diff --git a/app/models/setting.rb b/app/models/setting.rb
index 84ba764e21b..4d6e70673c3 100644
--- a/app/models/setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/setting.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def validate(record)
 
   scoped_search :on => :id, :complete_enabled => false, :only_explicit => true, :validator => ScopedSearch::Validators::INTEGER
   scoped_search on: :name, complete_value: :true, operators: ['=', '~']
+  scoped_search on: :description, operators: ['~'], ext_method: :search_description
 
   delegate :settings_type, :encrypted, :encrypted?, :default, to: :setting_definition, allow_nil: true
 
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ def self.config_file
     'settings.yaml'
   end
 
+  def self.search_description(_key, _operator, _value)
+    {}
+  end
+
   # can't use our own settings
   def self.per_page
     20