diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.c empathy-2.32.0.1.patched//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.patched//src/empathy-main-window.c	2010-10-15 23:55:29.000000000 +0400
@@ -951,6 +951,16 @@
 }
 
 static void
+main_window_view_search_contacts_cb (GtkCheckMenuItem  *item,
+				     EmpathyMainWindow *window)
+{
+	EmpathyMainWindowPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (window);
+
+	g_signal_emit_by_name (priv->individual_view,
+			       "start-interactive-search");
+}
+ 
+static void
 main_window_view_show_map_cb (GtkCheckMenuItem  *item,
 			      EmpathyMainWindow *window)
 {
@@ -1598,6 +1608,7 @@
 			      "view_show_protocols", "toggled", main_window_view_show_protocols_cb,
 			      "view_sort_by_name", "changed", main_window_view_sort_contacts_cb,
 			      "view_normal_size_with_avatars", "changed", main_window_view_contacts_list_size_cb,
+			      "view_search_contacts", "activate", main_window_view_search_contacts_cb,
 			      "view_show_map", "activate", main_window_view_show_map_cb,
 			      "edit", "activate", main_window_edit_cb,
 			      "edit_accounts", "activate", main_window_edit_accounts_cb,
diff -ur empathy-2.32.0.1/src/empathy-main-window.ui empathy-2.32.0.1.patched//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.patched//src/empathy-main-window.ui	2010-10-15 22:09:24.000000000 +0400
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
           <accelerator key="3" modifiers="GDK_CONTROL_MASK"/>
         </child>
         <child>
+          <object class="GtkAction" id="view_search_contacts">
+            <property name="name">view_search_contacts</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Find in Contact _List</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
           <object class="GtkAction" id="room">
             <property name="name">room</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Room</property>
@@ -248,6 +254,7 @@
           <menuitem action="view_normal_size"/>
           <menuitem action="view_compact_size"/>
           <separator/>
+          <menuitem action="view_search_contacts"/>
           <menuitem action="view_history"/>
           <menuitem action="view_show_ft_manager"/>
           <menuitem action="view_show_map"/>
