diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
index ff062c1830..13996be19d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ItemsService.cs
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(term))
             {
-                items = items.Where(i => i.Name.StartsWith(term, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                items = _libraryManager.Search(items, request.SearchTerm);
             }
 
             return items;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index 40131b6d20..dd720d043f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -173,5 +173,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
         IEnumerable<BaseItem> Sort(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, User user, IEnumerable<string> sortBy,
                                    SortOrder sortOrder);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sorts the specified items.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">The items.</param>
+        /// <param name="searchTerm">The search term.</param>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
+        IEnumerable<BaseItem> Search(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, string searchTerm);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index 6cd46a3100..b99bc4f974 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Events;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Extensions;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.ScheduledTasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.ScheduledTasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Sorting;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
-using MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers;
 using MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks;
 using MoreLinq;
 using System;
@@ -769,5 +767,21 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
             return comparer;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sorts the specified items.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">The items.</param>
+        /// <param name="searchTerm">The search term.</param>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
+        public IEnumerable<BaseItem> Search(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, string searchTerm)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchTerm))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("searchTerm");
+            }
+
+            return items.Where(i => i.Name.StartsWith(searchTerm, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        }
     }
 }