diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
index 70d96aa031..20057d8aae 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <QModelIndex>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QtCore/QMimeData>
-#include <QModelIndex>
 
 #include "columnbase.hpp"
 #include "universalid.hpp"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         std::vector<UniversalId> mUniversalId;
         QStringList mObjectsFormats;
         const CSMDoc::Document& mDocument;
-        const CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* mTableOfDragStart;
+        CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* mTableOfDragStart;
         QModelIndex mIndexAtDragStart;
 
     public:
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ namespace CSMWorld
         const CSMDoc::Document* getDocumentPtr() const;
 
         UniversalId returnMatching(CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type) const;
-        
-        void setIndexAtDragStart(QModelIndex index) {mIndexAtDragStart = index;}
-        
-        void setTableOfDragStart(const CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* table) {mTableOfDragStart = table;}
+
+        void setIndexAtDragStart(QModelIndex index) { mIndexAtDragStart = index; }
+
+        void setTableOfDragStart(CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* table) { mTableOfDragStart = table; }
+
+        const QModelIndex getIndexAtDragStart() const { return mIndexAtDragStart; }
+
+        const CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* getTableOfDragStart() const { return mTableOfDragStart; }
 
         static CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type convertEnums(CSMWorld::ColumnBase::Display type);
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
index 040c3604de..d99544c5ce 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 
 #include "recordfilterbox.hpp"
 
+#include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+
 #include <apps/opencs/model/world/tablemimedata.hpp>
 #include <apps/opencs/model/world/universalid.hpp>
+#include <apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp>
 
 CSVFilter::FilterBox::FilterBox(CSMWorld::Data& data, QWidget* parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
@@ -42,8 +45,20 @@ void CSVFilter::FilterBox::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event)
         return;
 
     std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId> universalIdData = mime->getData();
+    QModelIndex index = mime->getIndexAtDragStart();
+    const CSVWorld::DragRecordTable* dragTable = mime->getTableOfDragStart();
 
-    emit recordDropped(universalIdData, event->proposedAction());
+    std::string searchString = "";
+    if (index.isValid() && dragTable)
+        searchString = dragTable->model()->data(index).toString().toStdString();
+    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Data: " << searchString;
+
+    std::string searchColumn = "";
+    if (index.isValid() && dragTable)
+        searchColumn = dragTable->model()->headerData(index.column(), Qt::Horizontal).toString().toStdString();
+    Log(Debug::Warning) << "Header: " << searchColumn;
+
+    emit recordDropped(universalIdData, event->proposedAction(), searchString, searchColumn);
 }
 
 void CSVFilter::FilterBox::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
index d8baabd874..78692e908b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/filter/filterbox.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace CSVFilter
 
     signals:
         void recordFilterChanged(std::shared_ptr<CSMFilter::Node> filter);
-        void recordDropped(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action);
+        void recordDropped(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action,
+            const std::string& searchString, const std::string& searchColumn);
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
index 1ffcd271dc..0d822de793 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "dragdroputils.hpp"
 
-void CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::startDragFromTable(const CSVWorld::DragRecordTable& table, QModelIndex index)
+void CSVWorld::DragRecordTable::startDragFromTable(CSVWorld::DragRecordTable& table, QModelIndex index)
 {
     std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId> records = table.getDraggedRecords();
     if (records.empty())
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
index 614ff5e408..9e124a1ef0 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/dragrecordtable.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
         void setEditLock(bool locked);
 
     protected:
-        void startDragFromTable(const DragRecordTable& table, QModelIndex index);
+        void startDragFromTable(DragRecordTable& table, QModelIndex index);
 
         void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) override;
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
index e6f2df938e..c656411967 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ void CSVWorld::TableSubView::cloneRequest(const CSMWorld::UniversalId& toClone)
     emit cloneRequest(toClone.getId(), toClone.getType());
 }
 
-void CSVWorld::TableSubView::createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action)
+void CSVWorld::TableSubView::createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action,
+    const std::string& searchString, const std::string& searchColumn)
 {
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>> filterSource;
 
@@ -173,7 +174,15 @@ void CSVWorld::TableSubView::createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::Universal
         }
     }
 
-    mFilterBox->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+    if (!filterSource.empty())
+        mFilterBox->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+    else if (searchString != "")
+    {
+        std::vector<std::string> testVector;
+        testVector.emplace_back(searchColumn);
+        filterSource.emplace_back(searchString, testVector);
+        mFilterBox->createFilterRequest(filterSource, action);
+    }
 }
 
 bool CSVWorld::TableSubView::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
index b24b3c4623..45e1c26154 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/tablesubview.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
         void editRequest(const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::string& hint);
         void cloneRequest(const CSMWorld::UniversalId& toClone);
-        void createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action);
+        void createFilterRequest(std::vector<CSMWorld::UniversalId>& types, Qt::DropAction action,
+            const std::string& searchString, const std::string& searchColumn);
         void toggleOptions();
 
     public slots: