diff --git a/bin/pie b/bin/pie
index b85fce44..d8504461 100755
--- a/bin/pie
+++ b/bin/pie
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Php\Pie\Command\InstallExtensionsForProjectCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryAddCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryListCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryRemoveCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Command\SearchCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\SelfUpdateCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\SelfVerifyCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\ShowCommand;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ $application->setCommandLoader(new ContainerCommandLoader(
         'upgrade' => UpgradeCommand::class,
         'info' => InfoCommand::class,
         'show' => ShowCommand::class,
+        'search' => SearchCommand::class,
         'repository:list' => RepositoryListCommand::class,
         'repository:add' => RepositoryAddCommand::class,
         'repository:remove' => RepositoryRemoveCommand::class,
diff --git a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
index 6bf0f0f5..f9f7e964 100644
--- a/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
+++ b/src/Command/CommandHelper.php
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@
 
 use const PHP_VERSION;
 
-/** @internal This is not public API for PIE, so should not be depended upon unless you accept the risk of BC breaks */
+/**
+ * @internal This is not public API for PIE, so should not be depended upon unless you accept the risk of BC breaks
+ *
+ * @phpstan-import-type MatchingPackages from FindMatchingPackages
+ */
 final class CommandHelper
 {
     public const ARG_REQUESTED_PACKAGE_AND_VERSION            = 'requested-package-and-version';
@@ -533,32 +537,10 @@ public static function handlePackageNotFound(
         $io->writeError($exception->getMessage());
 
         try {
-            $matches = array_map(
-                static function (array $match) use ($io, $pieComposer): array {
-                    $composerMatchingPackage = $pieComposer->getRepositoryManager()->findPackage($match['name'], '*');
-
-                    // Attempts to augment the Composer packages found with the PIE extension name
-                    if ($composerMatchingPackage instanceof CompletePackageInterface) {
-                        try {
-                            $match['extension-name'] = Package
-                                ::fromComposerCompletePackage($composerMatchingPackage)
-                                ->extensionName()
-                                ->name();
-                        } catch (Throwable $t) {
-                            $io->writeError(
-                                sprintf(
-                                    'Tried looking up extension name for %s, but failed: %s',
-                                    $match['name'],
-                                    $t->getMessage(),
-                                ),
-                                verbosity: IOInterface::VERY_VERBOSE,
-                            );
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    return $match;
-                },
+            $matches = self::augmentMatchesWithExtensionName(
+                $pieComposer,
                 $findMatchingPackages->bySearching($pieComposer, $requestedPackageName),
+                $io,
             );
 
