diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index e2073261359b598d4dbde8904c33b6e6d46e0287..2c85fe7c6861e7bf445bca5307ba5be790c1f5e4 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -9055,7 +9055,6 @@ Custom</property>
 
       <child>
 	<widget class="GtkHButtonBox" id="hbuttonbox11">
-	  <property name="border_width">4</property>
 	  <property name="visible">True</property>
 	  <property name="layout_style">GTK_BUTTONBOX_END</property>
 	  <property name="spacing">6</property>
@@ -9353,6 +9352,100 @@ Custom</property>
 	  <property name="fill">True</property>
 	</packing>
       </child>
+
+      <child>
+	<widget class="GtkHBox" id="hbox2996">
+	  <property name="visible">True</property>
+	  <property name="homogeneous">False</property>
+	  <property name="spacing">6</property>
+
+	  <child>
+	    <widget class="GtkLabel" id="label363">
+	      <property name="visible">True</property>
+	      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Filter:</property>
+	      <property name="use_underline">False</property>
+	      <property name="use_markup">False</property>
+	      <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>
+	      <property name="wrap">False</property>
+	      <property name="selectable">False</property>
+	      <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+	      <property name="yalign">0.5</property>
+	      <property name="xpad">0</property>
+	      <property name="ypad">0</property>
+	      <property name="ellipsize">PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_NONE</property>
+	      <property name="width_chars">-1</property>
+	      <property name="single_line_mode">False</property>
+	      <property name="angle">0</property>
+	    </widget>
+	    <packing>
+	      <property name="padding">0</property>
+	      <property name="expand">False</property>
+	      <property name="fill">False</property>
+	    </packing>
+	  </child>
+
+	  <child>
+	    <widget class="GtkEntry" id="filter_entry">
+	      <property name="visible">True</property>
+	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+	      <property name="has_focus">True</property>
+	      <property name="editable">True</property>
+	      <property name="visibility">True</property>
+	      <property name="max_length">0</property>
+	      <property name="text" translatable="yes"></property>
+	      <property name="has_frame">True</property>
+	      <property name="invisible_char">*</property>
+	      <property name="activates_default">True</property>
+	    </widget>
+	    <packing>
+	      <property name="padding">0</property>
+	      <property name="expand">True</property>
+	      <property name="fill">True</property>
+	    </packing>
+	  </child>
+
+	  <child>
+	    <widget class="GtkButton" id="apply_filter_button">
+	      <property name="visible">True</property>
+	      <property name="can_default">True</property>
+	      <property name="has_default">True</property>
+	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+	      <property name="label">gtk-apply</property>
+	      <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+	      <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
+	      <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
+	      <signal name="clicked" handler="on_apply_filter_button_clicked" last_modification_time="Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:52:08 GMT"/>
+	    </widget>
+	    <packing>
+	      <property name="padding">0</property>
+	      <property name="expand">False</property>
+	      <property name="fill">False</property>
+	    </packing>
+	  </child>
+
+	  <child>
+	    <widget class="GtkButton" id="clear_filter_button">
+	      <property name="visible">True</property>
+	      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+	      <property name="label">gtk-clear</property>
+	      <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+	      <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
+	      <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
+	      <signal name="clicked" handler="on_clear_filter_button_clicked" last_modification_time="Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:52:32 GMT"/>
+	    </widget>
+	    <packing>
+	      <property name="padding">0</property>
+	      <property name="expand">False</property>
+	      <property name="fill">False</property>
+	    </packing>
+	  </child>
+	</widget>
+	<packing>
+	  <property name="padding">0</property>
+	  <property name="expand">False</property>
+	  <property name="fill">True</property>
+	</packing>
+      </child>
     </widget>
   </child>
 </widget>
diff --git a/src/history_window.py b/src/history_window.py
index 03ff64dfe6d83ee8556e8e9800495adbf484c33f..7bbb946c11268e384cfee152ba9a25f0b778877d 100644
--- a/src/history_window.py
+++ b/src/history_window.py
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
 import gtk
 import gtk.glade
 import time
+import os
+
+import dialogs
 
 from common import gajim
+from common import helpers
 from common import i18n
 
 _ = i18n._
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ class HistoryWindow:
 		self.previous_button = xml.get_widget('previous_button')
 		self.forward_button = xml.get_widget('forward_button')
 		self.latest_button = xml.get_widget('latest_button')
+		self.filter_entry = xml.get_widget('filter_entry')
 		xml.signal_autoconnect(self)
 
 		tag = self.history_buffer.create_tag('incoming')
@@ -84,6 +89,26 @@ class HistoryWindow:
 	def on_close_button_clicked(self, widget):
 		self.window.destroy()
 
+	def on_apply_filter_button_clicked(self, widget):
+		filter = self.filter_entry.get_text()
+		if len(filter) < 3:
+			dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Filter query too short'),
+				_('Query must be at least 3 characters long.')).get_response()
+			return
+
+		# FIXME: what if jid is fake (pm)?
+		path_to_file = os.path.join(gajim.LOGPATH, self.jid)
+		# FIXME: ship grep.exe for windoz?
+		command = 'grep %s %s' % (filter, path_to_file)
+		stdout = helpers.get_output_of_command(command)
+		if stdout is not None:
+			text = ' '.join(stdout)
+			self.history_buffer.set_text(text)
+
+	def on_clear_filter_button_clicked(self, widget):
+		pass
+		# FIXME: reread from scratch (if it's possible to save current page it's even better)
+
 	def on_earliest_button_clicked(self, widget):
 		start, end = self.history_buffer.get_bounds()
 		self.history_buffer.delete(start, end)
@@ -163,7 +188,7 @@ class HistoryWindow:
 			self.latest_button.set_sensitive(False)
 
 	def new_line(self, date, type, data):
-		'''write a new line'''
+		'''add a new line in textbuffer'''
 		buff = self.history_buffer
 		start_iter = buff.get_start_iter()
 		tim = time.strftime('[%x %X] ', time.localtime(float(date)))