diff --git a/backend/main/models/community.go b/backend/main/models/community.go
index 6f4a43070..e767bc8ac 100644
--- a/backend/main/models/community.go
+++ b/backend/main/models/community.go
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ func (c *Community) CreateCommunity(db *s.Database) error {
 func (c *Community) UpdateCommunity(db *s.Database, p *UpdateCommunityRequestPayload) error {
 	_, err := db.Conn.Exec(
 		db.Context,
-		`
-	UPDATE communities
+		`UPDATE communities
 	SET name = COALESCE($1, name), 
 	body = COALESCE($2, body), 
 	logo = COALESCE($3, logo), 
@@ -308,6 +307,32 @@ func (c *Community) CanUpdateCommunity(db *s.Database, addr string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func SearchForCommunity(db *s.Database, query string) ([]Community, error) {
+	var communities []Community
+	rows, err := db.Conn.Query(
+		db.Context,
+		`SELECT name FROM communities WHERE SIMILARITY(name, $1) > 0.1`,
+		query,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return communities, fmt.Errorf("error searching for a community with the the param %s", query)
+	}
+
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var c Community
+		err = rows.Scan(&c.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return communities, fmt.Errorf("error scanning community row: %v", err)
+		}
+		communities = append(communities, c)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("communitites : %v", communities)
+	return communities, nil
+}
+
 func MatchStrategyByProposal(s []Strategy, strategyToMatch string) (Strategy, error) {
 	var match Strategy
 	for _, strategy := range s {
diff --git a/backend/main/server/controllers.go b/backend/main/server/controllers.go
index 73f13fd9f..e7368dd8c 100644
--- a/backend/main/server/controllers.go
+++ b/backend/main/server/controllers.go
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ func (a *App) updateProposal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // Communities
-
 func (a *App) getCommunities(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	pageParams := getPageParams(*r, 25)
 
@@ -299,10 +298,19 @@ func (a *App) getCommunities(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	respondWithJSON(w, http.StatusOK, response)
 }
 
+func (a *App) searchCommunities(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	results, err := helpers.searchCommuntities(vars["query"])
+	if err != nil {
+		respondWithError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	respondWithJSON(w, http.StatusOK, results)
+}
+
 func (a *App) getCommunity(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	id, err := strconv.Atoi(vars["id"])
-
 	if err != nil {
 		respondWithError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "Invalid Community ID.")
 		return
diff --git a/backend/main/server/helpers.go b/backend/main/server/helpers.go
index 3bb4d3748..8b4f725f6 100644
--- a/backend/main/server/helpers.go
+++ b/backend/main/server/helpers.go
@@ -447,6 +447,15 @@ func (h *Helpers) fetchCommunity(id int) (models.Community, int, error) {
 	return community, http.StatusOK, nil
 }
 
+func (h *Helpers) searchCommuntities(query string) (interface{}, error) {
+	results, err := models.SearchForCommunity(h.A.DB, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []models.Community{}, err
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
 func (h *Helpers) createProposal(p models.Proposal) (models.Proposal, int, error) {
 	if p.Voucher != nil {
 		if err := h.validateUserViaVoucher(p.Creator_addr, p.Voucher); err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/main/server/routes.go b/backend/main/server/routes.go
index c9d35b0ed..16ff410aa 100644
--- a/backend/main/server/routes.go
+++ b/backend/main/server/routes.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ func (a *App) initializeRoutes() {
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/communities/{id:[0-9]+}", a.updateCommunity).Methods("PATCH", "OPTIONS")
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/communities", a.createCommunity).Methods("POST", "OPTIONS")
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/communities/{communityId:[0-9]+}/strategies", a.getActiveStrategiesForCommunity).Methods("GET")
+	//Community Search
+	a.Router.HandleFunc("/communities/search/{query:[a-zA-Z0-9]+}", a.searchCommunities).Methods("GET")
 	// Proposals
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/proposals/{id:[0-9]+}", a.getProposal).Methods("GET")
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/proposals/{id:[0-9]+}", a.updateProposal).Methods("PUT", "OPTIONS")
@@ -54,5 +56,6 @@ func (a *App) initializeRoutes() {
 
 	// Snapshotter
 	a.Router.HandleFunc("/latest-snapshot", a.getLatestSnapshot).Methods("GET")
-	a.Router.HandleFunc("/add-fungible-token", a.addFungibleToken).Methods("POST","OPTIONS")
+	a.Router.HandleFunc("/add-fungible-token", a.addFungibleToken).Methods("POST", "OPTIONS")
+
 }
diff --git a/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.down.sql b/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71e2b37ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DROP EXTENSION IF EXISTS pg_trgm;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS trgm_idx;
diff --git a/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.up.sql b/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7b451ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/000040_add_tigram_extension.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS trgm_idx on communities using gin(name gin_trgm_ops);