diff --git a/app/models/issue_query.rb b/app/models/issue_query.rb
index 5ff0e5530..92da7ec2f 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_query.rb
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
       "attachment",
       :type => :text, :name => l(:label_attachment)
     )
+    add_available_filter(
+      "attachment_description",
+      :type => :text, :name => l(:label_attachment_description)
+    )
     if User.current.logged?
       add_available_filter(
         "watcher_id",
@@ -588,6 +592,23 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
     end
   end
 
+  def sql_for_attachment_description_field(field, operator, value)
+    cond_description = "a.description IS NOT NULL AND a.description <> ''"
+    c =
+      case operator
+      when '*', '!*'
+        (operator == '*' ? cond_description : "NOT (#{cond_description})")
+      when '~', '!~'
+        (operator == '~' ? '' : "#{cond_description} AND ") +
+        sql_contains('a.description', value.first, :match => (operator == '~'))
+      when '^', '$'
+        sql_contains('a.description', value.first, (operator == '^' ? :starts_with : :ends_with) => true)
+      else
+        '1=0'
+      end
+    "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM #{Attachment.table_name} a WHERE a.container_type = 'Issue' AND a.container_id = #{Issue.table_name}.id AND #{c})"
+  end
+
   def sql_for_parent_id_field(field, operator, value)
     case operator
     when "="
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 9d779a2fe..cf91a0447 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ en:
   label_attachment_delete: Delete file
   label_attachment_plural: Files
   label_file_added: File added
+  label_attachment_description: File description
   label_report: Report
   label_report_plural: Reports
   label_news: News
diff --git a/test/fixtures/attachments.yml b/test/fixtures/attachments.yml
index ff126a8c6..3805df02e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/attachments.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/attachments.yml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ attachments_015:
   filename: private.diff
   author_id: 2
   content_type: text/x-diff
-  description: attachement of a private issue
+  description: attachment of a private issue
 attachments_016:
   content_type: image/png
   downloads: 0
diff --git a/test/unit/query_test.rb b/test/unit/query_test.rb
index 75efaae8a..fc73f0154 100644
--- a/test/unit/query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/query_test.rb
@@ -1486,6 +1486,48 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal [3, 4], issues.collect(&:id).sort
   end
 
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_any
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '*', :values =>  ['']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [2, 3, 14], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_none
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '!*', :values =>  ['']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [2, 3, 4, 14], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_contains
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '~', :values =>  ['attachment']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [3, 14], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_does_not_contain
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '!~', :values =>  ['attachment']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [2], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_starts_with
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '^', :values =>  ['attachment']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [14], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
+  def test_filter_on_attachment_description_when_ends_with
+    query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
+    query.filters = {"attachment_description" => {:operator => '$', :values =>  ['attachment']}}
+    issues = find_issues_with_query(query)
+    assert_equal [3], issues.collect(&:id).sort
+  end
+
   def test_filter_on_subject_when_starts_with
     query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_')
     query.filters = {'subject' => {:operator => '^', :values => ['issue']}}