diff --git a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index f806066..ca1e28b 100644
--- a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Paperless\AppInfo;
 
 use OCA\Paperless\Listener\FileActionListener;
+use OCA\Paperless\Search\SearchProvider;
 use OCP\AppFramework\App;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootContext;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootstrap;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 
 	public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 		$context->registerEventListener(LoadAdditionalScriptsEvent::class, FileActionListener::class);
+		$context->registerSearchProvider(SearchProvider::class);
 	}
 
 	public function boot(IBootContext $context): void {
diff --git a/lib/Search/SearchProvider.php b/lib/Search/SearchProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6593ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Search/SearchProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file contains code derived from Nextcloud - Zulip
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2024, Edward Ly
+ *
+ * @author Edward Ly <contact@edward.ly>
+ * @author Goh Jin Di <jdgoh334@gmail.com>
+ * @license AGPL-3.0
+ *
+ * This code is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ *
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace OCA\Paperless\Search;
+
+use OCA\Paperless\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCA\Paperless\Service\ApiService;
+use OCA\Paperless\Service\ConfigService;
+use OCP\App\IAppManager;
+use OCP\IConfig;
+use OCP\IDateTimeFormatter;
+use OCP\IDateTimeZone;
+use OCP\IL10N;
+use OCP\IURLGenerator;
+use OCP\IUser;
+use OCP\Search\IProvider;
+use OCP\Search\ISearchQuery;
+use OCP\Search\SearchResult;
+use OCP\Search\SearchResultEntry;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+class SearchProvider implements IProvider {
+
+	public function __construct(
+		private LoggerInterface $logger,
+		private IAppManager $appManager,
+		private IL10N $l10n,
+		private IConfig $config,
+		private IURLGenerator $urlGenerator,
+		private IDateTimeFormatter $dateTimeFormatter,
+		private IDateTimeZone $dateTimeZone,
+		private ConfigService $configService,
+		private ApiService $apiService,
+	) {
+	}
+
+	public function getId(): string {
+		return 'paperless-search-documents';
+	}
+
+	public function getName(): string {
+		return $this->l10n->t('Paperless document search result');
+	}
+
+	public function getOrder(string $route, array $routeParameters): int {
+		return 30; // Adjust priority as needed
+	}
+
+	public function search(IUser $user, ISearchQuery $query): SearchResult {
+		$offset = ($query->getCursor() ?? 0);
+		$limit = $query->getLimit();
+
+		$term = $query->getTerm();
+		$url = $this->config->getUserValue($user->getUID(), Application::APP_ID, 'url');
+		$apiKey = $this->configService->getConfig($user->getUID(), 'token');
+
+		if ($url === '' || $apiKey === '') {
+			return SearchResult::paginated($this->getName(), [], 0);
+		}
+
+		$searchResult = $this->apiService->searchDocuments($user->getUID(), $term, $offset, $limit);
+
+		if (isset($searchResult['html'])) {
+			return SearchResult::paginated($this->getName(), [], 0);
+		}
+
+		$formattedResults = array_map(function (array $entry) use ($url): SearchResultEntry {
+			$finalThumbnailUrl = '';
+			$title = $entry['title'] ?? 'Untitled';
+			$context = strip_tags($entry['__search_hit__']['highlights'] ?? '');
+			$link = $this->getLinkToPaperless($entry, $url);
+			return new SearchResultEntry(
+				$finalThumbnailUrl,
+				$title,
+				$context,
+				$link,
+				$finalThumbnailUrl,
+				true
+			);
+		}, $searchResult);
+
+		return SearchResult::paginated(
+			$this->getName(),
+			$formattedResults,
+			$offset + $limit
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array $entry
+	 * @param string $url
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function getLinkToPaperless(array $entry, string $url): string {
+		return rtrim($url, '/') . '/documents/' . ($entry['id'] ?? '#');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/Service/ApiService.php b/lib/Service/ApiService.php
index c9f9fc4..0130882 100644
--- a/lib/Service/ApiService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/ApiService.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use OCP\Files\NotPermittedException;
 use OCP\Http\Client\IClient;
 use OCP\Http\Client\IClientService;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class ApiService {
 	private IClient $client;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public function __construct(
 		private IRootFolder $root,
 		ConfigService $configService,
 		IClientService $clientService,
+		private LoggerInterface $logger,
 	) {
 		$this->client = $clientService->newClient();
 		$this->config = $configService->getConfig();
@@ -67,4 +69,47 @@ public function sendFile(int $fileId): void {
 			],
 		);
 	}
+
+	public function searchDocuments(string $userId, string $term, int $offset, int $limit): array {
+		$arguments = [
+			'format' => 'json',
+			'query' => '*' . $term . '*' ,
+		];
+				
+		$allResults = [];
+		$currentOffset = $offset;
+		$remainingLimit = $limit;
+		$currentPage = 1;
+				
+		do {
+			$arguments['page'] = $currentPage;
+			$paperlessURL = rtrim($this->config->url, '/') . '/api/documents/?' . http_build_query($arguments);
+					
+			$result = $this->client->get($paperlessURL,
+				[
+					'headers' => array_merge(
+						$this->getAuthorizationHeaders(),
+						[
+							'Accept' => 'application/json'
+						]
+					)
+				]
+			);
+
+			$body = $result->getBody();
+			$jsonBody = json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
+			// Merge the results into the total array, accounting for offset and limit
+			$currentResults = array_slice($jsonBody['results'], $currentOffset, $remainingLimit);
+			$allResults = array_merge($allResults, $currentResults);
+					
+			// Update pagination variables
+			$remainingLimit -= count($currentResults);
+			$currentOffset = 0; // Offset is only applied on the first page
+			$currentPage++;
+				
+		} while ($remainingLimit > 0 && !empty($jsonBody['results']));
+				
+		return $allResults;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Settings/SettingsSection.php b/lib/Settings/SettingsSection.php
index ff58f81..3b6613b 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/SettingsSection.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/SettingsSection.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 class SettingsSection implements IIconSection {
 	public function __construct(
 		private IURLGenerator $urlGenerator,
-		private IL10N $l
+		private IL10N $l,
 	) {
 	}