diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
index 3dd2ca2b..173e7d3a 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtCodeFile.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ const std::string& QtCodeFile::getFileName() const
 void QtCodeFile::addCodeSnippet(
 	const std::string& str, const TokenLocationFile& locationFile, int startLineNumber, Id activeTokenId
 ){
-	std::shared_ptr<QtCodeSnippet> snippet =
-		std::make_shared<QtCodeSnippet>(m_parentView, str, locationFile, startLineNumber, activeTokenId, this);
+	std::shared_ptr<QtCodeSnippet> snippet(
+		new QtCodeSnippet(m_parentView, str, locationFile, startLineNumber, activeTokenId, this)
+	);
 	layout()->addWidget(snippet.get());
 	m_snippets.push_back(snippet);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.cpp b/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.cpp
index c91ba832..9669bacc 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "qt/element/QtEditBox.h"
+#include "utility/logging/logging.h"
 
 QtEditBox::QtEditBox(QWidget *parent)
 	: QLineEdit(parent)
 	, m_onReturnPressed(nullptr)
+	, m_onTextEdited(nullptr)
 {
 	connect(this, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(slotOnReturnPressed()));
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(textEdited(const QString&)), this, SLOT(slotOnTextEdited(const QString&)));
 }
 
 QtEditBox::~QtEditBox()
@@ -16,8 +19,23 @@ void QtEditBox::setCallbackOnReturnPressed(std::function<void(void)> callback)
 	m_onReturnPressed = callback;
 }
 
+void QtEditBox::setCallbackOnTextEdited(std::function<void(const std::string&)> callback)
+{
+	m_onTextEdited = callback;
+}
+
 void QtEditBox::slotOnReturnPressed()
 {
 	if (m_onReturnPressed)
+	{
 		m_onReturnPressed();
+	}
+}
+
+void QtEditBox::slotOnTextEdited(const QString& text)
+{
+	if (m_onTextEdited)
+	{
+		m_onTextEdited(text.toStdString());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.h b/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.h
index faccaeb1..744db97a 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/element/QtEditBox.h
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ public:
 	~QtEditBox();
 
 	void setCallbackOnReturnPressed(std::function<void(void)> callback);
+	void setCallbackOnTextEdited(std::function<void(const std::string&)> callback);
 
 private slots:
 	void slotOnReturnPressed();
+	void slotOnTextEdited(const QString& text);
 
 private:
 	std::function<void(void)> m_onReturnPressed;
+	std::function<void(const std::string&)> m_onTextEdited;
 };
 
 #endif // QT_EDIT_BOX_H
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
index aafcd4da..3d40a6f7 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 QtSearchView::QtSearchView(ViewLayout* viewLayout)
 	: SearchView(viewLayout)
+	, m_setTextFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doSetText, this, std::placeholders::_1))
+	, m_setAutocompletionListFunctor(std::bind(&QtSearchView::doSetAutocompletionList, this, std::placeholders::_1))
 {
 }
 
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ void QtSearchView::initGui()
 	m_searchBox->setPlaceholderText("Please enter your search string.");
 	m_searchBox->setCallbackOnReturnPressed(std::bind(&QtSearchView::onSeachButtonClick, this));
 
+	std::vector<std::string> autocompletionList;
+	autocompletionList.push_back("tralala");
+	autocompletionList.push_back("lalila");
+	setAutocompletionList(autocompletionList);
+
 	m_searchButton = new QtButton(widget);
 	m_searchButton->setText("Search");
 	m_searchButton->setCallbackOnClick(std::bind(&QtSearchView::onSeachButtonClick, this));
@@ -44,7 +51,26 @@ void QtSearchView::initGui()
 	widget->layout()->addWidget(m_searchButton);
 }
 
-void QtSearchView::setText(const std::string& s) const
+void QtSearchView::setText(const std::string& s)
+{
+	m_setTextFunctor(s);
+}
+
+void QtSearchView::setAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList)
+{
+	m_setAutocompletionListFunctor(autocompletionList);
+}
+
+void QtSearchView::onSeachButtonClick()
+{
+	SearchController* controller = getController();
+	if (controller)
+	{
+		controller->search(m_searchBox->text().toStdString());
+	}
+}
+
+void QtSearchView::doSetText(const std::string& s)
 {
 	if (m_searchBox->text() != s.c_str())
 	{
@@ -52,7 +78,12 @@ void QtSearchView::setText(const std::string& s) const
 	}
 }
 
