diff --git a/cmd/micro/command.go b/cmd/micro/command.go
index e43b3813..588586bf 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/command.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/command.go
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ func PluginCmd(args []string) {
 			}
 		case "update":
 			UpdatePlugins()
+		case "search":
+			searchText := strings.Join(args[1:], " ")
+			plugins := SearchPlugin(searchText)
+			messenger.Message(len(plugins), " plugins found")
+			for _, p := range plugins {
+				messenger.AddLog("\n")
+				messenger.AddLog(p.String())
+			}
+			if len(plugins) > 0 {
+				if CurView().Type != vtLog {
+					ToggleLog([]string{})
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		messenger.Error("Not enough arguments")
diff --git a/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go b/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
index a2fc98eb..1e00f6db 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ type PluginDependency struct {
 // PluginDependencies is a slice of PluginDependency
 type PluginDependencies []*PluginDependency
 
+func (pp *PluginPackage) String() string {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.WriteString("Plugin: ")
+	buf.WriteString(pp.Name)
+	buf.WriteRune('\n')
+	if pp.Author != "" {
+		buf.WriteString("Author: ")
+		buf.WriteString(pp.Author)
+		buf.WriteRune('\n')
+	}
+	if pp.Description != "" {
+		buf.WriteString(pp.Description)
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
 func fetchAllSources(count int, fetcher func(i int) PluginPackages) PluginPackages {
 	wgQuery := new(sync.WaitGroup)
 	wgQuery.Add(count)