diff --git a/demo/src/components/ColumnsControllers.jsx b/demo/src/components/ColumnsControllers.jsx
index 80d8774..972f24e 100644
--- a/demo/src/components/ColumnsControllers.jsx
+++ b/demo/src/components/ColumnsControllers.jsx
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ const ColumnsControllers = ({ controllers }) => {
         setColumns(columns);
     };
 
+    const setSearchText = (column, searchText) => {
+        column.searchText = searchText;
+        setColumns(columns);
+    };
+
     const setSortable = (column) => {
         column.sortable = !column.sortable;
         setColumns(columns);
@@ -73,6 +78,19 @@ const ColumnsControllers = ({ controllers }) => {
                             />
                         </ControllerWrappper>
                     ) : null}
+                    {column.searchable &&
+                    column.id !== "checkbox" &&
+                    column.id !== "buttons" ? (
+                        <ControllerWrappper label="Search Text">
+                            <input
+                                type="text"
+                                value={column.searchText}
+                                onChange={(e) =>
+                                    setSearchText(column, e.target.value)
+                                }
+                            />
+                        </ControllerWrappper>
+                    ) : null}
                     <ControllerWrappper label="Visible">
                         <input
                             type="checkbox"
@@ -94,7 +112,12 @@ const ColumnsControllers = ({ controllers }) => {
                             <input
                                 type="checkbox"
                                 checked={column.searchable}
-                                onChange={() => setSearchable(column)}
+                                onChange={() => {
+                                    if (column.searchable) {
+                                        setSearchText(column, "");
+                                    }
+                                    setSearchable(column);
+                                }}
                             />
                         </ControllerWrappper>
                     ) : null}
diff --git a/demo/src/components/TableControllers.jsx b/demo/src/components/TableControllers.jsx
index 9a89f47..d9868ef 100644
--- a/demo/src/components/TableControllers.jsx
+++ b/demo/src/components/TableControllers.jsx
@@ -80,6 +80,27 @@ const TableControllers = ({ controllers }) => {
                     }
                 />
             </ControllerWrappper>
+            <ControllerWrappper label="Search By Column">
+                <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={controllers.searchByColumn[0]}
+                    onChange={() => {
+                        const shouldSearchByColumn =
+                            !controllers.searchByColumn[0];
+
+                        if (shouldSearchByColumn) {
+                            const cols = controllers.columns[0].map(
+                                (column) => ({
+                                    ...column,
+                                    searchText: "",
+                                })
+                            );
+                            controllers.columns[1](cols);
+                        }
+                        controllers.searchByColumn[1](shouldSearchByColumn);
+                    }}
+                />
+            </ControllerWrappper>
             <ControllerWrappper label="Highlight Search">
                 <input
                     type="checkbox"
diff --git a/demo/src/getColumns.js b/demo/src/getColumns.js
index 5cc5af7..1bc5b48 100644
--- a/demo/src/getColumns.js
+++ b/demo/src/getColumns.js
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ const getColumns = ({ setRowsData }) => {
             pinned: true,
             sortable: false,
             resizable: false,
+            searchable: false,
             cellRenderer: ButtonsCell,
             editorCellRenderer: ButtonsEditorCell,
         },
diff --git a/demo/src/views/sync.js b/demo/src/views/sync.js
index f8c9039..c2088cc 100644
--- a/demo/src/views/sync.js
+++ b/demo/src/views/sync.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const MyAwesomeTable = () => {
     let [columns, setColumns] = useState(getColumns({ setRowsData }));
     let [isSettingsOpen, setIsSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
     let [selectAllMode, setSelectAllMode] = useState("page");
+    let [searchByColumn, setSearchByColumn] = useState(true);
 
     const controllers = {
         columns: [columns, setColumns],
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ const MyAwesomeTable = () => {
         minSearchChars: [minSearchChars, setMinSearchChars],
         minColumnResizeWidth: [minColumnResizeWidth, setMinColumnWidth],
         selectAllMode: [selectAllMode, setSelectAllMode],
+        searchByColumn: [searchByColumn, setSearchByColumn],
     };
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ const MyAwesomeTable = () => {
                     minSearchChars={minSearchChars}
                     minColumnResizeWidth={minColumnResizeWidth}
                     selectAllMode={selectAllMode}
+                    searchByColumn={searchByColumn}
                 />
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/components/CellContainer.jsx b/src/components/CellContainer.jsx
index 9da6f85..1f4c11e 100644
--- a/src/components/CellContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/CellContainer.jsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const CellContainer = ({
         id,
         config: {
             highlightSearch,
+            searchByColumn,
             tableHasSelection,
             additionalProps: { cellContainer: additionalProps = {} },
         },
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ const CellContainer = ({
 
