diff --git a/terraso_backend/apps/collaboration/admin.py b/terraso_backend/apps/collaboration/admin.py
index 1086cc3a1..8446fb8c2 100644
--- a/terraso_backend/apps/collaboration/admin.py
+++ b/terraso_backend/apps/collaboration/admin.py
@@ -24,10 +24,23 @@ class MembershipInline(admin.TabularInline):
 
 @admin.register(MembershipList)
 class MembershipListAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("id", "created_at")
+    list_display = ("project", "id", "created_at")
     inlines = [MembershipInline]
+    search_fields = ["project__name"]
 
 
 @admin.register(Membership)
 class MembershipAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ("user", "membership_list", "user_role", "membership_status", "created_at")
+    @admin.display(ordering="membership_list__project")
+    def project(self, obj):
+        return obj.membership_list.project
+
+    list_display = [
+        "user",
+        "project",
+        "user_role",
+        "membership_status",
+        "membership_list",
+        "created_at",
+    ]
+    search_fields = ["user__email", "membership_list__project__name"]
diff --git a/terraso_backend/apps/soil_id/admin.py b/terraso_backend/apps/soil_id/admin.py
index bda1492c5..f4b520e49 100644
--- a/terraso_backend/apps/soil_id/admin.py
+++ b/terraso_backend/apps/soil_id/admin.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class ProjectSoilSettingsAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     inlines = [
         ProjectDepthIntervalInline,
     ]
+    search_fields = ["project__name"]
 
 
 @admin.register(SoilData)
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ def site_owner(self, obj):
     def project(self, obj):
         return obj.site.project.name if obj.site.project is not None else None
 
-    list_display = ("site_name", "project", "site_owner", "depth_interval_preset")
+    list_display = ["site_name", "project", "site_owner", "depth_interval_preset"]
+    search_fields = ["site__name", "site__project__name"]
     inlines = [
         DepthDependentSoilDataInline,
         SoilDataDepthIntervalInline,