diff --git a/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php b/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
index 4a5191ec56..57753f048c 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/logs/eventlog.inc.php
@@ -19,14 +19,19 @@
       ?>
     </select>
   </label>
-  <input class=submit type=submit value=Search>
+  <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Search">
 </form>
 
 <?php
 
 print_optionbar_end();
 
-$entries = dbFetchRows("SELECT *,DATE_FORMAT(datetime, '%D %b %Y %T') as humandate  FROM `eventlog` WHERE `host` = ? ORDER BY `datetime` DESC LIMIT 0,250", array($device['device_id']));
+$sql = "";
+if( !empty($_POST['string']) ) {
+	$sql .= " AND message LIKE '%".mres($_POST['string'])."%'";
+}
+
+$entries = dbFetchRows("SELECT *,DATE_FORMAT(datetime, '%D %b %Y %T') as humandate  FROM `eventlog` WHERE `host` = ? $sql ORDER BY `datetime` DESC LIMIT 0,250", array($device['device_id']));
 
 echo('      <div class="panel panel-default panel-condensed">
               <div class="panel-heading">