diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user/query.ex b/lib/pleroma/user/query.ex
index 711439eef..7ef2a1455 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user/query.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user/query.ex
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Query do
             ap_id: [String.t()],
             order_by: term(),
             select: term(),
-            limit: pos_integer()
+            limit: pos_integer(),
+            actor_types: [String.t()]
           }
           | map()
 
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User.Query do
     where(query, [u], u.is_admin == ^bool)
   end
 
+  defp compose_query({:actor_types, actor_types}, query) when is_list(actor_types) do
+    where(query, [u], u.actor_type in ^actor_types)
+  end
+
   defp compose_query({:is_moderator, bool}, query) do
     where(query, [u], u.is_moderator == ^bool)
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/search_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/search_test.exs
index 82da86f7f..92a116c65 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/search_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/search_test.exs
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.SearchTest do
       assert user2 in users
     end
 
+    test "it returns users by actor_types" do
+      user_service = insert(:user, actor_type: "Service")
+      user_application = insert(:user, actor_type: "Application")
+      user1 = insert(:user)
+      user2 = insert(:user)
+
+      {:ok, [^user_service], 1} = Search.user(%{actor_types: ["Service"]})
+      {:ok, [^user_application], 1} = Search.user(%{actor_types: ["Application"]})
+      {:ok, [^user1, ^user2], 2} = Search.user(%{actor_types: ["Person"]})
+
+      {:ok, [^user_service, ^user1, ^user2], 3} =
+        Search.user(%{actor_types: ["Person", "Service"]})
+    end
+
     test "it returns user by display name" do
       user = insert(:user, name: "Display name")
       insert(:user)