diff --git a/rslib/backend.proto b/rslib/backend.proto
index a3966e47a..820b0a832 100644
--- a/rslib/backend.proto
+++ b/rslib/backend.proto
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ service BackendService {
 
     // searching
 
+    rpc FilterToSearch (FilterToSearchIn) returns (String);
     rpc NormalizeSearch (String) returns (String);
     rpc SearchCards (SearchCardsIn) returns (SearchCardsOut);
     rpc SearchNotes (SearchNotesIn) returns (SearchNotesOut);
@@ -756,6 +757,35 @@ message BuiltinSearchOrder {
     bool reverse = 2;
 }
 
+message FilterToSearchIn {
+    enum NamedFilter {
+        WHOLE_COLLECTION = 0;
+        CURRENT_DECK = 1;
+        ADDED_TODAY = 2;
+        STUDIED_TODAY = 3;
+        AGAIN_TODAY = 4;
+        NEW = 5;
+        LEARN = 6;
+        REVIEW = 7;
+        DUE = 8;
+        SUSPENDED = 9;
+        BURIED = 10;
+        RED_FLAG = 11;
+        ORANGE_FLAG = 12;
+        GREEN_FLAG = 13;
+        BLUE_FLAG = 14;
+        NO_FLAG = 15;
+        ANY_FLAG = 16;
+    }
+    oneof filter {
+        NamedFilter name = 1;
+        string tag = 2;
+        string deck = 3;
+        string note = 4;
+        uint32 template = 5;
+    }
+}
+
 message ConcatenateSearchesIn {
     enum Separator {
         AND = 0;
diff --git a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
index 22868773f..18ee036bf 100644
--- a/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ use crate::{
     sched::new::NewCardSortOrder,
     sched::timespan::{answer_button_time, time_span},
     search::{
-        concatenate_searches, negate_search, normalize_search, replace_search_term, BoolSeparator,
-        SortMode,
+        concatenate_searches, negate_search, normalize_search, replace_search_term, write_nodes,
+        BoolSeparator, Node, SearchNode, SortMode, StateKind, TemplateKind,
     },
     stats::studied_today,
     sync::{
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use crate::{
         SyncActionRequired, SyncAuth, SyncMeta, SyncOutput, SyncStage,
     },
     template::RenderedNode,
-    text::{extract_av_tags, strip_av_tags, AVTag},
+    text::{escape_anki_wildcards, extract_av_tags, strip_av_tags, AVTag},
     timestamp::TimestampSecs,
     types::Usn,
 };
@@ -277,6 +277,46 @@ impl From<pb::DeckConfigId> for DeckConfID {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<pb::FilterToSearchIn> for Node<'_> {
+    fn from(msg: pb::FilterToSearchIn) -> Self {
+        use pb::filter_to_search_in::Filter as F;
+        use pb::filter_to_search_in::NamedFilter as NF;
+        use Node as N;
+        use SearchNode as SN;
+        match msg.filter.unwrap_or(F::Name(NF::WholeCollection as i32)) {
+            F::Name(name) => match NF::from_i32(name).unwrap_or(NF::WholeCollection) {
+                NF::WholeCollection => N::Search(SN::WholeCollection),
+                NF::CurrentDeck => N::Search(SN::Deck("current".into())),
+                NF::AddedToday => N::Search(SN::AddedInDays(1)),
+                NF::StudiedToday => N::Search(SN::Rated {
+                    days: 1,
+                    ease: None,
+                }),
+                NF::AgainToday => N::Search(SN::Rated {
+                    days: 1,
+                    ease: Some(1),
+                }),
+                NF::New => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::New)),
+                NF::Learn => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::Learning)),
+                NF::Review => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::Review)),
+                NF::Due => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::Due)),
+                NF::Suspended => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::Suspended)),
+                NF::Buried => N::Search(SN::State(StateKind::Buried)),
+                NF::RedFlag => N::Search(SN::Flag(1)),
+                NF::OrangeFlag => N::Search(SN::Flag(2)),
+                NF::GreenFlag => N::Search(SN::Flag(3)),
+                NF::BlueFlag => N::Search(SN::Flag(4)),
+                NF::NoFlag => N::Search(SN::Flag(0)),
+                NF::AnyFlag => N::Not(Box::new(N::Search(SN::Flag(0)))),
+            },
+            F::Tag(s) => N::Search(SN::Tag(escape_anki_wildcards(&s).into_owned().into())),
+            F::Deck(s) => N::Search(SN::Deck(escape_anki_wildcards(&s).into_owned().into())),
+            F::Note(s) => N::Search(SN::NoteType(escape_anki_wildcards(&s).into_owned().into())),
+            F::Template(u) => N::Search(SN::CardTemplate(TemplateKind::Ordinal(u as u16))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl From<BoolSeparatorProto> for BoolSeparator {
     fn from(sep: BoolSeparatorProto) -> Self {
         match sep {
@@ -408,6 +448,10 @@ impl BackendService for Backend {
     // searching
     //-----------------------------------------------
 
