diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
index f73a664867..51788cb0cc 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def get_projects(
     limit: int = 100,
     db_objects: bool = False,
     hashtags: List[str] = None,
+    search: str = None,
 ):
     filters = []
     if user_id:
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ def get_projects(
     if hashtags:
         filters.append(db_models.DbProject.hashtags.op("&&")(hashtags))
 
+    if search:
+        filters.append(db_models.DbProject.project_name_prefix.ilike(f"%{search}%"))
+
     if len(filters) > 0:
         db_projects = (
             db.query(db_models.DbProject)
@@ -113,7 +117,12 @@ def get_projects(
 
 
 def get_project_summaries(
-    db: Session, user_id: int, skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100, hashtags: str = None
+    db: Session,
+    user_id: int,
+    skip: int = 0,
+    limit: int = 100,
+    hashtags: str = None,
+    search: str = None,
 ):
     # TODO: Just get summaries, something like:
     #     db_projects = db.query(db_models.DbProject).with_entities(
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ def get_project_summaries(
     #         .filter(
     #         db_models.DbProject.author_id == user_id).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
 
-    db_projects = get_projects(db, user_id, skip, limit, True, hashtags)
+    db_projects = get_projects(db, user_id, skip, limit, True, hashtags, search)
     return convert_to_project_summaries(db_projects)
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
index a8a3401965..4d5063f5c4 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ async def read_project_summaries(
     page: int = Query(1, ge=1),  # Default to page 1, must be greater than or equal to 1
     results_per_page: int = Query(13, le=100),
     db: Session = Depends(database.get_db),
+    search: str = None,
 ):
     if hashtags:
         hashtags = hashtags.split(",")  # create list of hashtags
@@ -135,7 +136,9 @@ async def read_project_summaries(
     hasPrev = page > 1
     total_pages = (total_projects + results_per_page - 1) // results_per_page
 
-    projects = project_crud.get_project_summaries(db, user_id, skip, limit, hashtags)
+    projects = project_crud.get_project_summaries(
+        db, user_id, skip, limit, hashtags, search
+    )
     project_summaries = [
         project_schemas.ProjectSummary.from_db_project(project) for project in projects
     ]