searchView;
+
+    private final String BUNDLE_KEY_SEARCH_QUERY = "search_query";
+
+    @Nullable
+    @Override
+    public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        View root = super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
+
+        if (savedInstanceState != null) {
+            savedSearchFilter = savedInstanceState.getString(BUNDLE_KEY_SEARCH_QUERY);
+        }
+        searchFilter = savedSearchFilter;
+
+        return root;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
+        inflater.inflate(R.menu.abstractcursorlistfragment, menu);
+
+        if (supportsSearch) {
+            setupSearchMenuItem(menu, inflater);
+        }
+
+        super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu, inflater);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Use this to indicate your fragment supports search queries.
+     * Get the entered search query using {@link #getSearchFilter()}
+     * <br/>
+     * Note: make sure this is set before {@link #onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu, MenuInflater)} is called.
+     * For instance in {@link #onAttach(Activity)}
+     *
+     * @param supportsSearch true if you support search queries, false otherwise
+     */
+    public void setSupportsSearch(boolean supportsSearch) {
+        this.supportsSearch = supportsSearch;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Save the search state of the list fragment
+     */
+    public void saveSearchState() {
+        savedSearchFilter = searchFilter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return text entered in searchview
+     */
+    public String getSearchFilter() {
+        return searchFilter;
+    }
+
+    private void setupSearchMenuItem(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
+        inflater.inflate(R.menu.media_search, menu);
+        MenuItem searchMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.action_search);
+        if (searchMenuItem != null) {
+            searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchMenuItem);
+            searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
+            searchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.action_search));
+            if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(savedSearchFilter)) {
+                searchMenuItem.expandActionView();
+                searchView.setQuery(savedSearchFilter, false);
+                //noinspection RestrictedApi
+                searchView.clearFocus();
+            }
+
+            MenuItemCompat.setOnActionExpandListener(searchMenuItem, new MenuItemCompat.OnActionExpandListener() {
+                @Override
+                public boolean onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem item) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean onMenuItemActionCollapse(MenuItem item) {
+                    searchFilter = savedSearchFilter = null;
+                    refreshList();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        //Handle clearing search query using the close button (X button).
+        View view = searchView.findViewById(R.id.search_close_btn);
+        if (view != null) {
+            view.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onClick(View v) {
+                    EditText editText = (EditText) searchView.findViewById(R.id.search_src_text);
+                    editText.setText("");
+                    searchView.setQuery("", false);
+                    searchFilter = savedSearchFilter = "";
+                    refreshList();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Search view callbacks
+     */
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Override
+    public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
+        if ((!searchView.hasFocus()) && TextUtils.isEmpty(newText)) {
+            //onQueryTextChange called as a result of manually expanding the searchView in setupSearchMenuItem(...)
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * When this fragment is paused, onQueryTextChange is called with an empty string.
+         * This causes problems restoring the list fragment when returning.
+         */
+        if (isPaused)
+            return true;
+
+        searchFilter = newText;
+
+        refreshList();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Override
+    public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String newText) {
+        // All is handled in onQueryTextChange
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch(item.getItemId()) {
+            case R.id.action_refresh:
+                refreshList();
+                break;
+        }
+        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+    }
+
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        isPaused = false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        isPaused = true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searchFilter)) {
+            savedSearchFilter = searchFilter;
+        }
+        outState.putString(BUNDLE_KEY_SEARCH_QUERY, savedSearchFilter);
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event bus post. Called when the syncing process ended
+     *
+     * @param event Refreshes data
+     */
+    public void onEventMainThread(MediaSyncEvent event) {
+        onSyncProcessEnded(event);
+    }
+
+    protected void onSyncProcessEnded(MediaSyncEvent event) {
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Use this to reload the items in the list
+     */
+    protected abstract void refreshList();
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelEPGListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelEPGListFragment.java
index 6d8e138..2f807c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelEPGListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelEPGListFragment.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.xbmc.kore.host.HostManager;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.ApiCallback;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.PVR;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.type.PVRType;
+import org.xbmc.kore.ui.AbstractSearchableFragment;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.LogUtils;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.UIUtils;
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ import butterknife.Unbinder;
 /**
  * Fragment that presents the Guide for a channel
  */
-public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends Fragment
+public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends AbstractSearchableFragment
         implements SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener {
     private static final String TAG = LogUtils.makeLogTag(PVRChannelEPGListFragment.class);
 
