diff --git a/config/router.js b/config/router.js
index fef3fd4..6db7bec 100644
--- a/config/router.js
+++ b/config/router.js
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ module.exports = router => {
     );
 
     extended.get('/api/users',  controller.users.get_users);
+    extended.get('/api/user_auto_complete', $.permission_or_role_manager, controller.users.get_user_from_autocomplete);
 
     /**
      * Roles routes
diff --git a/controllers/users.js b/controllers/users.js
index 76528ea..8a62701 100644
--- a/controllers/users.js
+++ b/controllers/users.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const {
 
 module.exports = {
     get_users,
+    get_user_from_autocomplete,
 };
 
 async function get_users(req) {
@@ -44,3 +45,29 @@ async function get_users(req) {
         data
     };
 }
+async function get_user_from_autocomplete(req) {
+    const input = {
+        ...req.query,
+        ...req.params
+    };
+
+    const rules = {
+        autocomplete: 'required|object',
+    };
+    
+    let validated_input = await indicative.validate(input, rules);
+
+    const user_factory = factory.create(USERS);
+    const users = await user_factory.get_users_test(validated_input);
+
+    const data = {
+        items: users,
+        total: users.length,
+        ..._.pick(validated_input, ['page', 'per_page'])
+    };
+
+    return {
+        ...responses.FETCH_USER_SUGGESTIONS_SUCCESS,
+        data
+    };
+}
diff --git a/helpers/util.js b/helpers/util.js
index 1682e2c..dde7c21 100644
--- a/helpers/util.js
+++ b/helpers/util.js
@@ -281,6 +281,25 @@ function get_managed_role_names(user_managed_permissions) {
 
     return managed_role_names;
 }
+function get_match_type_string(match_type = null, search_query) {
+    let match_type_string = '';
+    switch (match_type) {
+        case 'any':
+            match_type_string = `%${search_query}%`;
+            break;
+        case 'start':
+            match_type_string = `${search_query}%`;
+            break;
+        case 'end':
+            match_type_string = `%${search_query}`;
+            break;
+        default:
+            match_type_string = search_query;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return match_type_string;
+}
 
 module.exports = {
     hash,
@@ -304,4 +323,5 @@ module.exports = {
     merge_by_key,
     markdown_to_html,
     get_managed_role_names,
+    get_match_type_string,
 };
diff --git a/repositories/users.js b/repositories/users.js
index 8830f34..c517d5f 100644
--- a/repositories/users.js
+++ b/repositories/users.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const squel = require('squel').useFlavour('mysql');
 const config = require('config/config');
 const base_repository = require('repositories/base_repository');
+const util = require('helpers/util');
 const YTFREEDOM_DB = config.DATABASE.YTFREEDOM.database;
 const {
     ASSIGNED_ROLES,
@@ -138,6 +139,47 @@ class users extends base_repository {
 
         return this.run_query();
     }
+    get_query_test(options) {
+        let fields = [
+            'u.id',
+            'u.name',
+            'u.username',
+            'u.picture as avatar',
+        ];
+
+        this.select(fields)
+            .where('u.deleted_at IS NULL');
+
+        const option_fields = _.get(options, 'autocomplete.fields');
+        let search_string = _.get(options, 'autocomplete.search_string');
+        const expr = squel.expr();
+        _.forEach(_.keys(option_fields), (field) => {
+            const option = _.get(option_fields, field);
+            if(option.operation === 'like') {
+                expr.or(`${field} ${option.operation} ?`, util.get_match_type_string(option.match_type, search_string));
+            } else {
+                expr.or(`${field} ${option.operation} ?`, search_string);
+            }
+        });
+        this.where(expr);
+
+        return this._query;
+    }
+
+    get_users_test(options) {
+        this.get_query_test(options);
+
+        if (options.sort_by) {
+            this.order(
+                _.get(options, 'sort_by'),
+                true
+            );
+        }
+        this.limit(config.PAGINATION_DEFAULTS.per_page)
+            .offset(config.PAGINATION_DEFAULTS.per_page * (config.PAGINATION_DEFAULTS.page - 1));
+
+        return this.run_query();
+    }
 
 }