diff --git a/helpdesk/query.py b/helpdesk/query.py
index 88e19224..a2fbe16e 100644
--- a/helpdesk/query.py
+++ b/helpdesk/query.py
@@ -56,18 +56,23 @@ def get_search_filter_args(search):
         return Q(queue__title__icontains=search[len('queue:'):])
     if search.startswith('priority:'):
         return Q(priority__icontains=search[len('priority:'):])
-    return (
-        Q(id__icontains=search) |
-        Q(title__icontains=search) |
-        Q(description__icontains=search) |
-        Q(priority__icontains=search) |
-        Q(resolution__icontains=search) |
-        Q(submitter_email__icontains=search) |
-        Q(assigned_to__email__icontains=search) |
-        Q(ticketcustomfieldvalue__value__icontains=search) |
-        Q(created__icontains=search) |
-        Q(due_date__icontains=search)
-    )
+    filter = Q()
+    for subsearch in search.split("OR"):
+        subsearch = subsearch.strip()
+        filter = (
+            filter |
+            Q(id__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(title__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(description__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(priority__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(resolution__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(submitter_email__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(assigned_to__email__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(ticketcustomfieldvalue__value__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(created__icontains=subsearch) |
+            Q(due_date__icontains=subsearch)
+        )
+    return filter
 
 
 DATATABLES_ORDER_COLUMN_CHOICES = Choices(
diff --git a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/keywords.html b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/keywords.html
index adf37a7e..6a3253fe 100644
--- a/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/keywords.html
+++ b/helpdesk/templates/helpdesk/filters/keywords.html
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
     <div class="col col-sm-6">
         <button class='filterBuilderRemove btn btn-danger btn-sm float-right'><i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i></button>
     </div>
-      <p class='filterHelp'>{% trans "Keywords are case-insensitive, and will be looked for pretty much everywhere possible. Prepend with 'queue:' or 'priority:' to search by queue or priority." %}</p>
+      <p class='filterHelp'>{% trans "Keywords are case-insensitive, and will be looked for pretty much everywhere possible. Prepend with 'queue:' or 'priority:' to search by queue or priority. You can also use the keyword OR to combine multiple searches." %}</p>
 </div>