diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
index 73176293c..6294c9ca8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/participacion.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // 08. Forms
 // 09. Alerts
 // 10. User account
-// 11. Filters
+// 11. Filters & search
 // 12. Official levels
 // 13. Pagination
 // 14. Tables
@@ -133,9 +133,14 @@ h6 {
 
 .button {
   font-size: rem-calc(13);
+  font-family: $font-family-sans-serif !important;
   padding: rem-calc(15) rem-calc(32);
 }
 
+.postfix.button {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
 .clear {
   clear: both;
 }
@@ -985,7 +990,7 @@ img.initialjs-avatar {
   top: -9px;
 }
 
-// 11. Filters
+// 11. Filters & search
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 .filters {
@@ -1018,6 +1023,23 @@ img.initialjs-avatar {
   }
 }
 
+.search-results {
+  @extend .filters;
+}
+
+.search-form {
+
+  h3 {
+    border-top: 1px solid $votes-border;
+    display: inline-block;
+    font-family: $font-family-sans-serif;
+    font-size: rem-calc(16);
+    margin: -1px 0 rem-calc(12);
+    padding-top: rem-calc(6);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+  }
+}
+
 // 12. Officials levels
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
index 68570dd70..1c5696304 100644
--- a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 class DebatesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :parse_order, only: :index
   before_action :parse_tag_filter, only: :index
+  before_action :parse_search_terms, only: :index
   before_action :authenticate_user!, except: [:index, :show]
 
   load_and_authorize_resource
   respond_to :html, :js
 
   def index
-    @debates = Debate.all
+    @debates = @search_terms.present? ? Debate.search(@search_terms) : Debate.all
     @debates = @debates.tagged_with(@tag_filter) if @tag_filter
     @debates = @debates.page(params[:page]).for_render.send("sort_by_#{@order}")
     @tag_cloud = Debate.tag_counts.order(taggings_count: :desc, name: :asc).limit(20)
@@ -92,4 +93,8 @@ class DebatesController < ApplicationController
       end
     end
 
+    def parse_search_terms
+      @search_terms = params[:search] if params[:search].present?
+    end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/models/debate.rb b/app/models/debate.rb
index ed0fc17b8..8471be20d 100644
--- a/app/models/debate.rb
+++ b/app/models/debate.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class Debate < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.hot_score = (age_in_units**3 + weighted_score * 1000).round
   end
 
+  def self.search(terms)
+    terms.present? ? where("title ILIKE ? OR description ILIKE ?", "%#{terms}%", "%#{terms}%") : none
+  end
+
   protected
 
   def sanitize_description
diff --git a/app/views/debates/index.html.erb b/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
index bcd74445c..e23a45f5c 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/index.html.erb
@@ -3,18 +3,24 @@
   <div class="filters row">
     <div class="small-12 medium-9 column">
 
-      <% if @tag_filter %>
+      <% if @search_terms %>
         <div class="inline-block small-12 medium-8" >
-            <h2>
-              <%= t("debates.index.filter_topic",
-                     count: @debates.size,
-                     topic: @tag_filter) %>
+          <h2>
+            <%= page_entries_info @debates %>
+            <%= t("debates.index.search_results", count: @debates.size, search_term: @search_terms) %>
+            </h2>
+        </div>
+      <% elsif @tag_filter %>
+        <div class="inline-block small-12 medium-8" >
+          <h2>
+            <%= page_entries_info @debates %>
+            <%= t("debates.index.filter_topic", count: @debates.size, topic: @tag_filter) %>
             </h2>
         </div>
       <% end %>
 
