diff --git a/src/config/v2/api.rs b/src/config/v2/api.rs
index ebd943ea..551e1b40 100644
--- a/src/config/v2/api.rs
+++ b/src/config/v2/api.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ impl Api {
     }
 
     fn default_max_user_profile_page_size() -> u8 {
-        30
+        100
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/databases/database.rs b/src/databases/database.rs
index 7d41758d..83408db0 100644
--- a/src/databases/database.rs
+++ b/src/databases/database.rs
@@ -143,8 +143,13 @@ pub trait Database: Sync + Send {
     /// Get `UserProfile` from `username`.
     async fn get_user_profile_from_username(&self, username: &str) -> Result<UserProfile, Error>;
 
-    /// Get all user profiles in a paginated form as `UserProfilesResponse`.
-    async fn get_user_profiles_paginated(&self, offset: u64, page_size: u8) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, Error>;
+    /// Get all user profiles in a paginated and sorted form as `UserProfilesResponse` from `search`,`offset` and `page_size`.
+    async fn get_user_profiles_search_paginated(
+        &self,
+        search: &Option<String>,
+        offset: u64,
+        page_size: u8,
+    ) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, Error>;
 
     /// Get `UserCompact` from `user_id`.
     async fn get_user_compact_from_id(&self, user_id: i64) -> Result<UserCompact, Error>;
diff --git a/src/databases/mysql.rs b/src/databases/mysql.rs
index 99eaacbe..a4b93210 100644
--- a/src/databases/mysql.rs
+++ b/src/databases/mysql.rs
@@ -155,12 +155,23 @@ impl Database for Mysql {
             .map_err(|_| database::Error::UserNotFound)
     }
 
-    async fn get_user_profiles_paginated(&self, offset: u64, limit: u8) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, database::Error> {
-        let mut query_string = "SELECT * FROM torrust_user_profiles".to_string();
+    async fn get_user_profiles_search_paginated(
+        &self,
+        search: &Option<String>,
+        offset: u64,
+        limit: u8,
+    ) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, database::Error> {
+        let user_name = match search {
+            None => "%".to_string(),
+            Some(v) => format!("%{v}%"),
+        };
+
+        let mut query_string = "SELECT * FROM torrust_user_profiles WHERE username LIKE ?".to_string();
 
         let count_query = format!("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM ({query_string}) AS count_table");
 
         let count_result: Result<i64, database::Error> = query_as(&count_query)
+            .bind(user_name.clone())
             .fetch_one(&self.pool)
             .await
             .map(|(v,)| v)
@@ -171,6 +182,7 @@ impl Database for Mysql {
         query_string = format!("{query_string}  LIMIT ?, ?");
 
         let res: Vec<UserProfile> = sqlx::query_as::<_, UserProfile>(&query_string)
+            .bind(user_name.clone())
             .bind(i64::saturating_add_unsigned(0, offset))
             .bind(limit)
             .fetch_all(&self.pool)
diff --git a/src/databases/sqlite.rs b/src/databases/sqlite.rs
index 337a5858..a3e77774 100644
--- a/src/databases/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/databases/sqlite.rs
@@ -156,12 +156,23 @@ impl Database for Sqlite {
             .map_err(|_| database::Error::UserNotFound)
     }
 
-    async fn get_user_profiles_paginated(&self, offset: u64, limit: u8) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, database::Error> {
-        let mut query_string = "SELECT * FROM torrust_user_profiles".to_string();
+    async fn get_user_profiles_search_paginated(
+        &self,
+        search: &Option<String>,
+        offset: u64,
+        limit: u8,
+    ) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, database::Error> {
+        let user_name = match search {
+            None => "%".to_string(),
+            Some(v) => format!("%{v}%"),
+        };
+
+        let mut query_string = "SELECT * FROM torrust_user_profiles WHERE username LIKE ?".to_string();
 
         let count_query = format!("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM ({query_string}) AS count_table");
 
         let count_result: Result<i64, database::Error> = query_as(&count_query)
+            .bind(user_name.clone())
             .fetch_one(&self.pool)
             .await
             .map(|(v,)| v)
@@ -172,6 +183,7 @@ impl Database for Sqlite {
         query_string = format!("{query_string}  LIMIT ?, ?");
 
         let res: Vec<UserProfile> = sqlx::query_as::<_, UserProfile>(&query_string)
+            .bind(user_name.clone())
             .bind(i64::saturating_add_unsigned(0, offset))
             .bind(limit)
             .fetch_all(&self.pool)
diff --git a/src/services/user.rs b/src/services/user.rs
index 083a0e2c..c55443b1 100644
--- a/src/services/user.rs
+++ b/src/services/user.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fn no_email() -> String {
 pub struct ListingRequest {
     pub page_size: Option<u8>,
     pub page: Option<u32>,
+    pub search: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Internal specification for user profiles listings.
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct ListingRequest {
 pub struct ListingSpecification {
     pub offset: u64,
     pub page_size: u8,
+    pub search: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub struct RegistrationService {
@@ -401,7 +403,11 @@ impl ListingService {
 
         let offset = u64::from(page * u32::from(page_size));
 
-        ListingSpecification { offset, page_size }
+        ListingSpecification {
+            search: request.search.clone(),
+            offset,
+            page_size,
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ impl DbUserProfileRepository {
     /// It returns an error if there is a database error.
     pub async fn generate_listing(&self, specification: &ListingSpecification) -> Result<UserProfilesResponse, Error> {
         self.database
-            .get_user_profiles_paginated(specification.offset, specification.page_size)
+            .get_user_profiles_search_paginated(&specification.search, specification.offset, specification.page_size)
             .await
     }
 }