diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
index 2c700821131..19e954bf7b0 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/res/res_users.py
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ class groups(osv.osv):
                 res[g.id] = g.name
         return res
     
+    def _search_group(self, cr, uid, obj, name, args, context=None):
+        operand = args[0][2]
+        operator = args[0][1]
+        values = operand.split('/')
+        group_name = values[0]
+        where = [('name', operator, group_name)]
+        if len(values) > 1:
+            application_name = values[0]
+            group_name = values[1]
+            where = ['|',('category_id.name', operator, application_name)] + where
+        return where
+    
     _columns = {
         'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
         'users': fields.many2many('res.users', 'res_groups_users_rel', 'gid', 'uid', 'Users'),
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ class groups(osv.osv):
         'menu_access': fields.many2many('ir.ui.menu', 'ir_ui_menu_group_rel', 'gid', 'menu_id', 'Access Menu'),
         'comment' : fields.text('Comment', size=250, translate=True),
         'category_id': fields.many2one('ir.module.category', 'Application', select=True),
-        'full_name': fields.function(_get_full_name, type='char', string='Group Name', size=256),
+        'full_name': fields.function(_get_full_name, type='char', string='Group Name', fnct_search=_search_group),
     }
 
     _sql_constraints = [