diff --git a/app/models/issue_query.rb b/app/models/issue_query.rb
index dc27cd47b..8c6eb1f84 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_query.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
 
     add_available_filter "done_ratio", :type => :integer
 
+    add_available_filter "notes", :type => :text
+
     if User.current.allowed_to?(:set_issues_private, nil, :global => true) ||
       User.current.allowed_to?(:set_own_issues_private, nil, :global => true)
       add_available_filter(
@@ -564,6 +566,14 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
     "(#{nl} #{sql_for_field("fixed_version_id", "=", version_ids, Issue.table_name, "fixed_version_id")})"
   end
 
+  def sql_for_notes_field(field, operator, value)
+    subquery = "SELECT 1 FROM #{Journal.table_name}" +
+      " WHERE #{Journal.table_name}.journalized_type='Issue' AND #{Journal.table_name}.journalized_id=#{Issue.table_name}.id" +
+      " AND (#{sql_for_field field, operator.ends_with?("~") ? "~" : "*", value, Journal.table_name, 'notes'})" +
+      " AND (#{Journal.visible_notes_condition(User.current, :skip_pre_condition => true)})"
+    "#{operator.starts_with?("!") ? "NOT EXISTS" : "EXISTS"} (#{subquery})"
+  end
+
   def sql_for_is_private_field(field, operator, value)
     op = (operator == "=" ? 'IN' : 'NOT IN')
     va =
diff --git a/test/unit/query_test.rb b/test/unit/query_test.rb
index a6dff724c..4793de424 100644
--- a/test/unit/query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/query_test.rb
@@ -803,6 +803,43 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_filter_notes
+    user = User.generate!
+    Journal.create!(:user_id => user.id, :journalized => Issue.find(2), :notes => 'Notes')
+    Journal.create!(:user_id => user.id, :journalized => Issue.find(3), :notes => 'Notes')
+
+    issue_journals = Issue.find(1).journals.sort
+    assert_equal ['Journal notes', 'Some notes with Redmine links: #2, r2.'], issue_journals.map(&:notes)
+    assert_equal [false, false], issue_journals.map(&:private_notes)
+
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    filter_name = "notes"
+    assert_include filter_name, query.available_filters.keys
+
+    query.filters = {filter_name => {:operator => '~', :values => ['Notes']}}
+    assert_equal [1, 2, 3], find_issues_with_query(query).map(&:id).sort
+
+    query.filters = {filter_name => {:operator => '!~', :values => ['Notes']}}
+    assert_equal (Issue.ids.sort - [1, 2, 3]), find_issues_with_query(query).map(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_notes_should_ignore_private_notes_that_are_not_visible
+    user = User.generate!
+    Journal.create!(:user_id => user.id, :journalized => Issue.find(2), :notes => 'Notes', :private_notes => true)
+    Journal.create!(:user_id => user.id, :journalized => Issue.find(3), :notes => 'Notes')
+
+    issue_journals = Issue.find(1).journals.sort
+    assert_equal ['Journal notes', 'Some notes with Redmine links: #2, r2.'], issue_journals.map(&:notes)
+    assert_equal [false, false], issue_journals.map(&:private_notes)
+
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    filter_name = "notes"
+    assert_include filter_name, query.available_filters.keys
+
+    query.filters = {filter_name => {:operator => '~', :values => ['Notes']}}
+    assert_equal [1, 3], find_issues_with_query(query).map(&:id).sort
+  end
+
   def test_filter_updated_by
     user = User.generate!
     Journal.create!(:user_id => user.id, :journalized => Issue.find(2), :notes => 'Notes')