diff --git a/pkg/commands/image.go b/pkg/commands/image.go
index 8bde987a..fcec2770 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/image.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/image.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (i *Image) RenderHistory() (string, error) {
 }
 
 // RefreshImages returns a slice of docker images
-func (c *DockerCommand) RefreshImages() ([]*Image, error) {
+func (c *DockerCommand) RefreshImages(filterString string) ([]*Image, error) {
 	images, err := c.Client.ImageList(context.Background(), types.ImageListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ func (c *DockerCommand) RefreshImages() ([]*Image, error) {
 		})
 	})
 
+	if filterString != "" {
+		ownImages = lo.Filter(ownImages, func(image *Image, _ int) bool {
+			return strings.Contains(image.Name, filterString)
+		})
+	}
+
 	noneLabel := "<none>"
 
 	sort.Slice(ownImages, func(i, j int) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/arrangement.go b/pkg/gui/arrangement.go
index f507685b..b1e6a975 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/arrangement.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/arrangement.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getWindowDimensions(informationStr string, appStatus string) map
 		sidePanelsDirection = boxlayout.ROW
 	}
 
-	showInfoSection := gui.Config.UserConfig.Gui.ShowBottomLine
+	showInfoSection := gui.Config.UserConfig.Gui.ShowBottomLine || gui.State.Searching.isSearching
 	infoSectionSize := 0
 	if showInfoSection {
 		infoSectionSize = 1
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ func (gui *Gui) getMidSectionWeights() (int, int) {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) infoSectionChildren(informationStr string, appStatus string) []*boxlayout.Box {
+	if gui.State.Searching.isSearching {
+		return []*boxlayout.Box{
+			{
+				Window: "searchPrefix",
+				Size:   runewidth.StringWidth(SEARCH_PREFIX),
+			},
+			{
+				Window: "search",
+				Weight: 1,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
 	result := []*boxlayout.Box{}
 
 	if len(appStatus) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 69245453..613eb101 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ type guiState struct {
 	Stats            map[string]commands.ContainerStats
 
 	ScreenMode WindowMaximisation
+
+	Searching searchingState
+}
+
+type searchingState struct {
+	view         *gocui.View
+	isSearching  bool
+	searchString string
 }
 
 // screen sizing determines how much space your selected window takes up (window
diff --git a/pkg/gui/images_panel.go b/pkg/gui/images_panel.go
index 9e2bd8cb..f9b24913 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/images_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/images_panel.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshImages() error {
 
 // TODO: leave this to DockerCommand
 func (gui *Gui) refreshStateImages() error {
-	Images, err := gui.DockerCommand.RefreshImages()
+	Images, err := gui.DockerCommand.RefreshImages(gui.filterString(gui.Views.Images))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshStateImages() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (gui *Gui) filterString(view *gocui.View) string {
+	if gui.State.Searching.view != view {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return gui.State.Searching.searchString
+}
+
 func (gui *Gui) handleImagesNextLine(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	if gui.popupPanelFocused() || gui.g.CurrentView() != v {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 3f8ac500..8477b654 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -443,6 +443,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Handler:     gui.handleImagesBulkCommand,
 			Description: gui.Tr.ViewBulkCommands,
 		},
+		{
+			ViewName:    "images",
+			Key:         '/',
+			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
+			Handler:     wrappedHandler(gui.handleOpenImageSearch),
+			Description: gui.Tr.FilterList,
+		},
 		{
 			ViewName:    "volumes",
 			Key:         '[',
diff --git a/pkg/gui/searching.go b/pkg/gui/searching.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53395cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/searching.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package gui
+
+import "github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleOpenImageSearch() error {
+	return gui.handleOpenSearch(gui.Views.Images)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleOpenSearch(view *gocui.View) error {
+	gui.State.Searching.isSearching = true
+	gui.State.Searching.view = view
+
+	gui.Views.Search.ClearTextArea()
+
+	return gui.switchFocus(gui.Views.Search)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) onNewSearchString(value string) error {
+	// need to refresh the right list panel.
+	gui.State.Searching.searchString = value
+	return gui.refreshImages()
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) wrapEditor(f func(v *gocui.View, key gocui.Key, ch rune, mod gocui.Modifier) bool) func(v *gocui.View, key gocui.Key, ch rune, mod gocui.Modifier) bool {
+	return func(v *gocui.View, key gocui.Key, ch rune, mod gocui.Modifier) bool {
+		matched := f(v, key, ch, mod)
+		if matched {
+			gui.onNewSearchString(v.TextArea.GetContent())
+		}
+		return matched
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index 000118d3..e597e21e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) newLineFocused(v *gocui.View) error {
 	case "main":
 		v.Highlight = false
 		return nil
+	case "search":
+		return nil
 	default:
 		panic(gui.Tr.NoViewMachingNewLineFocusedSwitchStatement)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/views.go b/pkg/gui/views.go
index bf417cbe..68cb9c9b 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/views.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/views.go
@@ -5,21 +5,34 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 )
 
