diff --git a/persistence/player_repository.go b/persistence/player_repository.go
index 9c33dfb38..85f9219c5 100644
--- a/persistence/player_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/player_repository.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func NewPlayerRepository(ctx context.Context, o orm.Ormer) model.PlayerRepositor
 	r.ctx = ctx
 	r.ormer = o
 	r.tableName = "player"
+	r.filterMappings = map[string]filterFunc{
+		"name": containsFilter,
+	}
 	return r
 }
 
diff --git a/persistence/sql_restful.go b/persistence/sql_restful.go
index 0269c29df..c5208a96d 100644
--- a/persistence/sql_restful.go
+++ b/persistence/sql_restful.go
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ func startsWithFilter(field string, value interface{}) Sqlizer {
 	return Like{field: fmt.Sprintf("%s%%", value)}
 }
 
+func containsFilter(field string, value interface{}) Sqlizer {
+	return Like{field: fmt.Sprintf("%%%s%%", value)}
+}
+
 func booleanFilter(field string, value interface{}) Sqlizer {
 	v := strings.ToLower(value.(string))
 	return Eq{field: strings.ToLower(v) == "true"}
diff --git a/ui/src/player/PlayerList.js b/ui/src/player/PlayerList.js
index c36ef304b..26c5e21f2 100644
--- a/ui/src/player/PlayerList.js
+++ b/ui/src/player/PlayerList.js
@@ -5,14 +5,27 @@ import {
   DateField,
   FunctionField,
   ReferenceField,
+  Filter,
+  SearchInput,
 } from 'react-admin'
 import { useMediaQuery } from '@material-ui/core'
 import { SimpleList, List } from '../common'
 
-const PlayerList = (props) => {
+const PlayerFilter = (props) => (
+  <Filter {...props}>
+    <SearchInput source="name" alwaysOn />
+  </Filter>
+)
+
+const PlayerList = ({ permissions, ...props }) => {
   const isXsmall = useMediaQuery((theme) => theme.breakpoints.down('xs'))
   return (
-    <List exporter={false} {...props}>
+    <List
+      {...props}
+      sort={{ field: 'lastSeen', order: 'DESC' }}
+      exporter={false}
+      filters={<PlayerFilter />}
+    >
       {isXsmall ? (
         <SimpleList
           primaryText={(r) => r.client}
@@ -22,6 +35,7 @@ const PlayerList = (props) => {
       ) : (
         <Datagrid rowClick="edit">
           <TextField source="name" />
+          {permissions === 'admin' && <TextField source="userName" />}
           <ReferenceField source="transcodingId" reference="transcoding">
             <TextField source="name" />
           </ReferenceField>