diff --git a/search/api.py b/search/api.py
index 935c3471..eb8ff1b1 100755
--- a/search/api.py
+++ b/search/api.py
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ def course_discovery_search(search_term=None, size=20, from_=0, field_dictionary
     if getattr(settings, 'ALLOW_CATALOG_VISIBILITY_FILTER', False):
         use_field_dictionary['catalog_visibility'] = CATALOG_VISIBILITY_CATALOG_AND_ABOUT
 
+    course_tag_list = kwargs.get('course_tag_list', [])
+
     results = searcher.search(
         query_string=search_term,
         doc_type="course_info",
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ def course_discovery_search(search_term=None, size=20, from_=0, field_dictionary
         filter_dictionary=filter_dictionary,
         exclude_dictionary=exclude_dictionary,
         facet_terms=course_discovery_facets(),
+        course_tag_list=course_tag_list,
         sort=sort_args
     )
 
diff --git a/search/elastic.py b/search/elastic.py
index f9fc8cdc..df06ae6e 100755
--- a/search/elastic.py
+++ b/search/elastic.py
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ def search(self,
                filter_dictionary=None,
                exclude_dictionary=None,
                facet_terms=None,
+               course_tag_list=None,
                exclude_ids=None,
                use_field_match=False,
                include_content=False,
@@ -640,6 +641,11 @@ def search(self,
                         "analyzer": "standard"
                     }
                 })
+            elastic_queries.append({
+                "terms": {
+                    "tag": course_tag_list
+                }
+            })
 
         if field_dictionary:
             if use_field_match:
@@ -667,7 +673,7 @@ def search(self,
         if elastic_queries:
             query_segment = {
                 "bool": {
-                    "must": elastic_queries
+                    "should": elastic_queries
                 }
             }
 
@@ -698,6 +704,7 @@ def search(self,
                 body=body,
                 **kwargs
             )
+            log.info("search es_response: %s", es_response)
         except exceptions.ElasticsearchException as ex:
             message = unicode(ex)
             if 'QueryParsingException' in message:
diff --git a/search/views.py b/search/views.py
index 752011be..a7c4619f 100755
--- a/search/views.py
+++ b/search/views.py
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ def course_discovery(request):
 
     search_term = request.POST.get("search_string", None)
 
+    # Search tag by input with the course search
+    # course_tag_list_string = request.POST.get("course_tag_list_string", '')
+    # course_tag_list = course_tag_list_string.split(', ')
+
     try:
         size, from_, page = _process_pagination_values(request)
         field_dictionary = _course_process_field_values(request)
@@ -228,6 +232,7 @@ def course_discovery(request):
             from_=from_,
             field_dictionary=field_dictionary,
             user=request.user,
+            # course_tag_list=course_tag_list,
             allow_enrollment_end_filter=True,
             sort_type=request.POST.get('sort_type', '')
         )