diff --git a/apis/server/image_bridge.go b/apis/server/image_bridge.go
index b821a7b5f..f4162effe 100644
--- a/apis/server/image_bridge.go
+++ b/apis/server/image_bridge.go
@@ -93,7 +93,17 @@ func (s *Server) searchImages(ctx context.Context, rw http.ResponseWriter, req *
 	searchPattern := req.FormValue("term")
 	registry := req.FormValue("registry")
 
-	searchResultItem, err := s.ImageMgr.SearchImages(ctx, searchPattern, registry)
+	// get registry auth from Request header
+	authStr := req.Header.Get("X-Registry-Auth")
+	authConfig := types.AuthConfig{}
+	if authStr != "" {
+		data := base64.NewDecoder(base64.URLEncoding, strings.NewReader(authStr))
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(data).Decode(&authConfig); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	searchResultItem, err := s.ImageMgr.SearchImages(ctx, searchPattern, registry, &authConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Errorf("failed to search images from registry: %v", err)
 		return err
diff --git a/apis/swagger.yml b/apis/swagger.yml
index 15a41c3df..371a4a523 100644
--- a/apis/swagger.yml
+++ b/apis/swagger.yml
@@ -380,19 +380,7 @@ paths:
           in: "query"
           description: "Search images from specified registry"
           type: "string"
-
-        - name: "limit"
-          in: "query"
-          description: "Maximum number of results to return"
-          type: "integer"
-        - name: "filters"
-          in: "query"
-          description: |
-            A JSON encoded value of the filters (a `map[string][]string`) to process on the images list. Available filters:
-            - `is-automated=(true|false)`
-            - `is-official=(true|false)`
-            - `stars=<number>` Matches images that has at least 'number' stars.
-          type: "string"
+        # TODO: add limit and filters
 
   /images/{imageid}/tag:
     post:
diff --git a/cli/search.go b/cli/search.go
index e3e7c15ef..c88aa040d 100644
--- a/cli/search.go
+++ b/cli/search.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/registry"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ type SearchCommand struct {
 	registry string
 }
 
-// Init initialize start command.
+// Init initialize search command.
 func (s *SearchCommand) Init(c *Cli) {
 	s.cli = c
 
@@ -44,7 +46,11 @@ func (s *SearchCommand) runSearch(args []string) error {
 	apiClient := s.cli.Client()
 
 	term := args[0]
-	searchResults, err := apiClient.ImageSearch(ctx, term, s.registry)
+	if len(s.registry) == 0 {
+		s.registry = registry.DefaultRegistry
+	}
+
+	searchResults, err := apiClient.ImageSearch(ctx, term, s.registry, fetchRegistryAuth(s.registry))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -61,7 +67,6 @@ func (s *SearchCommand) runSearch(args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// chang bool value to ok or ""  bool => "[OK]" false => ""
 func boolToOKOrNot(isTrue bool) string {
 	if isTrue {
 		return "[OK]"
diff --git a/client/image_search.go b/client/image_search.go
index a6a4e75d8..df184809a 100644
--- a/client/image_search.go
+++ b/client/image_search.go
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ImageSearch requests daemon to search an image from registry.
-func (client *APIClient) ImageSearch(ctx context.Context, term string, register string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error) {
+func (client *APIClient) ImageSearch(ctx context.Context, term, registry, encodedAuth string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error) {
 	var results []types.SearchResultItem
 
 	q := url.Values{}
 	q.Set("term", term)
-	if len(register) > 0 {
-		q.Set("registry", register)
-	}
+	q.Set("registry", registry)
 
-	// todo: add some auth info
 	headers := map[string][]string{}
+	if encodedAuth != "" {
+		headers["X-Registry-Auth"] = []string{encodedAuth}
+	}
 
 	resp, err := client.post(ctx, "/images/search", q, nil, headers)
 
diff --git a/client/image_search_test.go b/client/image_search_test.go
index b7f48c9c6..39677a353 100644
--- a/client/image_search_test.go
+++ b/client/image_search_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/apis/types"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ func TestImageSearchServerError(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &APIClient{
 		HTTPCli: newMockClient(errorMockResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Server error")),
 	}
-	term, registry := "", "nginx"
-	_, err := client.ImageSearch(context.Background(), term, registry)
+	term, registry, auth := "", "nginx", ""
+	_, err := client.ImageSearch(context.Background(), term, registry, auth)
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Server error") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a Server Error, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func TestImageSearchOK(t *testing.T) {
 		HTTPCli: httpClient,
 	}
 
