diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/preview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/preview.py
index 3c1aedbb21..c25dfc303a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/preview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/preview.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from future_builtins import map
 from threading import Thread
 from Queue import Queue, Empty
 from collections import namedtuple
+from functools import partial
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import (
     QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QApplication, QSize, QNetworkAccessManager, QMenu, QIcon,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog
 from calibre.gui2.tweak_book import current_container, editors, tprefs, actions
 from calibre.gui2.viewer.documentview import apply_settings
 from calibre.gui2.viewer.config import config
+from calibre.gui2.widgets2 import HistoryLineEdit2
 from calibre.utils.ipc.simple_worker import offload_worker
 
 shutdown = object()
@@ -463,6 +465,22 @@ class Preview(QWidget):
         parse_worker.start()
         self.current_sync_request = None
 
+        self.search = HistoryLineEdit2(self)
+        self.search.initialize('tweak_book_preview_search')
+        self.search.setPlaceholderText(_('Search in preview'))
+        self.search.returnPressed.connect(partial(self.find, 'next'))
+        self.bar.addSeparator()
+        self.bar.addWidget(self.search)
+        for d in ('next', 'prev'):
+            ac = actions['find-%s-preview' % d]
+            ac.triggered.connect(partial(self.find, d))
+            self.bar.addAction(ac)
+
+    def find(self, direction):
+        text = unicode(self.search.text())
+        self.view.findText(text, QWebPage.FindWrapsAroundDocument | (
+            QWebPage.FindBackward if direction == 'prev' else QWebPage.FindFlags(0)))
+
     def request_sync(self, lnum):
         if self.current_name:
             self.sync_requested.emit(self.current_name, lnum)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
index b3bb4a0e19..dea467409e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/ui.py
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ class Main(MainWindow):
         self.action_reload_preview = reg('view-refresh.png', _('Refresh preview'), None, 'reload-preview', ('F5',), _('Refresh preview'))
         self.action_split_in_preview = reg('auto_author_sort.png', _('Split this file'), None, 'split-in-preview', (), _(
             'Split file in the preview panel'))
+        self.action_find_next_preview = reg('arrow-down.png', _('Find Next'), None, 'find-next-preview', (), _('Find next in preview'))
+        self.action_find_prev_preview = reg('arrow-up.png', _('Find Previous'), None, 'find-prev-preview', (), _('Find previous in preview'))
 
         # Search actions
         group = _('Search')