diff --git a/app/search/routes.py b/app/search/routes.py
index 4705e82a..399595a6 100644
--- a/app/search/routes.py
+++ b/app/search/routes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from flask_login import login_required, current_user
 from flask_babel import _
 from sqlalchemy import or_
 
-from app.models import Post
+from app.models import Post, Language, Community
 from app.search import bp
 from app.utils import moderating_communities, joined_communities, render_template, blocked_domains, blocked_instances, \
     communities_banned_from, recently_upvoted_posts, recently_downvoted_posts, blocked_users
@@ -11,9 +11,19 @@ from app.utils import moderating_communities, joined_communities, render_templat
 
 @bp.route('/search', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def run_search():
+    languages = Language.query.order_by(Language.name).all()
+    communities = Community.query.filter(Community.banned == False).order_by(Community.name)
+    if current_user.is_authenticated:
+        banned_from = communities_banned_from(current_user.id)
+        communities = communities.filter(Community.id.not_in(banned_from))
+    else:
+        banned_from = []
+
     if request.args.get('q') is not None:
         q = request.args.get('q')
         page = request.args.get('page', 1, type=int)
+        community_id = request.args.get('community', 0, type=int)
+        language_id = request.args.get('language', 0, type=int)
         low_bandwidth = request.cookies.get('low_bandwidth', '0') == '1'
 
         posts = Post.query.search(q)
@@ -34,7 +44,6 @@ def run_search():
             blocked_accounts = blocked_users(current_user.id)
             if blocked_accounts:
                 posts = posts.filter(Post.user_id.not_in(blocked_accounts))
-            banned_from = communities_banned_from(current_user.id)
             if banned_from:
                 posts = posts.filter(Post.community_id.not_in(banned_from))
         else:
@@ -43,6 +52,10 @@ def run_search():
             posts = posts.filter(Post.nsfw == False)
 
         posts = posts.filter(Post.indexable == True)
+        if community_id:
+            posts = posts.filter(Post.community_id == community_id)
+        if language_id:
+            posts = posts.filter(Post.language_id == language_id)
 
         posts = posts.paginate(page=page, per_page=100 if current_user.is_authenticated and not low_bandwidth else 50,
                                error_out=False)
@@ -59,6 +72,8 @@ def run_search():
             recently_downvoted = []
 
         return render_template('search/results.html', title=_('Search results for %(q)s', q=q), posts=posts, q=q,
+                               community_id=community_id, language_id=language_id, communities=communities.all(),
+                               languages=languages,
                                next_url=next_url, prev_url=prev_url, show_post_community=True,
                                recently_upvoted=recently_upvoted,
                                recently_downvoted=recently_downvoted,
@@ -67,7 +82,8 @@ def run_search():
                                site=g.site)
 
     else:
-        return render_template('search/start.html', title=_('Search'),
+        return render_template('search/start.html', title=_('Search'), communities=communities.all(),
+                               languages=languages,
                                moderating_communities=moderating_communities(current_user.get_id()),
                                joined_communities=joined_communities(current_user.get_id()),
                                site=g.site)
diff --git a/app/templates/community/community.html b/app/templates/community/community.html
index 2f3adb41..51d877d1 100644
--- a/app/templates/community/community.html
+++ b/app/templates/community/community.html
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                <!-- <form method="get">
-                    <input type="search" name="search" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
-                </form> -->
+                <form method="get" action="/search">
+                    <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="community" value="{{ community.id }}">
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="card mt-3">
diff --git a/app/templates/post/add_reply.html b/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
index 719fbfad..1aec483e 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@
                         </div>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
-                <!-- <form method="get">
-                    <input type="search" name="search" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
-                </form> -->
+                <form method="get" action="/search">
+                    <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="community" value="{{ post.community.id }}">
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="card mt-3">
diff --git a/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html b/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
index d7f760ac..88cd0568 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/continue_discussion.html
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@
                         </div>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
-                <!-- <form method="get">
-                    <input type="search" name="search" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
-                </form> -->
+                <form method="get" action="/search">
+                    <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="community" value="{{ post.community.id }}">
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="card mt-3">
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post.html b/app/templates/post/post.html
index ecaa1d15..2f8c29ba 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post.html
@@ -182,9 +182,10 @@
                         {% endif %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                <!-- <form method="get">
-                    <input type="search" name="search" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
-                </form> -->
+                <form method="get" action="/search">
+                    <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="community" value="{{ post.community.id }}">
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="card mt-3">
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html b/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
index d81e7aab..af2afcd6 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
                         </div>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
-                <!-- <form method="get">
-                    <input type="search" name="search" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
-                </form> -->
+                <form method="get" action="/search">
+                    <input type="search" name="q" class="form-control mt-2" placeholder="{{ _('Search this community') }}" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="community" value="{{ post.community.id }}">
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="card mt-3">
diff --git a/app/templates/search/start.html b/app/templates/search/start.html
index 6157e010..6c81c1f5 100644
--- a/app/templates/search/start.html
+++ b/app/templates/search/start.html
@@ -12,9 +12,25 @@
                     <div class="card-body p-6">
                         <div class="card-title">{{ _('Search for posts') }}</div>
                         <form action="" method="get" class="form" role="form">
-                            <div class="form-group required"><label class="form-control-label visually-hidden" for="search_term" aria-label="Search here">Search</label>
+                            <div class="form-group required"><label class="form-control-label" for="search_term" aria-label="Search here">{{ _('Keyword') }}</label>
                                 <input autofocus="" class="form-control" id="search_term" name="q" required="" type="search" value="">
                             </div>
+                            <div class="form-group"><label class="form-control-label" for="community" aria-label="Restrict results by language">{{ _('Community') }}</label>
+                                <select class="form-control" id="community" name="community">
+                                    <option value="0">{{ _('All') }}</option>
+                                    {% for community in communities %}
+                                        <option value="{{ community.id }}">{{ community.display_name() }}</option>
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                                </select>
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="form-group"><label class="form-control-label" for="language" aria-label="Restrict results by language">{{ _('Language') }}</label>
+                                <select class="form-control" id="language" name="language">
+                                    <option value="0">{{ _('All') }}</option>
+                                    {% for language in languages %}
+                                        <option value="{{ language.id }}">{{ language.name }}</option>
+                                    {% endfor %}
+                                </select>
+                            </div>
                             <input class="btn btn-primary btn-md" id="submit" name="submit" type="submit" value="Search">
                         </form>
                         <h6 class="mt-5">{{ _('Example searches:') }} </h6>