diff --git a/conntrackt/views.py b/conntrackt/views.py
--- a/conntrackt/views.py
+++ b/conntrackt/views.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from zipfile import ZipFile, ZIP_DEFLATE
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import permission_required
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, reverse_lazy
+from django.db.models import Q
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView, DetailView, CreateView, UpdateView, DeleteView
@@ -965,3 +966,54 @@ def project_diagram(request, pk):
 
     # Return the response object.
     return response
+
+
+class SearchView(MultiplePermissionsRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
+    """
+    Custom view used for rendering the search (results) page.
+    """
+
+    template_name = 'conntrackt/search.html'
+
+    # Required permissions.
+    permissions = {
+        "all": ("conntrackt.view",),
+        }
+
+    # Raise authorisation denied exception for unmet permissions.
+    raise_exception = True
+
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns the context data that should be used for rendering of the
+        template.
+
+        Adds context objects:
+          - 'entities', which is a list of entities that had the search term in
+            their name or description.
+          - 'projects', which is a list of entities that had the search term in
+            their name or description.
+          - 'search_term', which is a string of previous query that brought the
+            user to page (if any). The term will be stripped from leading and
+            trailing spaces/tabs.
+        """
+
+        # Set the context using the parent aclass.
+        context = super(SearchView, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
+
+        # Retrieve the search term, and strip it if it was provided.
+        search_term = self.request.GET.get("q", None)
+        if search_term:
+            search_term = search_term.strip()
+
+        # Do not allow empty searches.
+        if search_term == "":
+            messages.error(self.request, "Search query is not allowed to be empty.", extra_tags="alert alert-error")
+        # Set-up the context objects if search was sent. Otherwise empty search
+        # page will be shown.
+        elif search_term is not None:
+            context['search_term'] = search_term
+            context['entities'] = Entity.objects.search(search_term)
+            context['projects'] = Project.objects.search(search_term)
+
+        return context