diff --git a/doc/api/resources/subevents.rst b/doc/api/resources/subevents.rst
index b71b238da3..11648c8611 100644
--- a/doc/api/resources/subevents.rst
+++ b/doc/api/resources/subevents.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ last_modified                         datetime                   Last modificati
 
    The ``available_from``/``available_until`` attributes have been added to ``item_price_overrides`` and ``variation_price_overrides``.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 4.15
+
+    The ``search`` query parameter has been added to filter sub-events by their name or location in any language.
+
 Endpoints
 ---------
 
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ Endpoints
    :query is_future: If set to ``true`` (``false``), only events that happen currently or in the future are (not) returned.
    :query is_past: If set to ``true`` (``false``), only events that are over are (not) returned.
    :query ends_after: If set to a date and time, only events that happen during of after the given time are returned.
+   :query search: Only return events matching a given search query.
    :param organizer: The ``slug`` field of a valid organizer
    :param event: The ``slug`` field of the main event
    :query datetime modified_since: Only return objects that have changed since the given date. Be careful: This does not
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
index ddbd4f5592..e5b482d0d5 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ with scopes_disabled():
         ends_after = django_filters.rest_framework.IsoDateTimeFilter(method='ends_after_qs')
         modified_since = django_filters.IsoDateTimeFilter(field_name='last_modified', lookup_expr='gte')
         sales_channel = django_filters.rest_framework.CharFilter(method='sales_channel_qs')
+        search = django_filters.rest_framework.CharFilter(method='search_qs')
 
         class Meta:
             model = SubEvent
@@ -367,6 +368,12 @@ with scopes_disabled():
         def sales_channel_qs(self, queryset, name, value):
             return queryset.filter(event__sales_channels__contains=value)
 
+        def search_qs(self, queryset, name, value):
+            return queryset.filter(
+                Q(name__icontains=i18ncomp(value))
+                | Q(location__icontains=i18ncomp(value))
+            )
+
 
 class SubEventViewSet(ConditionalListView, viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = SubEventSerializer
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_subevents.py b/src/tests/api/test_subevents.py
index bc9176c676..03846183f5 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_subevents.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_subevents.py
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ def test_subevent_list_filter(token_client, organizer, event, subevent):
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert resp.data['count'] == 0
 
+    resp = token_client.get('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/subevents/?search=Foobar'.format(organizer.slug, event.slug))
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.data['count'] == 1
+
+    resp = token_client.get('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/subevents/?search=Barfoo'.format(organizer.slug, event.slug))
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert resp.data['count'] == 0
+
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_subevent_create(team, token_client, organizer, event, subevent, meta_prop, item):