diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskController.java b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskController.java
index 16a86007f..30e7da2cc 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskController.java
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/TaskController.java
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ public class TaskController extends AbstractPagingController {
     private static final String STATE_VALUE_READY = "READY";
     private static final String PRIORITY = "priority";
     private static final String NAME = "name";
+    private static final String NAME_LIKE = "name-like";
     private static final String OWNER = "owner";
+    private static final String OWNER_LIKE = "owner-like";
     private static final String DOMAIN = "domain";
     private static final String WORKBASKET_ID = "workbasket-id";
     private static final String WORKBASKET_KEY = "workbasket-key";
@@ -219,6 +221,10 @@ public class TaskController extends AbstractPagingController {
             taskQuery.nameIn(names);
             params.remove(NAME);
         }
+        if (params.containsKey(NAME_LIKE)) {
+            taskQuery.nameLike(LIKE + params.get(NAME_LIKE).get(0) + LIKE);
+            params.remove(NAME_LIKE);
+        }
         if (params.containsKey(PRIORITY)) {
             String[] prioritiesInString = extractCommaSeparatedFields(params.get(PRIORITY));
             int[] priorities = extractPriorities(prioritiesInString);
@@ -262,6 +268,10 @@ public class TaskController extends AbstractPagingController {
             taskQuery.ownerIn(owners);
             params.remove(OWNER);
         }
+        if (params.containsKey(OWNER_LIKE)) {
+            taskQuery.ownerLike(LIKE + params.get(OWNER_LIKE).get(0) + LIKE);
+            params.remove(OWNER_LIKE);
+        }
         if (params.containsKey(POR_COMPANY)) {
             String[] companies = extractCommaSeparatedFields(params.get(POR_COMPANY));
             taskQuery.primaryObjectReferenceCompanyIn(companies);
diff --git a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.html b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.html
index e74fea98d..8062b5390 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.html
+++ b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.html
@@ -65,14 +65,24 @@
       </button>
     </div>
     <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-xs-4 col-xs-offset-2">
-        <input type="text" [(ngModel)]="filter.filterParams.state" (keyup.enter)="search()" class="form-control" id="display-owner-state"
-          placeholder="Filter status">
+      <div class="dropdown col-xs-2 col-xs-offset-2">
+        <button class="btn btn-default" data-toggle="dropdown" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown"
+          aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true" title="State: {{filter.filterParams.state ? filter.filterParams?.state : 'All'}}">
+          <span>{{filter.filterParams.state ? filter.filterParams?.state : 'All'}}</span>
+        </button>
+        <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-users" role="menu">
+          <li>
+            <a *ngFor="let state of allStates | mapValues" type="button" (click)="selectState(state.key); search()"
+              data-toggle="tooltip" [title]="state.value">
+              <label class="blue">{{state.value}}</label>
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
       </div>
       <button (click)="search()" type="button" class="btn btn-default pull-right margin-right" data-toggle="tooltip"
         title="Search">
-        <span class="material-icons md-20 blue ">search</span>
+        <span class="material-icons md-20 blue">search</span>
       </button>
     </div>
   </ng-template>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.scss b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.scss
index 261ce9b40..5f2f4692f 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.scss
+++ b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.scss
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ row.padding {
 .filter-list > li {
   padding-top: 5px;
 }
+
+.blue {
+  color: #2e9eca;
+}
+
+button.btn.btn-default.pull-right.margin-right {
+  margin-top: 1px;
+}
diff --git a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.ts b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.ts
index 16ceddfa0..69ea5eebc 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/shared/filter/filter.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export class FilterComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() allTypes: Map<string, string> = new Map([['ALL', 'All'], ['PERSONAL', 'Personal'], ['GROUP', 'Group'],
   ['CLEARANCE', 'Clearance'], ['TOPIC', 'Topic']]);
 
+  @Input() allStates: Map<string, string> = new Map([['ALL', 'All'], ['READY', 'Ready'], ['CLAIMED', 'Claimed'],
+  ['COMPLETED', 'Completed']]);
+
   @Input() filterParams = { name: '', key: '', type: '', description: '', owner: '' };
 
   @Input() filterType = TaskanaType.WORKBASKETS;
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@ export class FilterComponent implements OnInit {
   lastFilterKey: string;
   toggleDropDown = false;
 
-  constructor() {
-  }
-
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.initializeFilterModel();
     if (this.filterParams) {
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export class FilterComponent implements OnInit {
     this.filter.filterParams.type = (type === ICONTYPES.ALL) ? '' : type;
   }
 
