diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/user/UserFilter.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/user/UserFilter.java
index 6370220a..cc314dd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/user/UserFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gbl/model/user/UserFilter.java
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ package ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.user;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.Domain.USER;
 
+@JsonInclude(Include.NON_NULL)
 public final class UserFilter {
 
     @JsonProperty(USER.ATTR_ACTIVE)
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ public final class UserFilter {
         this.name = name;
         this.userName = userName;
         this.email = email;
-        this.active = active;
+        this.active = BooleanUtils.isFalse(active);
         this.locale = locale;
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +75,21 @@ public final class UserFilter {
         return this.locale;
     }
 
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public String getNameLike() {
+        return (this.name == null) ? null : "%" + this.name + "%";
+    }
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public String getUserNameLike() {
+        return (this.userName == null) ? null : "%" + this.userName + "%";
+    }
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public String getEmailLike() {
+        return (this.email == null) ? null : "%" + this.email + "%";
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return "UserFilter [institutionId=" + this.institutionId + ", name=" + this.name + ", userName=" + this.userName
@@ -80,6 +101,10 @@ public final class UserFilter {
         return new UserFilter(null, null, null, null, true, null);
     }
 
+    public static UserFilter ofInactive() {
+        return new UserFilter(null, null, null, null, false, null);
+    }
+
     public static UserFilter ofInstitution(@NotNull final Long institutionId) {
         return new UserFilter(institutionId, null, null, null, true, null);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDaoImpl.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDaoImpl.java
index 9716bbbe..0e0cc04a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDaoImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/dao/impl/UserDaoImpl.java
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ public class UserDaoImpl implements UserDAO {
                     UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.active,
                     isEqualTo(BooleanUtils.toInteger(filter.active)))
                     .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.institutionId, isEqualToWhenPresent(filter.institutionId))
-                    .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.name, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.name))
-                    .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.userName, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.userName))
+                    .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.name, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.getNameLike()))
+                    .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.userName, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.getUserNameLike()))
+                    .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.email, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.getEmailLike()))
                     .and(UserRecordDynamicSqlSupport.locale, isLikeWhenPresent(filter.locale))
                     .build()
                     .execute();
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/UserAccountController.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/UserAccountController.java
index da16d886..2ada3f9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/UserAccountController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/weblayer/api/UserAccountController.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class UserAccountController {
 
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
     public Collection<UserInfo> getAll(
+            //@RequestParam(required = false) final UserFilter filter,
             @RequestBody(required = false) final UserFilter filter,
             final Principal principal) {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/UserAPITest.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/UserAPITest.java
index 31cb206f..ecb2fa78 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/UserAPITest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/UserAPITest.java
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.user.UserFilter;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.user.UserInfo;
 
 public class UserAPITest extends AdministrationAPIIntegrationTest {
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ public class UserAPITest extends AdministrationAPIIntegrationTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void getUserInfo() throws Exception {
+    public void getUserInfoWithUUID() throws Exception {
         final String sebAdminAccessToken = getSebAdminAccess();
         String contentAsString = this.mockMvc.perform(get(this.endpoint + "/useraccount/2")
                 .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + sebAdminAccessToken))
@@ -136,12 +139,55 @@ public class UserAPITest extends AdministrationAPIIntegrationTest {
         // TODO more tests
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void getAllUserInfoWithSearchInactive() throws Exception {
+        final UserFilter filter = UserFilter.ofInactive();
+        final String filterJson = this.jsonMapper.writeValueAsString(filter);
+
+        final String token = getSebAdminAccess();
+        final List<UserInfo> userInfos = this.jsonMapper.readValue(
+                this.mockMvc.perform(get(this.endpoint + "/useraccount")
+                        .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_UTF8)
+                        .content(filterJson))
+                        .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                        .andReturn().getResponse().getContentAsString(),
+                new TypeReference<List<UserInfo>>() {
+                });
+
+        assertNotNull(userInfos);
+        assertTrue(userInfos.size() == 1);
+        assertNotNull(getUserInfo("deactivatedUser", userInfos));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getAllUserInfoWithSearchUsernameLike() throws Exception {
+        final UserFilter filter = new UserFilter(null, null, "exam", null, null, null);
+        final String filterJson = this.jsonMapper.writeValueAsString(filter);
+
+        final String token = getSebAdminAccess();
+        final List<UserInfo> userInfos = this.jsonMapper.readValue(
+                this.mockMvc.perform(get(this.endpoint + "/useraccount")
+                        .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_UTF8)
+                        .content(filterJson))
+                        .andExpect(status().isOk())
+                        .andReturn().getResponse().getContentAsString(),
+                new TypeReference<List<UserInfo>>() {
+                });
+
+        assertNotNull(userInfos);
+        assertTrue(userInfos.size() == 2);
+        assertNotNull(getUserInfo("examAdmin1", userInfos));
+        assertNotNull(getUserInfo("examSupporter", userInfos));
+    }
+
     private UserInfo getUserInfo(final String name, final Collection<UserInfo> infos) {
         return infos
                 .stream()
                 .filter(ui -> ui.userName.equals(name))
                 .findFirst()
-                .orElseThrow();
+                .orElseThrow(NoSuchElementException::new);
     }
 
 }