diff --git a/admin/history.php b/admin/history.php
index 6ed3a872d..436a4953f 100644
--- a/admin/history.php
+++ b/admin/history.php
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ history_tabsheet();
 $template->assign(
   array(
     'U_HELP' => get_root_url().'admin/popuphelp.php?page=history',
-    'F_ACTION' => get_root_url().'admin.php?page=history'
+    'F_ACTION' => get_root_url().'admin.php?page=history',
+    'API_METHOD' => 'ws.php?format=json&method=pwg.history.search'
     )
   );
 
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ SELECT rules
 
   $page['search'] = unserialize($serialized_rules);
 
+  // Used when filtering on a specific user from displayed lines
   if (isset($_GET['user_id']))
   {
     if (!is_numeric($_GET['user_id']))
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ INSERT INTO '.SEARCH_TABLE.'
 
   $page['nb_lines'] = count($data);
 
+  //Number of ids of each kind
   $history_lines = array();
   $user_ids = array();
   $username_of = array();
@@ -435,7 +438,8 @@ SELECT
         }
       }
     }
-
+    
+    // Put in ajax response
     $template->append(
       'search_results',
       array(
@@ -480,6 +484,7 @@ SELECT
     $member_strings[] = $member_string;
   }
 
+  // Put in ajax response
   $template->assign(
     'search_summary',
     array(
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/js/history.js b/admin/themes/default/js/history.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e62f540dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/themes/default/js/history.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+$(document).ready(() => {
+  
+  $(".filter").submit(function (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    var dataArray = $(this).serializeArray()
+    console.log(dataArray);
+    dataObj = {};
+
+    dataObj["types"] = [];
+    $(dataArray).each(function(i, field){
+      if (field.name == "types[]") {
+        dataObj["types"].push(field.value);
+      } else {
+        dataObj[field.name] = field.value;
+      }
+    });
+
+    $.ajax({
+      url: API_METHOD,
+      method: "POST",
+      data: {
+        start: dataObj['start'],
+        end: dataObj['end'],
+        types: dataObj['types'],
+        user: dataObj['user'],
+        image_id: dataObj['image_id'],
+        filename: dataObj['filename'],
+        ip: dataObj['ip'],
+        display_thumbnail: dataObj['display_thumbnail'],
+      },
+      success: function (data) {
+        console.log(data);
+      },
+      error: function (e) {
+        console.log("Something went wrong: " + e);
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log(dataObj);
+  })
+})
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diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/history.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/history.tpl
index a9a9fc6ea..f3edaf998 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/history.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/history.tpl
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@
 jQuery(function(){ {* <!-- onLoad needed to wait localization loads --> *}
   jQuery('[data-datepicker]').pwgDatepicker();
 });
+
+const API_METHOD = "{$API_METHOD}";
 {/footer_script}
 
+{combine_script id='common' load='footer' path='admin/themes/default/js/common.js'}
+{combine_script id='history' load='footer' path='admin/themes/default/js/history.js'}
+
+{combine_script id='jquery.confirm' load='footer' require='jquery' path='themes/default/js/plugins/jquery-confirm.min.js'}
+{combine_css path="admin/themes/default/fontello/css/animation.css" order=10} {* order 10 is required, see issue 1080 *}
+
 <h2>{'History'|@translate} {$TABSHEET_TITLE}</h2>
 
-<form class="filter" method="post" name="filter" action="{$F_ACTION}">
+<form class="filter" method="post" name="filter" action="">
 <fieldset class="with-border">
   <legend><span class="icon-filter icon-green"></span>{'Filter'|@translate}</legend>
   <ul>
diff --git a/include/ws_functions/pwg.php b/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
index 4a1a9e476..b2f7b881c 100644
--- a/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
+++ b/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
@@ -578,4 +578,133 @@ SELECT
   );
 }
 
