diff --git a/appinfo/app.php b/appinfo/app.php
index 60112aea..c36e43df 100644
--- a/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/appinfo/app.php
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ if (\OCP\User::isLoggedIn()) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/lib/backend/localusers.php b/lib/backend/localusers.php
index 0244ad19..69facf06 100644
--- a/lib/backend/localusers.php
+++ b/lib/backend/localusers.php
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ use OCA\Contacts\Contact,
 	OCA\Contacts\VObject\VCard,
 	OCA\Contacts\Utils\Properties,
 	Sabre\VObject\Reader,
-	OCA\Contacts\Addressbook;
+	OCA\Contacts\Addressbook,
+	OCA\Contacts\LocalUsersAddressbookProvider;
 
 /**
  * Contact backend for storing all the ownCloud users in this installation.
@@ -297,4 +298,8 @@ class LocalUsers extends AbstractBackend {
 	    return false;
 	}
     }
+    
+    public function getSearchProvider(){
+	return new LocalUsersAddressbookProvider();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/localusersaddressbookprovider.php b/lib/localusersaddressbookprovider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..433d6996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/localusersaddressbookprovider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OCA\Contacts;
+
+class LocalUsersAddressbookProvider implements \OCP\IAddressBook {
+
+    public function __construct(){
+	
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * @param $pattern
+    * @param $searchProperties
+    * @param $options
+    * @return array|false
+    */
+    public function search($pattern, $searchProperties, $options) {
+	if(in_array("FN", $searchProperties) && in_array("id", $searchProperties)){
+	    echo "beide";
+	    $query = 'SELECT DISTINCT * FROM `*PREFIX*contacts_ocu_cards` WHERE addressbookid = ? AND (`id` LIKE ? OR `fullname` LIKE ?) ';
+	    $stmt = \OCP\DB::prepare($query);
+	    $result = $stmt->execute(array(\OCP\User::getUser(), '%' . $pattern . "%", '%' . $pattern . "%"));
+	} elseif(in_array("FN", $searchProperties)){
+	    echo "fn";
+	    $query = 'SELECT * FROM `*PREFIX*contacts_ocu_cards` WHERE addressbookid = ? AND `fullname` LIKE ? ';
+	    $stmt = \OCP\DB::prepare($query);
+	    $result = $stmt->execute(array(\OCP\User::getUser(), '%' . $pattern . "%"));
+	} elseif(in_array("id", $searchProperties)){
+	    echo "id";
+	    $query = 'SELECT * FROM `*PREFIX*contacts_ocu_cards` WHERE addressbookid = ? AND `id` LIKE ? ';
+	    $stmt = \OCP\DB::prepare($query);
+	    $result = $stmt->execute(array(\OCP\User::getUser(), '%' . $pattern . "%"));
+	} else {
+	    echo "else";
+	    $query = 'SELECT * FROM `*PREFIX*contacts_ocu_cards` WHERE addressbookid = ?';
+	    $stmt = \OCP\DB::prepare($query);
+	    $result = $stmt->execute(array(\OCP\User::getUser()));
+	}
+	
+	if (\OCP\DB::isError($result)) {
+	    \OCP\Util::writeLog('contacts', __METHOD__ . 'DB error: ' . \OC_DB::getErrorMessage($result),
+		    \OCP\Util::ERROR);
+	    return false;
+	}
+	
+	$contacts = array();
+	
+	while( $row = $result->fetchRow()) {
+	    $contacts[] = $row['id'];
+	}
+
+	return $contacts;
+    }
+    
+    public function getKey(){
+	
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * In comparison to getKey() this function returns a human readable (maybe translated) name
+    * @return mixed
+    */
+    public function getDisplayName(){
+
+}
+
+    public function createOrUpdate($properties){
+	
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * @return mixed
+    */
+    public function getPermissions(){
+	
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * @param object $id the unique identifier to a contact
+    * @return bool successful or not
+    */
+    public function delete($id){
+	
+    }
+
+}