diff --git a/lib/plugins/logviewer/admin.php b/lib/plugins/logviewer/admin.php
index 7a28e208b..6eb177af2 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/logviewer/admin.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/logviewer/admin.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class admin_plugin_logviewer extends DokuWiki_Admin_Plugin
         $form->setHiddenField('do', 'admin');
         $form->setHiddenField('page', 'logviewer');
         $form->setHiddenField('facility', $this->facility);
-        $form->addTextInput('date','Date*')->attr('type','date')->val($this->date)->addClass('quickselect');
+        $form->addTextInput('date',$this->getLang('date'))->attr('type','date')->val($this->date)->addClass('quickselect');
         $form->addButton('submit','>')->attr('type','submit');
         echo $form->toHTML();
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/logviewer/lang/en/lang.php b/lib/plugins/logviewer/lang/en/lang.php
index 3f32e0bed..7daff6ab4 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/logviewer/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/logviewer/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
  */
 
 $lang['menu'] = 'View Logs';
-
+$lang['date'] = 'Date';
+$lang['js']['filter'] = 'Filter Loglines:';
diff --git a/lib/plugins/logviewer/script.js b/lib/plugins/logviewer/script.js
index 5a5303c84..ebb9478b5 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/logviewer/script.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/logviewer/script.js
@@ -3,6 +3,23 @@
  */
 jQuery(function () {
     var $dl = jQuery('#plugin__logviewer').find('dl');
-    if(!$dl.length) return;
-    $dl.animate({ scrollTop: $dl.prop("scrollHeight")}, 500);
+    if (!$dl.length) return;
+    $dl.animate({scrollTop: $dl.prop("scrollHeight")}, 500);
+
+
+    var $filter = jQuery('<input>');
+    $filter.on('keyup', function (e) {
+        var re = new RegExp($filter.val(), 'i');
+
+        $dl.find('dt').each(function (idx, elem) {
+            if (elem.innerText.match(re)) {
+                jQuery(elem).removeClass('hidden');
+            } else {
+                jQuery(elem).addClass('hidden');
+            }
+        });
+    });
+    $dl.before($filter);
+    $filter.wrap('<label></label>');
+    $filter.before(LANG.plugins.logviewer.filter + ' ');
 });
diff --git a/lib/plugins/logviewer/style.less b/lib/plugins/logviewer/style.less
index f9c8b1d89..af78379c0 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/logviewer/style.less
+++ b/lib/plugins/logviewer/style.less
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
         margin-bottom: 2em;
     }
 
+    label {
+        display: block;
+        margin-top: -1em;
+        margin-bottom: 1em;
+    }
+
     dl {
         max-height: 80vh;
         overflow: auto;
@@ -14,6 +20,10 @@
         dt {
             display: flex;
 
+            &.hidden {
+                display: none;
+            }
+
             .datetime {
                 flex: 0 0 auto;
                 margin-right: 1em;