diff --git a/program/views.py b/program/views.py
index 1cf8408e629093688ce2771448c6fe49c9f6e620..40f556340334ed4c0cfa8b9afe6b53259d7c8608 100644
--- a/program/views.py
+++ b/program/views.py
@@ -901,6 +901,8 @@ class APIHostViewSet(ActiveFilterMixin, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Host.objects.all()
     serializer_class = HostSerializer
     pagination_class = LimitOffsetPagination
+    filter_backends = [drf_filters.SearchFilter]
+    search_fields = ["name", "email"]
 
     def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         serializer = HostSerializer(