@@ -113,13 +115,16 @@ public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends Fragment
         });
         listView.setEmptyView(emptyView);
 
+        super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
+
         return root;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onActivityCreated (Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
-        setHasOptionsMenu(false);
+        setHasOptionsMenu(true);
+        setSupportsSearch(true);
         browseEPG();
     }
 
@@ -144,6 +149,11 @@ public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends Fragment
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void refreshList() {
+        onRefresh();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the EPF for the channel and setup the listview
      */
@@ -155,7 +165,10 @@ public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends Fragment
                 if (!isAdded()) return;
                 // To prevent the empty text from appearing on the first load, set it now
                 emptyView.setText(getString(R.string.no_broadcasts_found_refresh));
-                setupEPGListview(result);
+
+                List<PVRType.DetailsBroadcast> finalResult = filter(result);
+
+                setupEPGListview(finalResult);
                 swipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
             }
 
@@ -173,6 +186,47 @@ public class PVRChannelEPGListFragment extends Fragment
         }, callbackHandler);
     }
 
+
+    private List<PVRType.DetailsBroadcast> filter(List<PVRType.DetailsBroadcast> itemList) {
+        String searchFilter = getSearchFilter();
+
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(searchFilter)) {
+            return itemList;
+        }
+
+        // Split searchFilter to multiple lowercase words
+        String[] lcWords = searchFilter.toLowerCase().split(" ");;
+
+        List<PVRType.DetailsBroadcast> result = new ArrayList<>(itemList.size());
+        for (PVRType.DetailsBroadcast item:itemList) {
+            // Require all words to match the item:
+            boolean allWordsMatch = true;
+            for (String lcWord:lcWords) {
+                if (!searchFilterWordMatches(lcWord, item)) {
+                    allWordsMatch = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!allWordsMatch) {
+                continue; // skip this item
+            }
+
+            result.add(item);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public boolean searchFilterWordMatches(String lcWord, PVRType.DetailsBroadcast item) {
+        if (item.title.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (item.plot.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when we get the Guide
      *
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelsListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelsListFragment.java
index dcb5804..e2cf71e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelsListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRChannelsListFragment.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.ApiException;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.PVR;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.Player;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.type.PVRType;
+import org.xbmc.kore.ui.AbstractSearchableFragment;
 import org.xbmc.kore.ui.OnBackPressedListener;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.LogUtils;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.UIUtils;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import butterknife.BindView;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ import butterknife.Unbinder;
 /**
  * Fragment that presents the movie list
  */
-public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends Fragment
+public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends AbstractSearchableFragment
         implements SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener, OnBackPressedListener {
     private static final String TAG = LogUtils.makeLogTag(PVRChannelsListFragment.class);
 
@@ -118,13 +120,16 @@ public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends Fragment
         });
         gridView.setEmptyView(emptyView);
 
+        super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
+
         return root;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onActivityCreated (Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
-        setHasOptionsMenu(false);
+        setHasOptionsMenu(true);
+        setSupportsSearch(true);
 
         if (selectedChannelGroupId == -1) {
             if ((channelGroupAdapter == null) ||
@@ -174,6 +179,11 @@ public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends Fragment
         unbinder.unbind();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void refreshList() {
+        onRefresh();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Swipe refresh layout callback
      */
@@ -252,6 +262,46 @@ public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends Fragment
         }, callbackHandler);
     }
 
