diff --git a/app/models/post_appeal.rb b/app/models/post_appeal.rb
index 3c10f555b..686b0c8d7 100644
--- a/app/models/post_appeal.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_appeal.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ class PostAppeal < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessible :post_id, :post, :reason
 
   module SearchMethods
+    def reason_matches(query)
+      query = "*#{query}*" unless query =~ /\*/
+      where("reason ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\'", query.to_escaped_for_sql_like)
+    end
+
     def resolved
       joins(:post).where("posts.is_deleted = false and posts.is_flagged = false")
     end
@@ -35,6 +40,10 @@ class PostAppeal < ActiveRecord::Base
       q = where("true")
       return q if params.blank?
 
+      if params[:reason_matches].present?
+        q = q.reason_matches(params[:reason_matches])
+      end
+
       if params[:creator_id].present?
         q = q.for_user(params[:creator_id].to_i)
       end
diff --git a/app/models/post_flag.rb b/app/models/post_flag.rb
index fe5692497..339b558ea 100644
--- a/app/models/post_flag.rb
+++ b/app/models/post_flag.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ class PostFlag < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessor :is_deletion
 
   module SearchMethods
+    def reason_matches(query)
+      query = "*#{query}*" unless query =~ /\*/
+      where("reason ILIKE ? ESCAPE E'\\\\'", query.to_escaped_for_sql_like)
+    end
+
     def resolved
       where("is_resolved = ?", true)
     end
@@ -37,6 +42,10 @@ class PostFlag < ActiveRecord::Base
       q = where("true")
       return q if params.blank?
 
+      if params[:reason_matches].present?
+        q = q.reason_matches(params[:reason_matches])
+      end
+
       if params[:creator_id].present? && (CurrentUser.user.is_janitor? || params[:creator_id].to_i == CurrentUser.user.id)
         q = q.where("creator_id = ?", params[:creator_id].to_i)
       end
diff --git a/app/views/post_appeals/_search.html.erb b/app/views/post_appeals/_search.html.erb
index d87d0667b..11bf48eec 100644
--- a/app/views/post_appeals/_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/post_appeals/_search.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <table class="search">
   <tbody>
     <%= form_tag(post_appeals_path, :method => :get, :class => "simple_form") do %>
+      <tr>
+        <th><label for="search_reason_matches">Reason</label></th>
+        <td>
+          <div class="input">
+            <%= text_field "search", "reason_matches", :label => "Reason", :value => params[:search][:reason_matches] %>
+          </div>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+
       <tr>
         <th><label for="search_post_id">Post ID</label></th>
         <td>
diff --git a/app/views/post_flags/_search.html.erb b/app/views/post_flags/_search.html.erb
index c7b4c556d..88b20a19d 100644
--- a/app/views/post_flags/_search.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/post_flags/_search.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <table class="search">
   <tbody>
     <%= form_tag(post_flags_path, :method => :get, :class => "simple_form") do %>
+      <tr>
+        <th><label for="search_reason_matches">Reason</label></th>
+        <td>
+          <div class="input">
+            <%= text_field "search", "reason_matches", :label => "Reason", :value => params[:search][:reason_matches] %>
+          </div>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+
       <tr>
         <th><label for="search_post_id">Post ID</label></th>
         <td>