diff --git a/mistral/db/v2/sqlalchemy/filters.py b/mistral/db/v2/sqlalchemy/filters.py
index bcd3e47c..84faa920 100644
--- a/mistral/db/v2/sqlalchemy/filters.py
+++ b/mistral/db/v2/sqlalchemy/filters.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def apply_filters(query, model, **filters):
 
     for key, value in filters.items():
         column_attr = getattr(model, key)
+
         if isinstance(value, dict):
             if 'in' in value:
                 query = query.filter(column_attr.in_(value['in']))
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ def apply_filters(query, model, **filters):
                 query = query.filter(column_attr <= value['lte'])
             elif 'eq' in value:
                 query = query.filter(column_attr == value['eq'])
+            elif 'has' in value:
+                like_pattern = '%{0}%'.format(value['has'])
+
+                query = query.filter(column_attr.like(like_pattern))
         else:
             filter_dict[key] = value
 
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/db/v2/test_sqlalchemy_db_api.py b/mistral/tests/unit/db/v2/test_sqlalchemy_db_api.py
index c8549f8f..b309f14a 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/db/v2/test_sqlalchemy_db_api.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/db/v2/test_sqlalchemy_db_api.py
@@ -1045,6 +1045,24 @@ class ActionDefinitionTest(SQLAlchemyTest):
 
         self.assertEqual(0, len(fetched))
 
+    def test_filter_action_definitions_by_has_filter(self):
+        db_api.create_action_definition(ACTION_DEFINITIONS[0])
+        db_api.create_action_definition(ACTION_DEFINITIONS[1])
+        created3 = db_api.create_action_definition(ACTION_DEFINITIONS[2])
+
+        f = filter_utils.create_or_update_filter('name', "3", 'has')
+
+        fetched = db_api.get_action_definitions(**f)
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(fetched))
+        self.assertEqual(created3, fetched[0])
+
+        f = filter_utils.create_or_update_filter('name', "Action", 'has')
+
+        fetched = db_api.get_action_definitions(**f)
+
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(fetched))
+
     def test_update_action_definition_with_name(self):
         created = db_api.create_action_definition(ACTION_DEFINITIONS[0])
 
diff --git a/mistral/utils/filter_utils.py b/mistral/utils/filter_utils.py
index 5d60057b..0aeb39e1 100644
--- a/mistral/utils/filter_utils.py
+++ b/mistral/utils/filter_utils.py
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@ def create_filters_from_request_params(**params):
     :return: filters dictionary.
     """
     filters = {}
+
     for column, data in params.items():
         if data is not None:
             if isinstance(data, six.string_types):
                 f_type, value = _extract_filter_type_and_value(data)
+
                 create_or_update_filter(column, value, f_type, filters)
             else:
                 create_or_update_filter(column, data, _filter=filters)
+
     return filters
 
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ def create_or_update_filter(column, value, filter_type='eq', _filter=None):
     """
     if _filter is None:
         _filter = {}
+
     _filter[column] = {filter_type: value}
 
     return _filter
@@ -84,6 +88,9 @@ def _extract_filter_type_and_value(data):
     elif data.startswith("eq:"):
         value = six.text_type(data[3:])
         filter_type = 'eq'
+    elif data.startswith("has:"):
+        value = six.text_type(data[4:])
+        filter_type = 'has'
     else:
         value = data
         filter_type = 'eq'