-void QtSearchView::onSeachButtonClick()
+void QtSearchView::doSetAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList)
 {
-	getController()->search(m_searchBox->text().toStdString());
+	QStringList wordList;
+	for (const std::string& s: autocompletionList)
+		wordList << s.c_str();
+	QCompleter *completer = new QCompleter(wordList, m_searchBox);
+	completer->setCaseSensitivity(Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+	m_searchBox->setCompleter(completer);
 }
diff --git a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
index f094659e..3c85ab7d 100644
--- a/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
+++ b/src/app/qt/view/QtSearchView.h
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef QT_SEARCH_VIEW_H
 #define QT_SEARCH_VIEW_H
 
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "component/view/SearchView.h"
+#include "qt/utility/QtThreadedFunctor.h"
 
 class QtEditBox;
 class QtButton;
@@ -17,13 +20,19 @@ public:
 	virtual void initGui();
 
 	// SearchView implementation
-	virtual void setText(const std::string& s) const;
+	virtual void setText(const std::string& s);
+	virtual void setAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList);
 
 private:
 	void onSeachButtonClick();
 
+	void doSetText(const std::string& s);
+	void doSetAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList);
+
 	QtEditBox* m_searchBox;
 	QtButton* m_searchButton;
+	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::string&> m_setTextFunctor;
+	QtThreadedFunctor<const std::vector<std::string>&> m_setAutocompletionListFunctor;
 };
 
 # endif // QT_SEARCH_VIEW_H
diff --git a/src/lib/Application.cpp b/src/lib/Application.cpp
index 2e8a9118..44ef05d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Application.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "utility/logging/ConsoleLogger.h"
 #include "utility/logging/LogManager.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/MessageQueue.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
 
 std::shared_ptr<Application> Application::create(GuiFactory* guiFactory)
 {
@@ -42,4 +43,7 @@ void Application::loadProject()
 
 	m_project->loadProjectSettings("data/ProjectSettings.xml");
 	m_project->parseCode();
+
+	MessageActivateToken message(1);
+	message.dispatch();
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/Project.cpp b/src/lib/Project.cpp
index 03f96826..4bc04542 100644
--- a/src/lib/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/Project.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "data/parser/cxx/CxxParser.h"
 #include "utility/FileSystem.h"
-#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h"
 #include "utility/logging/logging.h"
 
 std::shared_ptr<Project> Project::create(
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void Project::parseCode()
 		m_storage->logGraph();
 		m_storage->logLocations();
 
-		MessageActivateToken message(1);
+		MessageFinishedParsing message;
 		message.dispatch();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
index 31a60cfb..1eeba057 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "component/view/SearchView.h"
 #include "data/access/GraphAccess.h"
-#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
 
 SearchController::SearchController(std::shared_ptr<GraphAccess> graphAccess)
 	: m_graphAccess(graphAccess)
@@ -34,6 +33,11 @@ void SearchController::handleMessage(MessageActivateToken* message)
 	getView()->setText(m_graphAccess->getNameForNodeWithId(message->tokenId));
 }
 
+void SearchController::handleMessage(MessageFinishedParsing* message)
+{
+	getView()->setAutocompletionList(m_graphAccess->getNamesForNodesWithNamePrefix(""));
+}
+
 SearchView* SearchController::getView()
 {
 	return Controller::getView<SearchView>();
diff --git a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
index de0f6b6e..2cb37cfa 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/controller/SearchController.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "component/controller/Controller.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/MessageListener.h"
 #include "utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h"
+#include "utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h"
 
 class GraphAccess;
 class SearchView;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class SearchView;
 class SearchController
 	: public Controller
 	, public MessageListener<MessageActivateToken>
+	, public MessageListener<MessageFinishedParsing>
 {
 public:
 	SearchController(std::shared_ptr<GraphAccess> graphAccess);
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	virtual void handleMessage(MessageActivateToken* message);
+	virtual void handleMessage(MessageFinishedParsing* message);
 	SearchView* getView();
 
 	std::shared_ptr<GraphAccess> m_graphAccess;
diff --git a/src/lib/component/view/SearchView.h b/src/lib/component/view/SearchView.h
index 9d2f2a91..298c5da0 100644
--- a/src/lib/component/view/SearchView.h
+++ b/src/lib/component/view/SearchView.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual std::string getName() const;
 
-	virtual void setText(const std::string& s) const = 0;
+	virtual void setText(const std::string& s) = 0;
+	virtual void setAutocompletionList(const std::vector<std::string>& autocompletionList) = 0;
 
 protected:
 	SearchController* getController();
diff --git a/src/lib/data/Storage.cpp b/src/lib/data/Storage.cpp
index d4d5fcb2..ef186d45 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/Storage.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/Storage.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "data/parser/ParseLocation.h"
 #include "data/parser/ParseVariable.h"
 #include "utility/logging/logging.h"
+#include "utility/utilityString.h"
 
