diff --git a/openstack/cloud/openstackcloud.py b/openstack/cloud/openstackcloud.py
index f6a1534ab..ac22ac27f 100755
--- a/openstack/cloud/openstackcloud.py
+++ b/openstack/cloud/openstackcloud.py
@@ -7267,6 +7267,23 @@ class OpenStackCloud(_normalize.Normalizer):
         data = self._object_store_client.get('/', params=dict(format='json'))
         return self._get_and_munchify(None, data)
 
+    def search_containers(self, name=None, filters=None):
+        """Search containers.
+
+        :param string name: container name.
+        :param filters: a dict containing additional filters to use.
+            OR
+            A string containing a jmespath expression for further filtering.
+            Example:: "[?last_name==`Smith`] | [?other.gender]==`Female`]"
+
+        :returns: a list of ``munch.Munch`` containing the containers.
+
+        :raises: ``OpenStackCloudException``: if something goes wrong during
+            the OpenStack API call.
+        """
+        containers = self.list_containers()
+        return _utils._filter_list(containers, name, filters)
+
     def get_container(self, name, skip_cache=False):
         """Get metadata about a container.
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/container-search-b0f4253ce2deeda5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/container-search-b0f4253ce2deeda5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3587a7b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/container-search-b0f4253ce2deeda5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Containers are now searchable both with a JMESPath expression or a dict of
+    container attributes via the
+    ``openstack.connection.Connection.search_containers`` function.