diff --git a/src/sql/parts/registeredServer/common/objectExplorerService.ts b/src/sql/parts/registeredServer/common/objectExplorerService.ts
index 366444ef16..5b4b30aa93 100644
--- a/src/sql/parts/registeredServer/common/objectExplorerService.ts
+++ b/src/sql/parts/registeredServer/common/objectExplorerService.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export interface IObjectExplorerService {
 
 	getServerTreeView(): ServerTreeView;
 
+	findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames?: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.NodeInfo[]>;
+
 	getActiveConnectionNodes(): TreeNode[];
 
 	getTreeNode(connectionId: string, nodePath: string): Thenable<TreeNode>;
@@ -447,6 +449,24 @@ export class ObjectExplorerService implements IObjectExplorerService {
 		return this._serverTreeView;
 	}
 
+	public findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames?: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.NodeInfo[]> {
+		let rootNode = this._activeObjectExplorerNodes[connectionId];
+		if (!rootNode) {
+			return Promise.resolve([]);
+		}
+		let sessionId = rootNode.session.sessionId;
+		return this._providers[this._sessions[sessionId].connection.providerName].findNodes({
+			type: type,
+			name: name,
+			schema: schema,
+			database: database,
+			parentObjectNames: parentObjectNames,
+			sessionId: sessionId
+		}).then(response => {
+			return response.nodes;
+		});
+	}
+
 	public getActiveConnectionNodes(): TreeNode[] {
 		return Object.values(this._activeObjectExplorerNodes);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts b/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
index f73f06d7f7..25dc21151d 100644
--- a/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
+++ b/src/sql/sqlops.d.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 		*/
 		export function getActiveConnectionNodes(): Thenable<ObjectExplorerNode[]>;
 
+		/**
+		 * Find Object Explorer nodes that match the given information
+		 * @param {string} connectionId The id of the connection that the node exists on
+		 * @param {string} type The type of the object to retrieve
+		 * @param {string} schema The schema of the object, if applicable
+		 * @param {string} name The name of the object
+		 * @param {string} database The database the object exists under, if applicable
+		 * @param {string[]} parentObjectNames A list of names of parent objects in the tree, ordered from highest to lowest level
+		 * (for example when searching for a table's column, provide the name of its parent table for this argument)
+		 */
+		export function findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames: string[]): Thenable<ObjectExplorerNode[]>;
+
 		/**
 		 * Interface for representing and interacting with items in Object Explorer
 		*/
@@ -942,6 +954,15 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 		nodePath: string;
 	}
 
+	export interface FindNodesInfo {
+		sessionId: string;
+		type: string;
+		schema: string;
+		name: string;
+		database: string;
+		parentObjectNames: string[];
+	}
+
 	export interface ObjectExplorerCloseSessionInfo {
 		sessionId: string;
 	}
@@ -951,6 +972,10 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 		success: boolean;
 	}
 
+	export interface ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse {
+		nodes: NodeInfo[];
+	}
+
 	export interface ObjectExplorerProvider extends DataProvider {
 		createNewSession(connInfo: ConnectionInfo): Thenable<ObjectExplorerSessionResponse>;
 
@@ -960,6 +985,8 @@ declare module 'sqlops' {
 
 		closeSession(closeSessionInfo: ObjectExplorerCloseSessionInfo): Thenable<ObjectExplorerCloseSessionResponse>;
 
+		findNodes(findNodesInfo: FindNodesInfo): Thenable<ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse>;
+
 		registerOnSessionCreated(handler: (response: ObjectExplorerSession) => any);
 
 		registerOnExpandCompleted(handler: (response: ObjectExplorerExpandInfo) => any);
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostDataProtocol.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostDataProtocol.ts
index 8f9f35d19b..c71f5e5ff6 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostDataProtocol.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostDataProtocol.ts
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@ export class ExtHostDataProtocol extends ExtHostDataProtocolShape {
 		return this._resolveProvider<sqlops.ObjectExplorerProvider>(handle).closeSession(closeSessionInfo);
 	}
 
