diff --git a/grum/dictlist/__init__.py b/grum/dictlist/__init__.py
index d4d3455..cd01df8 100644
--- a/grum/dictlist/__init__.py
+++ b/grum/dictlist/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
-from .dictlistitem import DictListItem
-from .dictlistwidget import DictListWidget
+#from .dictlistitem import DictListItem
+#from .dictlistwidget import DictListWidget
+from .dictlist import DictList as DictListWidget #TODO: clean this up
 
 
diff --git a/grum/dictlist/dictlist.py b/grum/dictlist/dictlist.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..335dfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grum/dictlist/dictlist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QLineEdit, QVBoxLayout
+
+from .dictlistwidget import DictListWidget
+
+
+class DictList(QWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        search = QLineEdit()
+        search.setPlaceholderText("Search...")
+        self.lst = lst = DictListWidget(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        lay = QVBoxLayout()
+        lay.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        lay.setSpacing(2)
+        lay.addWidget(lst)
+        lay.addWidget(search)
+        self.setLayout(lay)
+
+        # QWidget has an update method already
+        self.update = lst.update
+
+        search.textChanged.connect(self.hide_not_matching)
+
+
+    # behave like encapsulated DictListWidget
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return getattr(self.lst, name)
+
+
+    def hide_not_matching(self, pattern):
+        for name, itm in self.lst.items.items():
+            state = (pattern not in name)
+            itm.setHidden(state)
+
+
+