diff --git a/geonode/base/views.py b/geonode/base/views.py
index ab7359c8b3b..86a8c1b58a4 100644
--- a/geonode/base/views.py
+++ b/geonode/base/views.py
@@ -355,6 +355,20 @@ def get_results(self, context):
         ]
 
 
+class DatasetsAutocomplete(SimpleSelect2View):
+    model = Dataset
+    filter_arg = 'title__icontains'
+
+    def get_results(self, context):
+        return [
+            {
+                'id': self.get_result_value(result),
+                'text': self.get_result_label(result.title),
+                'selected_text': self.get_selected_result_label(result.title),
+            } for result in context['object_list']
+        ]
+
+
 class ThesaurusAvailable(autocomplete.Select2QuerySetView):
     def get_queryset(self):
         tid = self.request.GET.get("sysid")