 Storage::Storage()
 {
@@ -191,6 +192,20 @@ std::string Storage::getNameForNodeWithId(Id id) const
 	return (node ? node->getName() : "");
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> Storage::getNamesForNodesWithNamePrefix(const std::string& prefix) const
+{
+	std::vector<std::string> names;
+	m_graph.forEachNode([&](Node* node){
+		const std::string& nodeName = node->getName();
+		if (utility::isPrefix(prefix, nodeName))
+		{
+			names.push_back(nodeName);
+		}
+	});
+
+	return names;
+}
+
 TokenLocationCollection Storage::getTokenLocationsForTokenId(Id id) const
 {
 	TokenLocationCollection ret;
diff --git a/src/lib/data/Storage.h b/src/lib/data/Storage.h
index ca6f1829..ca0af783 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/Storage.h
+++ b/src/lib/data/Storage.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 	// GraphAccess implementation
 	virtual Id getIdForNodeWithName(const std::string& name) const;
 	virtual std::string getNameForNodeWithId(Id id) const;
+	virtual std::vector<std::string> getNamesForNodesWithNamePrefix(const std::string& prefix) const;
 
 	// LocationAccess implementation
 	virtual TokenLocationCollection getTokenLocationsForTokenId(Id locationId) const;
diff --git a/src/lib/data/access/GraphAccess.h b/src/lib/data/access/GraphAccess.h
index d2b231ed..64cd5424 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/access/GraphAccess.h
+++ b/src/lib/data/access/GraphAccess.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define GRAPH_ACCESS_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "utility/types.h"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ public:
 
 	virtual Id getIdForNodeWithName(const std::string& name) const = 0;
 	virtual std::string getNameForNodeWithId(Id id) const = 0;
+	virtual std::vector<std::string> getNamesForNodesWithNamePrefix(const std::string& prefix) const = 0;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h
index 1f4c9e98..4bf6d18e 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h
+++ b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageActivateToken.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ public:
 		return "MessageActivateToken";
 	}
 
-public:
 	const Id tokenId;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c41978ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utility/messaging/type/MessageFinishedParsing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef MESSAGE_FINISHED_PARSING_H
+#define MESSAGE_FINISHED_PARSING_H
+
+#include "utility/messaging/Message.h"
+
+class MessageFinishedParsing: public Message<MessageFinishedParsing>
+{
+public:
+	MessageFinishedParsing()
+	{
+	}
+
+	static const std::string getStaticType()
+	{
+		return "MessageFinishedParsing";
+	}
+};
+
+#endif // MESSAGE_FINISHED_PARSING_H
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/utilityString.cpp b/src/lib/utility/utilityString.cpp
index 3f19589d..ec1a9119 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/utilityString.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utility/utilityString.cpp
@@ -23,4 +23,12 @@ namespace utility
 
 		return vec;
 	}
+
+	bool isPrefix(const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text)
+	{
+		typedef std::pair<std::string::const_iterator, std::string::const_iterator> ResType;
+		ResType res = std::mismatch(prefix.begin(), prefix.end(), text.begin());
+
+		return res.first == prefix.end();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/utility/utilityString.h b/src/lib/utility/utilityString.h
index 23c31f54..884ef726 100644
--- a/src/lib/utility/utilityString.h
+++ b/src/lib/utility/utilityString.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace utility
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& str, char delimiter);
 	std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string& str, const std::string& delimiter);
+
+	bool isPrefix(const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text);
 }
 
 #endif // UTILITY_STRING_H
diff --git a/src/test/UtilityStringTestSuite.h b/src/test/UtilityStringTestSuite.h
index ca502c75..a5e7742f 100644
--- a/src/test/UtilityStringTestSuite.h
+++ b/src/test/UtilityStringTestSuite.h
@@ -50,4 +50,35 @@ public:
 		TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(result[2], "B");
 		TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(result[3], "C");
 	}
+
+	void test_empty_string_is_detected_as_prefix_of_any_other_string()
+	{
+		const std::string foo = "foo";
+
+		TS_ASSERT(utility::isPrefix("", foo));
+	}
+
+	void test_prefix_of_bigger_text_is_detected_as_prefix()
+	{
+		const std::string foobar = "foobar";
+		const std::string foo = "foo";
+
+		TS_ASSERT(utility::isPrefix(foo, foobar));
+	}
+
+	void test_prefix_is_detected_as_prefix_of_self()
+	{
+		const std::string foo = "foo";
+
+		TS_ASSERT(utility::isPrefix(foo, foo));
+	}
+
+	void test_different_texts_are_not_detected_of_prefixes_of_each_other()
+	{
+		const std::string foo = "foo";
+		const std::string bar = "bar";
+
+		TS_ASSERT(!utility::isPrefix(foo, bar));
+		TS_ASSERT(!utility::isPrefix(bar, foo));
+	}
 };