+    fn filter_to_search(&self, input: pb::FilterToSearchIn) -> Result<pb::String> {
+        Ok(write_nodes(&[input.into()]).into())
+    }
+
     fn normalize_search(&self, input: pb::String) -> Result<pb::String> {
         Ok(normalize_search(&input.val)?.into())
     }
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/mod.rs b/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
index 607b9d767..5eef7e86e 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ mod sqlwriter;
 mod writer;
 
 pub use cards::SortMode;
+pub use parser::{Node, PropertyKind, SearchNode, StateKind, TemplateKind};
 pub use writer::{
-    concatenate_searches, negate_search, normalize_search, replace_search_term, BoolSeparator,
+    concatenate_searches, negate_search, normalize_search, replace_search_term, write_nodes,
+    BoolSeparator,
 };
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
index 9e03abcc5..7763c965f 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/parser.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl<I> From<nom::Err<(I, ErrorKind)>> for ParseError {
 type ParseResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, ParseError>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub(super) enum Node<'a> {
+pub enum Node<'a> {
     And,
     Or,
     Not(Box<Node<'a>>),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(super) enum Node<'a> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub(super) enum SearchNode<'a> {
+pub enum SearchNode<'a> {
     // text without a colon
     UnqualifiedText(Cow<'a, str>),
     // foo:bar, where foo doesn't match a term below
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub(super) enum SearchNode<'a> {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub(super) enum PropertyKind {
+pub enum PropertyKind {
     Due(i32),
     Interval(u32),
     Reps(u32),
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub(super) enum PropertyKind {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub(super) enum StateKind {
+pub enum StateKind {
     New,
     Review,
     Learning,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub(super) enum StateKind {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub(super) enum TemplateKind<'a> {
+pub enum TemplateKind<'a> {
     Ordinal(u16),
     Name(Cow<'a, str>),
 }
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/writer.rs b/rslib/src/search/writer.rs
index ec7051893..e112ebcf5 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/writer.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/writer.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn replace_search_term(search: &str, replacement: &str) -> Result<String> {
     Ok(write_nodes(&nodes))
 }
 
-fn write_nodes<'a, I>(nodes: I) -> String
+pub fn write_nodes<'a, I>(nodes: I) -> String
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a Node<'a>>,
 {
diff --git a/rslib/src/text.rs b/rslib/src/text.rs
index 0f892ecd0..10391334e 100644
--- a/rslib/src/text.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/text.rs
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ pub(crate) fn escape_sql(txt: &str) -> Cow<str> {
     RE.replace_all(&txt, r"\$0")
 }
 
+/// Escape Anki wildcards and the backslash for escaping them: \*_
+pub(crate) fn escape_anki_wildcards(txt: &str) -> Cow<str> {
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref RE: Regex = Regex::new(r"[\\*_]").unwrap();
+    }
+    RE.replace_all(&txt, r"\$0")
+}
+
 /// Compare text with a possible glob, folding case.
 pub(crate) fn matches_glob(text: &str, search: &str) -> bool {
     if is_glob(search) {