     const getValue = () => {
         let value;
+        const searchToHighlight = searchByColumn
+            ? column.searchText
+            : searchText;
 
         switch (column.id) {
             case "checkbox":
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ const CellContainer = ({
                     highlightSearch &&
                     valuePassesSearch(value, column)
                 )
-                    return getHighlightedText(value, searchText);
+                    return getHighlightedText(value, searchToHighlight);
         }
 
         return value;
diff --git a/src/components/HeaderCell.jsx b/src/components/HeaderCell.jsx
index 23ee6d8..cf3626a 100644
--- a/src/components/HeaderCell.jsx
+++ b/src/components/HeaderCell.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ const HeaderCell = ({ column, tableManager }) => {
     const {
         config: {
             additionalProps: { headerCell: additionalProps = {} },
+            components: { SearchColumn },
+            searchByColumn,
         },
+        searchApi: { setColumnSearchText },
     } = tableManager;
 
     let classNames = (
@@ -12,13 +15,25 @@ const HeaderCell = ({ column, tableManager }) => {
     ).trim();
 
     return (
-        <span
-            {...additionalProps}
-            className={classNames}
-            data-column-id={column.id.toString()}
-        >
-            {column.label}
-        </span>
+        <div className="rgt-cell-header-content-container">
+            <span
+                {...additionalProps}
+                className={classNames}
+                data-column-id={column.id.toString()}
+            >
+                {column.label}
+            </span>
+            {searchByColumn && column.searchable && (
+                <SearchColumn
+                    tableManager={tableManager}
+                    name={`search-column-${column.field}`}
+                    value={column.searchText}
+                    onChange={(value) =>
+                        setColumnSearchText(column.field, value)
+                    }
+                />
+            )}
+        </div>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/HeaderCellContainer.jsx b/src/components/HeaderCellContainer.jsx
index b51d92b..032b279 100644
--- a/src/components/HeaderCellContainer.jsx
+++ b/src/components/HeaderCellContainer.jsx
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ const HeaderCellContainer = ({ index, column, tableManager }) => {
     let {
         config: {
             isHeaderSticky,
+            searchByColumn,
             components: { DragHandle },
             additionalProps: { headerCellContainer: additionalProps = {} },
             icons: {
                 sortAscending: sortAscendingIcon,
                 sortDescending: sortDescendingIcon,
+                sortUnsorted: sortUnsortedIcon,
             },
         },
         sortApi: { sort, toggleSort },
@@ -79,7 +81,9 @@ const HeaderCellContainer = ({ index, column, tableManager }) => {
                     isPinnedRight
                         ? " rgt-cell-header-pinned rgt-cell-header-pinned-right"
                         : ""
-                } ${column.className}`.trim();
+                }${searchByColumn ? " rgt-cell-header-with-search" : ""} ${
+                    column.className
+                }`.trim();
         }
 
