diff --git a/weed/filer/filer.go b/weed/filer/filer.go
index 800dd35dc..13dedea1e 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer.go
@@ -280,23 +280,6 @@ func (f *Filer) FindEntry(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath) (entry *Entry, e
 
 }
 
-func (f *Filer) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) ([]*Entry, error) {
-	if strings.HasSuffix(string(p), "/") && len(p) > 1 {
-		p = p[0 : len(p)-1]
-	}
-
-	var makeupEntries []*Entry
-	entries, expiredCount, lastFileName, err := f.doListDirectoryEntries(ctx, p, startFileName, inclusive, limit, prefix)
-	for expiredCount > 0 && err == nil {
-		makeupEntries, expiredCount, lastFileName, err = f.doListDirectoryEntries(ctx, p, lastFileName, false, expiredCount, prefix)
-		if err == nil {
-			entries = append(entries, makeupEntries...)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return entries, err
-}
-
 func (f *Filer) doListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*Entry, expiredCount int, lastFileName string, err error) {
 	listedEntries, listErr := f.Store.ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx, p, startFileName, inclusive, limit, prefix)
 	if listErr != nil {
diff --git a/weed/filer/filer_search.go b/weed/filer/filer_search.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9622b51eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filer/filer_search.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package filer
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func splitPattern(pattern string) (prefix string, restPattern string, hasUpper bool) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(pattern); i++ {
+		hasUpper = hasUpper || ('A' <= pattern[i] && pattern[i] <= 'Z')
+	}
+	position := strings.Index(pattern, "*")
+	if position >= 0 {
+		return pattern[:position], pattern[position:], hasUpper
+	}
+	position = strings.Index(pattern, "?")
+	if position >= 0 {
+		return pattern[:position], pattern[position:], hasUpper
+	}
+	return "", restPattern, hasUpper
+}
+
+func (f *Filer) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, namePattern string) (entries []*Entry, err error) {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(string(p), "/") && len(p) > 1 {
+		p = p[0 : len(p)-1]
+	}
+
+	prefix, restNamePattern, hasUpper := splitPattern(namePattern)
+	var missedCount int
+	var lastFileName string
+
+	entries, missedCount, lastFileName, err = f.doListPatternMatchedEntries(ctx, p, startFileName, inclusive, limit, prefix, restNamePattern, hasUpper)
+
+	for missedCount > 0 && err == nil {
+		var makeupEntries []*Entry
+		makeupEntries, missedCount, lastFileName, err = f.doListPatternMatchedEntries(ctx, p, lastFileName, false, missedCount, prefix, restNamePattern, hasUpper)
+		for _, entry := range makeupEntries {
+			entries = append(entries, entry)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return entries, err
+}
+
+func (f *Filer) doListPatternMatchedEntries(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix, restNamePattern string, hasUpper bool) (matchedEntries []*Entry, missedCount int, lastFileName string, err error) {
+	var foundEntries []*Entry
+
+	foundEntries, lastFileName, err = f.doListValidEntries(ctx, p, startFileName, inclusive, limit, prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(restNamePattern) == 0 {
+		return foundEntries, 0, lastFileName, nil
+	}
+	for _, entry := range foundEntries {
+		nameToTest := strings.ToLower(entry.Name())
+		if matched, matchErr := filepath.Match(restNamePattern, nameToTest[len(prefix):]); matchErr == nil && matched {
+			matchedEntries = append(matchedEntries, entry)
+		} else {
+			missedCount++
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *Filer) doListValidEntries(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*Entry, lastFileName string, err error) {
+	var makeupEntries []*Entry
+	var expiredCount int
+	entries, expiredCount, lastFileName, err = f.doListDirectoryEntries(ctx, p, startFileName, inclusive, limit, prefix)
+	for expiredCount > 0 && err == nil {
+		makeupEntries, expiredCount, lastFileName, err = f.doListDirectoryEntries(ctx, p, lastFileName, false, expiredCount, prefix)
+		if err == nil {
+			entries = append(entries, makeupEntries...)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read_dir.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read_dir.go
index 99345550c..f303ba1d4 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read_dir.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read_dir.go
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) listDirectoryHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	}
 
 	lastFileName := r.FormValue("lastFileName")
+	namePattern := r.FormValue("namePattern")
 
-	entries, err := fs.filer.ListDirectoryEntries(context.Background(), util.FullPath(path), lastFileName, false, limit, "")
+	entries, err := fs.filer.ListDirectoryEntries(context.Background(), util.FullPath(path), lastFileName, false, limit, namePattern)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("listDirectory %s %s %d: %s", path, lastFileName, limit, err)