diff --git a/src/components/item/ItemSearch.js b/src/components/item/ItemSearch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db6ac8188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/item/ItemSearch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import OutlinedInput from '@material-ui/core/OutlinedInput';
+import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
+import SearchIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Search';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+
+const useSearchStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
+  search: {
+    position: 'relative',
+    borderRadius: theme.shape.borderRadius,
+    marginLeft: 0,
+    width: '100%',
+    [theme.breakpoints.up('sm')]: {
+      marginLeft: theme.spacing(1),
+      width: 'auto',
+    },
+  },
+  searchIcon: {
+    padding: theme.spacing(0, 2),
+    height: '100%',
+    position: 'absolute',
+    pointerEvents: 'none',
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  inputRoot: {
+    color: 'inherit',
+  },
+  inputInput: {
+    padding: theme.spacing(1, 1, 1, 0),
+    // vertical padding + font size from searchIcon
+    paddingLeft: `calc(1em + ${theme.spacing(4)}px)`,
+    transition: theme.transitions.create('width'),
+    width: '100%',
+    [theme.breakpoints.up('sm')]: {
+      width: '12ch',
+      '&:focus': {
+        width: '20ch',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+const ItemSearchInput = (props) => {
+  const { searchInputHandler, searchTextState } = props;
+  const classes = useSearchStyles();
+
+  return (
+    <div className={classes.search}>
+      <div className={classes.searchIcon}>
+        <SearchIcon />
+      </div>
+      <OutlinedInput
+        placeholder="Search…"
+        classes={{
+          root: classes.inputRoot,
+          input: classes.inputInput,
+        }}
+        onChange={searchInputHandler}
+        value={searchTextState}
+        inputProps={{ 'aria-label': 'search' }}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+ItemSearchInput.propTypes = {
+  searchInputHandler: PropTypes.func,
+  searchTextState: PropTypes.string,
+};
+
+ItemSearchInput.defaultProps = {
+  searchInputHandler: () => {},
+  searchTextState: '',
+};
+
+const useItemSearch = (items) => {
+  const [searchText, setSearchText] = useState('');
+
+  const handleSearchInput = (event) => {
+    const text = event.target.value;
+    setSearchText(text.toLowerCase());
+  };
+
+  const searchResults = items.filter((it) =>
+    it.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchText),
+  );
+
+  const itemSearchInput = (
+    <ItemSearchInput
+      searchInputHandler={handleSearchInput}
+      searchTextState={searchText}
+    />
+  );
+  return { searchResults, itemSearchInput };
+};
+
+export { useItemSearch, ItemSearchInput };
diff --git a/src/components/main/Items.js b/src/components/main/Items.js
index fb2116fc6..e5598570c 100644
--- a/src/components/main/Items.js
+++ b/src/components/main/Items.js
@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { List } from 'immutable';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { ITEM_LAYOUT_MODES } from '../../enums';
-import ItemsTable from './ItemsTable';
-import ItemsGrid from './ItemsGrid';
 import { LayoutContext } from '../context/LayoutContext';
+import { useItemSearch } from '../item/ItemSearch';
+import ItemsGrid from './ItemsGrid';
+import ItemsTable from './ItemsTable';
 
 const Items = ({ items, title, id }) => {
   const { mode } = useContext(LayoutContext);
+  const { searchResults, itemSearchInput } = useItemSearch(items);
 
   switch (mode) {
     case ITEM_LAYOUT_MODES.GRID:
-      return <ItemsGrid id={id} title={title} items={items} />;
+      return (
+        <ItemsGrid
+          id={id}
+          title={title}
+          items={searchResults}
+          searchInput={itemSearchInput}
+        />
+      );
     case ITEM_LAYOUT_MODES.LIST:
     default:
-      return <ItemsTable id={id} tableTitle={title} items={items} />;
+      return (
+        <ItemsTable
+          id={id}
+          tableTitle={title}
+          items={searchResults}
+          searchInput={itemSearchInput}
+        />
+      );
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/main/ItemsGrid.js b/src/components/main/ItemsGrid.js
index b4cffc426..8936319fd 100644
--- a/src/components/main/ItemsGrid.js
+++ b/src/components/main/ItemsGrid.js
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import Grid from '@material-ui/core/Grid';
+import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { List } from 'immutable';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { withRouter } from 'react-router';
-import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import Typography from '@material-ui/core/Typography';
-import Grid from '@material-ui/core/Grid';
-import NewItemButton from './NewItemButton';
-import Item from './Item';
+import { ItemSearchInput } from '../item/ItemSearch';
 import EmptyItem from './EmptyItem';
+import Item from './Item';
+import TableToolbar from './TableToolbar';
 
