diff --git a/changelog.d/7377.misc b/changelog.d/7377.misc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67e2da0dcb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7377.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Search in columns 'name' and 'displayname' in the admin users endpoint. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
index be05128b3ebe..99948ec06199 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ from a previous call.
 The parameter ``limit`` is optional but is used for pagination, denoting the
 maximum number of items to return in this call. Defaults to ``100``.
 
-The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and filters to only users with user IDs
-that contain this value.
+The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and can be used to filter by user id.
+
+The parameter ``name`` is optional and can be used to list only users with the
+local part of the user ID or display name that contain this value.
 
 The parameter ``guests`` is optional and if ``false`` will **exclude** guest users.
 Defaults to ``true`` to include guest users.
diff --git a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
index cc0bdfa5c9f4..f3e77da850c8 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/admin/users.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class UsersRestServletV2(RestServlet):
     The parameters `from` and `limit` are required only for pagination.
     By default, a `limit` of 100 is used.
     The parameter `user_id` can be used to filter by user id.
+    The parameter `name` can be used to filter by user id or display name.
     The parameter `guests` can be used to exclude guest users.
     The parameter `deactivated` can be used to include deactivated users.
     """
@@ -89,11 +90,12 @@ async def on_GET(self, request):
         start = parse_integer(request, "from", default=0)
         limit = parse_integer(request, "limit", default=100)
         user_id = parse_string(request, "user_id", default=None)
+        name = parse_string(request, "name", default=None)
         guests = parse_boolean(request, "guests", default=True)
         deactivated = parse_boolean(request, "deactivated", default=False)
 
         users, total = await self.store.get_users_paginate(
-            start, limit, user_id, guests, deactivated
+            start, limit, user_id, name, guests, deactivated
         )
         ret = {"users": users, "total": total}
         if len(users) >= limit:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
index 17fa47091950..0ed726fee027 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/__init__.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def get_users(self):
         )
 
     def get_users_paginate(
-        self, start, limit, name=None, guests=True, deactivated=False
+        self, start, limit, user_id=None, name=None, guests=True, deactivated=False
     ):
         """Function to retrieve a paginated list of users from
         users list. This will return a json list of users and the
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ def get_users_paginate(
         Args:
             start (int): start number to begin the query from
             limit (int): number of rows to retrieve
-            name (string): filter for user names
+            user_id (string): search for user_id
+            name (string): search for local part of user_id or display name
             guests (bool): whether to in include guest users
             deactivated (bool): whether to include deactivated users
         Returns:
@@ -516,11 +517,14 @@ def get_users_paginate(
 
         def get_users_paginate_txn(txn):
             filters = []
-            args = []
+            args = [self.hs.config.server_name]
 
             if name:
+                filters.append("(name LIKE ? OR displayname LIKE ?)")
+                args.extend(["@%" + name + "%:%", "%" + name + "%"])
+            elif user_id:
                 filters.append("name LIKE ?")
-                args.append("%" + name + "%")
+                args.extend(["%" + user_id + "%"])
 
             if not guests:
                 filters.append("is_guest = 0")
@@ -530,20 +534,23 @@ def get_users_paginate_txn(txn):
 
             where_clause = "WHERE " + " AND ".join(filters) if len(filters) > 0 else ""
 
-            sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) as total_users FROM users %s" % (where_clause)
-            txn.execute(sql, args)
-            count = txn.fetchone()[0]
-
-            args = [self.hs.config.server_name] + args + [limit, start]
-            sql = """
-                SELECT name, user_type, is_guest, admin, deactivated, displayname, avatar_url
+            sql_base = """
                 FROM users as u
                 LEFT JOIN profiles AS p ON u.name = '@' || p.user_id || ':' || ?
                 {}
-                ORDER BY u.name LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
                 """.format(
                 where_clause
             )
+            sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) as total_users " + sql_base
+            txn.execute(sql, args)
+            count = txn.fetchone()[0]
+
+            sql = (
+                "SELECT name, user_type, is_guest, admin, deactivated, displayname, avatar_url "
+                + sql_base
+                + " ORDER BY u.name LIMIT ? OFFSET ?"
+            )
+            args += [limit, start]
             txn.execute(sql, args)
             users = self.db_pool.cursor_to_dict(txn)
             return users, count