-      <div class="inline-block <%= 'right' if @tag_filter %>">
-          <% if @tag_filter %>
+      <div class="inline-block <%= 'right' if (@tag_filter || @search_terms) %>">
+          <% if @tag_filter || @search_terms %>
             <h6 class="inline-block">
               <%= t("debates.index.select_order") %>
             </h6>
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@
     <div class="small-12 medium-3 column">
       <aside class="sidebar" role="complementary">
         <%= link_to t("debates.index.start_debate"), new_debate_path, class: 'button radius expand' %>
+        <%= render "shared/search_form" %>
         <%= render "shared/tag_cloud" %>
       </aside>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_search_form.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_search_form.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6f7dda0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_search_form.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div class="search-form">
+  <div class="sidebar-divider"></div>
+  <h3><%= t("shared.search_form.search_title") %></h3>
+  <br>
+  <div class="row">
+    <%= form_tag debates_path, method: :get do %>
+      <div class="small-12 columns">
+        <div class="row collapse">
+
+          <div class="small-9 medium-12 large-9 columns">
+            <input type="text" name="search" placeholder="<%= t("shared.search_form.search_placeholder") %>">
+          </div>
+          <div class="small-3 medium-12 large-3 columns">
+            <input type="submit" class="button warning postfix" value="<%= t('shared.search_form.search_button') %>">
+          </div>
+
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 832e8ad4e..50bc610b1 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ en:
         most_commented: most commented
         random: random
       filter_topic:
-        one: "You are seeing one debate with the topic '%{topic}'"
-        other: "You are seeing %{count} debates with the topic '%{topic}'"
+        one: " with the topic '%{topic}'"
+        other: " with the topic '%{topic}'"
+      search_results:
+        one: " containing '%{search_term}'"
+        other: " containing '%{search_term}'"
     debate:
       debate: Debate
       comments:
@@ -193,6 +196,10 @@ en:
     flag: Flag as inappropriate
     unflag: Undo flag
     collective: Collective
+    search_form:
+      search_title: Search
+      search_button: Search
+      search_placeholder: "Search..."
   mailer:
     comment:
       subject: Someone has commented on your debate
diff --git a/config/locales/es.yml b/config/locales/es.yml
index 96b1cb6df..430a9a363 100644
--- a/config/locales/es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/es.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ es:
         most_commented: "más comentados"
         random: "aleatorio"
       filter_topic:
-        one: "Estás viendo un debate con el tema ''%{topic}''"
-        other: "Estás viendo %{count} debates con el tema '%{topic}'"
+        one: " con el tema '%{topic}'"
+        other: " con el tema '%{topic}'"
+      search_results:
+        one: " que contiene '%{search_term}'"
+        other: " que contienen '%{search_term}'"
     debate:
       debate: Debate
       comments:
@@ -189,10 +192,14 @@ es:
       debate: "el código secreto no coincide con la imagen"
   shared:
     tags_cloud:
-        tags: Temas
+      tags: Temas
     flag: Denunciar como inapropiado
     unflag: Deshacer denuncia
     collective: Colectivo
+    search_form:
+      search_title: Buscar
+      search_button: Buscar
+      search_placeholder: "Buscar..."
   mailer:
     comment:
       subject: Alguien ha comentado en tu debate
diff --git a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
index 5a51b96bf..86903960f 100644
--- a/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/debates_spec.rb
@@ -441,4 +441,23 @@ feature 'Debates' do
       expect(debates_first_time).to_not eq(debates_second_time)
     end
   end
+
+  scenario 'Debate index search' do
+    debate1 = create(:debate, title: "Show me what you got")
+    debate2 = create(:debate, title: "Get Schwifty")
+    debate3 = create(:debate, description: "Unity")
+    debate4 = create(:debate, description: "Schwifty in here")
+
+    visit debates_path
+    fill_in "search", with: "Schwifty"
+    click_button "Search"
+
+    within("#debates") do
+      expect(page).to have_css('.debate', count: 2)
+      expect(page).to have_content(debate2.title)
+      expect(page).to have_content(debate4.title)
+      expect(page).to_not have_content(debate1.title)
+      expect(page).to_not have_content(debate3.title)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
index 537cc303c..25e878d18 100644
--- a/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/debate_spec.rb
@@ -239,6 +239,33 @@ describe Debate do
 
   end
 
+  describe "self.search" do
+    it "find debates by title" do
+      debate1 = create(:debate, title: "Karpov vs Kasparov")
+      create(:debate, title: "Bird vs Magic")
+      search = Debate.search("Kasparov")
+      expect(search.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(search.first).to eq(debate1)
+    end
 
+    it "find debates by description" do
+      debate1 = create(:debate, description: "...chess masters...")
+      create(:debate, description: "...basket masters...")
+      search = Debate.search("chess")
+      expect(search.size).to eq(1)
+      expect(search.first).to eq(debate1)
+    end
 
-end
+    it "find debates by title and description" do
+      create(:debate, title: "Karpov vs Kasparov", description: "...played like Gauss...")
+      create(:debate, title: "Euler vs Gauss", description: "...math masters...")
+      search = Debate.search("Gauss")
+      expect(search.size).to eq(2)
+    end
+
+    it "returns no results if no search term provided" do
+      expect(Debate.search("    ").size).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 87d0994bb..282d8d615 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe User do
       expect(search.first).to eq(user1)
     end
 
-    it "returns no results if no email provided" do
+    it "returns no results if no search term provided" do
       expect(User.search("    ").size).to eq(0)
     end
   end