diff --git a/core/models/media_model.php b/core/models/media_model.php
index ad873823..dd265996 100644
--- a/core/models/media_model.php
+++ b/core/models/media_model.php
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ public function search_filters_validate($args = [])
         OBFHelpers::require_args($args, ['filters']);
         $filters = $args['filters'];
 
-        $allowed_filters = ['comments','artist','title','album','year','type','category','country','language','genre','duration','is_copyright_owner','status','dynamic_select'];
+        $allowed_filters = ['comments','artist','title','album','year','type','format','category','country','language','genre','duration','is_copyright_owner','status','dynamic_select'];
         $allowed_operators = [
             // deprecated
             'like',
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ public function search_filters_where_array($args = [])
             $column_array['comments'] = 'media.comments';
             $column_array['is_copyright_owner'] = 'media.is_copyright_owner';
             $column_array['dynamic_select'] = 'media.dynamic_select';
+            $column_array['format'] = 'media.format';
 
             $metadata_fields = $this->models->mediametadata('get_all');
             $metadata_defaults = [];
diff --git a/public/html/sidebar/advanced_search.html b/public/html/sidebar/advanced_search.html
index cffcba45..3f92eb6f 100644
--- a/public/html/sidebar/advanced_search.html
+++ b/public/html/sidebar/advanced_search.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
                 <option value="album" data-compare="text" data-value="text" data-t>Album</option>
                 <option value="year" data-compare="number" data-value="text" data-t>Year</option>
                 <option value="type" data-compare="select" data-value="media_type" data-t>Media Type</option>
+                <option value="format" data-compare="select" data-value="format" data-t>Format</option>
                 <option value="category" data-compare="select" data-value="category" data-t>Category</option>
                 <option value="country" data-compare="select" data-value="country" data-t>Country</option>
                 <option value="language" data-compare="select" data-value="language" data-t>Language</option>
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@
 
             <select id="advanced_search_genre_options" data-type="value" data-name="genre" class="hidden"></select>
 
+            <select id="advanced_search_format_options" data-type="value" data-name="format" class="hidden"></select>
+
             <select id="advanced_search_bool_options" data-type="value" data-name="bool" class="hidden">
                 <option value="1" data-t>Yes</option>
                 <option value="0" data-t>No</option>
diff --git a/public/js/settings.js b/public/js/settings.js
index eb141f11..2764daf6 100644
--- a/public/js/settings.js
+++ b/public/js/settings.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ OB.Settings.getSettings = function (callback) {
     post.push(["metadata", "media_get_fields", {}]);
     post.push(["metadata", "playlist_item_types", {}]);
     post.push(["metadata", "recording_default_values", {}]);
+    post.push(["media", "formats_get", {}]);
 
     OB.API.multiPost(
         post,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ OB.Settings.getSettings = function (callback) {
             OB.Settings.media_required_fields = response[6].data;
             OB.Settings.playlist_item_types = response[7].data;
             OB.Settings.recording_metadata = response[8].data;
+            OB.Settings.formats = response[9].data;
 
             if (callback) callback();
         },
diff --git a/public/js/sidebar.js b/public/js/sidebar.js
index 7565691b..c14a341f 100644
--- a/public/js/sidebar.js
+++ b/public/js/sidebar.js
@@ -1293,6 +1293,23 @@ OB.Sidebar.advancedSearchWindowInit = function () {
             );
         });
 
+        if (OB.Settings.formats) {
+            var all_formats = [];
+            $.each(["audio_formats", "video_formats", "image_formats", "document_formats"], function (i, key) {
+                if (OB.Settings.formats[key]) {
+                    $.each(OB.Settings.formats[key], function (j, fmt) {
+                        if (all_formats.indexOf(fmt) === -1) all_formats.push(fmt);
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+            all_formats.sort();
+            $.each(all_formats, function (index, fmt) {
+                $("#advanced_search_format_options").append(
+                    '<option value="' + fmt + '">' + htmlspecialchars(fmt.toUpperCase()) + "</option>",
+                );
+            });
+        }
+
         $.each(OB.Settings.media_metadata, function (index, metadata) {
             // skip hidden metadata and media/playlist currently unsupported for advanced search
             if (metadata.type == "hidden" || metadata.type == "media" || metadata.type == "playlist") return;