diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 3279dc0e..c804b63c 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-from sat.core.i18n import _
+from sat.core.i18n import _, D_
 from sat_frontends.primitivus.constants import Const as C
 from sat.core import log_config
 log_config.satConfigure(C.LOG_BACKEND_STANDARD, C)
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ class EditBar(sat_widgets.ModalEdit):
             win.clearHistory()
             if limit > 0:
                 win.historyPrint(size=limit, profile=self.app.profile)
+        elif command == 'search':
+            pattern = " ".join(args)
+            if not pattern:
+                self.app.notif_bar.addMessage(D_("Please specify the globbing pattern to search for"))
+            win = self.app.chat_wins[JID(self.app.contact_list.selected).bare]
+            win.clearHistory()
+            win.printInfo(D_("Results for searching the globbing pattern: %s") % pattern, timestamp=0)
+            win.historyPrint(size=C.HISTORY_LIMIT_NONE, search=pattern, profile=self.app.profile)
+            win.printInfo(D_("Type ':history <lines>' to reset the chat history"))
         else:
             return
         self.set_edit_text('')