diff --git a/dojo/product_type/views.py b/dojo/product_type/views.py
index 8d731245dd..e011ee4fb9 100644
--- a/dojo/product_type/views.py
+++ b/dojo/product_type/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from dojo.authorization.authorization import user_has_permission
 from dojo.authorization.authorization_decorators import user_has_global_permission, user_is_authorized
 from dojo.authorization.roles_permissions import Permissions
-from dojo.filters import ProductTypeFilter
+from dojo.filters import ProductFilter, ProductFilterWithoutObjectLookups, ProductTypeFilter
 from dojo.forms import (
     Add_Product_Type_GroupForm,
     Add_Product_Type_MemberForm,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     async_delete,
     get_page_items,
     get_setting,
+    get_system_setting,
     is_title_in_breadcrumbs,
 )
 
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@
 
 
 def product_type(request):
-
     prod_types = get_authorized_product_types(Permissions.Product_Type_View)
     name_words = prod_types.values_list("name", flat=True)
 
@@ -123,12 +123,17 @@ def view_product_type(request, ptid):
     groups = get_authorized_groups_for_product_type(pt, Permissions.Product_Type_View)
     global_groups = get_authorized_global_groups_for_product_type(pt, Permissions.Product_Type_View)
     products = get_authorized_products(Permissions.Product_View).filter(prod_type=pt)
-    products = get_page_items(request, products, 25)
+    filter_string_matching = get_system_setting("filter_string_matching", False)
+    filter_class = ProductFilterWithoutObjectLookups if filter_string_matching else ProductFilter
+    prod_filter = filter_class(request.GET, queryset=products, user=request.user)
+    products = get_page_items(request, prod_filter.qs, 25)
+
     add_breadcrumb(title=page_name, top_level=False, request=request)
     return render(request, "dojo/view_product_type.html", {
         "name": page_name,
         "pt": pt,
         "products": products,
+        "prod_filter": prod_filter,
         "groups": groups,
         "members": members,
         "global_groups": global_groups,
diff --git a/dojo/templates/dojo/view_product_type.html b/dojo/templates/dojo/view_product_type.html
index 70e5058350..4cff7efa44 100644
--- a/dojo/templates/dojo/view_product_type.html
+++ b/dojo/templates/dojo/view_product_type.html
@@ -54,24 +54,28 @@ <h3 class="pull-left">{% trans "Description" %}</h3>
                 <div class="panel-heading">
                     <div class="clearfix">
                         <h4 class="pull-left">{% trans "Products" %}</h4>
-                        {% if pt|has_object_permission:"Product_Type_Add_Product" %}
                         <div class="dropdown pull-right">
                             <div class="btn-group">
-                                <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" label="Actions" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">
-                                            <span class="fa-solid fa-bars"></span>
-                                            <span class="caret"></span>
-                                </button>
-                                <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
-                                    <li>
-                                        <a class="" href="{% url 'add_product_to_product_type' pt.id %}">
-                                        <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> {% trans "Add Product" %}</a>
-                                    </li>
-                                </ul>
+                                <button name="Show Filters" id="show-filters" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#the-filters" class="btn btn-primary toggle-filters"> <i class="fa-solid fa-filter"></i> <i class="caret"></i> </button>
+                                {% if pt|has_object_permission:"Product_Type_Add_Product" %}
+                                    <button name="Add Product" class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" label="Actions" id="dropdownMenu1" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="true">
+                                                <span class="fa-solid fa-bars"></span>
+                                                <span class="caret"></span>
+                                    </button>
+                                    <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenu1">
+                                        <li>
+                                            <a class="" href="{% url 'add_product_to_product_type' pt.id %}">
+                                            <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> {% trans "Add Product" %}</a>
+                                        </li>
+                                    </ul>
+                                {% endif %}
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                        {% endif %}
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div id="the-filters" class="is-filters panel-body collapse {% if prod_filter.form.has_changed %}in{% endif %}">
+                    {% include "dojo/filter_snippet.html" with form=prod_filter.form %}
+                </div>
                 {% if products %}
                     <div class="clearfix pagination-in-panel">
                         {% include "dojo/paging_snippet.html" with page=products page_size=True %}
@@ -325,3 +329,6 @@ <h3 class="panel-title"><span class="fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw" aria-hidden=
         </div>
     </div>
 {% endblock %}
+{% block postscript %}
+    {% include "dojo/filter_js_snippet.html" %}
+{% endblock %}
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