diff --git a/mpicms/templates/personal/list.html b/mpicms/templates/personal/list.html
index 10afa74..2382ada 100644
--- a/mpicms/templates/personal/list.html
+++ b/mpicms/templates/personal/list.html
@@ -70,10 +70,34 @@ <h1 class="title has-text-centered">{% trans 'Contact List' %}</h1>
 
         var userList = new List('contacts', options);
 
+        function searchFunction(searchString, columns) {
+            var words = searchString.trim().split(/\s+/);
+            for (var item of userList.items) {
+                var values = item.values();
+                item.found = true;
+                for (var word of words) {
+                    var word_found = false;
+                    for (var column of columns) {
+                        if (values.hasOwnProperty(column) && values[column] !== undefined && values[column] !== null) {
+                            var text = (typeof values[column] !== 'string') ? values[column].toString() : values[column];
+                            if (text.toLowerCase().indexOf(word) !== -1) {
+                                word_found = true;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (word_found == false) {
+                        item.found = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         var search_field = document.getElementById('search_field');
         search_field.addEventListener('keyup', function() {
             var searchString = search_field.value;
-            userList.search(searchString);
+            userList.search(searchString, ['first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'phone'], searchFunction);
         });
 
     </script>