+function ws_history_search($param, &$service)
+{
+
+if (isset($_GET['start']) and is_numeric($_GET['start']))
+{
+  $page['start'] = $_GET['start'];
+}
+else
+{
+  $page['start'] = 0;
+}
+
+$types = array_merge(array('none'), get_enums(HISTORY_TABLE, 'image_type'));
+
+$display_thumbnails = array('no_display_thumbnail' => l10n('No display'),
+                            'display_thumbnail_classic' => l10n('Classic display'),
+                            'display_thumbnail_hoverbox' => l10n('Hoverbox display')
+  );
+
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | Build search criteria and redirect to results                         |
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+$page['errors'] = array();
+$search = array();
+
+// date start
+if (!empty($param['start']))
+{
+  check_input_parameter('start', $param, false, '/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/');
+  $search['fields']['date-after'] = $param['start'];
+}
+
+// date end
+if (!empty($param['end']))
+{
+  check_input_parameter('end', $param, false, '/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/');
+  $search['fields']['date-before'] = $param['end'];
+}
+
+// types
+if (empty($param['types']))
+{
+  $search['fields']['types'] = $types;
+}
+else
+{
+  check_input_parameter('types', $param, true, '/^('.implode('|', $types).')$/');
+  $search['fields']['types'] = $param['types'];
+}
+
+// user
+$search['fields']['user'] = intval($param['user']);
+
+// image
+if (!empty($param['image_id']))
+{
+  $search['fields']['image_id'] = intval($param['image_id']);
+}
+
+// filename
+if (!empty($param['filename']))
+{
+  $search['fields']['filename'] = str_replace(
+    '*',
+    '%',
+    pwg_db_real_escape_string($param['filename'])
+    );
+}
+
+// ip
+if (!empty($param['ip']))
+{
+  $search['fields']['ip'] = str_replace(
+    '*',
+    '%',
+    pwg_db_real_escape_string($param['ip'])
+    );
+}
+
+// thumbnails
+check_input_parameter('display_thumbnail', $param, false, '/^('.implode('|', array_keys($display_thumbnails)).')$/');
+
+$search['fields']['display_thumbnail'] = $param['display_thumbnail'];
+// Display choise are also save to one cookie
+if (!empty($param['display_thumbnail'])
+    and isset($display_thumbnails[$param['display_thumbnail']]))
+{
+  $cookie_val = $param['display_thumbnail'];
+}
+else
+{
+  $cookie_val = null;
+}
+
+pwg_set_cookie_var('display_thumbnail', $cookie_val, strtotime('+1 month') );
+
+// TODO manage inconsistency of having $_POST['image_id'] and
+// $_POST['filename'] simultaneously
+
+// store seach in database
+if (!empty($search))
+{
+  // register search rules in database, then they will be available on
+  // thumbnails page and picture page.
+  $query ='
+INSERT INTO '.SEARCH_TABLE.'
+(rules)
+VALUES
+(\''.pwg_db_real_escape_string(serialize($search)).'\')
+;';
+
+  pwg_query($query);
+
+  $search_id = pwg_db_insert_id(SEARCH_TABLE);
+
+  // Remove redirect for ajax //
+  // redirect(
+  //   PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'admin.php?page=history&search_id='.$search_id
+  //   );
+}
+else
+{
+  $page['errors'][] = l10n('Empty query. No criteria has been entered.');
+}
+
+  return $param;
+}
+
 ?>
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diff --git a/ws.php b/ws.php
index 0a346b0c9..de5dd6177 100644
--- a/ws.php
+++ b/ws.php
@@ -1244,6 +1244,14 @@ enabled_high, registration_date, registration_date_string, registration_date_sin
       'Returns the favorite images of the current user.',
       $ws_functions_root . 'pwg.users.php'
     );
+
+  $service->addMethod(
+      'pwg.history.search',
+      'ws_history_search',
+      null,
+      'Gives an history of who has visited the galery and the actions done in it. Receives parameter.',
+      $ws_functions_root . 'pwg.php'
+    );
 }
 
 ?>