+const SEARCH_PREFIX = "filter: "
+
 type Views struct {
+	// side panels
 	Project    *gocui.View
 	Services   *gocui.View
 	Containers *gocui.View
 	Images     *gocui.View
 	Volumes    *gocui.View
 
+	// main panel
 	Main *gocui.View
 
-	Options      *gocui.View
+	// bottom line
+	Options     *gocui.View
+	Information *gocui.View
+	AppStatus   *gocui.View
+	// text that prompts you to enter text in the Search view
+	SearchPrefix *gocui.View
+	// appears next to the SearchPrefix view, it's where you type in the search string
+	Search *gocui.View
+
+	// popups
 	Confirmation *gocui.View
 	Menu         *gocui.View
-	Information  *gocui.View
-	AppStatus    *gocui.View
-	Limit        *gocui.View
+
+	// will cover everything when it appears
+	Limit *gocui.View
 }
 
 type viewNameMapping struct {
@@ -43,6 +56,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) orderedViewNameMappings() []viewNameMapping {
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Options, name: "options"},
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.AppStatus, name: "appStatus"},
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Information, name: "information"},
+		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Search, name: "search"},
+		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.SearchPrefix, name: "searchPrefix"},
 
 		// popups.
 		{viewPtr: &gui.Views.Menu, name: "menu"},
@@ -113,6 +128,17 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 	gui.Views.Limit.Title = gui.Tr.NotEnoughSpace
 	gui.Views.Limit.Wrap = true
 
+	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
+	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
+	gui.Views.SearchPrefix.Frame = false
+	_ = gui.setViewContent(gui.Views.SearchPrefix, SEARCH_PREFIX)
+
+	gui.Views.Search.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
+	gui.Views.Search.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
+	gui.Views.Search.Editable = true
+	gui.Views.Search.Frame = false
+	// gui.Views.Search.Editor = gocui.EditorFunc(gui.wrapEditor(gocui.SimpleEditor))
+
 	gui.waitForIntro.Done()
 
 	return nil
@@ -134,5 +160,18 @@ func (gui *Gui) popupViewNames() []string {
 
 // these views have their position and size determined by arrangement.go
 func (gui *Gui) controlledBoundsViewNames() []string {
-	return []string{"project", "services", "containers", "images", "volumes", "options", "information", "appStatus", "main", "limit"}
+	return []string{
+		"project",
+		"services",
+		"containers",
+		"images",
+		"volumes",
+		"options",
+		"information",
+		"appStatus",
+		"main",
+		"limit",
+		"searchPrefix",
+		"search",
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index f747b5f5..dcbd43bd 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	ExecShell                   string
 	RunCustomCommand            string
 	ViewBulkCommands            string
+	FilterList                  string
 	OpenInBrowser               string
 	SortContainersByState       string
 
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 		ExecShell:                   "exec shell",
 		RunCustomCommand:            "run predefined custom command",
 		ViewBulkCommands:            "view bulk commands",
+		FilterList:                  "filter list",
 		OpenInBrowser:               "open in browser (first port is http)",
 		SortContainersByState:       "sort containers by state",