diff --git a/src/classes/Controllers/Api/MatchSearch.php b/src/classes/Controllers/Api/MatchSearch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a45aff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/Controllers/Api/MatchSearch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Directory\Controllers\Api;
+
+use Friendica\Directory\Content\Pager;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @author Hypolite Petovan <mrpetovan@gmail.com>
+ */
+class MatchSearch
+{
+	/**
+	 * @var \Atlas\Pdo\Connection
+	 */
+	private $atlas;
+	/**
+	 * @var \Friendica\Directory\Models\Profile
+	 */
+	private $profileModel;
+	/**
+	 * @var \Gettext\TranslatorInterface
+	 */
+	private $l10n;
+
+	public function __construct(
+		\Atlas\Pdo\Connection $atlas,
+		\Friendica\Directory\Models\Profile $profileModel,
+		\Gettext\TranslatorInterface $l10n
+	)
+	{
+		$this->atlas = $atlas;
+		$this->profileModel = $profileModel;
+		$this->l10n = $l10n;
+	}
+
+	public function render(\Slim\Http\Request $request, \Slim\Http\Response $response, array $args): \Slim\Http\Response
+	{
+		$perpage = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'n', FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+		$query  = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 's', FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
+
+		if (!$perpage) {
+			$perpage = 80;
+		}
+
+		$pager = new Pager($this->l10n, $request, $perpage);
+		$pager->setPage(filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'p', FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT));
+
+		$sql_where = "MATCH (p.`tags`) AGAINST (:query)";
+
+		$values = ['query' => $query];
+
+		$profiles = $this->profileModel->getListForDisplay($pager->getItemsPerPage(), $pager->getStart(), $sql_where, $values);
+
+		$count = $this->profileModel->getCountForDisplay($sql_where, $values);
+
+		$vars = [
+			'query'        => $query,
+			'page'         => $pager->getPage(),
+			'itemsperpage' => $pager->getItemsPerPage(),
+			'count'        => $count,
+			'profiles'     => $profiles
+		];
+
+		return $response->withJson($vars);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/classes/Routes/Http/MatchSearch.php b/src/classes/Routes/Http/MatchSearch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54f79e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/Routes/Http/MatchSearch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Directory\Routes\Http;
+
+/**
+ * @author Hypolite Petovan <mrpetovan@gmail.com>
+ */
+class MatchSearch extends BaseRoute
+{
+	public function __invoke(\Slim\Http\Request $request, \Slim\Http\Response $response, array $args): \Slim\Http\Response
+	{
+		return (new \Friendica\Directory\Controllers\Api\MatchSearch(
+			$this->container->atlas,
+			$this->container->get('\Friendica\Directory\Models\Profile'),
+			$this->container->l10n
+		))->render($request, $response, $args);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/routes.php b/src/routes.php
index b1b8113..7718cc7 100644
--- a/src/routes.php
+++ b/src/routes.php
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ $app->get('/search[/{account_type}]', function (Request $request, Response $resp
 	return $route($request, $response, $args);
 })->setName('search');
 
+$app->post('/msearch', \Friendica\Directory\Routes\Http\MatchSearch::class);
+
 $app->get('/stats', \Friendica\Directory\Routes\Web\Statistics::class);
 
 $app->get('/submit', \Friendica\Directory\Routes\Http\Submit::class);