diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/__init__.py b/gemet/thesaurus/__init__.py
index a231f3f..7667a99 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/__init__.py
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 NR_CONCEPTS_ON_PAGE = 40
+DISTANCE_NUMBER = 9
 DEFAULT_LANGCODE = 'en'
 
 PENDING = 0
diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/templates/header.html b/gemet/thesaurus/templates/header.html
index f1f1bef..b7dfb26 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/templates/header.html
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/templates/header.html
@@ -32,19 +32,18 @@
     <select name="select-language" id="js-change-language">
       {% for lang in languages %}
         <option value="{{ lang.code }}"
-        href="{% if code %}{% url view lang.code code %}{% else %}{% url view lang.code %}{% endif %}{% if get_params %}?{{ get_params }}{% endif %}"
+        href="{% if code %}{% url view lang.code code %}{% else %}{% url view lang.code  %}{% endif %}{% if get_params %}?{{ get_params }}{% endif %}"
         {% if language.code == lang.code%}selected="selected"{% endif %}
           >{{ lang.name }}</option>
       {% endfor %}
     </select>
   </div>
 
-  <form method="post"
-        action='{% url 'search' language.code %}'
+  <form method="get"
+        action='{% url "search" language.code %}'
         id='search-form'
         name="search-query"
         placeholder="Concepts, Groups, Themes...">
-    {% csrf_token %}
     {{ search_form }}
     <button type="submit" value="Search">Search</button>
   </form>
diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/templates/search.html b/gemet/thesaurus/templates/search.html
index 5c3e59d..e23d180 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/templates/search.html
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/templates/search.html
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  {% include 'header.html' with view='search' %}
-
+  {% include 'header.html' with view='search' query=query %}
   {% if query %}
     <div>
-      <span class="results-nr">{{ concepts|length }} results found.</span>
+      <span class="results-nr">{{ paginator.count }} results found.</span>
       <span>Searched for '<b>{{ query }}</b>'</span>
     </div>
     {% if concepts|length %}
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@
     <ul class="listing columns {% if language.rtl %}direction-rtl{% endif %}">
       {% for concept in concepts %}
         <li>
-            {% get_concept_names concept.search_text as names %}
+            {% get_concept_names concept status_values language.code as names %}
             <a href="{% url 'concept' language.code concept.concept__code %}">{{ names.concept_name }}</a>
             <p class="no-margin-top small">
               {% if names.other_names %}
@@ -50,6 +49,30 @@
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 
+  <div class="pagination clearfix">
+      <div class="float-right">
+        <!-- prev -->
+        {% if concepts.has_previous %}
+          <a class="no-visit" href="?page={{ concepts.previous_page_number }}&query={{ query }}">Previous</a>
+        {% endif %}
+        &ensp;
+        <!-- next -->
+        {% if concepts.has_next %}
+          <a class="no-visit" href="?page={{ concepts.next_page_number }}&query={{ query }}">Next</a>
+        {% endif %}
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- pages -->
+      Pages:
+      {% for page_number in visible_pages %}
+        {% if page_number == page_obj.number %}
+          {{ page_number }}
+        {% else %}
+          <a href="?page={{ page_number }}&query={{ query }}">{{ page_number }}</a>
+        {% endif %}
+      {% endfor %}
+  </div>
+
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block version %}
diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/templatetags/gemet_tags.py b/gemet/thesaurus/templatetags/gemet_tags.py
index 9f904dd..6d31802 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/templatetags/gemet_tags.py
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/templatetags/gemet_tags.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django import template
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
-from gemet.thesaurus.models import Concept
+from gemet.thesaurus.models import Concept, Property
 from gemet.thesaurus import DEFAULT_LANGCODE, SEARCH_SEPARATOR, EDIT_URL_NAMES
 from gemet.thesaurus.utils import exp_encrypt
 
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ def get_broader_context(concept_id, langcode, status_values):
 
