diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index 120348a0..1a6200e8 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from .utils import (
     build_where_clauses,
     compound_pks_from_path,
     CustomJSONEncoder,
+    detect_fts_sql,
     escape_css_string,
     escape_sqlite_table_name,
     get_all_foreign_keys,
@@ -427,6 +428,22 @@ class TableView(BaseView):
             where_clauses = []
             params = {}
 
+        # _search support:
+        fts_table = None
+        fts_sql = detect_fts_sql(table)
+        fts_rows = list(await self.execute(name, fts_sql))
+        if fts_rows:
+            fts_table=fts_rows[0][0]
+
+        search = special_args.get('_search')
+        if search and fts_table:
+            where_clauses.append(
+                'rowid in (select rowid from {fts_table} where {fts_table} match :search)'.format(
+                    fts_table=fts_table
+                )
+            )
+            params['search'] = search
+
         next = special_args.get('_next')
         offset = ''
         if next:
@@ -504,6 +521,8 @@ class TableView(BaseView):
         async def extra_template():
             return {
                 'database_hash': hash,
+                'supports_search': bool(fts_table),
+                'search': search or '',
                 'use_rowid': use_rowid,
                 'display_columns': display_columns,
                 'display_rows': await self.make_display_rows(name, hash, table, rows, display_columns, pks, is_view, use_rowid),
diff --git a/datasette/static/app.css b/datasette/static/app.css
index 8df4fce4..b05782da 100644
--- a/datasette/static/app.css
+++ b/datasette/static/app.css
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ form.sql textarea {
     font-family: monospace;
     font-size: 1.3em;
 }
-form.sql label {
+form label {
     font-weight: bold;
     display: inline-block;
     width: 15%;
 }
-form.sql input[type=text] {
+form input[type=text],
+form input[type=search] {
     border: 1px solid #ccc;
     width: 60%;
     padding: 4px;
@@ -103,12 +104,15 @@ form.sql input[type=text] {
     display: inline-block;
     font-size: 1.1em;
 }
+form input[type=search] {
+    width: 40%;
+}
 @media only screen and (max-width: 576px) {
     form.sql textarea {
         width: 95%;
     }
 }
-form.sql input[type=submit] {
+form input[type=submit] {
     color: #fff;
     background-color: #007bff;
     border-color: #007bff;
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ form.sql input[type=submit] {
     vertical-align: middle;
     border: 1px solid blue;
     padding: .275rem .75rem;
-    font-size: 1rem;
-    line-height: 1.5;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    line-height: 1;
     border-radius: .25rem;
 }
diff --git a/datasette/templates/table.html b/datasette/templates/table.html
index 082d2782..2f57310f 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/table.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/table.html
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
     <h2>{{ "{:,}".format(table_rows) }} total row{% if table_rows == 1 %}{% else %}s{% endif %} in this table</h2>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if supports_search %}
+    <form action="/{{ database }}-{{ database_hash }}/{{ table|quote_plus }}" method="get">
+        <p><input type="search" name="_search" value="{{ search }}"> <input type="submit" value="Search"></p>
+    </form>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if query.params %}
 <pre>{{ query.sql }}</pre>
 <pre>params = {{ query.params|tojson(4) }}</pre>
diff --git a/datasette/utils.py b/datasette/utils.py
index f65e5ad8..b30a8b97 100644
--- a/datasette/utils.py
+++ b/datasette/utils.py
@@ -235,3 +235,20 @@ def get_all_foreign_keys(conn):
                 })
 
     return table_to_foreign_keys
+
+
+def detect_fts(conn, table, return_sql=False):
+    "Detect if table has a corresponding FTS virtual table and return it"
+    rows = conn.execute(detect_fts_sql(table)).fetchall()
+    if len(rows) == 0:
+        return None
+    else:
+        return rows[0][0]
+
+
+def detect_fts_sql(table):
+    return r'''
+        select name from sqlite_master
+            where rootpage = 0
+            and sql like '%VIRTUAL TABLE%USING FTS%content="{}"%';
+    '''.format(table)
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 168b9253..8dd5c76c 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Tests for various datasette helper functions.
 
 from datasette import utils
 import pytest
+import sqlite3
 import json
 
 
@@ -124,3 +125,26 @@ def test_validate_sql_select_bad(bad_sql):
 ])
 def test_validate_sql_select_good(good_sql):
     utils.validate_sql_select(good_sql)
+
+
+def test_detect_fts():
+    sql = '''
+    CREATE TABLE "Dumb_Table" (
+      "TreeID" INTEGER,
+      "qSpecies" TEXT
+    );
+    CREATE TABLE "Street_Tree_List" (
+      "TreeID" INTEGER,
+      "qSpecies" TEXT,
+      "qAddress" TEXT,
+      "SiteOrder" INTEGER,
+      "qSiteInfo" TEXT,
+      "PlantType" TEXT,
+      "qCaretaker" TEXT
+    );
+    CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "Street_Tree_List_fts" USING FTS4 ("qAddress", "qCaretaker", "qSpecies", content="Street_Tree_List");
+    '''
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
+    conn.executescript(sql)
+    assert None is utils.detect_fts(conn, 'Dumb_Table')
+    assert 'Street_Tree_List_fts' == utils.detect_fts(conn, 'Street_Tree_List')