+    private List<PVRType.DetailsChannel> filter(List<PVRType.DetailsChannel> itemList) {
+        String searchFilter = getSearchFilter();
+
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(searchFilter)) {
+            return itemList;
+        }
+
+        // Split searchFilter to multiple lowercase words
+        String[] lcWords = searchFilter.toLowerCase().split(" ");;
+
+        List<PVRType.DetailsChannel> result = new ArrayList<>(itemList.size());
+        for (PVRType.DetailsChannel item:itemList) {
+            // Require all words to match the item:
+            boolean allWordsMatch = true;
+            for (String lcWord:lcWords) {
+                if (!searchFilterWordMatches(lcWord, item)) {
+                    allWordsMatch = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!allWordsMatch) {
+                continue; // skip this item
+            }
+
+            result.add(item);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public boolean searchFilterWordMatches(String lcWord, PVRType.DetailsChannel item) {
+        if (item.label.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (item.broadcastnow != null && item.broadcastnow.title.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)){
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when we get the channel groups
      *
@@ -296,7 +346,10 @@ public class PVRChannelsListFragment extends Fragment
 
                 // To prevent the empty text from appearing on the first load, set it now
                 emptyView.setText(getString(R.string.no_channels_found_refresh));
-                setupChannelsGridview(result);
+
+                List<PVRType.DetailsChannel> finalResult = filter(result);
+
+                setupChannelsGridview(finalResult);
                 swipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(false);
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRRecordingsListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRRecordingsListFragment.java
index c203077..35b5a2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRRecordingsListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/ui/sections/video/PVRRecordingsListFragment.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
-import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.ApiCallback;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.PVR;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.Player;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.type.PVRType;
+import org.xbmc.kore.ui.AbstractSearchableFragment;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.LogUtils;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.UIUtils;
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ import butterknife.Unbinder;
 /**
  * Fragment that presents the PVR recordings list
  */
-public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
+public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends AbstractSearchableFragment
         implements SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener {
     private static final String TAG = LogUtils.makeLogTag(PVRRecordingsListFragment.class);
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         ViewGroup root = (ViewGroup) inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_pvr_list, container, false);
+
         unbinder = ButterKnife.bind(this, root);
 
         hostManager = HostManager.getInstance(getActivity());
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
         });
         gridView.setEmptyView(emptyView);
 
+        super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);
+
         return root;
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
     public void onActivityCreated (Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
         setHasOptionsMenu(true);
+        setSupportsSearch(true);
         browseRecordings();
     }
 
@@ -153,9 +158,7 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
     }
 
 
-    /**
-     * Use this to reload the items in the list
-     */
+    @Override
     public void refreshList() {
        onRefresh();
     }
@@ -199,7 +202,6 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
         return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
     }
 
-
     /**
      * Swipe refresh layout callback
      */
@@ -243,7 +245,12 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
                 SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
                 boolean hideWatched = preferences.getBoolean(Settings.KEY_PREF_PVR_RECORDINGS_FILTER_HIDE_WATCHED, Settings.DEFAULT_PREF_PVR_RECORDINGS_FILTER_HIDE_WATCHED);
 
-                if (!hideWatched) {
+                String searchFilter = getSearchFilter();
+                boolean hasSearchFilter = !TextUtils.isEmpty(searchFilter);
+                // Split searchFilter to multiple lowercase words
+                String[] lcWords = hasSearchFilter ? searchFilter.toLowerCase().split(" ") : null;
+
+                if (!(hideWatched || hasSearchFilter)) {
                     return itemList;
                 }
 
@@ -268,7 +275,19 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
                         }
                     }
 
-                    // more conditions may be added here
+                    if (hasSearchFilter) {
+                        // Require all lowercase words to match the item:
+                        boolean allWordsMatch = true;
+                        for (String lcWord:lcWords) {
+                            if (!searchFilterWordMatches(lcWord, item)) {
+                                allWordsMatch = false;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (!allWordsMatch) {
+                            continue; // skip this item
+                        }
+                    }
 
                     result.add(item);
                 }
@@ -276,6 +295,14 @@ public class PVRRecordingsListFragment extends Fragment
                 return result;
             }
 
+            private boolean searchFilterWordMatches(String lcWord, PVRType.DetailsRecording item) {
+                if (item.title.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)
+                        || item.channel.toLowerCase().contains(lcWord)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+
             private void sort(List<PVRType.DetailsRecording> itemList) {
                 SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());