diff --git a/app/Abstracts/Model.php b/app/Abstracts/Model.php
index 55de88cd1..1986ab47e 100644
--- a/app/Abstracts/Model.php
+++ b/app/Abstracts/Model.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Abstracts;
 
+use App\Events\Common\SearchStringApplied;
+use App\Events\Common\SearchStringApplying;
 use App\Traits\DateTime;
 use App\Traits\Owners;
 use App\Traits\Tenants;
@@ -115,9 +117,7 @@ abstract class Model extends Eloquent implements Ownable
     {
         $request = request();
 
-        $search = $request->get('search');
-
-        $query->usingSearchString($search)->sortable($sort);
+        $query->usingSearchString()->sortable($sort);
 
         if ($request->expectsJson() && $request->isNotApi()) {
             return $query->get();
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ abstract class Model extends Eloquent implements Ownable
         return $query->paginate($limit);
     }
 
+    public function scopeUsingSearchString($query)
+    {
+        event(new SearchStringApplying($query));
+
+        $this->getSearchStringManager()->updateBuilder($query, request('search'));
+
+        event(new SearchStringApplied($query));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Scope to export the rows of the current page filtered and sorted.
      *
diff --git a/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplied.php b/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplied.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a5f57d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplied.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events\Common;
+
+use App\Abstracts\Event;
+
+class SearchStringApplied extends Event
+{
+    public $query;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     *
+     * @param $query
+     */
+    public function __construct($query)
+    {
+        $this->query = $query;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplying.php b/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplying.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c0d71c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Events/Common/SearchStringApplying.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Events\Common;
+
+use App\Abstracts\Event;
+
+class SearchStringApplying extends Event
+{
+    public $query;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     *
+     * @param $query
+     */
+    public function __construct($query)
+    {
+        $this->query = $query;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/View/Components/SearchString.php b/app/View/Components/SearchString.php
index 44354bac0..7859aeea8 100644
--- a/app/View/Components/SearchString.php
+++ b/app/View/Components/SearchString.php
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ class SearchString extends Component
         }
 
         if (isset($options['relationship'])) {
-            $column .= '.id';
+            if (isset($options['foreign_key'])) {
+                $column .= '.' . $options['foreign_key'];
+            } else {
+                $column .= '.id';
+            }
         }
 
         return $column;
@@ -104,6 +108,10 @@ class SearchString extends Component
             $column = str_replace('_code', '', $column);
         }
 
+        if (!empty($options['translation'])) {
+            return $options['translation'];
+        }
+
         if (!empty($options['key'])) {
             $column = $options['key'];
         }