diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.c empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.c
--- empathy-2.32.0.1/libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.c	2010-10-04 17:52:45.000000000 +0400
+++ empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.c	2010-10-18 14:15:55.000000000 +0400
@@ -1223,10 +1223,7 @@
   if (priv->search_widget == NULL)
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget)))
-    gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget));
-  else
-    gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget));
+  empathy_individual_view_start_search (view);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -2579,3 +2576,17 @@
           G_CALLBACK (individual_view_store_row_deleted_cb), self, 0);
     }
 }
+
+void
+empathy_individual_view_start_search (EmpathyIndividualView *self)
+{
+  EmpathyIndividualViewPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (EMPATHY_IS_INDIVIDUAL_VIEW (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (priv->search_widget != NULL);
+
+  if (gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget)))
+    gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget));
+  else
+    gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (priv->search_widget));
+}
diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.h empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.h
--- empathy-2.32.0.1/libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.h	2010-10-04 13:19:26.000000000 +0400
+++ empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//libempathy-gtk/empathy-individual-view.h	2010-10-18 14:11:53.000000000 +0400
@@ -133,5 +133,7 @@
 void empathy_individual_view_set_store (EmpathyIndividualView *self,
     EmpathyIndividualStore *store);
 
+void empathy_individual_view_start_search (EmpathyIndividualView *self);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif /* __EMPATHY_INDIVIDUAL_VIEW_H__ */
diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.c empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//src/empathy-main-window.c
--- empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.c	2010-10-04 17:52:45.000000000 +0400
+++ empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//src/empathy-main-window.c	2010-10-18 16:47:19.000000000 +0400
@@ -951,6 +951,15 @@
 }
 
 static void
+main_window_edit_search_contacts_cb (GtkCheckMenuItem  *item,
+				     EmpathyMainWindow *window)
+{
+	EmpathyMainWindowPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (window);
+
+	empathy_individual_view_start_search (priv->individual_view);
+}
+
+static void
 main_window_view_show_map_cb (GtkCheckMenuItem  *item,
 			      EmpathyMainWindow *window)
 {
@@ -1603,6 +1612,7 @@
 			      "edit_accounts", "activate", main_window_edit_accounts_cb,
 			      "edit_personal_information", "activate", main_window_edit_personal_information_cb,
 			      "edit_preferences", "activate", main_window_edit_preferences_cb,
+			      "edit_search_contacts", "activate", main_window_edit_search_contacts_cb,
 			      "help_about", "activate", main_window_help_about_cb,
 			      "help_debug", "activate", main_window_help_debug_cb,
 			      "help_contents", "activate", main_window_help_contents_cb,
diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.ui empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//src/empathy-main-window.ui
--- empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.ui	2010-10-04 13:19:28.000000000 +0400
+++ empathy-2.32.0.1.patched2//src/empathy-main-window.ui	2010-10-18 17:48:13.000000000 +0400
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
+          <object class="GtkAction" id="edit_search_contacts">
+            <property name="name">edit_search_contacts</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Find in Contact _List</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
           <object class="GtkAction" id="view">
             <property name="name">view</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">_View</property>
@@ -234,6 +240,7 @@
           <separator name="edit_context_separator"/>
           <menuitem action="edit_accounts"/>
           <menuitem action="edit_personal_information"/>
+          <menuitem action="edit_search_contacts"/>
           <separator/>
           <menuitem action="edit_preferences"/>
         </menu>