diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index eb83b14d5..f27231c5a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ opencs_units (model/tools
 opencs_units_noqt (model/tools
     mandatoryid skillcheck classcheck factioncheck racecheck soundcheck regioncheck
     birthsigncheck spellcheck referencecheck referenceablecheck scriptcheck bodypartcheck
-    startscriptcheck search
+    startscriptcheck search searchoperation searchstage
     )
 
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
index a06eb0ebf..cb3b4ba18 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.cpp
@@ -2380,6 +2380,11 @@ CSMWorld::UniversalId CSMDoc::Document::newSearch()
     return mTools.newSearch();
 }
 
+void CSMDoc::Document::runSearch (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& searchId, const CSMTools::Search& search)
+{
+    return mTools.runSearch (searchId, search);
+}
+
 void CSMDoc::Document::abortOperation (int type)
 {
     if (type==State_Saving)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
index 4300a9c64..6b1a1fc1e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/doc/document.hpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ namespace CSMDoc
             CSMWorld::UniversalId verify();
 
             CSMWorld::UniversalId newSearch();
+
+            void runSearch (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& searchId, const CSMTools::Search& search);
             
             void abortOperation (int type);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..134b83b72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+#include "searchoperation.hpp"
+
+#include "../doc/state.hpp"
+#include "../doc/document.hpp"
+
+#include "../world/data.hpp"
+#include "../world/idtablebase.hpp"
+
+#include "searchstage.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::SearchOperation::SearchOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document)
+: CSMDoc::Operation (CSMDoc::State_Searching, false)
+{
+appendStage (new SearchStage (&dynamic_cast<CSMWorld::IdTableBase&> (*document.getData().getTableModel (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Cells))));
+
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SearchOperation::configure (const Search& search)
+{
+    mSearch = search;
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SearchOperation::appendStage (SearchStage *stage)
+{
+    CSMDoc::Operation::appendStage (stage);
+    stage->setOperation (this);
+}
+
+const CSMTools::Search& CSMTools::SearchOperation::getSearch() const
+{
+    return mSearch;
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbbb38898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchoperation.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef CSM_TOOLS_SEARCHOPERATION_H
+#define CSM_TOOLS_SEARCHOPERATION_H
+
+#include "../doc/operation.hpp"
+
+#include "search.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMDoc
+{
+    class Document;
+}
+
+namespace CSMTools
+{
+    class SearchStage;
+    
+    class SearchOperation : public CSMDoc::Operation
+    {
+            Search mSearch;
+            
+        public:
+
+            SearchOperation (CSMDoc::Document& document);
+
+            /// \attention Do not call this function while a search is running.
+            void configure (const Search& search);
+
+            void appendStage (SearchStage *stage);
+            ///< The ownership of \a stage is transferred to *this.
+            ///
+            /// \attention Do no call this function while this Operation is running.
+
+            const Search& getSearch() const;
+            
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17859d930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+#include "searchstage.hpp"
+
+#include "../world/idtablebase.hpp"
+
+#include "searchoperation.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::SearchStage::SearchStage (const CSMWorld::IdTableBase *model)
+: mModel (model), mOperation (0)
+{}
+
+int CSMTools::SearchStage::setup()
+{
+    if (mOperation)
+        mSearch = mOperation->getSearch();
+
+    mSearch.configure (mModel);
+        
+    return mModel->rowCount();
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SearchStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
+{
+    mSearch.searchRow (mModel, stage, messages);
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SearchStage::setOperation (const SearchOperation *operation)
+{
+    mOperation = operation;
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..073487c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/searchstage.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#ifndef CSM_TOOLS_SEARCHSTAGE_H
+#define CSM_TOOLS_SEARCHSTAGE_H
+
+#include "../doc/stage.hpp"
+
+#include "search.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class IdTableBase;
+}
+
+namespace CSMTools
+{
+    class SearchOperation;
+    
+    class SearchStage : public CSMDoc::Stage
+    {
+            const CSMWorld::IdTableBase *mModel;
+            Search mSearch;
+            const SearchOperation *mOperation;
+
+        public:
+
+            SearchStage (const CSMWorld::IdTableBase *model);
+
+            virtual int setup();
+            ///< \return number of steps
+
+            virtual void perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages);
+            ///< Messages resulting from this stage will be appended to \a messages.
+
+            void setOperation (const SearchOperation *operation);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
index 07bd4205b..957e20296 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "bodypartcheck.hpp"
 #include "referencecheck.hpp"
 #include "startscriptcheck.hpp"
+#include "searchoperation.hpp"
 
 CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::get (int type)
 {
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ CSMTools::Tools::Tools (CSMDoc::Document& document)
     // index 0: load error log
     mReports.insert (std::make_pair (mNextReportNumber++, new ReportModel));
     mActiveReports.insert (std::make_pair (CSMDoc::State_Loading, 0));
+
+    connect (&mSearch, SIGNAL (progress (int, int, int)), this, SIGNAL (progress (int, int, int)));
+    connect (&mSearch, SIGNAL (done (int, bool)), this, SIGNAL (done (int, bool)));
+    connect (&mSearch,
+        SIGNAL (reportMessage (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&, const std::string&, int)),
+        this, SLOT (verifierMessage (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&, const std::string&, int)));   
 }
 
 CSMTools::Tools::~Tools()
@@ -145,6 +152,21 @@ CSMWorld::UniversalId CSMTools::Tools::newSearch()
     return CSMWorld::UniversalId (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Search, mNextReportNumber-1);    
 }
 
+void CSMTools::Tools::runSearch (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& searchId, const Search& search)
+{
+    mActiveReports[CSMDoc::State_Searching] = searchId.getIndex();
+
+    if (!mSearchOperation)
+    {
+        mSearchOperation = new SearchOperation (mDocument);
+        mSearch.setOperation (mSearchOperation);        
+    }
+
+    mSearchOperation->configure (search);
+    
+    mSearch.start();
+}
+
 void CSMTools::Tools::abortOperation (int type)
 {
     if (CSMDoc::OperationHolder *operation = get (type))
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
index bd27767a6..0f9e57044 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace CSMDoc
 namespace CSMTools
 {
     class ReportModel;
+    class Search;
+    class SearchOperation;
 
     class Tools : public QObject
     {
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ namespace CSMTools
             CSMWorld::Data& mData;
             CSMDoc::Operation *mVerifierOperation;
             CSMDoc::OperationHolder mVerifier;
-            CSMDoc::Operation *mSearchOperation;
+            SearchOperation *mSearchOperation;
             CSMDoc::OperationHolder mSearch;
             std::map<int, ReportModel *> mReports;
             int mNextReportNumber;
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ namespace CSMTools
 
             /// Return ID of the report for this search.
             CSMWorld::UniversalId newSearch();
+
+            void runSearch (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& searchId, const Search& search);
             
             void abortOperation (int type);
             ///< \attention The operation is not aborted immediately.
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
index 6977d7953..95cbf012d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/operation.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void CSVDoc::Operation::updateLabel (int threads)
         {
             case CSMDoc::State_Saving: name = "saving"; break;
             case CSMDoc::State_Verifying: name = "verifying"; break;
+            case CSMDoc::State_Searching: name = "searching"; break;
         }
 
         std::ostringstream stream;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index 533cab049..e7eb28337 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::updateDocumentState()
 
     static const int operations[] =
     {
-        CSMDoc::State_Saving, CSMDoc::State_Verifying,
+        CSMDoc::State_Saving, CSMDoc::State_Verifying, CSMDoc::State_Searching,
         -1 // end marker
     };
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.cpp
index bc818df07..b4a0f893a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "searchbox.hpp"
 
 CSVTools::SearchSubView::SearchSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::Document& document)
-: CSVDoc::SubView (id)
+: CSVDoc::SubView (id), mDocument (document)
 {
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ CSVTools::SearchSubView::SearchSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc:
 
     connect (&document, SIGNAL (stateChanged (int, CSMDoc::Document *)),
         this, SLOT (stateChanged (int, CSMDoc::Document *)));
+
+    connect (&mSearchBox, SIGNAL (startSearch (const CSMTools::Search&)),
+        this, SLOT (startSearch (const CSMTools::Search&)));
 }
 
 void CSVTools::SearchSubView::setEditLock (bool locked)
@@ -48,3 +51,8 @@ void CSVTools::SearchSubView::stateChanged (int state, CSMDoc::Document *documen
 {
     mSearchBox.setSearchMode (!(state & CSMDoc::State_Searching));
 }
+
+void CSVTools::SearchSubView::startSearch (const CSMTools::Search& search)
+{
+    mDocument.runSearch (getUniversalId(), search);
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.hpp
index b389805bb..d17f7a340 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/tools/searchsubview.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace CSVTools
 
             ReportTable *mTable;
             SearchBox mSearchBox;
+            CSMDoc::Document& mDocument;
 
         public:
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ namespace CSVTools
         private slots:
 
             void stateChanged (int state, CSMDoc::Document *document);
+
+            void startSearch (const CSMTools::Search& search);
     };
 }