diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index 9fd477dcdb..91a6798571 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DashboardController < ApplicationController
                   @projects
                 end
 
+    @projects = @projects.search(params[:search]) if params[:search].present?
     @projects = @projects.page(params[:page]).per(30)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_filter.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_filter.html.haml
index 82e679d592..df4447cd20 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_filter.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 = form_tag dashboard_filter_path(entity), method: 'get' do
   %fieldset.dashboard-search-filter
-    = search_field_tag "search", params[:search], { placeholder: 'Search', class: 'search-text-input' }
+    = search_field_tag "search", params[:search], { id: 'filter_search', placeholder: 'Search', class: 'search-text-input' }
     = button_tag type: 'submit', class: 'btn' do
       %i.icon-search
 
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/projects.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/projects.html.haml
index 8e21b0c7e0..e211fc34d1 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/projects.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/projects.html.haml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     = form_tag projects_dashboard_path, method: 'get' do
       %fieldset.dashboard-search-filter
         = hidden_field_tag "scope", params[:scope]
-        = search_field_tag "search", params[:search], { placeholder: 'Search', class: 'left input-xxlarge' }
+        = search_field_tag "search", params[:search], { id: 'dashboard_projects_search', placeholder: 'Search', class: 'left input-xxlarge'}
         = button_tag type: 'submit', class: 'btn' do
           %i.icon-search
 
diff --git a/features/dashboard/projects.feature b/features/dashboard/projects.feature
index 17022dab54..7e617bd1bf 100644
--- a/features/dashboard/projects.feature
+++ b/features/dashboard/projects.feature
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-Feature: Dashboard
+Feature: Dashboard projects
   Background:
     Given I sign in as a user
     And I own project "Shop"
     And I visit dashboard projects page
 
-  Scenario: I should see issues list
+  Scenario: I should see projects list
     Then I should see projects list
+
+  Scenario: I should see project I am looking for
+     Given I search for "Sho"
+     Then I should see "Shop" project link
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/dashboard_projects.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/dashboard_projects.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de471ebd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/dashboard_projects.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class Dashboard < Spinach::FeatureSteps
+  include SharedAuthentication
+  include SharedPaths
+  include SharedProject
+
+  Then 'I should see projects list' do
+    @user.authorized_projects.all.each do |project|
+      page.should have_link project.name_with_namespace
+    end
+  end
+
+  Given 'I search for "Sho"' do
+    fill_in "dashboard_projects_search", with: "Sho"
+
+    within ".dashboard-search-filter" do
+      find('button').click
+    end
+  end
+
+  Then 'I should see "Shop" project link' do
+    page.should have_link "Shop"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/features/steps/shared/project.rb b/features/steps/shared/project.rb
index 5e61a4132c..81863a54f3 100644
--- a/features/steps/shared/project.rb
+++ b/features/steps/shared/project.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ module SharedProject
 
   # Create a specific project called "Shop"
   And 'I own project "Shop"' do
-    @project = create(:project, name: "Shop")
+    @project = Project.find_by_name "Shop"
+    @project ||= create(:project, name: "Shop")
     @project.team << [@user, :master]
   end