diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
index 5bbe2a7898..1fc47b4615 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "ifavourites.h"
 #include "../menu/IconTextMenuItem.h"
 #include "TreeViewItemStyle.h"
+#include "string/case_conv.h"
 #include <wx/artprov.h>
 
 namespace wxutil
@@ -199,6 +200,17 @@ void ResourceTreeView::PopulateContextMenu(wxutil::PopupMenu& popupMenu)
     );
 }
 
+void ResourceTreeView::SetFilterText(const std::string& filterText)
+{
+    // We use the lower-case copy of the given filter text
+    _filterText = string::to_lower_copy(filterText);
+}
+
+void ResourceTreeView::ClearFilterText()
+{
+    _filterText.clear();
+}
+
 std::string ResourceTreeView::GetSelectedFullname()
 {
     // Get the selected value
@@ -429,6 +441,28 @@ bool ResourceTreeView::IsFavouriteSelected()
 }
 
 bool ResourceTreeView::IsTreeModelRowVisible(wxutil::TreeModel::Row& row)
+{
+    if (!IsTreeModelRowVisibleByViewMode(row))
+    {
+        return false; // done here
+    }
+
+    // Check for a text filter we might need to apply
+    if (_filterText.empty())
+    {
+        return true; // done here
+    }
+
+    wxDataViewIconText iconAndName = row[_columns.iconAndName];
+
+    auto displayString = iconAndName.GetText().ToStdString();
+    string::to_lower(displayString);
+    rMessage() << "displayString: " << displayString << ": " << displayString.find(_filterText) << std::endl;
+
+    return displayString.find(_filterText) != std::string::npos;
+}
+
+bool ResourceTreeView::IsTreeModelRowVisibleByViewMode(wxutil::TreeModel::Row& row)
 {
     if (_mode == TreeMode::ShowAll) return true; // everything is visible
 
@@ -446,7 +480,7 @@ bool ResourceTreeView::IsTreeModelRowVisible(wxutil::TreeModel::Row& row)
     {
         wxutil::TreeModel::Row childRow(child, *_treeStore);
 
-        if (IsTreeModelRowVisible(childRow))
+        if (IsTreeModelRowVisibleByViewMode(childRow))
         {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
index a928de4800..8fc642cd06 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class ResourceTreeView :
 
     decl::Type _declType;
 
+    std::string _filterText;
+
 public:
     ResourceTreeView(wxWindow* parent, const Columns& columns, long style = wxDV_SINGLE);
     ResourceTreeView(wxWindow* parent, const TreeModel::Ptr& model, const Columns& columns, long style = wxDV_SINGLE);
@@ -101,6 +103,15 @@ class ResourceTreeView :
     virtual TreeMode GetTreeMode() const;
     virtual void SetTreeMode(TreeMode mode);
 
+    // Sets the string filter to apply to the currently visible tree
+    // this string will match against the default iconAndName column,
+    // all rows not containing the string will be hidden.
+    // Filtering happens case-insensitively.
+    virtual void SetFilterText(const std::string& filterText);
+
+    // Removes the string filter
+    virtual void ClearFilterText();
+
     // Returns the full name of the selection (or an empty string)
     virtual std::string GetSelectedFullname();
     virtual void SetSelectedFullname(const std::string& fullName);
@@ -135,6 +146,10 @@ class ResourceTreeView :
     virtual bool IsTreeModelRowVisible(TreeModel::Row& row);
 
 private:
+    // Returns true if the given row is visible according 
+    // to the current view mode (show favourites vs. show all)
+    bool IsTreeModelRowVisibleByViewMode(TreeModel::Row& row);
+
     void _onContextMenu(wxDataViewEvent& ev);
     void _onTreeStorePopulationProgress(TreeModel::PopulationProgressEvent& ev);
     void _onTreeStorePopulationFinished(TreeModel::PopulationFinishedEvent& ev);
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
index 9dfe4fdb75..7bdd0fc112 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <wx/panel.h>
 #include <wx/sizer.h>
 #include <wx/radiobut.h>
+#include <wx/textctrl.h>
 #include "ResourceTreeView.h"
 
 namespace wxutil
@@ -40,6 +41,18 @@ class ResourceTreeViewToolbar :
         GetSizer()->Add(_showAll, 0, wxRIGHT, 0);
         GetSizer()->Add(_showFavourites, 0, wxLEFT, 6);
 
+        // Filter text entry box
+        auto* filterBox = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY);
+        filterBox->SetMinSize(wxSize(60, -1));
+        filterBox->Bind(wxEVT_TEXT, [this](wxCommandEvent& ev)
+        {
+            if (_treeView != nullptr)
+            {
+                _treeView->SetFilterText(ev.GetString().ToStdString());
+            }
+        });
+        GetSizer()->Add(filterBox, 1, wxLEFT, 6);
+
         AssociateToTreeView(treeView);
     }