diff --git a/src/client/actions/ParticipantActions.js b/src/client/actions/ParticipantActions.js
index 36970e1b..2935ce15 100644
--- a/src/client/actions/ParticipantActions.js
+++ b/src/client/actions/ParticipantActions.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function getParticipantActions(alt, participantResource) {
 
       return dispatch => {
         dispatch();
-        participantResource.findAll(`filter=${JSON.stringify(filters)}`)
+        participantResource.findAll(`filter=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(filters))}`)
           .then(participantList => this.participantListUpdated(participantList),
                 err => this.participantListUpdateFailed(err));
       };
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function getParticipantActions(alt, participantResource) {
     loadParticipantCount(filter) {
       return dispatch => {
         dispatch();
-        participantResource.raw('get', 'count', { filters: `where=${JSON.stringify(filter)}` })
+        participantResource.raw('get', 'count', { filters: `where=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(filter))}` })
           .then(response => this.participantCountUpdated(response.count),
                 err => this.participantCountUpdateFailed(err));
       };
diff --git a/src/common/models/participant.js b/src/common/models/participant.js
index 3bfc2b87..821e5231 100644
--- a/src/common/models/participant.js
+++ b/src/common/models/participant.js
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export default function (Participant) {
 
     function constructTextSearchArray(string) {
       const stripRegex = function(s) {
-        // Remove all charactes except alphabets (with umlauts and accents), numbers and dash
-        return s.replace(/[^A-zÀ-úÀ-ÿ0-9-]/ig, '');
+        // Remove all charactes except alphabets (with umlauts and accents), numbers, dash and hashtag
+        return s.replace(/[^A-zÀ-úÀ-ÿ0-9-#]/ig, '');
       };
 
       function nameQuery(string, string2) {
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ export default function (Participant) {
 
       or.push({ staffPosition: { regexp: `/${stripRegex(string)}/i` } });
       or.push({ staffPositionInGenerator: { regexp: `/${stripRegex(string)}/i` } });
+      or.push({ campOfficeNotes: { regexp: `/${stripRegex(string)}/i` } });
+      or.push({ editableInfo: { regexp: `/${stripRegex(string)}/i` } });
 
       const splitted = string.split(' ', 2);
 
diff --git a/test/text-search.test.js b/test/text-search.test.js
index c6264849..fd6a6140 100644
--- a/test/text-search.test.js
+++ b/test/text-search.test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('Text search', () => {
       'memberNumber': 123,
       'staffPosition': null,
       'staffPositionInGenerator': 'Tiskari',
+      'editableInfo': 'Muokattava teksti',
     },
     {
       'participantId': 2,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ describe('Text search', () => {
       'memberNumber': 345,
       'staffPosition': 'Jumppaohjaaja',
       'staffPositionInGenerator': null,
+      'campOfficeNotes': 'Leiritoimiston jutut',
     },
     {
       'participantId': 3,
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ describe('Text search', () => {
       'ageGroup': 'seikkailija',
       'memberNumber': 859,
       'staffPosition': 'Kaivaja',
-      'staffPositionInGenerator': 'Kaivuumies',
+      'staffPositionInGenerator': '#Tiskari',
     },
   ];
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ describe('Text search', () => {
 
   function queryParticipants(filter, accessToken) {
     return request(app)
-      .get(`/api/participants/?access_token=${accessToken}&filter={"where":${JSON.stringify(filter)},"skip":0,"limit":20}`)
+      .get(`/api/participants/?access_token=${accessToken}&filter={"where":${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(filter))},"skip":0,"limit":20}`)
       .expect(200);
   }
 
@@ -171,12 +173,33 @@ describe('Text search', () => {
   it('Query with staff position in generator', () =>
     queryParticipants({ 'textSearch':'Tiskari' }, accessToken)
     .then(res => {
-      expectParticipants([ 'Teemu' ], res.body);
+      expectParticipants([ 'Teemu', 'Jussi' ], res.body);
     })
   );
 
   it('Query with partial staff position', () =>
     queryParticipants({ 'textSearch':'tisk' }, accessToken)
+    .then(res => {
+      expectParticipants([ 'Teemu', 'Jussi' ], res.body);
+    })
+  );
+
+  it('Query with hashtag', () =>
+    queryParticipants({ 'textSearch':'#Tiskari' }, accessToken)
+    .then(res => {
+      expectParticipants([ 'Jussi' ], res.body);
+    })
+  );
+
+  it('Query with camp office notes', () =>
+    queryParticipants({ 'textSearch':'Leiritoimisto' }, accessToken)
+    .then(res => {
+      expectParticipants([ 'Tero' ], res.body);
+    })
+  );
+
+  it('Query with editable info', () =>
+    queryParticipants({ 'textSearch':'Muokattava' }, accessToken)
     .then(res => {
       expectParticipants([ 'Teemu' ], res.body);
     })