diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 6273066..037a78b 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -596,10 +596,12 @@ function updateContributionsList() {
     var filtered = contributionsData.filter(function (f) {
         var props = f.properties;
         var matchesCategory = activeFilters.indexOf(props.category) !== -1;
+        var cat = CATEGORIES[props.category] || CATEGORIES.other;
         var matchesSearch = !searchTerm ||
             props.title.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1 ||
             (props.description && props.description.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1) ||
-            props.author_name.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1;
+            props.author_name.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1 ||
+            cat.label.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm) !== -1;
         return matchesCategory && matchesSearch;
     });