+	public $findNodes(handle: number, findNodesInfo: sqlops.FindNodesInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse> {
+		return this._resolveProvider<sqlops.ObjectExplorerProvider>(handle).findNodes(findNodesInfo);
+	}
+
 	public $onObjectExplorerSessionCreated(handle: number, response: sqlops.ObjectExplorerSession): void {
 		this._proxy.$onObjectExplorerSessionCreated(handle, response);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostObjectExplorer.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostObjectExplorer.ts
index ac567dc27f..49fa9d91b8 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostObjectExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/extHostObjectExplorer.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export class ExtHostObjectExplorer implements ExtHostObjectExplorerShape  {
 	public $getActiveConnectionNodes(): Thenable<sqlops.objectexplorer.ObjectExplorerNode[]> {
 		return this._proxy.$getActiveConnectionNodes().then(results => results.map(result => new ExtHostObjectExplorerNode(result.nodeInfo, result.connectionId, this._proxy)));
 	}
+
+	public $findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.objectexplorer.ObjectExplorerNode[]> {
+		return this._proxy.$findNodes(connectionId, type, schema, name, database, parentObjectNames).then(results => results.map(result => new ExtHostObjectExplorerNode(result, connectionId, this._proxy)));
+	}
 }
 
 class ExtHostObjectExplorerNode implements sqlops.objectexplorer.ObjectExplorerNode {
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadDataProtocol.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadDataProtocol.ts
index c0d68cfd70..66c473a091 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadDataProtocol.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadDataProtocol.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ export class MainThreadDataProtocol implements MainThreadDataProtocolShape {
 			},
 			closeSession(closeSessionInfo: sqlops.ObjectExplorerCloseSessionInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerCloseSessionResponse> {
 				return self._proxy.$closeObjectExplorerSession(handle, closeSessionInfo);
+			},
+			findNodes(findNodesInfo: sqlops.FindNodesInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse> {
+				return self._proxy.$findNodes(handle, findNodesInfo);
 			}
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadObjectExplorer.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadObjectExplorer.ts
index d335a638e8..0050bcae58 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadObjectExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/mainThreadObjectExplorer.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,8 @@ export class MainThreadObjectExplorer implements MainThreadObjectExplorerShape {
 	public $isExpanded(connectionId: string, nodePath: string): Thenable<boolean> {
 		return this._objectExplorerService.getTreeNode(connectionId, nodePath).then(treeNode => treeNode.isExpanded());
 	}
+
+	public $findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.NodeInfo[]> {
+		return this._objectExplorerService.findNodes(connectionId, type, schema, name, database, parentObjectNames);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.api.impl.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.api.impl.ts
index 9c8472f592..45d121ef6b 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 				},
 				getActiveConnectionNodes(): Thenable<sqlops.objectexplorer.ObjectExplorerNode[]> {
 					return extHostObjectExplorer.$getActiveConnectionNodes();
+				},
+				findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.objectexplorer.ObjectExplorerNode[]> {
+					return extHostObjectExplorer.$findNodes(connectionId, type, schema, name, database, parentObjectNames);
 				}
 			};
 
diff --git a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.protocol.ts b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.protocol.ts
index aeb83f9843..2974c4280a 100644
--- a/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/sql/workbench/api/node/sqlExtHost.protocol.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ export abstract class ExtHostDataProtocolShape {
 
 	$closeObjectExplorerSession(handle: number, closeSessionInfo: sqlops.ObjectExplorerCloseSessionInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerCloseSessionResponse> { throw ni(); }
 
+	$findNodes(handle: number, findNodesInfo: sqlops.FindNodesInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse> { throw ni(); }
+
 	/**
 	 * Tasks
 	 */
@@ -498,4 +500,5 @@ export interface MainThreadObjectExplorerShape extends IDisposable {
 	$setSelected(connectionId: string, nodePath: string, selected: boolean, clearOtherSelections?: boolean): Thenable<void>;
 	$getChildren(connectionId: string, nodePath: string): Thenable<sqlops.NodeInfo[]>;
 	$isExpanded(connectionId: string, nodePath: string): Thenable<boolean>;
+	$findNodes(connectionId: string, type: string, schema: string, name: string, database: string, parentObjectNames: string[]): Thenable<sqlops.NodeInfo[]>;
 }
diff --git a/src/sqltest/stubs/objectExplorerProviderTestService.ts b/src/sqltest/stubs/objectExplorerProviderTestService.ts
index 0b14a5967a..b63d62c4c2 100644
--- a/src/sqltest/stubs/objectExplorerProviderTestService.ts
+++ b/src/sqltest/stubs/objectExplorerProviderTestService.ts
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ export class ObjectExplorerProviderTestService implements sqlops.ObjectExplorerP
 	public registerOnExpandCompleted(handler: (response: sqlops.ObjectExplorerExpandInfo) => any): void {
 
 	}
+
+	public findNodes(findNodesInfo: sqlops.FindNodesInfo): Thenable<sqlops.ObjectExplorerFindNodesResponse> {
+		return undefined;
+	}
 }
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