diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistLintersWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistLintersWorkflow.php
index 6d70b4d6..a521a586 100644
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistLintersWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistLintersWorkflow.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ final class ArcanistLintersWorkflow extends ArcanistWorkflow {
 
   public function getCommandSynopses() {
     return phutil_console_format(<<<EOTEXT
-      **linters** [__options__]
+      **linters** [__options__] [__name__]
 EOTEXT
       );
   }
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ EOTEXT
           Supports: cli
           List the available and configured linters, with information about
           what they do and which versions are installed.
+
+          if __name__ is provided, the linter with that name will be displayed.
 EOTEXT
       ));
   }
@@ -30,6 +32,14 @@ EOTEXT
       'verbose' => array(
         'help' => pht('Show detailed information, including options.'),
       ),
+      'search' => array(
+        'param' => 'search',
+        'repeat' => true,
+        'help' => pht(
+          'Search for linters. Search is case-insensitive, and is performed'.
+          'against name and description of each linter.'),
+      ),
+      '*' => 'exact',
     );
   }
 
@@ -46,6 +56,164 @@ EOTEXT
       $built = array();
     }
 
+    $linter_info = $this->getLintersInfo($linters, $built);
+
+    $status_map = $this->getStatusMap();
+    $pad = '    ';
+
+    $color_map = array(
+      'configured' => 'green',
+      'available' => 'yellow',
+      'error' => 'red',
+    );
+
+    $is_verbose = $this->getArgument('verbose');
+    $exact = $this->getArgument('exact');
+    $search_terms = $this->getArgument('search');
+
+    if ($exact && $search_terms) {
+      throw new ArcanistUsageException(
+        'Specify either search expression or exact name');
+    }
+
+    if ($exact) {
+      $linter_info = $this->findExactNames($linter_info, $exact);
+      if (!$linter_info) {
+        $console->writeOut(
+          "%s\n",
+          pht(
+            'No match found. Try `%s %s` to search for a linter.',
+            'arc linters --search',
+            $exact[0]));
+        return;
+      }
+      $is_verbose = true;
+    }
+
+    if ($search_terms) {
+      $linter_info = $this->filterByNames($linter_info, $search_terms);
+    }
+
+
+    foreach ($linter_info as $key => $linter) {
+      $status = $linter['status'];
+      $color = $color_map[$status];
+      $text = $status_map[$status];
+      $print_tail = false;
+
+      $console->writeOut(
+        "<bg:".$color.">** %s **</bg> **%s** (%s)\n",
+        $text,
+        nonempty($linter['short'], '-'),
+        $linter['name']);
+
+      if ($linter['exception']) {
+        $console->writeOut(
+          "\n%s**%s**\n%s\n",
+          $pad,
+          get_class($linter['exception']),
+          phutil_console_wrap(
+            $linter['exception']->getMessage(),
+            strlen($pad)));
+        $print_tail = true;
+      }
+
+      if ($is_verbose) {
+        $version = $linter['version'];
+        $uri = $linter['uri'];
+        if ($version || $uri) {
+          $console->writeOut("\n");
+          $print_tail = true;
+        }
+
+        if ($version) {
+          $console->writeOut("%s%s **%s**\n", $pad, pht('Version'), $version);
+        }
+
+        if ($uri) {
+          $console->writeOut("%s__%s__\n", $pad, $linter['uri']);
+        }
+
+        $description = $linter['description'];
+        if ($description) {
+          $console->writeOut(
+            "\n%s\n",
+            phutil_console_wrap($linter['description'], strlen($pad)));
+          $print_tail = true;
+        }
+
+        $options = $linter['options'];
+        if ($options) {
+          $console->writeOut(
+            "\n%s**%s**\n\n",
+            $pad,
+            pht('Configuration Options'));
+
+          $last_option = last_key($options);
+          foreach ($options as $option => $option_spec) {
+            $console->writeOut(
+              "%s__%s__ (%s)\n",
+              $pad,
+              $option,
+              $option_spec['type']);
+
+            $console->writeOut(
+              "%s\n",
+              phutil_console_wrap(
+                $option_spec['help'],
+                strlen($pad) + 2));
+
+            if ($option != $last_option) {
+              $console->writeOut("\n");
+            }
+          }
+          $print_tail = true;
+        }
+
+        if ($print_tail) {
+          $console->writeOut("\n");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!$is_verbose) {
+      $console->writeOut(
+        "%s\n",
+        pht('(Run `%s` for more details.)', 'arc linters --verbose'));
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Get human-readable linter statuses, padded to fixed width.
+   *
+   * @return map<string, string> Human-readable linter status names.
+   */
+  private function getStatusMap() {
+    $text_map = array(
+      'configured' => pht('CONFIGURED'),
+      'available'  => pht('AVAILABLE'),
+      'error'      => pht('ERROR'),
+    );
+
+    $sizes = array();
+    foreach ($text_map as $key => $string) {
+      $sizes[$key] = phutil_utf8_console_strlen($string);
+    }
+
+    $longest = max($sizes);
+    foreach ($text_map as $key => $string) {
+      if ($sizes[$key] < $longest) {
+        $text_map[$key] .= str_repeat(' ', $longest - $sizes[$key]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    $text_map['padding'] = str_repeat(' ', $longest);
+
+    return $text_map;
+  }
+
+  private function getLintersInfo(array $linters, array $built) {
     // Note that an engine can emit multiple linters of the same class to run
     // different rulesets on different groups of files, so these linters do not
     // necessarily have unique classes or types.
@@ -85,131 +253,40 @@ EOTEXT
       );
     }
 