+  selectState(state: ICONTYPES) {
+    this.filter.filterParams.state = (state === 'ALL') ? '' : state;
+  }
+
   clear() {
     for (const key of Object.keys(this.filterParams)) {
       this.filterParams[key] = '';
diff --git a/web/src/app/shared/util/query-parameters.ts b/web/src/app/shared/util/query-parameters.ts
index 168028920..3c90283d6 100644
--- a/web/src/app/shared/util/query-parameters.ts
+++ b/web/src/app/shared/util/query-parameters.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class TaskanaQueryParameters {
   static WORKBASKET_KEY = 'workbasket-key';
   static KEYLIKE = 'key-like';
   static PRIORITY = 'priority';
-  static STATELIKE = 'state-like';
+  static STATE = 'state';
   static WORKBASKET_ID = 'workbasket-id';
   static TASK_PRIMARY_OBJ_REF_TYPE_LIKE = 'por.type';
   static TASK_PRIMARY_OBJ_REF_VALUE_LIKE = 'por.value';
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ export class TaskanaQueryParameters {
     workbasketKeyLike: string = undefined,
     basketId: string = undefined,
     priority: string = undefined,
-    stateLike: string = undefined,
+    state: string = undefined,
     objRefTypeLike: string = undefined,
-    objRefValueLike: string = undefined,
+    objRefValueLike: string = undefined
   ): string {
     let query = '?';
     query += sortBy ? `${this.SORTBY}=${sortBy}&` : '';
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class TaskanaQueryParameters {
     query += ownerLike ? `${this.OWNERLIKE}=${ownerLike}&` : '';
     query += basketId ? `${this.WORKBASKET_ID}=${basketId}&` : '';
     query += priority ? `${this.PRIORITY}=${priority}&` : '';
-    query += stateLike ? `${this.STATELIKE}=${stateLike}&` : '';
+    query += state ? `${this.STATE}=${state}&` : '';
     query += type ? `${this.TYPE}=${type}&` : '';
     query += key ? `${this.KEY}=${key}&` : '';
     query += keyLike ? `${this.KEYLIKE}=${keyLike}&` : '';
diff --git a/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.html b/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.html
index 3f840a38b..fa5857740 100644
--- a/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.html
+++ b/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.html
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
       <input [(ngModel)]="resultName" *ngIf="searchSelected === search.byWorkbasket" [typeahead]="workbasketNames"
         class="form-control" (typeaheadOnSelect)="searchBasket()" (typeaheadNoResults)="workbasketSelected = false"
         placeholder="Search for Workbasket ..." />
-      <div class="input-group" style="margin-bottom: 1px;" *ngIf="searchSelected === search.byTypeAndValue">
+      <div class="input-group" *ngIf="searchSelected === search.byTypeAndValue">
         <input [(ngModel)]="resultType" class="form-control" (keyup.enter)="searchBasket()" placeholder="Search by type ..." />
         <span _ngcontent-c10="" class="input-group-btn">
-          <button _ngcontent-c10="" class="btn btn-primary" style="height: 34px;" type="button" (click)="searchBasket()">
+          <button _ngcontent-c10="" class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="searchBasket()">
             <span class="material-icons md-20 white">search</span>
           </button>
         </span>
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@
             <h5 class="bold-blue align-center">Search by</h5>
           </div>
           <div role="separator" class="divider"></div>
-          <ul style="padding: 15px;">
+          <ul>
             <li data-toggle="tooltip" title="Workbasket">
               <a class="dropdown-item" (click)="selectSearch(search.byWorkbasket)">
                 <label>
                   <span class="material-icons md-20 blue margin-right" aria-hidden="true">{{ searchSelected === search.byWorkbasket ? 'check_box': 'check_box_outline_blank' }}</span>
                   <svg-icon class="margin-right" src="./assets/icons/wb-empty.svg"></svg-icon>
-                  <small class="margin-right blue-font" style="margin-left: 4px;">Workbasket</small>
+                  <small class="margin-right blue-font">Workbasket</small>
                 </label>
               </a>
             </li>
diff --git a/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.scss b/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.scss
index d96d3fc31..d232f6b76 100644
--- a/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.scss
+++ b/web/src/app/workplace/tasklist/tasklist-toolbar/tasklist-toolbar.component.scss
@@ -44,3 +44,19 @@ svg-icon.blue {
     padding-right: 5px;
   }
 }
+
+small.margin-right.blue-font {
+  margin-left: 4px;
+}
+
+div.dropdown-menu ul {
+  padding: 15px;
+}
+
+div.input-group {
+  margin-bottom: 1px;
+}
+
+button.btn.btn-primary {
+  height: 34px;
+}