diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_author.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_author.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e16b313b743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/dropdown_author.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
+/*= require filtered_search/filtered_search_dropdown */
+
+((global) => {
+  class DropdownAuthor extends gl.FilteredSearchDropdown {
+    constructor(dropdown, input) {
+      super(dropdown, input);
+      this.listId = 'js-dropdown-author';
+    }
+
+    itemClicked(e) {
+      console.log('author clicked');
+    }
+
+    renderContent() {
+      super.renderContent();
+      droplab.setData(this.hookId, '/autocomplete/users.json?search=&per_page=20&active=true&project_id=2&group_id=&skip_ldap=&todo_filter=&todo_state_filter=&current_user=true&push_code_to_protected_branches=&author_id=&skip_users=');
+    }
+  }
+
+  global.DropdownAuthor = DropdownAuthor;
+})(window.gl || (window.gl = {}));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js.es6
index fc7bfe121fb..237f4fc3fff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/filtered_search/filtered_search_manager.js.es6
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
   }
 
   let dropdownHint;
+  let dropdownAuthor;
   let dropdownAssignee;
 
   class FilteredSearchManager {
@@ -103,10 +104,14 @@
         this.dismissCurrentDropdown();
         this.currentDropdown = match.key;
 
-        if (match.key === 'assignee') {
-          if (!dropdownAssignee) {
+        if (match.key === 'author') {
+          if (!dropdownAuthor) {
+            dropdownAuthor = new gl.DropdownAuthor(document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-author'), document.querySelector('.filtered-search'));
+          }
 
-            // document.querySelector('.filtered-search').setAttribute('data-dropdown-trigger', '#js-dropdown-assignee');
+          dropdownAuthor.render();
+        } else if (match.key === 'assignee') {
+          if (!dropdownAssignee) {
             dropdownAssignee = new gl.DropdownAssignee(document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-assignee'), document.querySelector('.filtered-search'));
           }
 
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@
         this.currentDropdown = 'hint';
 
         if (!dropdownHint) {
-          dropdownHint = new gl.DropdownHint(document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-hint'), document.querySelector('.filtered-search'), 'hint');
+          dropdownHint = new gl.DropdownHint(document.querySelector('#js-dropdown-hint'), document.querySelector('.filtered-search'), this.currentDropdown);
         }
         dropdownHint.render();
       }
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
index 04000a18dce..3801b46a332 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_bar.html.haml
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
                   {{hint}}
                 %span.js-filter-tag
                   {{tag}}
+          #js-dropdown-author.dropdown-menu{ 'data-dropdown' => true }
+            %ul{ 'data-dynamic' => true }
+              %li
+                %button.btn.btn-link
+                  %img.avatar.avatar-inline{ 'src': '{{avatar_url}}', width: '30' }
+                  %strong
+                    {{name}}
+                  %span
+                    {{username}}
           #js-dropdown-assignee.dropdown-menu{ 'data-dropdown' => true }
             %ul{ 'data-dynamic' => true }
               %li