diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01c527cf65..4813636df1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ secrets.yml
 
 # Local Netlify folder
 .netlify
+
+# search index data 
+search-index.json
diff --git a/lib/build-search-index.js b/lib/build-search-index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8549f7e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/build-search-index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { globSync } from 'glob';
+import frontMatter from 'front-matter';
+import nunjucks from 'nunjucks';
+
+function buildEntries(templatePath, type) {
+  templatePath = path.resolve(templatePath);
+
+  return {
+    title: path.basename(templatePath, '.njk'),
+    uri: templatePath.replace('.njk', '.html').substring(templatePath.indexOf(`/${type}`)),
+  };
+}
+
+export default async function buildSearchIndex() {
+  let types = ['components', 'patterns', 'foundations'];
+  const pages = [];
+  types.forEach((type) => {
+    const hasExample = globSync(`./src/${type}/**/*example-*`).sort();
+    const templatePath = Array.from(new Set(hasExample.map((filePath) => path.dirname(filePath))));
+
+    if (templatePath.length) {
+      pages.push(...templatePath.map((folderPath) => buildEntries(folderPath, type)));
+    }
+  });
+  const result = pages.map((page) => {
+    const path = [];
+
+    return {
+      en: page.title,
+      url: page.uri,
+      category: path.join(' › '),
+      tags: page.searchTerms?.map((term) => term.title),
+    };
+  });
+  const filePath = process.cwd();
+  const searchIndexJson = JSON.stringify(result);
+  fs.writeFile(`${filePath}/src/static/examples/data/search-index.json`, searchIndexJson, (err) => {
+    if (err) console.log(err);
+  });
+}
+
+export function renderSearch(templatePath, nunjucksEnvironment) {
+  try {
+    const data = frontMatter(fs.readFileSync(templatePath, { encoding: 'utf8' }));
+    const layout = data.attributes.layout;
+    nunjucksEnvironment.addGlobal('isDesignSystemExample', true);
+
+    let template;
+    if (layout === null) {
+      template = data.body;
+    } else {
+      template = `
+    {% extends 'layout/_template.njk' %}
+
+    {% block body %}
+        ${data.body}
+    {% endblock %}
+  `;
+    }
+
+    const compiledTemplate = nunjucks.compile(template, nunjucksEnvironment, templatePath);
+
+    return compiledTemplate.render(templatePath);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`An error occurred whilst rendering: ${templatePath}`);
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/config.indexPage.js b/lib/config.indexPage.js
index bde983bb3f..83ea7d6609 100644
--- a/lib/config.indexPage.js
+++ b/lib/config.indexPage.js
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+import { renderSearch } from './build-search-index';
+import createNunjucksEnvironment from './create-nunjucks-environment';
+
 export const pages = [
   { title: 'Components', uri: '/components' },
   { title: 'Patterns', uri: '/patterns' },
   { title: 'Foundations', uri: '/foundations' },
 ];
 
-export const pagesWithIndex = pages.map(page => ({ ...page, uri: `${page.uri}/index.html` }));
+export const pagesWithIndex = pages.map((page) => ({ ...page, uri: `${page.uri}/index.html` }));
 
 export const title = 'ONS Design System';
+
+const nunjucksEnvironment = createNunjucksEnvironment();
+const PROJECT_PATH = process.cwd();
+export const pageSearch = renderSearch(`${PROJECT_PATH}/src/layout/_dsTemplate.njk`, nunjucksEnvironment);
diff --git a/lib/dev-server.js b/lib/dev-server.js
index 9d73d65769..57e2f3693e 100644
--- a/lib/dev-server.js
+++ b/lib/dev-server.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import cors from 'cors';
 import express from 'express';
-
 import renderPageList from './render-page-list';
 import { handleTypeRoute, handleExamplesRoute } from './handle-routes';
-import { pages, title } from './config.indexPage';
+import { pages, title, pageSearch } from './config.indexPage';
+import buildSearchIndex from './build-search-index';
 
 process.env.IS_DEV_SERVER = true;
 const port = process.env.TEST_PORT ?? 3010;
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const port = process.env.TEST_PORT ?? 3010;
   });
 
   app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
-    const output = renderPageList(pages, title);
+    const output = renderPageList(pages, title, pageSearch);
+    await buildSearchIndex();
     res.send(output);
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/render-page-list.js b/lib/render-page-list.js
index b9a13c1c34..fcaee6428c 100644
--- a/lib/render-page-list.js
+++ b/lib/render-page-list.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function renderPageList(pages, title) {
+export default function renderPageList(pages, title, pageSearch = '') {
   return `
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default function renderPageList(pages, title) {
   </head>
   <body class="ons-u-p-m">
     <h1>${title}</h1>
+    ${pageSearch}
     <ul class="ons-list ons-list--dashed ons-u-pb-l">
       ${pages
         .map(
diff --git a/src/layout/_dsTemplate.njk b/src/layout/_dsTemplate.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cc2a108a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/layout/_dsTemplate.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{% from "components/autosuggest/_macro.njk" import onsAutosuggest %}
+
+{% set inputWithSearch = {
+         "id": 'search-field',
+         "width": '20',
+        "label": {
+            "text": "Search",
+            "id": "search-field-label",
+            "classes": "ons-u-pl-m"
+        },
+        "classes": "ons-input-search ons-input-search--icon ons-input-search--dark ons-u-mb-s",
+        "accessiblePlaceholder": true,
+        "autocomplete": "off"
+    } 
+%}
+
+{{ onsAutosuggest({
+    "id": "search-input-autosuggest",
+    "input": inputWithSearch,
+    "containerClasses": "ons-autosuggest--header",
+    "instructions": "Use up and down keys to navigate suggestions once you\'ve typed more than two characters. Use the enter key to select a suggestion. Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures.",
+    "ariaYouHaveSelected": "You have selected",
+    "ariaMinChars": "Enter 3 or more characters for suggestions.",
+    "ariaOneResult": "There is one suggestion available.",
+    "ariaNResults": "There are {n} suggestions available.",
+    "ariaLimitedResults": "Results have been limited to 10 suggestions. Type more characters to improve your search",
+    "moreResults": "Continue entering to improve suggestions",
+    "resultsTitle": "Suggestions",
+    "resultsTitleId": "results-suggestions",
+    "autosuggestData": "/examples/data/search-index.json",
+    "noResults": "No suggestions found",
+    "typeMore": "Continue entering to get suggestions"
+}) }}