diff --git a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
index 194823a79..d44fc4503 100644
--- a/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
+++ b/ts/state/ducks/search.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { omit, reject } from 'lodash';
 
 import { normalize } from '../../types/PhoneNumber';
-import { SearchOptions } from '../../types/Search';
+import { SearchOptions, AdvancedSearchOptions } from '../../types/Search';
 import { trigger } from '../../shims/events';
 import { getMessageModel } from '../../shims/Whisper';
 import { cleanSearchTerm } from '../../util/cleanSearchTerm';
@@ -98,12 +98,28 @@ async function doSearch(
 ): Promise<SearchResultsPayloadType> {
   const { regionCode } = options;
 
+  const advancedSearchOptions = getAdvancedSearchOptionsFromQuery(query);
+  const processedQuery = advancedSearchOptions['query'];
+  const isAdvancedQuery = query !== processedQuery;
+
   const [discussions, messages] = await Promise.all([
-    queryConversationsAndContacts(query, options),
-    queryMessages(query),
+    queryConversationsAndContacts(processedQuery, options),
+    queryMessages(processedQuery)
   ]);
   const { conversations, contacts } = discussions;
-  const filteredMessages = messages.filter(message => message !== undefined);
+  let filteredMessages = messages.filter(message => message !== undefined);
+
+  if (isAdvancedQuery) {
+    let senderFilter: string[] = [];
+    if (advancedSearchOptions['from'] !== null && advancedSearchOptions['from'].length > 0) {
+      const senderFilterQuery  = await queryConversationsAndContacts(advancedSearchOptions['from'], options);
+      senderFilter = senderFilterQuery.contacts;
+      console.log(senderFilter);
+    }
+    filteredMessages = filterMessages(filteredMessages, advancedSearchOptions, senderFilter);
+    console.log(filteredMessages);
+    console.log(advancedSearchOptions);
+  }
 
   return {
     query,
@@ -146,6 +162,69 @@ function startNewConversation(
 
 // Helper functions for search
 
+function filterMessages(messages: any[], filters: AdvancedSearchOptions, contacts: string[]) {
+  let filteredMessages = messages;
+  if (filters['from'] !== null && filters['from'].length > 0) {
+    if (filters['from'] === '@me') {
+      filteredMessages = filteredMessages.filter(message => message.sent);
+    } else {
+      filteredMessages = [];
+      for(let contact of contacts) {
+        for (const message of messages) {
+          if (message.source === contact) {
+            filteredMessages.push(message);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (filters['before'] > 0) {
+    filteredMessages = filteredMessages.filter(message => message.received_at < filters['before']);
+  }
+  if (filters['after'] > 0) {
+    filteredMessages = filteredMessages.filter(message => message.received_at > filters['after']);
+  }
+
+  return filteredMessages;
+};
+
+function getUnixTimestampParameter(timestamp: string): number {
+  if (!isNaN(parseInt(timestamp))) {
+    return parseInt(timestamp);
+  } else {
+    // ToDo: (konstantinullrich) Add Support for dateformats
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
+
+function getAdvancedSearchOptionsFromQuery(query: string): AdvancedSearchOptions {
+  const filterSeperator = ':';
+  const filters: any = {
+    query: null,
+    from: null,
+    before: null,
+    after: null
+  };
+
+  let newQuery = query;
+  const splitQuery = query.toLowerCase().split(' ');
+  const filtersList = Object.keys(filters);
+  for(let queryPart of splitQuery) {
+    for(let filter of filtersList) {
+      const filterMatcher = filter + filterSeperator;
+      if(queryPart.startsWith(filterMatcher)) {
+        filters[filter] = queryPart.replace(filterMatcher, '');
+        newQuery = newQuery.replace(queryPart, '').trim();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  filters['before'] = getUnixTimestampParameter(filters['before']);
+  filters['after'] = getUnixTimestampParameter(filters['after']);
+  filters['query'] = newQuery;
+  return filters;
+};
+
 const getMessageProps = (messages: Array<MessageType>) => {
   if (!messages || !messages.length) {
     return [];
diff --git a/ts/types/Search.ts b/ts/types/Search.ts
index debd559a0..22cd091cb 100644
--- a/ts/types/Search.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Search.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ export type SearchOptions = {
   noteToSelf: string;
   isSecondaryDevice: boolean;
 };
+
+export type AdvancedSearchOptions = {
+  query: string; 
+  from: string; 
+  before: number; 
+  after: number;
+};
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