         return (
@@ -144,7 +148,11 @@ const HeaderCellContainer = ({ index, column, tableManager }) => {
                                   ...selectionProps,
                               })
                             : column.headerCellRenderer(headerCellProps)}
-                        {sort.colId !== column.id ? null : sort.isAsc ? (
+                        {!column.sortable ? null : sort.colId !== column.id ? (
+                            <span className="rgt-sort-icon rgt-sort-icon-unsorted">
+                                {sortUnsortedIcon}
+                            </span>
+                        ) : sort.isAsc ? (
                             <span className="rgt-sort-icon rgt-sort-icon-ascending">
                                 {sortAscendingIcon}
                             </span>
diff --git a/src/components/SearchColumn.jsx b/src/components/SearchColumn.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1bbbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchColumn.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const SearchColumn = ({ tableManager, name, value, onChange }) => {
+    const {
+        config: {
+            texts: { search: searchText },
+        },
+    } = tableManager;
+
+    return (
+        <input
+            name={name}
+            type="search"
+            value={value}
+            onChange={(event) => onChange(event.target.value)}
+            onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+            placeholder={searchText}
+            className="rgt-search-column-input"
+        />
+    );
+};
+
+export default SearchColumn;
diff --git a/src/components/index.js b/src/components/index.js
index a5f6254..7abbe47 100644
--- a/src/components/index.js
+++ b/src/components/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import NoResults from "./NoResults";
 import PopoverButton from "./PopoverButton";
 import Row from "./Row";
 import Search from "./Search";
+import SearchColumn from "./SearchColumn";
 import Information from "./Information";
 import PageSize from "./PageSize";
 import Pagination from "./Pagination";
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export {
     PopoverButton,
     Row,
     Search,
+    SearchColumn,
     Information,
     PageSize,
     Pagination,
diff --git a/src/defaults/icons.js b/src/defaults/icons.js
index c893025..e7c93b9 100644
--- a/src/defaults/icons.js
+++ b/src/defaults/icons.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const MENU_ICON = (
 const SORT_ASCENDING_ICON = <React.Fragment>&uarr;</React.Fragment>;
 
 const SORT_DESCENDING_ICON = <React.Fragment>&darr;</React.Fragment>;
+const SORT_UNSORTED_ICON = <React.Fragment>&#8645;</React.Fragment>;
 
 const SEARCH_ICON = <React.Fragment>&#9906;</React.Fragment>;
 
@@ -77,5 +78,6 @@ export default {
     columnVisibility: MENU_ICON,
     sortAscending: SORT_ASCENDING_ICON,
     sortDescending: SORT_DESCENDING_ICON,
+    sortUnsorted: SORT_UNSORTED_ICON,
     search: SEARCH_ICON,
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useColumns.jsx b/src/hooks/useColumns.jsx
index d05743c..afd7a2d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useColumns.jsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useColumns.jsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const useColumns = (props, tableManager) => {
                 editable: true,
                 sortable: true,
                 resizable: true,
+                searchText: "",
                 search: ({ value, searchText }) =>
                     value
                         .toString()
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSearch.jsx b/src/hooks/useSearch.jsx
index 82ad372..0931e1f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSearch.jsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useSearch.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 
 const useSearch = (props, tableManager) => {
     const {
-        config: { minSearchChars },
-        columnsApi: { columns },
+        config: { minSearchChars, searchByColumn },
+        columnsApi: { columns, setColumns },
     } = tableManager;
 
     const searchApi = useRef({}).current;
@@ -20,35 +20,65 @@ const useSearch = (props, tableManager) => {
         props.onSearchTextChange?.(searchText, tableManager);
     };
 
+    searchApi.setColumnSearchText = (columnField, searchText) => {
+        const columnsClone = [...columns];
+        const columnIndex = columnsClone.findIndex(
+            (col) => col.field === columnField
+        );
+
+        if (columnIndex !== -1) {
+            columnsClone[columnIndex].searchText = searchText;
+            setColumns(columnsClone);
+
+            props.onColumnSearchTextChange?.(
+                searchText,
+                columnField,
+                tableManager
+            );
+        }
+    };
+
     searchApi.valuePassesSearch = (value, column) => {
         if (!value) return false;
         if (!column?.searchable) return false;
-        if (searchApi.searchText.length < minSearchChars) return false;
+        if (!searchByColumn && searchApi.searchText.length < minSearchChars) {
+            return false;
+        } else if (
+            searchByColumn &&
+            column.searchText.length < minSearchChars
+        ) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         return column.search({
             value: value.toString(),
-            searchText: searchApi.searchText,
+            searchText: searchByColumn
+                ? column.searchText
+                : searchApi.searchText,
         });
     };
 
     searchApi.searchRows = useCallback(
         (rows) => {
-            var cols = columns.reduce((cols, coldef) => {
-                cols[coldef.field] = coldef;
-                return cols;
-            }, {});
+            const searchValue = ({ searchText, cellValue, column }) => {
+                const value = column.getValue({
+                    value: cellValue,
+                    column,
+                });
+                return column.search({
+                    value: value?.toString() || "",
+                    searchText,
+                });
+            };
 
