diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/searchbar/searchcolumndialog.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/searchbar/searchcolumndialog.cpp
index fd4539cfce0..d2938b3cd16 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/searchbar/searchcolumndialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/searchbar/searchcolumndialog.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace hal {
     SearchColumnDialog::SearchColumnDialog(const QStringList& colNames, const QList<int> &selected)
         : mDisableHandler(false)
     {
+        //TODO FIX check logic
         setWindowTitle("Search in:");
         QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
         mCheckAllColumns = new QCheckBox("All columns", this);
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/selection_details_widget.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/selection_details_widget.cpp
index 97af128ce51..c2c7474c7d4 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/selection_details_widget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/selection_details_widget.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace hal
 
         mSearchbar = new Searchbar(treeViewContainer);
         mSearchbar->hide();
+        mSearchbar->setColumnNames(mSelectionTreeProxyModel->getColumnNames());
 
         containerLayout->addWidget(mSelectionTreeView);
         containerLayout->addWidget(mSearchbar);
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ namespace hal
         {
             return;
         }
-
+        
         SelectionTreeProxyModel* proxy = static_cast<SelectionTreeProxyModel*>(mSelectionTreeView->model());
         mSelectionTreeView->setModel(mSelectionTreeProxyModel);
         if (proxy->isGraphicsBusy()) return;
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/tree_navigation/selection_tree_proxy.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/tree_navigation/selection_tree_proxy.cpp
index 55a21b0aba4..ffc379039fb 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/tree_navigation/selection_tree_proxy.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/selection_details_widget/tree_navigation/selection_tree_proxy.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,27 @@ namespace hal
 
     bool SelectionTreeProxyModel::filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex& source_parent) const
     {
-        //index to element in source mdoel
-        const QModelIndex& itemIndex = sourceModel()->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
- 
-        const SelectionTreeItem* sti = static_cast<SelectionTreeItem*>(itemIndex.internalPointer());
-        return sti->match(mFilterExpression);
+        QList<int> columns = mSearchOptions.getColumns();
+        if(columns.empty()){
+            //iterate over each column
+            for(int index = 0; index < 3; index++){
+                QString entry = sourceModel()->index(source_row, index, source_parent).data().toString();
+                if(isMatching(mSearchString, entry))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }else
+        {
+            for(int index : columns)
+            {
+                QString entry = sourceModel()->index(source_row, index, source_parent).data().toString();
+                if(isMatching(mSearchString, entry))
+                    return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     bool SelectionTreeProxyModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex &source_left, const QModelIndex &source_right) const