diff --git a/partner_identification/models/res_partner.py b/partner_identification/models/res_partner.py
index 6da1cccc785..d4dcf208647 100644
--- a/partner_identification/models/res_partner.py
+++ b/partner_identification/models/res_partner.py
@@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ def _compute_identification(self, field_name, category_code):
 
             .. code-block:: python
 
-            social_security_id = fields.Char(
-                string='Social Security',
+            social_security = fields.Char(
                 compute=lambda s: s._compute_identification(
-                    'social_security_id', 'SSN',
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
                 ),
                 inverse=lambda s: s._inverse_identification(
-                    'social_security_id', 'SSN',
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
+                ),
+                search=lambda s, *a: s._search_identification(
+                    'social_security', 'SSN', *a
                 ),
             )
 
@@ -76,13 +78,15 @@ def _inverse_identification(self, field_name, category_code):
 
             .. code-block:: python
 
-            social_security_id = fields.Char(
-                string='Social Security',
+            social_security = fields.Char(
                 compute=lambda s: s._compute_identification(
-                    'social_security_id', 'SSN',
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
                 ),
                 inverse=lambda s: s._inverse_identification(
-                    'social_security_id', 'SSN',
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
+                ),
+                search=lambda s, *a: s._search_identification(
+                    'social_security', 'SSN', *a
                 ),
             )
 
@@ -130,3 +134,37 @@ def _inverse_identification(self, field_name, category_code):
                 ) % (
                     record._name, category_code, field_name,
                 ))
+
+    @api.model
+    def _search_identification(self, field_name, category_code,
+                               operator, value):
+        """ Search method for an identification field.
+
+        Example:
+
+            .. code-block:: python
+
+            social_security = fields.Char(
+                compute=lambda s: s._compute_identification(
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
+                ),
+                inverse=lambda s: s._inverse_identification(
+                    'social_security', 'SSN',
+                ),
+                search=lambda s, *a: s._search_identification(
+                    'social_security', 'SSN', *a
+                ),
+            )
+
+        Args:
+            field_name (str): Name of field to set.
+            category_code (str): Category code of the Identification type.
+
+        Returns:
+            list: Domain to search with.
+        """
+
+        return [
+            (field_name, operator, value),
+            ('category_id.code', '=', category_code),
+        ]
diff --git a/partner_identification/tests/test_res_partner.py b/partner_identification/tests/test_res_partner.py
index 36220c0799e..15e455f5732 100644
--- a/partner_identification/tests/test_res_partner.py
+++ b/partner_identification/tests/test_res_partner.py
@@ -2,11 +2,57 @@
 # Copyright 2017 LasLabs Inc.
 # License AGPL-3.0 or later (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html).
 
+from odoo import fields, models
 from odoo.tests import common
 from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 
-class TestResPartner(common.TransactionCase):
+class ResPartner(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'res.partner'
+
+    social_security = fields.Char(
+        compute=lambda s: s._compute_identification(
+            'social_security', 'SSN',
+        ),
+        inverse=lambda s: s._inverse_identification(
+            'social_security', 'SSN',
+        ),
+        search=lambda s, *a: s._search_identification(
+            'social_security', 'SSN', *a
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+class TestResPartner(common.SavepointCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _init_test_model(cls, model_cls):
+        """ Build a model from model_cls in order to test abstract models.
+        Note that this does not actually create a table in the database, so
+        there may be some unidentified edge cases.
+        Args:
+            model_cls (openerp.models.BaseModel): Class of model to initialize
+        Returns:
+            model_cls: Instance
+        """
+        registry = cls.env.registry
+        cr = cls.env.cr
+        inst = model_cls._build_model(registry, cr)
+        model = cls.env[model_cls._inherit].with_context(todo=[])
+        model._prepare_setup()
+        model._setup_base(partial=False)
+        model._setup_fields(partial=False)
+        model._setup_complete()
+        model._auto_init()
+        model.init()
+        model._auto_end()
+        return inst
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestResPartner, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.env.registry.enter_test_mode()
+        cls._init_test_model(ResPartner)
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestResPartner, self).setUp()
@@ -70,3 +116,11 @@ def test_inverse_identification_multi_exception(self):
         })
         with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
             self.partner._inverse_identification('name', 'id_code')
+
+    def test_search_identification(self):
+        """ It should return the right record when searched by ID. """
+        self.partner.social_security = 'Test'
+        partner = self.env['res.partner'].search([
+            ('social_security', '=', 'Test'),
+        ])
+        self.assertEqual(partner, self.partner)