diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonService.java b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonService.java
index 81fbb406..23d38baa 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonService.java
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ public class PersonService {
         return personRepository.findAllById(ids);
     }
 
+    public List<Person> findByDisplayNameContaining(String fragment) {
+        return personRepository.searchByName(fragment);
+    }
+
     public List<Person> findAllFamilyMembers() {
         return personRepository.findByFamilyMemberTrueOrderByLastNameAscFirstNameAsc();
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonServiceTest.java
index 18008afa..865ae9ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/org/raddatz/familienarchiv/person/PersonServiceTest.java
@@ -898,4 +898,15 @@ class PersonServiceTest {
                 .extracting(e -> ((DomainException) e).getStatus().value())
                 .isEqualTo(403);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void findByDisplayNameContaining_delegatesToSearchByName() {
+        Person walter = Person.builder().id(UUID.randomUUID()).firstName("Walter").lastName("Müller").build();
+        when(personRepository.searchByName("Walter")).thenReturn(List.of(walter));
+
+        List<Person> result = personService.findByDisplayNameContaining("Walter");
+
+        assertThat(result).containsExactly(walter);
+        verify(personRepository).searchByName("Walter");
+    }
 }