diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/dialogs/SelectContactDialog.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/dialogs/SelectContactDialog.kt
index cb6820aa..d204858c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/dialogs/SelectContactDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/dialer/dialogs/SelectContactDialog.kt
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.dialer.dialogs
 
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.view.KeyEvent
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
+import android.widget.EditText
+import android.widget.ImageView
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
 import com.reddit.indicatorfastscroll.FastScrollItemIndicator
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.models.contacts.Contact
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySearchMenu
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.activities.SimpleActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.dialer.adapters.ContactsAdapter
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_select_contact.view.letter_fastscroller
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_select_contact.view.letter_fastscroller_thumb
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_select_contact.view.select_contact_list
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.dialog_select_contact.view.*
 import java.util.Locale
 
-class SelectContactDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, contacts: MutableList<Contact>, val callback: (selectedContact: Contact) -> Unit) {
+class SelectContactDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, val contacts: List<Contact>, val callback: (selectedContact: Contact) -> Unit) {
     private var dialog: AlertDialog? = null
     private var view = activity.layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog_select_contact, null)
+    private val searchView = view.contact_search_view
+    private val searchEditText = view.findViewById<EditText>(R.id.top_toolbar_search)
+    private val searchViewAppBarLayout = view.findViewById<View>(R.id.top_app_bar_layout)
 
     init {
         view.apply {
@@ -23,17 +31,10 @@ class SelectContactDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, contacts: MutableList<Co
             letter_fastscroller_thumb.textColor = context.getProperPrimaryColor().getContrastColor()
             letter_fastscroller_thumb.thumbColor = context.getProperPrimaryColor().getColorStateList()
 
-            letter_fastscroller.setupWithRecyclerView(select_contact_list, { position ->
-                try {
-                    val name = contacts[position].getNameToDisplay()
-                    val character = if (name.isNotEmpty()) name.substring(0, 1) else ""
-                    FastScrollItemIndicator.Text(character.uppercase(Locale.getDefault()))
-                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    FastScrollItemIndicator.Text("")
-                }
-            })
+            setupLetterFastScroller(contacts)
+            configureSearchView()
 
-            select_contact_list.adapter = ContactsAdapter(activity, contacts, select_contact_list, allowLongClick = false) {
+            select_contact_list.adapter = ContactsAdapter(activity, contacts.toMutableList(), select_contact_list, allowLongClick = false) {
                 callback(it as Contact)
                 dialog?.dismiss()
             }
@@ -41,10 +42,104 @@ class SelectContactDialog(val activity: SimpleActivity, contacts: MutableList<Co
 
         activity.getAlertDialogBuilder()
             .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null)
+            .setOnKeyListener { _, i, keyEvent ->
+                if (keyEvent.action == KeyEvent.ACTION_UP && i == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
+                    backPressed()
+                }
+                true
+            }
             .apply {
-                activity.setupDialogStuff(view, this) { alertDialog ->
+                activity.setupDialogStuff(view, this, R.string.select_contact) { alertDialog ->
                     dialog = alertDialog
                 }
             }
     }
+
+    private fun setupLetterFastScroller(contacts: List<Contact>) {
+        view.letter_fastscroller.setupWithRecyclerView(view.select_contact_list, { position ->
+            try {
+                val name = contacts[position].getNameToDisplay()
+                val character = if (name.isNotEmpty()) name.substring(0, 1) else ""
+                FastScrollItemIndicator.Text(character.uppercase(Locale.getDefault()))
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                FastScrollItemIndicator.Text("")
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    private fun configureSearchView() = with(searchView) {
+        updateHintText(context.getString(R.string.search_contacts))
+        searchEditText.imeOptions = EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE
+
+        toggleHideOnScroll(true)
+        setupMenu()
+        setSearchViewListeners()
+        updateSearchViewUi()
+    }
+
+    private fun MySearchMenu.updateSearchViewUi() {
+        getToolbar().beInvisible()
+        updateColors()
+        setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+        searchViewAppBarLayout.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+    }
+
+    private fun MySearchMenu.setSearchViewListeners() {
+        onSearchOpenListener = {
+            updateSearchViewLeftIcon(R.drawable.ic_cross_vector)
+        }
+        onSearchClosedListener = {
+            searchEditText.clearFocus()
+            activity.hideKeyboard(searchEditText)
+            updateSearchViewLeftIcon(R.drawable.ic_search_vector)
+        }
+
+        onSearchTextChangedListener = { text ->
+            filterContactListBySearchQuery(text)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun updateSearchViewLeftIcon(iconResId: Int) = with(view.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.top_toolbar_search_icon)) {
+        post {
+            setImageResource(iconResId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun filterContactListBySearchQuery(query: String) {
+        val adapter = view.select_contact_list.adapter as? ContactsAdapter
+        var contactsToShow = contacts
+        if (query.isNotEmpty()) {
+            contactsToShow = contacts.filter { it.name.contains(query, true) }
+        }
+        checkPlaceholderVisibility(contactsToShow)
+
+        if (adapter?.contacts != contactsToShow) {
+            adapter?.updateItems(contactsToShow)
+            setupLetterFastScroller(contactsToShow)
+
+            view.select_contact_list.apply {
+                post {
+                    scrollToPosition(0)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun checkPlaceholderVisibility(contacts: List<Contact>) = with(view) {
+        contacts_empty_placeholder.beVisibleIf(contacts.isEmpty())
+
+        if (contact_search_view.isSearchOpen) {
+            contacts_empty_placeholder.text = context.getString(R.string.no_items_found)
+        }
+
+        letter_fastscroller.beVisibleIf(contacts_empty_placeholder.isGone())
+    }
+
+    private fun backPressed() {
+        if (searchView.isSearchOpen) {
+            searchView.closeSearch()
+        } else {
+            dialog?.dismiss()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_select_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_select_contact.xml
index cd895a13..5ed57614 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_select_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_select_contact.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,33 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySearchMenu
+        android:id="@+id/contact_search_view"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/medium_margin" />
+
+    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+        android:id="@+id/contacts_empty_placeholder"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/contact_search_view"
+        android:alpha="0.8"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:text="@string/no_contacts_found"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+        android:textStyle="italic"
+        android:visibility="gone" />
+
     <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
         android:id="@+id/select_contact_list"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/contacts_empty_placeholder"
         android:clipToPadding="false"
         android:scrollbars="none"
         app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager" />
@@ -17,6 +40,7 @@
         android:id="@+id/letter_fastscroller"
         android:layout_width="32dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/contact_search_view"
         android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
         android:paddingTop="@dimen/big_margin"
         android:paddingBottom="@dimen/big_margin" />
@@ -29,5 +53,4 @@
         android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/letter_fastscroller"
         android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
         android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/letter_fastscroller" />
-
 </RelativeLayout>