diff --git a/lib/OpenQA/WebAPI/Plugin/Helpers.pm b/lib/OpenQA/WebAPI/Plugin/Helpers.pm
index 971d3bcf800f..ce396f5fbfb0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenQA/WebAPI/Plugin/Helpers.pm
+++ b/lib/OpenQA/WebAPI/Plugin/Helpers.pm
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ sub _compose_job_overview_search_args ($c) {
 
     my $v = $c->validation;
     $v->optional($_, 'not_empty') for JOBS_OVERVIEW_SEARCH_CRITERIA;
+    $v->optional('comment');
     $v->optional('groupid')->num(0, undef);
     $v->optional('modules', 'comma_separated');
     $v->optional('limit', 'not_empty')->num(0, undef);
@@ -488,6 +489,9 @@ sub _compose_job_overview_search_args ($c) {
     # allow filtering by group ID or group name
     $search_args{groupids} = [map { $_->id } @groups] if @groups;
 
+    # allow filtering by comment text
+    $search_args{comment_text} = $v->param('comment');
+
     return (\%search_args, \@groups);
 }
 
diff --git a/t/10-tests_overview.t b/t/10-tests_overview.t
index 5f0216a2a8b6..a25d30dc0beb 100644
--- a/t/10-tests_overview.t
+++ b/t/10-tests_overview.t
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ sub get_summary { OpenQA::Test::Case::trim_whitespace($t->tx->res->dom->at('#sum
 
 my $jobs = $schema->resultset('Jobs');
 $jobs->find(99928)->update({blocked_by_id => 99927});
+$jobs->find($_)->comments->create({text => 'test1', user_id => 99901}) for 99946, 99963;
 $t->get_ok('/tests/overview' => form => {distri => 'opensuse', version => '13.1', build => '0091'})->status_is(200);
 
 my $summary = get_summary;
@@ -346,6 +347,13 @@ like(get_summary, qr/current time Failed: 1$/i);
 $t->element_exists('#res_DVD_x86_64_doc .result_failed', 'job with failed module logpackages still shown');
 $t->element_exists_not('#res_DVD_x86_64_kde .result_passed', 'passed job hidden');
 
+subtest 'comment parameter' => sub {
+    $t->get_ok('/tests/overview?groupid=1001&distri=opensuse&version=13.1&build=0091&comment=test1');
+    $t->status_is(200);
+    my $ids = $t->tx->res->dom->find('.overview span[id^="res-"]')->map(attr => 'id')->sort->to_array;
+    is_deeply $ids, [qw(res-99946 res-99963)], 'expected set of jobs present';
+};
+
 # Check if another random module has failed
 $latest_job->update({DISTRI => 'opensuse'});
 my $failing_module = $schema->resultset('JobModules')->create(