diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
index 58bce39b6..b2b0df5ec 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.jsx
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ const UserPage = createClass({
 	renderFilterOption : function(){
 		return <td>
 			<label>
-				Filter Title:
+				<i className='fas fa-search'></i>
 				<input
-					type='text'
+					type='search'
+					placeholder='search title/description'
 					onChange={this.handleFilterTextChange}
 				/>
 			</label>
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ const UserPage = createClass({
 	getSortedBrews : function(){
 		const testString = _.deburr(this.state.filterString).toLowerCase();
 		const brewCollection = this.state.filterString ? _.filter(this.props.brews, (brew)=>{
-			return (_.deburr(brew?.title).toLowerCase().includes(testString));
+			return (_.deburr(brew?.title).toLowerCase().includes(testString)) ||
+			(_.deburr(brew?.description).toLowerCase().includes(testString));
 		}) : this.props.brews;
 		return _.groupBy(brewCollection, (brew)=>{
 			return (brew.published ? 'published' : 'private');
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.less b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.less
index 3b1fa0260..d968aab9a 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.less
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/userPage/userPage.less
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 			vertical-align : middle;
 			tbody tr{
 				background-color: transparent !important;
+				i{
+					padding-right : 5px
+				}
 			button{
 					background-color : transparent;
 					color            : #58180D;