diff --git a/ara/api/filters.py b/ara/api/filters.py
index 07ec27ae..fd1a5ca3 100644
--- a/ara/api/filters.py
+++ b/ara/api/filters.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class PlayFilter(DateFilter):
     status = django_filters.MultipleChoiceFilter(
         field_name="status", choices=ara_models.Play.STATUS, lookup_expr="iexact"
     )
+    name = django_filters.CharFilter(field_name="name", lookup_expr="icontains")
 
     # fmt: off
     order = django_filters.OrderingFilter(
diff --git a/ara/api/tests/tests_play.py b/ara/api/tests/tests_play.py
index 6a3dc650..ed30dc23 100644
--- a/ara/api/tests/tests_play.py
+++ b/ara/api/tests/tests_play.py
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@ class PlayTestCase(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, len(request.data["results"]))
         self.assertEqual(play.name, request.data["results"][0]["name"])
 
+    def test_get_plays_by_name(self):
+        # Create a playbook and two plays
+        playbook = factories.PlaybookFactory()
+        play = factories.PlayFactory(name="first_play", playbook=playbook)
+        factories.TaskFactory(name="second_play", playbook=playbook)
+
+        # Query for the first play name and expect one result
+        request = self.client.get("/api/v1/plays?name=%s" % play.name)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(request.data["results"]))
+        self.assertEqual(play.name, request.data["results"][0]["name"])
+
     def test_get_play_by_uuid(self):
         play = factories.PlayFactory(name="play1", uuid="6b838b6f-cfc7-4e11-a264-73df8683ee0e")
         factories.PlayFactory(name="play2")