diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
index 9f1c40c94..0833c856e 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ export const toggleSelectCommentInUserDetail = (id, active) => {
 };
 
 export const toggleStorySearch = (active) => ({type: active ? actions.SHOW_STORY_SEARCH : actions.HIDE_STORY_SEARCH});
+
+export const storySearchChange = (e) => ({type: actions.CHANGE_ASSET_SEARCH_STRING, value: e.target.value});
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
index 29cf03143..37f048e23 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ export const UNSELECT_USER_DETAIL_COMMENT = 'UNSELECT_USER_DETAIL_COMMENT';
 export const CLEAR_USER_DETAIL_SELECTIONS = 'CLEAR_USER_DETAIL_SELECTIONS';
 export const SHOW_STORY_SEARCH = 'SHOW_STORY_SEARCH';
 export const HIDE_STORY_SEARCH = 'HIDE_STORY_SEARCH';
+export const CHANGE_ASSET_SEARCH_STRING = 'CHANGE_ASSET_SEARCH_STRING';
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
index 4bab9eda1..349ff517a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export default function moderation (state = initialState, action) {
     return state.set('storySearchVisible', true);
   case actions.HIDE_STORY_SEARCH:
     return state.set('storySearchVisible', false);
+  case actions.CHANGE_ASSET_SEARCH_STRING:
+    return state.set('storySearchString', action.value);
   case actions.SET_SORT_ORDER:
     return state.set('sortOrder', action.order);
   default :
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
index f7338cf6b..7582d10d1 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Moderation.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ModerationHeader from './ModerationHeader';
 import NotFoundAsset from './NotFoundAsset';
 import ModerationKeysModal from '../../../components/ModerationKeysModal';
 import UserDetail from '../containers/UserDetail';
+import StorySearch from '../containers/StorySearch';
 
 export default class Moderation extends Component {
   state = {
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ export default class Moderation extends Component {
             acceptComment={props.acceptComment}
             rejectComment={props.rejectComment} />
         )}
+        <StorySearch />
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Story.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Story.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee9d462d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/Story.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import styles from './StorySearch.css';
+
+const Story = ({author, title, createdAt, open}) => {
+  return (
+    <li className={styles.story}>
+      <p className={styles.title}>{title}</p>
+      <p className={styles.meta}>
+        <span className={styles.author}>By {author}</span><span className={styles.createdAt}>{createdAt}</span><span className={styles.status}>{open ? 'Open' : 'Closed'}</span>
+      </p>
+    </li>
+  );
+};
+
+Story.propTypes = {
+  author: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  createdAt: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+  open: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+};
+
+export default Story;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.css b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5b6e4a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.css
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+.container {
+  position: fixed;
+  background-color: white;
+  top: 100px;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-right: auto;
+  width: 50%;
+  box-shadow: 0px 3px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
+}
+
+.positionShim {
+  left: -50%;
+}
+
+.headInput {
+  background-color: #efefef;
+  padding: 10px 30px;
+}
+
+.searchInput {
+  width: calc(100% - 100px);
+  padding: 8px;
+  height: 100%;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  margin-right: 10px;
+  position: relative;
+  top: 2px;
+}
+
+.cta {
+  padding: 15px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.storyList {
+  padding: 10px;
+  margin: 0;
+  list-style: none;
+  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
+.story {
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
+}
+
+.title, .meta {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.author, .createdAt, .status {
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: .8em;
+  color: #aaa;
+}
+
+.author {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 200px;
+}
+
+.createdAt {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 200px;
+}
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce16e5b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/components/StorySearch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import styles from './StorySearch.css';
+import {Button, Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
+import Story from './Story';
+
+const StorySearch = (props) => {
+
+  const {
+    root: {assets = []},
+    data: {loading}
+  } = props;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.container}>
+      <div className={styles.positionShim}>
+        <div className={styles.headInput}>
+          <input className={styles.searchInput} onChange={props.storySearchChange} />
+          <Button cStyle='facebook'>Search</Button>
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.results}>
+          <p className={styles.cta}>Moderate comments on All Stories</p>
+          <ul className={styles.storyList}>
+            {
+              loading
+              ? <Spinner />
+              : assets.map((story, i) => {
+                const storyOpen = story.closedAt === null || new Date(story.closedAt) > new Date();
+                return <Story
+                  key={i}
+                  title={story.title}
+                  createdAt={new Date(story.created_at).toISOString()}
+                  open={storyOpen}
+                  author={story.author} />;
+              })
+            }
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+StorySearch.propTypes = {
+  storySearchChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+};
+
+export default StorySearch;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
index 31ac05450..24a3d748d 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const withModQueueQuery = withQuery(gql`
     }) {
       ...CoralAdmin_Moderation_CommentConnection
     }
-    assets: assets {
+    assets: assets(query: {}) {
       id
       title
       url
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/StorySearch.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/StorySearch.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfe2a5bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/StorySearch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+import {compose, gql} from 'react-apollo';
+import StorySearch from '../components/StorySearch';
+import withQuery from 'coral-framework/hocs/withQuery';
+import {storySearchChange} from 'coral-admin/src/actions/moderation';
+
+class StorySearchContainer extends React.Component {
+  searchChange = (e) => {
+    this.props.storySearchChange(e.target.value);
+    this.props.data.refetch();
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate (prevProps) {
+    if (prevProps.moderation.storySearchString !== this.props.moderation.storySearchString) {
+      this.props.data.refetch();
+    }
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return <StorySearch searchChange={this.searchChange} {...this.props} />;
+  }
+}
+
+export const withAssetSearchQuery = withQuery(gql`
+  query SearchStories($value: String = "") {
+    assets(query: {value: $value}) {
+      id
+      title
+      url
+      created_at
+      closedAt
+      author
+    }
+  }
+`, {
+  options: ({moderation: {storySearchString = ''}}) => {
+    return {
+      variables: {
+        value: storySearchString
+      }
+    };
+  }
+});
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({
+  moderation: state.moderation.toJS()
+});
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
+  ...bindActionCreators({
+    storySearchChange
+  }, dispatch)
+});
+
+export default compose(
+  connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps),
+  withAssetSearchQuery
+)(StorySearchContainer);
diff --git a/graph/loaders/assets.js b/graph/loaders/assets.js
index 11f77df60..b32b37b60 100644
--- a/graph/loaders/assets.js
+++ b/graph/loaders/assets.js
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ const genAssetsByID = (context, ids) => AssetModel.find({
   }
 }).then(util.singleJoinBy(ids, 'id'));
 
