diff --git a/cv_engine/engine.py b/cv_engine/engine.py
index 3c11a68..bb99f97 100644
--- a/cv_engine/engine.py
+++ b/cv_engine/engine.py
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class CardvaultEngine:
                 card_id_list[card_id] = card_objects[card_id]
         return categories
 
+    def search_by_name(self, search_term):
+        """ Search database for cards witch contain the search string in their names
+        :param search_term: Part of a card name
+        :return: List of matched cards
+        """
+        return self.database.card_search_by_name(search_term)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     engine = CardvaultEngine()
diff --git a/cv_gtk3/gtk_util.py b/cv_gtk3/gtk_util.py
index fb9a847..e76ed4d 100644
--- a/cv_gtk3/gtk_util.py
+++ b/cv_gtk3/gtk_util.py
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ class GTKUtilities:
     # Cache for combined mana cost icons
     precon_icon_cache = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_icon_cache(path):
+        icons = {}
+        if not os.path.isdir(path):
+            os.mkdir(path)
+        files = os.listdir(path)
+        for file in files:
+            try:
+                pixbuf = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(os.path.join(path, file))
+                # Strip filename extension
+                icon_name = os.path.splitext(file)[0]
+                icons[icon_name] = pixbuf
+            except Exception as ex:
+                print('Error while loading icon file "{}"'.format(ex))
+        return icons
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_mana_icons(mana_string):
         """ Return the combined mana symbols for a mana string
@@ -31,6 +47,9 @@ class GTKUtilities:
         except KeyError:
             icon = GTKUtilities.create_mana_icons(mana_string)
             GTKUtilities.precon_icon_cache[icon_name] = icon
+        # Scale icon for display
+        if icon:
+            icon = icon.scale_simple(icon.get_width() / 5, icon.get_height() / 5, GdkPixbuf.InterpType.HYPER)
         return icon
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -42,11 +61,13 @@ class GTKUtilities:
         # Compute horizontal size for the final image
         size = len(glyphs) * 105
         image = PImage.new("RGBA", (size, 105))
-        for icon in glyphs:
-            x_pos = glyphs.index(icon) * 105
+        for index, icon in enumerate(glyphs):
+            x_pos = index * 105
             try:
-                loaded = GTKUtilities.mana_icons[icon]
+                # Try loading mana icon and converting to PIL.Image for combining
+                loaded = GTKUtilities.pixbuf_to_image(GTKUtilities.mana_icons[icon])
             except KeyError:
+                print('Mana icon "{}" is not loaded.'.format(icon))
                 return
             image.paste(loaded, (x_pos, 0))
         # Save pre build icon file
@@ -54,8 +75,21 @@ class GTKUtilities:
         image.save(path)
         try:
             pixbuf = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(path)
-            pixbuf = pixbuf.scale_simple(image.width / 5, image.height / 5, GdkPixbuf.InterpType.HYPER)
         except Exception as err:
             print(err)
             return
-        return pixbuf
\ No newline at end of file
+        return pixbuf
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def pixbuf_to_image(pix):
+        """Convert gdkpixbuf to PIL image"""
+        data = pix.get_pixels()
+        w = pix.props.width
+        h = pix.props.height
+        stride = pix.props.rowstride
+        mode = "RGB"
+        if pix.props.has_alpha:
+            mode = "RGBA"
+        im = PImage.frombytes(mode, (w, h), data, "raw", mode, stride)
+
+        return im
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cv_gtk3/gtkui.py b/cv_gtk3/gtkui.py
index f7cefd6..a429ed7 100644
--- a/cv_gtk3/gtkui.py
+++ b/cv_gtk3/gtkui.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import os
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
-from cv_engine import engine
+from cv_engine import engine, util
 
 from cv_gtk3.main_window import MainWindowFunctions
 from cv_gtk3.setting import GUISettings
 from cv_gtk3.signal_handlers import handlers
+from cv_gtk3.gtk_util import GTKUtilities
 
 
 class CardvaultGTK(MainWindowFunctions):
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ class CardvaultGTK(MainWindowFunctions):
         GUISettings.pages = {
             "search": self.ui.get_object("searchView"),
         }
+        # Verify that cache directories exist
+        if not os.path.isdir(util.EngineConfig.cache_path):
+            os.mkdir(util.EngineConfig.cache_path)
+        if not os.path.isdir(util.EngineConfig.icon_cache_path):
+            os.mkdir(util.EngineConfig.icon_cache_path)
+        # Load single mana icons
+        GTKUtilities.mana_icons = GTKUtilities.load_icon_cache(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'resources',
+                                                                            'mana'))
+        # Load the the pre constructed icon cache
+        GTKUtilities.precon_icon_cache = GTKUtilities.load_icon_cache(util.EngineConfig.icon_cache_path)
         # Call constructor of superclasses
         MainWindowFunctions.__init__(self, self.ui)
         # Create Signal handlers and connect them to the UI
diff --git a/cv_gtk3/gui/search.glade b/cv_gtk3/gui/search.glade
index 8e0dfbf..f53c6a9 100644
--- a/cv_gtk3/gui/search.glade
+++ b/cv_gtk3/gui/search.glade
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                 <property name="receives_default">True</property>
-                <signal name="clicked" handler="do_search_cards" swapped="no"/>
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="do_search_cards" object="searchEntry" swapped="no"/>
               </object>
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
diff --git a/cv_gtk3/signal_handlers/search.py b/cv_gtk3/signal_handlers/search.py
index acb3ede..f052abc 100644
--- a/cv_gtk3/signal_handlers/search.py
+++ b/cv_gtk3/signal_handlers/search.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ import os
 from cv_gtk3.card_view import CardView
 from cv_gtk3.setting import GUISettings
 
+from cv_gtk3.gtkui import CardvaultGTK
+
 
 class SearchPageHandlers:
     """ Class for handling Signals from the search page """
-    def __init__(self, app):
+    def __init__(self, app: 'CardvaultGTK'):
         """ Constructor
         :param app: Reference to an CardvaultGTK object
         """
@@ -14,17 +16,26 @@ class SearchPageHandlers:
 
         # Build the card view
         overlay = self.app.ui.get_object("searchResults")
-        card_list = CardView(ui_file=os.path.join(GUISettings.glade_file_path, 'cardtree.glade'), filtered=False)
-        card_list.set_name("resultsScroller")
+        self.card_list = CardView(ui_file=os.path.join(GUISettings.glade_file_path, 'cardtree.glade'), filtered=False)
+        self.card_list.set_name("resultsScroller")
         # TODO Context menu for card view
         # card_list.tree.connect("row-activated", self.on_search_card_selected)
         # card_list.selection.connect("changed", self.on_search_selection_changed)
-        overlay.add(card_list)
+        overlay.add(self.card_list)
         overlay.add_overlay(self.app.ui.get_object("searchOverlay"))
         overlay.show_all()
 
-    def do_search_cards(self, *args):
-        pass
+    def do_search_cards(self, search_entry):
+        """ Search cards in database based on user input and display them in a card view
+        :param search_entry: Search entry widget
+        """
+        search_term = search_entry.get_text()
+        results = self.app.engine.search_by_name(search_term)
+        self.card_list.update(results)
+        # Switch Overlay off and set info diaplay
+        self.app.ui.get_object("searchOverlay").set_visible(False)
+        self.app.ui.get_object("search_title_label").set_visible(True)
+        self.app.ui.get_object("search_title").set_text(search_term)
 
     @staticmethod
     def do_clear_mana_filter(button_grid):