diff --git a/application/controllers/GroupController.php b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
index 395b2f243..a4161981a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/GroupController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/GroupController.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class GroupController extends AuthBackendController
 
         $filterEditor = Widget::create('filterEditor')
             ->setQuery($members)
+            ->setSearchColumns(array('user'))
             ->preserveParams('limit', 'sort', 'dir', 'view', 'backend', 'group')
             ->ignoreParams('page')
             ->handleRequest($this->getRequest());