+/**
+ * [getAssetsByQuery description]
+ * @param  {Object} context  the context of the request
+ * @param  {String} value    text string to search agains the documents
+ * @param  {Number} limit    limit the number of results
+ * @return {Promise}         resolves the assets
+ */
+const getAssetsByQuery = (context, value, limit) => {
+  return AssetsService.search(value, null, limit);
+};
+
 /**
  * This endpoint find or creates an asset at the given url when it is loaded.
  * @param   {Object} context   the context of the request
@@ -65,6 +76,7 @@ module.exports = (context) => ({
     // this operation create a new asset if one isn't found.
     getByURL: (url) => findOrCreateAssetByURL(context, url),
 
+    search: (value, limit) => getAssetsByQuery(context, value, limit),
     getByID: new DataLoader((ids) => genAssetsByID(context, ids)),
     getForMetrics: () => getAssetsForMetrics(context),
     getAll: new util.SingletonResolver(() => AssetModel.find({}))
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
index e2cd58828..637af9018 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ const {
 } = require('../../perms/constants');
 
 const RootQuery = {
-  assets(_, args, {loaders: {Assets}, user}) {
+  assets(_, {query}, {loaders: {Assets}, user}) {
     if (user == null || !user.can(SEARCH_ASSETS)) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    return Assets.getAll.load();
+    const {value = '', limit} = query;
+
+    return Assets.search(value, limit);
   },
   asset(_, query, {loaders: {Assets}}) {
     if (query.id) {
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 187e5bba5..2da5dca12 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ input UsersQuery {
   sort: SORT_ORDER = REVERSE_CHRONOLOGICAL
 }
 
+# AssetsQuery allows teh ability to query assets by specific fields
+input AssetsQuery {
+
+  # a search string to match against titles, authors, urls, etc.
+  value: String = ""
+
+  # Limit the number of results to be returned
+  limit: Int = 10
+}
+
 ################################################################################
 ## Comments
 ################################################################################
@@ -586,7 +596,7 @@ type RootQuery {
   comment(id: ID!): Comment
 
   # All assets. Requires the `ADMIN` role.
-  assets: [Asset]
+  assets(query: AssetsQuery!): [Asset]
 
   # Find or create an asset by url, or just find with the ID.
   asset(id: ID, url: String): Asset