diff --git a/notifications/admin.py b/notifications/admin.py
index 1c922e31183270760d29577d58c3343900e565d4..ab1cdb69de816ebd8084b62dab2d21fee41f0481 100644
--- a/notifications/admin.py
+++ b/notifications/admin.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class NotificationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('recipient', 'actor',
                     'level', 'target', 'unread',)
     list_filter = ('level', 'unread', 'created',)
+    search_fields = ['recipient__last_name', 'verb', 'description']
 
 
 admin.site.register(Notification, NotificationAdmin)