diff --git a/osc/commands/person_search.py b/osc/commands/person_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0651978a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osc/commands/person_search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import osc.commandline
+
+
+class PersonSearchCommand(osc.commandline.OscCommand):
+    """
+    Search a person (user)
+    """
+
+    name = "search"
+    parent = "PersonCommand"
+
+    def init_arguments(self):
+        self.add_argument(
+            "--login",
+            help="Search by a login.",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "--login-contains",
+            metavar="SUBSTR",
+            help="Search by a substring in a login.",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "--realname-contains",
+            metavar="SUBSTR",
+            help="Search by a substring in a realname.",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "--email",
+            help="Search by an email address.",
+        )
+        self.add_argument(
+            "--email-contains",
+            metavar="SUBSTR",
+            help="Search by a substring in an email address.",
+        )
+
+    def run(self, args):
+        from .. import obs_api
+
+        persons = obs_api.Person.search(
+            args.apiurl,
+            login=args.login,
+            login__contains=args.login_contains,
+            realname__contains=args.realname_contains,
+            email=args.email,
+            email__contains=args.email_contains,
+        )
+
+        for person in persons:
+            print(person.to_human_readable_string())
+            print()
diff --git a/osc/obs_api/person.py b/osc/obs_api/person.py
index 4aba536a..ae4b6c51 100644
--- a/osc/obs_api/person.py
+++ b/osc/obs_api/person.py
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ class Person(XmlModel):
     ignore_auth_services: Optional[BoolString] = Field(
     )
 
+    def to_human_readable_string(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Render the object as a human readable string.
+        """
+        from ..output import KeyValueTable
+
+        table = KeyValueTable()
+        table.add("Login", self.login, color="bold")
+        table.add("Real name", self.realname)
+        table.add("Email", self.email)
+        table.add("State", self.state)
+        return f"{table}"
+
     @classmethod
     def from_api(cls, apiurl: str, username: str):
         url_path = ["person", username]