diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/search/SearchGroup.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/search/SearchGroup.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc13f724a4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/search/SearchGroup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package hudson.search;
+
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.Exported;
+import org.kohsuke.stapler.export.ExportedBean;
+
+@ExportedBean(defaultVisibility = 999)
+public class SearchGroup {
+
+    private final String displayName;
+
+    public SearchGroup(String displayName) {
+        this.displayName = displayName;
+    }
+
+    @Exported
+    public String getDisplayName() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
+
+    public static final SearchGroup VIEW = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_views());
+
+    public static final SearchGroup BUILD = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_builds());
+
+    public static final SearchGroup COMPUTER = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_nodes());
+
+    public static final SearchGroup PROJECT = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_projects());
+
+    public static final SearchGroup PEOPLE = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_people());
+
+    public static final SearchGroup OTHER = new SearchGroup(Messages.SearchGroup_other());
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/search/Messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/search/Messages.properties
index de6cfa4f1c04..f147e47eaf23 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/search/Messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/search/Messages.properties
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 UserSearchProperty.DisplayName=Setting for search
+SearchGroup.views=Views
+SearchGroup.builds=Builds
+SearchGroup.nodes=Nodes
+SearchGroup.other=Other
+SearchGroup.people=People
+SearchGroup.projects=Projects