diff --git a/classes/MySQLDAO.php b/classes/MySQLDAO.php
index c139a0587e0bdd1c6160b0959f00eff4f66df859..f81186d7ddb042f8046157c22bd6209d90282f7b 100644
--- a/classes/MySQLDAO.php
+++ b/classes/MySQLDAO.php
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class MySQLDAO implements DAO {
                 . " WHERE i.user_id IN"
                 . " (SELECT user_id FROM identity"
                 . " WHERE `email` LIKE :email OR `email` LIKE :emailPart"
+                . " OR `eppn` = :eppn"
                 . " OR `name` LIKE :name OR `surname` LIKE :surname"
                 . " OR CONCAT(`name`,' ',`surname`) LIKE :namesurname)";
 
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ class MySQLDAO implements DAO {
         $emailPartSearchParam = '%.' . $searchText . '%';
         $stmt->bindParam(':email', $searchParam);
         $stmt->bindParam(':emailPart', $emailPartSearchParam);
+        $stmt->bindParam(':eppn', $searchText);
         $stmt->bindParam(':name', $searchParam);
         $stmt->bindParam(':surname', $searchParam);
         $stmt->bindParam(':namesurname', $searchParam);