diff --git a/conntrackt/models.py b/conntrackt/models.py
--- a/conntrackt/models.py
+++ b/conntrackt/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.query_utils import Q
+
+
+class SearchManager(models.Manager):
+    """
+    Custom model manager that implements search for model instances that contain
+    a specific string (search term) in fields "name" or "description".
+    """
+
+    def search(self, search_term):
+        """
+        Performs a search for model instances that contain the provided search
+        term in fields "name" or "description". The search is case-insensitive.
+
+        Arguments:
+          search_term - String to search the name and description for.
+
+        Returns:
+          Query set with model instances that matched the search.
+        """
+
+        return self.filter(Q(name__icontains=search_term) | Q(description__icontains=search_term))
 
 
 class Project(models.Model):
@@ -39,6 +61,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
 
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100, unique=True)
     description = models.TextField(blank=True)
+    objects = SearchManager()
 
     class Meta:
         permissions = (("view", "Can view information"),)
@@ -119,6 +142,7 @@ class Entity(models.Model):
     description = models.TextField(blank=True)
     project = models.ForeignKey(Project)
     location = models.ForeignKey(Location)
+    objects = SearchManager()
 
     class Meta:
         # Fix the plural form used by Django.