 const styles = (theme) => ({
+  empty: { padding: '5px 20px' },
   title: {
     display: 'flex',
     alignItems: 'center',
     marginBottom: theme.spacing(1),
   },
 });
+
 class ItemsGrid extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
     items: PropTypes.instanceOf(List).isRequired,
@@ -24,15 +26,25 @@ class ItemsGrid extends Component {
     }).isRequired,
     classes: PropTypes.shape({
       title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+      empty: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     }).isRequired,
     title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    searchInput: PropTypes.instanceOf(ItemSearchInput),
+  };
+
+  static defaultProps = {
+    searchInput: null,
   };
 
   renderItems = () => {
-    const { items } = this.props;
+    const { classes, items } = this.props;
 
     if (!items || !items.size) {
-      return <EmptyItem />;
+      return (
+        <div className={classes.empty}>
+          <EmptyItem />
+        </div>
+      );
     }
 
     return items.map((item) => (
@@ -43,17 +55,14 @@ class ItemsGrid extends Component {
   };
 
   render() {
-    const { classes, title } = this.props;
+    const { title, searchInput } = this.props;
     return (
-      <>
-        <Typography className={classes.title} variant="h4">
-          {title}
-          <NewItemButton />
-        </Typography>
+      <div>
+        <TableToolbar tableTitle={title} itemSearchInput={searchInput} />
         <Grid container spacing={1}>
           {this.renderItems()}
         </Grid>
-      </>
+      </div>
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/main/ItemsTable.js b/src/components/main/ItemsTable.js
index 0b3810f26..34c4342d3 100644
--- a/src/components/main/ItemsTable.js
+++ b/src/components/main/ItemsTable.js
@@ -1,41 +1,42 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import { List } from 'immutable';
+import { MUTATION_KEYS } from '@graasp/query-client';
+import Checkbox from '@material-ui/core/Checkbox';
+import Paper from '@material-ui/core/Paper';
 import { lighten, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import Table from '@material-ui/core/Table';
-import { useHistory, useParams } from 'react-router';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import TableBody from '@material-ui/core/TableBody';
 import TableCell from '@material-ui/core/TableCell';
 import TableContainer from '@material-ui/core/TableContainer';
 import TablePagination from '@material-ui/core/TablePagination';
 import TableRow from '@material-ui/core/TableRow';
-import Paper from '@material-ui/core/Paper';
-import Checkbox from '@material-ui/core/Checkbox';
-import { MUTATION_KEYS } from '@graasp/query-client';
-import ItemMenu from './ItemMenu';
+import { List } from 'immutable';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useHistory, useParams } from 'react-router';
+import { ROWS_PER_PAGE_OPTIONS, USER_ITEM_ORDER } from '../../config/constants';
 import { buildItemPath } from '../../config/paths';
-import { ORDERING, ITEM_DATA_TYPES, ITEM_TYPES } from '../../enums';
-import { getComparator, stableSort, getRowsForPage } from '../../utils/table';
-import { formatDate } from '../../utils/date';
-import EditButton from '../common/EditButton';
-import ShareButton from '../common/ShareButton';
-import DeleteButton from '../common/DeleteButton';
+import { hooks, useMutation } from '../../config/queryClient';
 import {
   buildItemsTableRowId,
   ITEMS_TABLE_BODY,
   ITEMS_TABLE_EMPTY_ROW_ID,
   ITEMS_TABLE_ROW_CHECKBOX_CLASS,
 } from '../../config/selectors';
-import TableToolbar from './TableToolbar';
-import TableHead from './TableHead';
-import ItemIcon from './ItemIcon';
+import { ITEM_DATA_TYPES, ITEM_TYPES, ORDERING } from '../../enums';
+import { formatDate } from '../../utils/date';
+import { getChildrenOrderFromFolderExtra } from '../../utils/item';
 import { getShortcutTarget } from '../../utils/itemExtra';
-import { ROWS_PER_PAGE_OPTIONS, USER_ITEM_ORDER } from '../../config/constants';
-import DroppableTableBody from '../common/DroppableTableBody';
+import { getComparator, getRowsForPage, stableSort } from '../../utils/table';
+import DeleteButton from '../common/DeleteButton';
 import DraggableTableRow from '../common/DraggableTableRow';
-import { hooks, useMutation } from '../../config/queryClient';
-import { getChildrenOrderFromFolderExtra } from '../../utils/item';
+import DroppableTableBody from '../common/DroppableTableBody';
+import EditButton from '../common/EditButton';
+import ShareButton from '../common/ShareButton';
+import { ItemSearchInput } from '../item/ItemSearch';
+import ItemIcon from './ItemIcon';
+import ItemMenu from './ItemMenu';
+import TableHead from './TableHead';
+import TableToolbar from './TableToolbar';
 
