diff --git a/openlibrary/plugins/admin/code.py b/openlibrary/plugins/admin/code.py
index de4d83bd4a3..d6192bf5b0d 100644
--- a/openlibrary/plugins/admin/code.py
+++ b/openlibrary/plugins/admin/code.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import openlibrary
 
 from openlibrary import accounts
-
+from openlibrary.accounts.model import OpenLibraryAccount
 from openlibrary.core import admin as admin_stats, helpers as h, imports, cache
 from openlibrary.core.waitinglist import Stats as WLStats
 from openlibrary.core.sponsorships import summary, sync_completed_sponsored_books
@@ -174,13 +174,16 @@ def GET(self):
 
 class people:
     def GET(self):
-        i = web.input(email=None)
+        i = web.input(email=None, ia_id=None)
 
+        account = None
         if i.email:
             account = accounts.find(email=i.email)
-            if account:
-                raise web.seeother("/admin/people/" + account.username)
-        return render_template("admin/people/index", email=i.email)
+        if i.ia_id:
+            account = OpenLibraryAccount.get_by_link(i.ia_id)
+        if account:
+            raise web.seeother(f"/admin/people/{account.username}")
+        return render_template("admin/people/index", email=i.email, ia_id=i.ia_id)
 
 
 class add_work_to_staff_picks:
diff --git a/openlibrary/templates/admin/people/index.html b/openlibrary/templates/admin/people/index.html
index 1fefa4e15fe..1086798b1d1 100644
--- a/openlibrary/templates/admin/people/index.html
+++ b/openlibrary/templates/admin/people/index.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$def with (email=None)
+$def with (email=None, ia_id=None)
 
 $var title: [Admin Center] People
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ <h2>$_("Find Account")</h2>
 .user-search td {
     font-size: 1.0em !important;
 }
-input#email {
+input#email,
+input#ia-id {
     padding: 3px;
     width: 400px;
 }
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@ <h2>$_("Find Account")</h2>
             </form>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>$_("IA ID:")</td>
+        <td>
+            <form method="GET" name="form-ia-id">
+                <input type="text" name="ia_id" id="ia-id" pattern="^@.*$" placeholder="e.g. @foobar">
+                <button type="submit">$_("Find")</button>
+                <span class="invalid">
+                    $if ia_id:
+                        $_("No account found with this ID.")
+                </span>
+            </form>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>