             if (count($matches)) {
@@ -596,6 +578,43 @@ static function (array $match) use ($io): void {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attempts to augment the given Composer package matches with the PIE extension name, where resolvable.
+     *
+     * @param MatchingPackages $matches
+     *
+     * @return MatchingPackages
+     */
+    public static function augmentMatchesWithExtensionName(Composer $pieComposer, array $matches, IOInterface $io): array
+    {
+        return array_map(
+            static function (array $match) use ($io, $pieComposer): array {
+                $composerMatchingPackage = $pieComposer->getRepositoryManager()->findPackage($match['name'], '*');
+
+                if ($composerMatchingPackage instanceof CompletePackageInterface) {
+                    try {
+                        $match['extension-name'] = Package
+                            ::fromComposerCompletePackage($composerMatchingPackage)
+                            ->extensionName()
+                            ->name();
+                    } catch (Throwable $t) {
+                        $io->writeError(
+                            sprintf(
+                                'Tried looking up extension name for %s, but failed: %s',
+                                $match['name'],
+                                $t->getMessage(),
+                            ),
+                            verbosity: IOInterface::VERY_VERBOSE,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return $match;
+            },
+            $matches,
+        );
+    }
+
     public static function applyNoCacheOptionIfSet(InputInterface $input, IOInterface $io): void
     {
         if (! $input->hasOption(self::OPTION_NO_CACHE) || ! $input->getOption(self::OPTION_NO_CACHE)) {
diff --git a/src/Command/SearchCommand.php b/src/Command/SearchCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c601c63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Command/SearchCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Php\Pie\Command;
+
+use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
+use OutOfRangeException;
+use Php\Pie\ComposerIntegration\PieComposerFactory;
+use Php\Pie\ComposerIntegration\PieComposerRequest;
+use Php\Pie\Installing\InstallForPhpProject\FindMatchingPackages;
+use Psr\Container\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
+
+use function array_key_exists;
+use function count;
+use function implode;
+use function is_string;
+use function sprintf;
+
+#[AsCommand(
+    name: 'search',
+    description: 'Search for PIE-compatible packages by name or keyword.',
+)]
+final class SearchCommand extends Command
+{
+    private const ARG_SEARCH_TERM = 'search-term';
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ContainerInterface $container,
+        private readonly FindMatchingPackages $findMatchingPackages,
+        private readonly IOInterface $io,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    public function configure(): void
+    {
+        parent::configure();
+
+        CommandHelper::configurePhpConfigOptions($this);
+
+        $this->addArgument(
+            self::ARG_SEARCH_TERM,
+            InputArgument::REQUIRED | InputArgument::IS_ARRAY,
+            'The term(s) to search for, matched against package name, description and keywords.',
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $targetPlatform = CommandHelper::determineTargetPlatformFromInputs($input, $this->io);
+
+        CommandHelper::applyNoCacheOptionIfSet($input, $this->io);
+
+        $searchTerms = $input->getArgument(self::ARG_SEARCH_TERM);
+        Assert::isArray($searchTerms);
+        Assert::allStringNotEmpty($searchTerms);
+
+        $searchTerm = implode(' ', $searchTerms);
+        Assert::stringNotEmpty($searchTerm);
+
+        $composer = PieComposerFactory::createPieComposer(
+            $this->container,
+            PieComposerRequest::noOperation(
+                $this->io,
+                $targetPlatform,
+            ),
+        );
+
+        try {
+            $matches = $this->findMatchingPackages->bySearching($composer, $searchTerm);
+        } catch (OutOfRangeException) {
+            $this->io->write(sprintf('No packages found matching "%s".', $searchTerm));
+
+            return Command::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $matches = CommandHelper::augmentMatchesWithExtensionName($composer, $matches, $this->io);
+
+        $this->io->write(sprintf("\nFound %d package(s) matching \"%s\":", count($matches), $searchTerm));
+        foreach ($matches as $match) {
+            $this->io->write(sprintf(
+                ' - <info>%s</info>%s: %s',
+                $match['name'],
+                array_key_exists('extension-name', $match) && is_string($match['extension-name'])
+                    ? ' (provides extension: ' . $match['extension-name'] . ')'
+                    : '',
+                $match['description'] ?? 'no description available',
+            ));
+        }
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Container.php b/src/Container.php
index bf547bf3..ab4da933 100644
--- a/src/Container.php
+++ b/src/Container.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryAddCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryListCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\RepositoryRemoveCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Command\SearchCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\SelfUpdateCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\SelfVerifyCommand;
 use Php\Pie\Command\ShowCommand;
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ static function (ConsoleCommandEvent $event) use (&$displayedBanner, $io): void
         $container->singleton(UpgradeCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(InfoCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(ShowCommand::class);
+        $container->singleton(SearchCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(RepositoryListCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(RepositoryAddCommand::class);
         $container->singleton(RepositoryRemoveCommand::class);
diff --git a/test/integration/Command/SearchCommandTest.php b/test/integration/Command/SearchCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f2e8cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/Command/SearchCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Php\PieIntegrationTest\Command;
+
+use Php\Pie\Command\SearchCommand;
+use Php\Pie\Container;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+#[CoversClass(SearchCommand::class)]
+final class SearchCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private CommandTester $commandTester;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->commandTester = new CommandTester(Container::testFactory()->get(SearchCommand::class));
+    }
+
+    public function testSearchFindsMatchingPackages(): void
+    {
+        $this->commandTester->execute(['search-term' => ['example-pie-extension']]);
+
+        $this->commandTester->assertCommandIsSuccessful();
+
+        $outputString = $this->commandTester->getDisplay();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('asgrim/example-pie-extension', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('Example PIE extension', $outputString);
+        self::assertStringContainsString('provides extension: example_pie_extension', $outputString);
+    }
+
+    public function testSearchWithNoMatchesReturnsSuccessWithMessage(): void
+    {
+        $this->commandTester->execute(['search-term' => ['this-is-an-extension-all-about-happy-things-but-does-not-really-exist']]);
+
+        $this->commandTester->assertCommandIsSuccessful();
+
+        $outputString = $this->commandTester->getDisplay();
+        self::assertStringContainsString('No packages found matching "this-is-an-extension-all-about-happy-things-but-does-not-really-exist".', $outputString);
+    }
+}