diff --git a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.html
index e38e01280..fdd6306c0 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <os-head-bar
-    [mainButton]="true"
+    [mainButton]="canEdit"
     [editMode]="editFile"
     [multiSelectMode]="isMultiSelect"
     (mainEvent)="onMainEvent()"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <!-- Menu -->
-    <div class="menu-slot">
+    <div class="menu-slot" *ngIf="canEdit">
         <button type="button" mat-icon-button [matMenuTriggerFor]="mediafilesMenu">
             <mat-icon>more_vert</mat-icon>
         </button>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
             <span translate>Deselect all</span>
         </button>
         <mat-divider></mat-divider>
-        <button mat-menu-item *osPerms="'mediafiles.can_manage'" (click)="deleteSelected()">
+        <button mat-menu-item *ngIf="canEdit" (click)="deleteSelected()">
             <mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
             <span translate>Delete</span>
         </button>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.ts
index 8acea90da..e954657cf 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/components/mediafile-list/mediafile-list.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { Mediafile } from 'app/shared/models/mediafiles/mediafile';
 import { MediafileFilterListService } from '../../services/mediafile-filter.service';
 import { MediafilesSortListService } from '../../services/mediafiles-sort-list.service';
 import { ViewportService } from 'app/core/ui-services/viewport.service';
+import { OperatorService } from 'app/core/core-services/operator.service';
 
 /**
  * Lists all the uploaded files.
@@ -55,6 +56,13 @@ export class MediafileListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMediafile>
      */
     public fileToEdit: ViewMediafile;
 
+    /**
+     * @returns true if the user can manage media files
+     */
+    public get canEdit(): boolean {
+        return this.operator.hasPerms('mediafiles.can_manage');
+    }
+
     /**
      * The form to edit Files
      */
@@ -73,6 +81,9 @@ export class MediafileListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMediafile>
      * @param mediaManage service to manage media files (setting images as logos)
      * @param promptService prevent deletion by accident
      * @param vp viewport Service to check screen size
+     * @param fitlerService MediaFileFilterService for advanced filtering
+     * @param sortService MediaFileSortService sort for advanced sorting
+     * @param operator permission check
      */
     public constructor(
         titleService: Title,
@@ -85,7 +96,8 @@ export class MediafileListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMediafile>
         private promptService: PromptService,
         public vp: ViewportService,
         public filterService: MediafileFilterListService,
-        public sortService: MediafilesSortListService
+        public sortService: MediafilesSortListService,
+        private operator: OperatorService
     ) {
         super(titleService, translate, matSnackBar);
 
@@ -123,6 +135,7 @@ export class MediafileListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMediafile>
         this.mediaManage.getFontActions().subscribe(action => {
             this.fontActions = action;
         });
+        this.setFulltextFilter();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -291,4 +304,18 @@ export class MediafileListComponent extends ListViewBaseComponent<ViewMediafile>
             this.editFile = false;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Overwrites the dataSource's string filter with a case-insensitive search
+     * in the file name property
+     */
+    private setFulltextFilter(): void {
+        this.dataSource.filterPredicate = (data, filter) => {
+            if (!data || !data.title) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            filter = filter ? filter.toLowerCase() : '';
+            return data.title.toLowerCase().indexOf(filter) >= 0;
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/mediafile-filter.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/mediafile-filter.service.ts
index 0e27f2130..8ed983aad 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/mediafile-filter.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/mediafiles/services/mediafile-filter.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Mediafile } from 'app/shared/models/mediafiles/mediafile';
 import { ViewMediafile } from '../models/view-mediafile';
 import { StorageService } from 'app/core/core-services/storage.service';
 import { MediafileRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/mediafiles/mediafile-repository.service';
+import { OperatorService } from 'app/core/core-services/operator.service';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
@@ -12,33 +13,44 @@ import { MediafileRepositoryService } from 'app/core/repositories/mediafiles/med
 export class MediafileFilterListService extends BaseFilterListService<Mediafile, ViewMediafile> {
     protected name = 'Mediafile';
 
-    public filterOptions: OsFilter[] = [
-        {
-            property: 'is_hidden',
-            label: 'Hidden',
-            options: [
-                { condition: true, label: 'is hidden' },
-                { condition: false, label: 'is not hidden', isActive: true }
-            ]
-        },
-        {
-            property: 'type',
-            label: 'Is PDF',
-            options: [
-                {
-                    condition: 'application/pdf',
-                    label: 'Is PDF file'
-                },
-                {
-                    condition: null,
-                    label: 'Is no PDF file'
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    ];
+    /**
+     * A filter checking if a file is a pdf or not
+     */
+    public pdfOption: OsFilter = {
+        property: 'type',
+        label: 'Is PDF',
+        options: [
+            {
+                condition: 'application/pdf',
+                label: 'Is PDF file'
+            },
+            {
+                condition: null,
+                label: 'Is no PDF file'
+            }
+        ]
+    };
 
-    public constructor(store: StorageService, repo: MediafileRepositoryService) {
+    /**
+     * A filter checking if a file is hidden. Only included if the operator has permission to see hidden files
+     */
+    public hiddenOptions: OsFilter = {
+        property: 'is_hidden',
+        label: 'Hidden',
+        options: [{ condition: true, label: 'is hidden' }, { condition: false, label: 'is not hidden', isActive: true }]
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor. Sets the filter options according to permissions
+     * @param store
+     * @param repo
+     * @param operator
+     */
+    public constructor(store: StorageService, repo: MediafileRepositoryService, operator: OperatorService) {
         super(store, repo);
-        this.updateFilterDefinitions(this.filterOptions);
+        const filterOptions = operator.hasPerms('mediafiles.can_see_hidden')
+            ? [this.hiddenOptions, this.pdfOption]
+            : [this.pdfOption];
+        this.updateFilterDefinitions(filterOptions);
     }
 }