diff --git a/course/classes/management_renderer.php b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
index 688e304925a..530d507c108 100644
--- a/course/classes/management_renderer.php
+++ b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
@@ -1203,6 +1203,51 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         return html_writer::span(join('', $actions), 'course-item-actions item-actions');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Renders html to display a course search form
+     *
+     * @param string $value default value to populate the search field
+     * @param string $format display format - 'plain' (default), 'short' or 'navbar'
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function course_search_form($value = '', $format = 'plain') {
+        static $count = 0;
+        $formid = 'coursesearch';
+        if ((++$count) > 1) {
+            $formid .= $count;
+        }
+
+        switch ($format) {
+            case 'navbar' :
+                $formid = 'coursesearchnavbar';
+                $inputid = 'navsearchbox';
+                $inputsize = 20;
+                break;
+            case 'short' :
+                $inputid = 'shortsearchbox';
+                $inputsize = 12;
+                break;
+            default :
+                $inputid = 'coursesearchbox';
+                $inputsize = 30;
+        }
+
+        $strsearchcourses = get_string("searchcourses");
+        $searchurl = new moodle_url('/course/management.php');
+
+        $output = html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => $formid, 'action' => $searchurl, 'method' => 'get'));
+        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('fieldset', array('class' => 'coursesearchbox invisiblefieldset'));
+        $output .= html_writer::tag('label', $strsearchcourses.': ', array('for' => $inputid));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'text', 'id' => $inputid,
+            'size' => $inputsize, 'name' => 'search', 'value' => s($value)));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit',
+            'value' => get_string('go')));
+        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('fieldset');
+        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('form');
+
+        return $output;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates access hidden skip to links for the displayed sections.
      *
diff --git a/course/management.php b/course/management.php
index ecdee05bce3..f6aa94cb019 100644
--- a/course/management.php
+++ b/course/management.php
@@ -511,4 +511,6 @@ echo $renderer->grid_end();
 
 // End of the management form.
 echo $renderer->management_form_end();
+echo $renderer->course_search_form($search);
+
 echo $renderer->footer();