 const { useItem } = hooks;
 
@@ -81,7 +82,12 @@ const computeReorderedIdList = (list, startIndex, endIndex) => {
   return result.map((i) => i.id);
 };
 
-const ItemsTable = ({ items: rows, tableTitle, id: tableId }) => {
+const ItemsTable = ({
+  items: rows,
+  tableTitle,
+  id: tableId,
+  searchInput: itemSearchInput,
+}) => {
   const { itemId } = useParams();
   const { data: parentItem } = useItem(itemId);
 
@@ -279,6 +285,7 @@ const ItemsTable = ({ items: rows, tableTitle, id: tableId }) => {
           tableTitle={tableTitle}
           numSelected={selected.length}
           selected={selected}
+          itemSearchInput={itemSearchInput}
         />
         <TableContainer>
           <Table
@@ -382,11 +389,13 @@ ItemsTable.propTypes = {
   items: PropTypes.instanceOf(List),
   tableTitle: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   id: PropTypes.string,
+  searchInput: PropTypes.instanceOf(ItemSearchInput),
 };
 
 ItemsTable.defaultProps = {
   id: '',
   items: List(),
+  searchInput: null,
 };
 
 export default ItemsTable;
diff --git a/src/components/main/TableToolbar.js b/src/components/main/TableToolbar.js
index 4b33bbcb3..c017a3e69 100644
--- a/src/components/main/TableToolbar.js
+++ b/src/components/main/TableToolbar.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import Toolbar from '@material-ui/core/Toolbar';
 import Typography from '@material-ui/core/Typography';
-import NewItemButton from './NewItemButton';
-import DeleteButton from '../common/DeleteButton';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { ITEMS_TABLE_DELETE_SELECTED_ITEMS_ID } from '../../config/selectors';
+import DeleteButton from '../common/DeleteButton';
+import { ItemSearchInput } from '../item/ItemSearch';
+import NewItemButton from './NewItemButton';
 
 const useToolbarStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
   root: {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const useToolbarStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
 const TableToolbar = (props) => {
   const classes = useToolbarStyles();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { numSelected, tableTitle, selected } = props;
+  const { numSelected, tableTitle, selected, itemSearchInput } = props;
 
   return (
     <Toolbar
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ const TableToolbar = (props) => {
         </Typography>
       )}
 
+      {itemSearchInput}
+
       {numSelected > 0 ? (
         <DeleteButton
           id={ITEMS_TABLE_DELETE_SELECTED_ITEMS_ID}
@@ -72,10 +75,12 @@ TableToolbar.propTypes = {
   numSelected: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   tableTitle: PropTypes.string,
   selected: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({}).isRequired).isRequired,
+  itemSearchInput: PropTypes.instanceOf(ItemSearchInput),
 };
 
 TableToolbar.defaultProps = {
   tableTitle: 'Items',
+  itemSearchInput: null,
 };
 
 export default TableToolbar;