diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/directory/search.php b/includes/admin/templates/directory/search.php
index fa33f47c..1b1a3189 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/directory/search.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/directory/search.php
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@
 				'add_text'		=> __( 'Add New Custom Field','ultimate-member' ),
 				'show_default_number'	=> 1,
 			),
+			array(
+				'id'		=> '_um_search_filters',
+				'type'		=> 'text',
+				'label'		=> __( 'Additional search filters', 'ultimate-member' ),
+				'tooltip'	=> __( 'Additional search filters like URL parameters' ),
+				'value'		=> UM()->query()->get_meta_value('_um_search_filters', null, '' ),
+				'conditional'   => array( '_um_search', '=', 1 ),
+				'placeholder' => 'field1=val1&field2=val2'
+			),
 			array(
 				'id'		=> '_um_directory_header',
 				'type'		=> 'text',
@@ -104,6 +113,6 @@
 			)
 		)
 	) )->render_form(); ?>
-	
+
 	<div class="um-admin-clear"></div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/class-config.php b/includes/class-config.php
index e05eb15b..e6ee9b7d 100644
--- a/includes/class-config.php
+++ b/includes/class-config.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'um\Config' ) ) {
 				'_um_profile_photo' => '1',
 				'_um_cover_photos' => '1',
 				'_um_show_name' => '1',
+				'_um_search_filters' => '',
 				'_um_directory_header' => __('{total_users} Members','ultimate-member'),
 				'_um_directory_header_single' => __('{total_users} Member','ultimate-member'),
 				'_um_directory_no_users' => __('We are sorry. We cannot find any users who match your search criteria.','ultimate-member'),
diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-members.php b/includes/core/um-filters-members.php
index 52285d33..bcb88071 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-members.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-members.php
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ add_filter( 'um_prepare_user_query_args', 'um_remove_special_users_from_list', 9
 /**
  * Adds search parameters
  *
+ * @hooked 'um_prepare_user_query_args'
+ *
  * @param $query_args
  * @param $args
  *
@@ -108,10 +110,21 @@ add_filter( 'um_prepare_user_query_args', 'um_remove_special_users_from_list', 9
 function um_add_search_to_query( $query_args, $args ){
 	extract( $args );
 
+	if( !empty( $args['search_filters'] ) ){
+		$_REQUEST['um_search'] = 1;
+	}
+
 	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['um_search'] ) ) {
 
 		$query = UM()->permalinks()->get_query_array();
 
+		if( !empty( $args['search_filters'] ) ){
+			parse_str( $args['search_filters'], $search_filters );
+			if( $search_filters && is_array( $search_filters ) ){
+				$query = array_merge( $search_filters, $query );
+			}
+		}
+
 		// if searching
 		if ( isset( $query['search'] ) ) {
 			$query_args['search'] = '*' . um_filter_search( $query['search'] ) . '*';
@@ -154,7 +167,7 @@ function um_add_search_to_query( $query_args, $args ){
 								) );
 
 								if ( in_array( $filter_data['attrs']['type'], $types ) ) {
-									
+
 									$arr_meta_query = array(
 										array(
 											'key' => $field,
@@ -383,7 +396,7 @@ function um_prepare_user_query_args( $query_args, $args ) {
 				$sortby = str_replace('_asc','',$sortby);
 				$order = 'ASC';
 			}
-				
+
 			$query_args['orderby'] = $sortby;
 
 		}
@@ -469,14 +482,14 @@ function um_modify_sortby_randomly( $query ) {
 		if( isset( $_SESSION['seed'] ) ) {
 			$seed = $_SESSION['seed'];
 		}
-	        
+
 		// Set new seed if none exists
 		if ( ! $seed ) {
 			$seed = rand();
 			$_SESSION['seed'] = $seed;
 		}
 
-	
+
 		$query->query_orderby = 'ORDER by RAND('. $seed.')';
 	}
 
@@ -498,7 +511,7 @@ function um_prepare_user_results_array( $result ) {
 	} else {
 		$result['no_users'] = 0;
 	}
-   
+
 	return $result;
 }
 add_filter( 'um_prepare_user_results_array', 'um_prepare_user_results_array', 50, 2 );