diff --git a/Datatable/Filter/AbstractFilter.php b/Datatable/Filter/AbstractFilter.php
index 49cc2de6..1c886dfb 100644
--- a/Datatable/Filter/AbstractFilter.php
+++ b/Datatable/Filter/AbstractFilter.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('placeholder', 'bool');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('placeholder_text', array('null', 'string'));
 
-        $resolver->setAllowedValues('search_type', array('like', 'notLike', 'eq', 'neq', 'lt', 'lte', 'gt', 'gte', 'in', 'notIn', 'isNull', 'isNotNull'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedValues('search_type', array('like', '%like', 'like%', 'notLike', 'eq', 'neq', 'lt', 'lte', 'gt', 'gte', 'in', 'notIn', 'isNull', 'isNotNull'));
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -404,6 +404,14 @@ protected function getExpression(Composite $expr, QueryBuilder $qb, $searchType,
                 $expr->add($qb->expr()->like($searchField, '?'.$parameterCounter));
                 $qb->setParameter($parameterCounter, '%'.$searchValue.'%');
                 break;
+            case '%like':
+                $expr->add($qb->expr()->like($searchField, '?'.$parameterCounter));
+                $qb->setParameter($parameterCounter, '%'.$searchValue);
+                break;
+            case 'like%':
+                $expr->add($qb->expr()->like($searchField, '?'.$parameterCounter));
+                $qb->setParameter($parameterCounter, $searchValue.'%');
+                break;
             case 'notLike':
                 $expr->add($qb->expr()->notLike($searchField, '?'.$parameterCounter));
                 $qb->setParameter($parameterCounter, '%'.$searchValue.'%');
diff --git a/Datatable/Options.php b/Datatable/Options.php
index 3c0c9162..fa043ea1 100644
--- a/Datatable/Options.php
+++ b/Datatable/Options.php
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('global_search_type', 'string');
 
         $resolver->setAllowedValues('individual_filtering_position', array('head', 'foot', 'both'));
-        $resolver->setAllowedValues('global_search_type', array('like', 'notLike', 'eq', 'neq', 'lt', 'lte', 'gt', 'gte', 'in', 'notIn', 'isNull', 'isNotNull'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedValues('global_search_type', array('like', '%like', 'like%', 'notLike', 'eq', 'neq', 'lt', 'lte', 'gt', 'gte', 'in', 'notIn', 'isNull', 'isNotNull'));
 
         return $this;
     }