diff --git a/models/git/branch_list.go b/models/git/branch_list.go
index 131a149782e27..b5c1301a1dc00 100644
--- a/models/git/branch_list.go
+++ b/models/git/branch_list.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type FindBranchOptions struct {
 	ExcludeBranchNames []string
 	IsDeletedBranch    util.OptionalBool
 	OrderBy            string
+	Keyword            string
 }
 
 func (opts *FindBranchOptions) Cond() builder.Cond {
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ func (opts *FindBranchOptions) Cond() builder.Cond {
 	if !opts.IsDeletedBranch.IsNone() {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_deleted": opts.IsDeletedBranch.IsTrue()})
 	}
+	if opts.Keyword != "" {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Like{"name", opts.Keyword})
+	}
 	return cond
 }
 
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index c38c9d9e4667d..e11d5167aa769 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -2515,6 +2515,7 @@ branch.default_deletion_failed = Branch "%s" is the default branch. It cannot be
 branch.restore = Restore Branch "%s"
 branch.download = Download Branch "%s"
 branch.rename = Rename Branch "%s"
+branch.search = Search Branch
 branch.included_desc = This branch is part of the default branch
 branch.included = Included
 branch.create_new_branch = Create branch from branch:
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/branch.go b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
index f5831df28f6ad..e0e27fd4823ce 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ func Branches(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	pageSize := setting.Git.BranchesRangeSize
 
-	defaultBranch, branches, branchesCount, err := repo_service.LoadBranches(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, util.OptionalBoolNone, page, pageSize)
+	kw := ctx.FormString("q")
+
+	defaultBranch, branches, branchesCount, err := repo_service.LoadBranches(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, util.OptionalBoolNone, kw, page, pageSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("LoadBranches", err)
 		return
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ func Branches(ctx *context.Context) {
 		commitStatus[commitID] = git_model.CalcCommitStatus(cs)
 	}
 
+	ctx.Data["Keyword"] = kw
 	ctx.Data["Branches"] = branches
 	ctx.Data["CommitStatus"] = commitStatus
 	ctx.Data["CommitStatuses"] = commitStatuses
diff --git a/services/repository/branch.go b/services/repository/branch.go
index 620e0b6c9f699..011dc5568ec0a 100644
--- a/services/repository/branch.go
+++ b/services/repository/branch.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type Branch struct {
 }
 
 // LoadBranches loads branches from the repository limited by page & pageSize.
-func LoadBranches(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.Repository, isDeletedBranch util.OptionalBool, page, pageSize int) (*Branch, []*Branch, int64, error) {
+func LoadBranches(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.Repository, isDeletedBranch util.OptionalBool, keyword string, page, pageSize int) (*Branch, []*Branch, int64, error) {
 	defaultDBBranch, err := git_model.GetBranch(ctx, repo.ID, repo.DefaultBranch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, 0, err
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func LoadBranches(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git
 			Page:     page,
 			PageSize: pageSize,
 		},
+		Keyword: keyword,
 	}
 
 	totalNumOfBranches, err := git_model.CountBranches(ctx, branchOpts)
diff --git a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
index d2535e1e307fc..f309b1c60a623 100644
--- a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
@@ -70,9 +70,20 @@
 		{{end}}
 
 		{{if .Branches}}
-			<h4 class="ui top attached header">
-				{{.locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
+			<h4 class="ui top attached header gt-df gt-ac gt-sb">
+				<div class="gt-df gt-ac">
+					{{.locale.Tr "repo.branches"}}
+				</div>
+				<div class="gt-whitespace-nowrap">
+					<form class="ignore-dirty" method="get">
+						<div class="ui tiny search input">
+							<input name="q" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.branch.search"}}" value="{{.Keyword}}" autofocus>
+						</div>
+						<button class="ui primary tiny button gt-mr-0" data-tooltip-content={{.locale.Tr "repo.commits.search.tooltip"}}>{{.locale.Tr "repo.commits.find"}}</button>
+					</form>
+				</div>
 			</h4>
+
 			<div class="ui attached table segment">
 				<table class="ui very basic striped fixed table single line">
 					<tbody>