 
 @register.assignment_tag
-def get_concept_names(search_text):
-    names = search_text.split(SEARCH_SEPARATOR)
+def get_concept_names(concept, status_values, langcode):
+    name = Property.objects.get(name='prefLabel',
+                                status__in=status_values,
+                                concept_id=concept['id'],
+                                language=langcode).value
+    names = concept['search_text'].split(SEARCH_SEPARATOR)
     return {
-        'concept_name': names[1],
-        'other_names': '; '.join([n for n in names[2:] if n])
+        'concept_name': name,
+        'other_names': '; '.join([n for n in names if n and n != name])
     }
 
 
diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/tests/test_search.py b/gemet/thesaurus/tests/test_search.py
index a55a052..57e1238 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/tests/test_search.py
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ def setUp(self):
             value='{0}another somefling{0}{0}{0}{0}'.format(SEARCH_SEPARATOR),
             name='searchText',
         )
+        PropertyFactory(
+            concept=cp1,
+            value='something',
+            name='prefLabel',
+        )
+        PropertyFactory(
+            concept=cp2,
+            value='something else',
+            name='prefLabel',
+        )
+        PropertyFactory(
+            concept=cp3,
+            value='another somefling',
+            name='prefLabel',
+        )
         PropertyFactory(concept=cp11, value='broader 1')
         PropertyFactory(concept=cp12, value='broader 2.1')
         PropertyFactory(concept=cp13, value='broader 2.2')
diff --git a/gemet/thesaurus/views.py b/gemet/thesaurus/views.py
index c1ca67c..862461d 100644
--- a/gemet/thesaurus/views.py
+++ b/gemet/thesaurus/views.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from django.http import Http404, StreamingHttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render, get_object_or_404, redirect
+from django.core.paginator import Paginator
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.views import View
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@
 from gemet.thesaurus.collation_charts import unicode_character_map
 from gemet.thesaurus.forms import SearchForm, ExportForm
 from gemet.thesaurus.utils import search_queryset, exp_decrypt, is_rdf
-from gemet.thesaurus import DEFAULT_LANGCODE, NR_CONCEPTS_ON_PAGE
-from gemet.thesaurus import NS_ID_VIEW_MAPPING
+from gemet.thesaurus import DEFAULT_LANGCODE, DISTANCE_NUMBER
+from gemet.thesaurus import NR_CONCEPTS_ON_PAGE, NS_ID_VIEW_MAPPING
 from gemet.thesaurus import PUBLISHED, PENDING, DELETED_PENDING
 
 
@@ -236,17 +237,53 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
             "namespace": Term.NAMESPACE,
             "status_values": self.status_values,
         })
+        if 'paginator' in kwargs:
+            context.update({
+                "paginator": kwargs['paginator']
+            })
         return context
 
-    def form_valid(self, form):
+    def form_valid(self, form, **kwargs):
         self.query = form.cleaned_data['query']
         self.concepts = search_queryset(
             self.query,
             self.language,
             status_values=self.status_values,
         )
+        page = self.request.GET.get('page', 1)
+        paginator = Paginator(self.concepts, NR_CONCEPTS_ON_PAGE)
+        self.concepts = paginator.page(page)
+
+        context = self.get_context_data(form=form, paginator=paginator)
+        page_number = self.concepts.number
+        total_pages = len(self.concepts.paginator.page_range)
+        distance_number = DISTANCE_NUMBER
+
+        context.update({
+            'visible_pages': range(
+                max(1, page_number - distance_number),
+                min(page_number + distance_number + 1, total_pages + 1)
+            )
+        })
+        return self.render_to_response(context)
+
+    def get_form_kwargs(self):
+        kwargs = super(SearchView, self).get_form_kwargs()
+        if self.request.method in ('GET', ):
+            kwargs.update({
+                'data': self.request.GET
+            })
+        return kwargs
 
-        return self.render_to_response(self.get_context_data(form=form))
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        if 'query' in request.GET:
+            form = self.get_form()
+            if form.is_valid():
+                return self.form_valid(form, **kwargs)
+            else:
+                return self.form_invalid(form)
+        else:
+            return super(SearchView, self).get(request, **kwargs)
 
 
 class RelationsView(HeaderMixin, StatusMixin, VersionMixin, TemplateView):
@@ -451,7 +488,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super(PaginatorView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
         page_number = context['page_obj'].number
         total_pages = len(context['page_obj'].paginator.page_range)
-        distance_number = 9
+        distance_number = DISTANCE_NUMBER
 
         context.update({
             'letters': self.letters,