diff --git a/ara/api/tests/tests_playbook.py b/ara/api/tests/tests_playbook.py
index 7bc845c..b3bf9cb 100644
--- a/ara/api/tests/tests_playbook.py
+++ b/ara/api/tests/tests_playbook.py
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ class PlaybookTestCase(APITestCase):
         request = self.client.get("/api/v1/playbooks/%s" % playbook.id)
         self.assertEqual(playbook.ansible_version, request.data["ansible_version"])
 
+    def test_get_playbook_by_name(self):
+        playbook = factories.PlaybookFactory(name="playbook1")
+        factories.PlaybookFactory(name="playbook2")
+        request = self.client.get("/api/v1/playbooks?name=playbook1")
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(request.data["results"]))
+        self.assertEqual(playbook.name, request.data["results"][0]["name"])
+
     def test_get_playbook_duration(self):
         started = timezone.now()
         ended = started + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
diff --git a/ara/api/views.py b/ara/api/views.py
index 964e5cc..e6c4fef 100644
--- a/ara/api/views.py
+++ b/ara/api/views.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with ARA.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 from django.db import transaction
+from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 from rest_framework import viewsets
 from rest_framework_extensions.mixins import NestedViewSetMixin
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ class LabelViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 class PlaybookViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = models.Playbook.objects.all()
     serializer_class = serializers.PlaybookSerializer
+    filter_backends = (DjangoFilterBackend,)
+    filter_fields = ("name",)
 
 
 class PlaybookFilesDetail(NestedViewSetMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
diff --git a/ara/server/settings.py b/ara/server/settings.py
index ce23f3f..c76ff95 100644
--- a/ara/server/settings.py
+++ b/ara/server/settings.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'corsheaders',
     'rest_framework',
+    'django_filters',
     'ara.api',
     'ara.server.apps.AraAdminConfig',
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 73f1d82..82cddd8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ djangorestframework
 django-cors-headers
 drf-extensions
 envparse
+django-filter
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