diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
index 8bc76273a1..0a0b795812 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-search.inc
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.onContentReady("header_search", function() {
           <option value='phone,phonepro,B_phone,altcontactphone,mobile'>Phone number</option>
       </select>
 
+      <label for="searchtype">Search type:</label>
+      <select name="searchtype" id="searchtype">
+          <option selected="selected" value=''>Starts with</option>
+          <option value='contain'>Contains</option>
+      </select>
+
     <label for="orderby">Order by:</label>
     <select name="orderby" id="searchorderby">
     <option value="surname,0">Surname</option>
diff --git a/members/member.pl b/members/member.pl
index bef3323457..6365f9e193 100755
--- a/members/member.pl
+++ b/members/member.pl
@@ -101,13 +101,19 @@ my @searchfields = $searchfields ? split( ',', $searchfields ) : ( "firstname",
 $member =~ s/,//g;   #remove any commas from search string
 $member =~ s/\*/%/g;
 
+my $searchtype = $input->param('searchtype');
+my %searchtype_ok = ( 'contain' => 1 );
+if ( !defined($searchtype_ok{$searchtype}) ) {
+    undef $searchtype;
+}
+
 my $from = ( $startfrom - 1 ) * $resultsperpage;
 my $to   = $from + $resultsperpage;
 
 my ($count,$results);
 if ($member || keys %$patron) {
     #($results)=Search($member || $patron,{surname=>1,firstname=>1},[$from,$to],undef,["firstname","surname","email","othernames"]  );
-    my $search_scope = ( $quicksearch ? "field_start_with" : "start_with" );
+    my $search_scope = $searchtype || ( $quicksearch ? "field_start_with" : "start_with" );
     ($results) = Search( $member || $patron, \@orderby, undef, undef, \@searchfields, $search_scope );
 }