-	searchResults, err := client.ImageSearch(context.Background(), "nginx", "")
+	searchResults, err := client.ImageSearch(context.Background(), "nginx", "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -67,3 +68,14 @@ func TestImageSearchOK(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, searchResults[0].StarCount, int64(1233))
 	assert.Equal(t, searchResults[0].Name, "nginx")
 }
+
+func TestImageSearchStatusUnauthorizedError(t *testing.T) {
+	client := &APIClient{
+		HTTPCli: newMockClient(errorMockResponse(http.StatusUnauthorized, "Unauthorized Error")),
+	}
+	term, registry, auth := "", "nginx", "some-auth-code"
+	_, err := client.ImageSearch(context.Background(), term, registry, auth)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Unauthorized Error") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a Unauthorized Error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/client/interface.go b/client/interface.go
index 785666ff3..7301b5b67 100644
--- a/client/interface.go
+++ b/client/interface.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type ImageAPIClient interface {
 	ImageSave(ctx context.Context, imageName string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	ImageHistory(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]types.HistoryResultItem, error)
 	ImagePush(ctx context.Context, ref, encodedAuth string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
-	ImageSearch(ctx context.Context, term string, registry string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error)
+	ImageSearch(ctx context.Context, term, registry, encodedAuth string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error)
 }
 
 // VolumeAPIClient defines methods of Volume client.
diff --git a/daemon/mgr/image.go b/daemon/mgr/image.go
index dc6eee8d4..7c5a0f941 100644
--- a/daemon/mgr/image.go
+++ b/daemon/mgr/image.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/pkg/reference"
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/pkg/utils"
 
+	registry2 "github.com/alibaba/pouch/registry"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	ctrdmetaimages "github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ type ImageMgr interface {
 	ListImages(ctx context.Context, filter filters.Args) ([]types.ImageInfo, error)
 
 	// Search Images from specified registry.
-	SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name string, registry string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error)
+	SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name, registry string, authConfig *types.AuthConfig) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error)
 
 	// RemoveImage deletes an image by reference.
 	RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, idOrRef string, force bool) error
@@ -327,20 +328,30 @@ func (mgr *ImageManager) ListImages(ctx context.Context, filter filters.Args) ([
 }
 
 // SearchImages searches imaged from specified registry.
-func (mgr *ImageManager) SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name string, registry string) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error) {
+func (mgr *ImageManager) SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name, registry string, auth *types.AuthConfig) ([]types.SearchResultItem, error) {
 	// Directly send API calls towards specified registry
 	if len(registry) == 0 {
-		registry = "https://index.docker.io/v1/"
+		registry = registry2.DefaultRegistry
 	}
 
 	u := registry + "search?q=" + url.QueryEscape(name)
-	res, err := http.Get(u)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if auth != nil && auth.IdentityToken != "" && auth.Username != "" {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(auth.Username, auth.Password)
+	}
+
+	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
+
 	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return nil, errtypes.ErrTimeout
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unexepected status code %d", res.StatusCode)
 	}
 
 	rawData, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
@@ -348,7 +359,6 @@ func (mgr *ImageManager) SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name string, registry
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// todo: to move where it should be
 	type SearchResults struct {
 		Query      string                   `json:"query"`
 		NumResults int                      `json:"num_results"`
@@ -360,9 +370,6 @@ func (mgr *ImageManager) SearchImages(ctx context.Context, name string, registry
 
 	return searchResults.Results, err
 
-	// todo: whether this code rebuild in ctrd ?
-	// todo: to add some session code and log info?
-	//return mgr.client.SearchImage(ctx, name, registry)
 }
 
 // RemoveImage deletes a reference.
diff --git a/daemon/mgr/system.go b/daemon/mgr/system.go
index 807e32399..43415d932 100644
--- a/daemon/mgr/system.go
+++ b/daemon/mgr/system.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (mgr *SystemManager) Info() (types.SystemInfo, error) {
 		// ID: ,
 		CgroupDriver:       mgr.config.GetCgroupDriver(),
 		Images:             int64(len(images)),
-		IndexServerAddress: "https://index.docker.io/v1/",
+		IndexServerAddress: registry.DefaultRegistry,
 		DefaultRegistry:    mgr.config.DefaultRegistry,
 		KernelVersion:      kernelVersion,
 		Labels:             mgr.config.Labels,
diff --git a/registry/config.go b/registry/config.go
index 9694204a3..e532a5228 100644
--- a/registry/config.go
+++ b/registry/config.go
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ package registry
 
 var (
 	defaultV2Registry = "registry-1.docker.io"
+
+	// DefaultRegistry set default registry value
+	DefaultRegistry = "https://index.docker.io/v1/"
 )
diff --git a/test/api_image_search_test.go b/test/api_image_search_test.go
index 9601f3549..387873926 100644
--- a/test/api_image_search_test.go
+++ b/test/api_image_search_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/environment"
-
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/apis/types"
+	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/environment"
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/request"
 	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/util"
+
 	"github.com/go-check/check"
 )
 
diff --git a/test/cli_search_test.go b/test/cli_search_test.go
index d605d4ea1..d75f32550 100644
--- a/test/cli_search_test.go
+++ b/test/cli_search_test.go
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ func (suite *PouchSearchSuite) TestSearchWorks(c *check.C) {
 
 // TestSearchInSpecificRegistry test search in specific registry
 func (suite *PouchSearchSuite) TestSearchInSpecificRegistry(c *check.C) {
-	// TODO: Verification specific registry?
+	// TODO: Verification specific registry
 }