diff --git a/History b/History
index e8157fcd6..d3e8804a2 100644
--- a/History
+++ b/History
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+0.7.4  - Novermber 16, 2009
+  * Support for user search
 0.7.3  - November 5, 2009
   * Support for list_subscriptions from christospappas
 0.7.2  - November 5, 2009
diff --git a/lib/twitter/base.rb b/lib/twitter/base.rb
index 838fc566e..27d08bbb4 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/base.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ def followers(query={})
     def user(id, query={})
       perform_get("/users/show/#{id}.json", :query => query)
     end
+    
+    # Options: page, per_page
+    def user_search(q, query={})
+      q = URI.escape(q)
+      perform_get("/users/search.json", :query => ({:q => q}.merge(query)))
+    end
 
     # Options: since, since_id, page
     def direct_messages(query={})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/people_search.json b/test/fixtures/people_search.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..330b73848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/people_search.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[{
+    "geo_enabled": false,
+    "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "dddddd",
+    "description": "Christian husband and father, Ruby developer and web designer. Co-founder of TweetCongress.org.",
+    "status": {
+        "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
+        "in_reply_to_status_id": null,
+        "truncated": false,
+        "source": "<a href=\"http://www.hootsuite.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">HootSuite</a>",
+        "favorited": false,
+        "in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
+        "created_at": "Mon Nov 16 21:27:49 +0000 2009",
+        "id": 5776284007,
+        "text": "Pointy-haired managers rejoice: PowerPoint and Keynote based mock up tool for iPhone. http://ow.ly/1626Yj"
+    },
+    "following": false,
+    "verified": false,
+    "time_zone": "Central Time (US & Canada)",
+    "profile_sidebar_border_color": "cccccc",
+    "profile_text_color": "666666",
+    "followers_count": 2223,
+    "url": "http://wynnnetherland.com",
+    "profile_background_image_url": "http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/47314868/twitter.png",
+    "statuses_count": 2007,
+    "friends_count": 1647,
+    "profile_link_color": "35abe9",
+    "protected": false,
+    "profile_background_tile": false,
+    "created_at": "Sat Mar 08 16:34:22 +0000 2008",
+    "profile_image_url": "http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/485575482/komikazee_normal.png",
+    "location": "Dallas, TX",
+    "name": "Wynn Netherland",
+    "notifications": false,
+    "favourites_count": 6,
+    "profile_background_color": "efefef",
+    "id": 14100886,
+    "utc_offset": -21600,
+    "screen_name": "pengwynn"
+}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/twitter/base_test.rb b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
index 6a814ba29..6f7fca884 100644
--- a/test/twitter/base_test.rb
+++ b/test/twitter/base_test.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ class BaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         stub_get("/friendships/show.json?source_screen_name=dcrec1&target_screen_name=pengwynn", 'friendship.json')
         @twitter.friendship_show(:source_screen_name => 'dcrec1', :target_screen_name => 'pengwynn').relationship.target.followed_by == false
       end
+      
+      should "be able to search people" do
+        stub_get("/users/search.json?q=Wynn%20Netherland", 'people_search.json')
+        people = @twitter.user_search('Wynn Netherland')       
+        people.first.screen_name.should == 'pengwynn'
+      end
     end
     
     context "when using lists" do