             if (searchApi.searchText.length >= minSearchChars) {
                 rows = rows.filter((item) =>
-                    Object.keys(item).some((key) => {
-                        if (cols[key] && cols[key].searchable) {
-                            const value = cols[key].getValue({
-                                value: item[key],
-                                column: cols[key],
-                            });
-                            return cols[key].search({
-                                value: value?.toString() || "",
+                    columns.some((column) => {
+                        if (column.searchable) {
+                            return searchValue({
                                 searchText: searchApi.searchText,
+                                cellValue: item[column.field],
+                                column,
                             });
                         }
                         return false;
@@ -56,9 +86,26 @@ const useSearch = (props, tableManager) => {
                 );
             }
 
+            if (searchByColumn) {
+                columns.forEach((column) => {
+                    if (
+                        column.searchable &&
+                        column.searchText.length >= minSearchChars
+                    ) {
+                        rows = rows.filter((item) => {
+                            return searchValue({
+                                searchText: column.searchText,
+                                cellValue: item[column.field],
+                                column,
+                            });
+                        });
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             return rows;
         },
-        [searchApi.searchText, columns, minSearchChars]
+        [searchApi.searchText, searchByColumn, columns, minSearchChars]
     );
 
     return searchApi;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useTableManager.jsx b/src/hooks/useTableManager.jsx
index abba823..5c583bd 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useTableManager.jsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useTableManager.jsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const useTableManager = (props) => {
         isPaginated: props.isPaginated,
         enableColumnsReorder: props.enableColumnsReorder,
         highlightSearch: props.highlightSearch,
+        searchByColumn: props.searchByColumn,
         showSearch: props.showSearch,
         showRowsInformation: props.showRowsInformation,
         showColumnVisibilityManager: props.showColumnVisibilityManager,
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 0d5bb73..5afa14f 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@
     border-bottom: var(--rgt-border);
 }
 
+.rgt-cell-header-with-search {
+    display: flex;
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -ms-user-select: none;
+    user-select: none;
+    width: 100%;
+    z-index: 1;
+    min-height: 68px;
+    max-height: 68px;
+    border-bottom: var(--rgt-border);
+}
+
+.rgt-cell-header-with-search .rgt-cell-header-content-container {
+    gap: 5px;
+}
+
 .rgt-cell-header-virtual-col {
     border-bottom: var(--rgt-border);
     background: var(--rgt-background-color);
@@ -129,6 +146,13 @@
     justify-content: center;
 }
 
+.rgt-cell-header-content-container {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    flex: 1;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 .rgt-placeholder-cell {
     position: relative;
     border-radius: 2px;
@@ -269,6 +293,13 @@
     font-size: 16px;
     margin-left: 5px;
     display: inline-flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 12px;
+    line-height: 18px;
+}
+
+.rgt-sort-icon-unsorted {
+    font-size: 15px;
 }
 
 .rgt-container-overlay {
@@ -431,6 +462,12 @@
     padding: 0;
 }
 
+.rgt-search-column-input {
+    width: 100%;
+    outline: none;
+    border: 1px solid;
+}
+
 .rgt-cell-editor-inner {
     position: relative;
     height: 30px;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 54737a3..ebced9a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ GridTable.defaultProps = {
     pageSizes: [20, 50, 100],
     isHeaderSticky: true,
     highlightSearch: true,
+    searchByColumn: false,
     minSearchChars: 2,
     isPaginated: true,
     isVirtualScroll: true,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ GridTable.propTypes = {
     minColumnResizeWidth: PropTypes.number,
     highlightSearch: PropTypes.bool,
     showSearch: PropTypes.bool,
+    searchByColumn: PropTypes.bool,
     showRowsInformation: PropTypes.bool,
     showColumnVisibilityManager: PropTypes.bool,
     minSearchChars: PropTypes.number,
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ GridTable.propTypes = {
     selectAllMode: PropTypes.string,
     // events
     onColumnsChange: PropTypes.func,
+    onColumnSearchTextChange: PropTypes.func,
     onSearchTextChange: PropTypes.func,
     onSelectedRowsChange: PropTypes.func,
     onSortChange: PropTypes.func,