-    $linter_info = isort($linter_info, 'short');
-
-    $status_map = $this->getStatusMap();
-    $pad = '    ';
-
-    $color_map = array(
-      'configured' => 'green',
-      'available' => 'yellow',
-      'error' => 'red',
-    );
-
-    foreach ($linter_info as $key => $linter) {
-      $status = $linter['status'];
-      $color = $color_map[$status];
-      $text = $status_map[$status];
-      $print_tail = false;
-
-      $console->writeOut(
-        "<bg:".$color.">** %s **</bg> **%s** (%s)\n",
-        $text,
-        nonempty($linter['short'], '-'),
-        $linter['name']);
-
-      if ($linter['exception']) {
-        $console->writeOut(
-          "\n%s**%s**\n%s\n",
-          $pad,
-          get_class($linter['exception']),
-          phutil_console_wrap(
-            $linter['exception']->getMessage(),
-            strlen($pad)));
-        $print_tail = true;
-      }
-
-      $version = $linter['version'];
-      $uri = $linter['uri'];
-      if ($version || $uri) {
-        $console->writeOut("\n");
-        $print_tail = true;
-      }
-
-      if ($version) {
-        $console->writeOut("%s%s **%s**\n", $pad, pht('Version'), $version);
-      }
-
-      if ($uri) {
-        $console->writeOut("%s__%s__\n", $pad, $linter['uri']);
-      }
-
-      $description = $linter['description'];
-      if ($description) {
-        $console->writeOut(
-          "\n%s\n",
-          phutil_console_wrap($linter['description'], strlen($pad)));
-        $print_tail = true;
-      }
-
-      $options = $linter['options'];
-      if ($options && $this->getArgument('verbose')) {
-        $console->writeOut(
-          "\n%s**%s**\n\n",
-          $pad,
-          pht('Configuration Options'));
-
-        $last_option = last_key($options);
-        foreach ($options as $option => $option_spec) {
-          $console->writeOut(
-            "%s__%s__ (%s)\n",
-            $pad,
-            $option,
-            $option_spec['type']);
-
-          $console->writeOut(
-            "%s\n",
-            phutil_console_wrap(
-              $option_spec['help'],
-              strlen($pad) + 2));
-
-          if ($option != $last_option) {
-            $console->writeOut("\n");
-          }
-        }
-        $print_tail = true;
-      }
-
-      if ($print_tail) {
-        $console->writeOut("\n");
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!$this->getArgument('verbose')) {
-      $console->writeOut(
-        "%s\n",
-        pht('(Run `%s` for more details.)', 'arc linters --verbose'));
-    }
+    return isort($linter_info, 'short');
   }
 
+  private function filterByNames(array $linters, array $search_terms) {
+    $filtered = array();
 
-  /**
-   * Get human-readable linter statuses, padded to fixed width.
-   *
-   * @return map<string, string> Human-readable linter status names.
-   */
-  private function getStatusMap() {
-    $text_map = array(
-      'configured' => pht('CONFIGURED'),
-      'available'  => pht('AVAILABLE'),
-      'error'      => pht('ERROR'),
-    );
-
-    $sizes = array();
-    foreach ($text_map as $key => $string) {
-      $sizes[$key] = phutil_utf8_console_strlen($string);
-    }
-
-    $longest = max($sizes);
-    foreach ($text_map as $key => $string) {
-      if ($sizes[$key] < $longest) {
-        $text_map[$key] .= str_repeat(' ', $longest - $sizes[$key]);
+    foreach ($linters as $key => $linter) {
+      $name = $linter['name'];
+      $short = $linter['short'];
+      $description = $linter['description'];
+      foreach ($search_terms as $term) {
+        if (stripos($name, $term) !== false ||
+            stripos($short, $term) !== false ||
+            stripos($description, $term) !== false) {
+          $filtered[$key] = $linter;
+        }
       }
     }
+    return $filtered;
+  }
 
-    $text_map['padding'] = str_repeat(' ', $longest);
+  private function findExactNames(array $linters, array $names) {
+    $filtered = array();
 
-    return $text_map;
+    foreach ($linters as $key => $linter) {
+      $name = $linter['name'];
+
+      foreach ($names as $term) {
+        if (strcasecmp($name, $term) == 0) {
+          $filtered[$key] = $linter;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return $filtered;
   }
 
 }