diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53675b9..02d7915 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * a Create Folder button when a storage location is set but its folder doesn't exist
 * move notes and folders by dragging them onto a folder, onto empty space for the top level, or between Workspace Notes and Notes, or with `Move To...` in the right-click menu; open notes stay open at their new location, and several selected items move together
 * drag a note onto the editor area to open it
+* search inside your notes with VS Code's search: `Notes: Search Notes` covers Workspace Notes and Notes, the search button of each section covers that section, and `Search in Folder` in the right-click menu of a folder covers that folder, even when the notes are outside the workspace (#17)
 * notes and folders use the icons of your file icon theme
 * a new note keeps an extension typed with its name, like `query.sql` or `data.json`, when VS Code knows a language for it (or it is in `notes.notesExtensions`), otherwise it gets the default extension (#81)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fdf868..046f7aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The extension can be accessed using the Notes icon that is placed in the Activit
 
 * quickly create new notes by using the `Alt+N` shortcut, or by click on the `+` icon at the top when you are in Notes.
 * quickly access your list of notes by using the `Alt+L` shortcut to bring up a searchable list at the top of VSCode.
+* search inside your notes with **Notes: Search Notes**, the search button at the top of each section, or **Search in Folder** in the right-click menu of a folder. It opens VS Code's Search view limited to your notes, wherever they are stored.
 * hovering over a note inside Notes displays two icons, one allows you to rename a note and the other allows you to delete a note. *Deleting a note is permanent, so be careful.*
 * move notes and folders by dragging them onto a folder (or onto empty space for the top level), between Workspace Notes and Notes, or with **Move To...** in the right-click menu. Select several with `Cmd`/`Ctrl` to move them together, and drag a note onto the editor to open it.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc2daf3..3ebfedd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -128,6 +128,29 @@
 				"category": "Notes",
 				"icon": "$(new-folder)"
 			},
+			{
+				"command": "Notes.searchNotes",
+				"title": "Search Notes",
+				"category": "Notes",
+				"icon": "$(search)"
+			},
+			{
+				"command": "Notes.searchInNotes",
+				"title": "Search Notes",
+				"category": "Notes",
+				"icon": "$(search)"
+			},
+			{
+				"command": "Notes.searchInWorkspaceNotes",
+				"title": "Search Workspace Notes",
+				"category": "Notes",
+				"icon": "$(search)"
+			},
+			{
+				"command": "Notes.searchInFolder",
+				"title": "Search in Folder",
+				"category": "Notes"
+			},
 			{
 				"command": "Notes.refreshNotes",
 				"title": "Refresh Notes",
@@ -222,10 +245,15 @@
 					"group": "navigation@2"
 				},
 				{
-					"command": "Notes.refreshNotes",
+					"command": "Notes.searchInWorkspaceNotes",
 					"when": "view == workspaceNotes",
 					"group": "navigation@3"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.refreshNotes",
+					"when": "view == workspaceNotes",
+					"group": "navigation@4"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "Notes.revealWorkspaceNotesInOS",
 					"when": "view == workspaceNotes && (!remoteName || remoteName == wsl)",
@@ -247,15 +275,20 @@
 					"group": "navigation@2"
 				},
 				{
-					"command": "Notes.refreshNotes",
+					"command": "Notes.searchInNotes",
 					"when": "view == notes",
 					"group": "navigation@3"
 				},
 				{
-					"command": "Notes.setupNotes",
+					"command": "Notes.refreshNotes",
 					"when": "view == notes",
 					"group": "navigation@4"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.setupNotes",
+					"when": "view == notes",
+					"group": "navigation@5"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "Notes.revealInOS",
 					"when": "view == notes && (!remoteName || remoteName == wsl)",
@@ -308,6 +341,11 @@
 					"when": "view =~ /^(notes|workspaceNotes)$/ && viewItem == folder",
 					"group": "2_workspace@2"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.searchInFolder",
+					"when": "view =~ /^(notes|workspaceNotes)$/ && viewItem == folder",
+					"group": "4_search@1"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "Notes.newNoteInNotes",
 					"when": "view == notes && !viewItem",
@@ -393,6 +431,18 @@
 				{
 					"command": "Notes.move",
 					"when": "false"
+				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.searchInNotes",
+					"when": "false"
+				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.searchInWorkspaceNotes",
+					"when": "false"
+				},
+				{
+					"command": "Notes.searchInFolder",
+					"when": "false"
 				}
 			]
 		},
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 69775d8..7a8b791 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,27 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	});
 	context.subscriptions.push(createWorkspaceNotesFolderDisposable);
 
+	// search the notes with VS Code's search: every section, one section, or one folder
+	let searchNotesDisposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('Notes.searchNotes', () => {
+		Notes.searchNotes();
+	});
+	context.subscriptions.push(searchNotesDisposable);
+
+	let searchInNotesDisposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('Notes.searchInNotes', () => {
+		Notes.searchNotes('notes');
+	});
+	context.subscriptions.push(searchInNotesDisposable);
+
+	let searchInWorkspaceNotesDisposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('Notes.searchInWorkspaceNotes', () => {
+		Notes.searchNotes('workspace');
+	});
+	context.subscriptions.push(searchInWorkspaceNotesDisposable);
+
+	let searchInFolderDisposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('Notes.searchInFolder', (folder?: Note) => {
+		Notes.searchNotes(undefined, folder);
+	});
+	context.subscriptions.push(searchInFolderDisposable);
+
 	// reveal in the file explorer of the operating system
 	let revealInOSDisposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand('Notes.revealInOS', (item?: Note) => {
 		Notes.revealInOS(item, 'notes');
@@ -713,6 +734,35 @@ export class Notes {
 		});
 	}
 
+	// open VS Code's search limited to notes: a folder, one section, or Workspace Notes and Notes together
+	// VS Code searches folders named this way even outside the workspace or when they are in .gitignore
+	static searchNotes(kind?: NotesKind, folder?: Note): void {
+		let folders: string[];
+		if (folder instanceof Note && folder.isFolder) {
+			folders = [folder.fullPath];
+		}
+		else if (kind) {
+			const location = Notes.requireLocation(kind);
+			folders = location ? [location] : [];
+		}
+		else {
+			const kinds: NotesKind[] = Notes.isWorkspaceNotesAvailable() ? ['workspace', 'notes'] : ['notes'];
+			folders = kinds.map(Notes.getLocation).filter(location => getLocationState(location) === 'ready');
+			if (!folders.length) {
+				Notes.requireLocation('notes');
+			}
+		}
+		if (!folders.length) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.findInFiles', {
+			filesToInclude: folders.join(', '),
+			showIncludesExcludes: true,
+			triggerSearch: true
+		});
+	}
+
 	// move notes and folders into a folder, through VS Code so open editors follow them
 	static async moveItems(items: readonly MovableItem[], targetFolder: string, tree: Refreshable): Promise<void> {
 		// a note inside a folder that moves too goes along with it