diff --git a/routers/hat/hat.go b/routers/hat/hat.go
index fdae4d2..837de5b 100644
--- a/routers/hat/hat.go
+++ b/routers/hat/hat.go
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func Routers(ctx gocontext.Context) *web.Route {
 						m.Post("", bind(hat_api.BatchChangeFileOptions{}), repo.BatchChangeFile)
 					}, reqRepoWriter(unit.TypeCode), reqToken())
 				}, reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode))
+				m.Get("/find", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeCode), repo.FindFiles)
 				m.Group("/git", func() {
 					m.Group("/commits", func() {
 						m.Get("/{sha}", repo.GetSingleCommit)
diff --git a/routers/hat/repo/file.go b/routers/hat/repo/file.go
index 05dee17..4be468a 100644
--- a/routers/hat/repo/file.go
+++ b/routers/hat/repo/file.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -246,3 +248,116 @@ func GetContents(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 func GetContentsList(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	GetContents(ctx)
 }
+
+func FindFiles(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	treePath := ctx.Repo.TreePath
+
+	ref := ctx.FormString("ref")
+	if ref == "" {
+		ref = ctx.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch
+	}
+
+	keyWords := ctx.FormString("q")
+	var fileList []*SearchFileItem
+	var err error
+	if keyWords != "" {
+		fileList, err = FindFileFromPath(ctx, treePath, ref, keyWords)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "FindFileFromPath", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, fileList)
+}
+
+type SearchFileItem struct {
+	Name    string  `json:"name"`
+	Path    string  `json:"path"`
+	SHA     string  `json:"sha"`
+	Type    string  `json:"type"`
+	Size    int64   `json:"size"`
+	URL     *string `json:"url"`
+	HTMLURL *string `json:"html_url"`
+}
+
+func FindFileFromPath(ctx *context.APIContext, treePath, ref, key string) (fileList []*SearchFileItem, err error) {
+	if ctx.Repo.GitRepo == nil {
+		ctx.Repo.GitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("OpenRepository", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			if ctx.Repo.GitRepo != nil {
+				ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Close()
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	// get the commit object for the ref
+	commit, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetCommit(ref)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("GetCommit", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	tree, err2 := commit.SubTree(treePath)
+	if err2 != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("SubTree", err)
+		return nil, err2
+	}
+	entries, err3 := tree.ListEntriesRecursiveFast()
+	if err3 != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("ListEntries", err3)
+		return nil, err3
+	}
+	fileList = make([]*SearchFileItem, 0, 0)
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		filename := filepath.Base(entry.Name())
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(filename), strings.ToLower(key)) || key == "" {
+			name := entry.Name()
+			treePath = name
+
+			selfURL, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("%s/contents/%s?ref=%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.APIURL(), treePath, ref))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			selfURLString := selfURL.String()
+
+			refType := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetRefType(ref)
+			if refType == "invalid" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no commit found for the ref [ref: %s]", ref)
+			}
+			htmlURL, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("%s/src/%s/%s/%s", ctx.Repo.Repository.HTMLURL(), refType, ref, treePath))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			htmlURLString := htmlURL.String()
+			item := &SearchFileItem{
+				Name:    filename,
+				Path:    treePath,
+				SHA:     entry.ID.String(),
+				Type:    entry.Type(),
+				Size:    entry.Size(),
+				URL:     &selfURLString,
+				HTMLURL: &htmlURLString,
+			}
+			// Now populate the rest of the ContentsResponse  based on entry type
+			if entry.IsRegular() || entry.IsExecutable() {
+				item.Type = "file"
+			} else if entry.IsDir() {
+				item.Type = "dir"
+			} else if entry.IsLink() {
+				item.Type = "symlink"
+			} else if entry.IsSubModule() {
+				item.Type = "submodule"
+			}
+			fileList = append(fileList, item)
+
+		}
+	}
+	return
+
+}