diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/search_results.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/search_results.html
index 9c470acfa8..1ffb3583da 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/search_results.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/search_results.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <div class="nice-padding">
     {% if pages %}
         <h2>
-            {% blocktrans count counter=pages.paginator.count %}
+            {% blocktrans count counter=all_pages.count %}
                 There is one matching page
             {% plural %}
                 There are {{ counter }} matching pages
@@ -11,6 +11,27 @@
 
         {% search_other %}
 
+        {% if pages.object_list.supports_facet %}
+            <nav class="listing-filter">
+                <h3 class="filter-title">{% trans "Page types" %}</h3>
+                <ul class="filter-options">
+                    {% if not selected_content_type %}
+                        <li style="background-color: #E6E6E6">All ({{ all_pages.count }})</li>
+                    {% else %}
+                        <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages:search' %}?q={{ query_string|urlencode }}">All ({{ all_pages.count }})</a></li>
+                    {% endif %}
+
+                    {% for content_type, count in content_types %}
+                        {% if content_type == selected_content_type %}
+                            <li style="background-color: #E6E6E6">{{ content_type.model_class.get_verbose_name }} ({{ count }})</li>
+                        {% else %}
+                            <li><a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_pages:search' %}?q={{ query_string|urlencode }}&amp;content_type={{ content_type.app_label }}.{{ content_type.model|lower }}">{{ content_type.model_class.get_verbose_name }} ({{ count }})</a></li>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </ul>
+            </nav>
+        {% endif %}
+
         {% include "wagtailadmin/pages/listing/_list_explore.html" with show_parent=1 %}
 
         {% url 'wagtailadmin_pages:search' as pagination_base_url %}
@@ -18,7 +39,7 @@
     {% else %}
         {% if query_string %}
             <h2>{% blocktrans %}Sorry, no pages match <em>"{{ query_string }}"</em>{% endblocktrans %}</h2>
-            
+
             {% search_other %}
         {% else %}
             <p>{% trans 'Enter a search term above' %}</p>
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/views/pages.py b/wagtail/admin/views/pages.py
index c8e6958b62..20c64a48a0 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/views/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/views/pages.py
@@ -886,31 +886,63 @@ def copy(request, page_id):
 @vary_on_headers('X-Requested-With')
 @user_passes_test(user_has_any_page_permission)
 def search(request):
-    pages = []
+    pages = all_pages = Page.objects.all().prefetch_related('content_type').specific()
     q = MATCH_ALL
+    content_types = []
+    pagination_query_params = {}
+
+    if 'content_type' in request.GET:
+        pagination_query_params['content_type'] = request.GET['content_type']
+
+        app_label, model_name = request.GET['content_type'].split('.')
+
+        try:
+            selected_content_type = ContentType.objects.get_by_natural_key(app_label, model_name)
+        except ContentType.DoesNotExist:
+            raise Http404
+
+        pages = pages.filter(content_type=selected_content_type)
+    else:
+        selected_content_type = None
 
     if 'q' in request.GET:
         form = SearchForm(request.GET)
         if form.is_valid():
             q = form.cleaned_data['q']
+            pagination_query_params['q'] = q
+
+            all_pages = all_pages.search(q)
+            pages = pages.search(q)
+
+            if pages.supports_facet:
+                content_types = [
+                    (ContentType.objects.get(id=content_type_id), count)
+                    for content_type_id, count in all_pages.facet('content_type_id').items()
+                ]
 
-            pages = Page.objects.all().prefetch_related('content_type').specific().search(q)
-            paginator, pages = paginate(request, pages)
     else:
         form = SearchForm()
 
+    paginator, pages = paginate(request, pages)
+
     if request.is_ajax():
         return render(request, "wagtailadmin/pages/search_results.html", {
             'pages': pages,
+            'all_pages': all_pages,
             'query_string': q,
-            'pagination_query_params': ('q=%s' % q) if q else ''
+            'content_types': content_types,
+            'selected_content_type': selected_content_type,
+            'pagination_query_params': '&'.join('{}={}'.format(*p) for p in pagination_query_params.items()),
         })
     else:
         return render(request, "wagtailadmin/pages/search.html", {
             'search_form': form,
             'pages': pages,
+            'all_pages': all_pages,
             'query_string': q,
-            'pagination_query_params': ('q=%s' % q) if q else ''
+            'content_types': content_types,
+            'selected_content_type': selected_content_type,
+            'pagination_query_params': '&'.join('{}={}'.format(*p) for p in pagination_query_params.items()),
         })