diff --git a/src/routes/search.js b/src/routes/search.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c41bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/search.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const db = require('../models');
+const Item = db.items;
+const License = db.licenses;
+
+// GET - /search
+exports.getIndex = async function(req, res) {
+  // decode URL search query
+  let query = req.params.query;
+
+  // fetch inventory items from database based on search query
+  const results = await Item.find({
+    where: {
+      name: {
+        [Op.like]: query,
+      }
+    },
+    limit: 10,
+    order: [
+      ['updatedAt', 'DESC'],
+    ],
+  });
+
+  res.render('search.twig', {
+    query: query,
+    results: results,
+  });
+};
diff --git a/views/layout.twig b/views/layout.twig
index b8334a3..aa3f878 100644
--- a/views/layout.twig
+++ b/views/layout.twig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <ul>
         <li>
           <form id="search-form" action="/search" method="GET">
-            <input type="text" name="search" placeholder="enter a search query...">
+            <input type="text" name="query" placeholder="enter a search query...">
           </form>
 
           <button id="search-button" type="submit" for="search-form"><i class="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass"></i></button>
diff --git a/views/search.twig b/views/search.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fe2eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/search.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{% extends 'layout.twig' %}
+
+{% block title %}Search{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<!-- page header -->
+<header class="row">
+  <div class="columns twelve">
+    <h1>Searching for "{{ query }}"</h1>
+  </div>
+</header>
+
+<section id="search-results" class="row">
+  <div class="columns twelve">
+    <table class="u-full-width">
+      <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th>Name</th>
+          <th>Type</th>
+          <th>Updated at</th>
+        </tr>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+        {% for item in results %}
+          <tr>
+            <td><a href="/item/{{ item.id }}">{{ item.name }}</a></td>
+            <td>{{ item.type }}</td>
+            <td>{{ item.updatedAt | date("m/d/Y h:i:s A") }}</td>
+          </tr>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+  </div>
+</section>
+
+{% endblock %}