diff --git a/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
index 85783e15a..252df0c18 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/richmemo.pas
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ unit RichMemo;
 interface
 
 uses
-  Classes, SysUtils, Graphics, StdCtrls;
+  Classes, SysUtils, Graphics, StdCtrls, LazUTF8;
 
 type
   TFontParams  = record
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ type
 
   TTextModifyMask  = set of (tmm_Color, tmm_Name, tmm_Size, tmm_Styles);
 
+  TSearchOption = (soMatchCase, soWholeWord, soBackward);
+  TSearchOptions = set of TSearchOption;
+
 
 type
   TRichMemoObject = class(TObject);
@@ -103,6 +106,10 @@ type
     function LoadRichText(Source: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
     function SaveRichText(Dest: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
 
+    procedure SetSelLengthFor(const aselstr: string);
+
+    function Search(const ANiddle: string; Start, Len: Integer; const SearchOpt: TSearchOptions): Integer;
+
     property HideSelection : Boolean read fHideSelection write SetHideSelection;
   end;
   
@@ -435,9 +442,9 @@ begin
       finally
         Self.Lines.EndUpdate;
       end;
-    end;
-    if not Result then
+    end else begin
       Result := TWSCustomRichMemoClass(WidgetSetClass).LoadRichText(Self, Source);
+    end;
   end;
 end;
 
@@ -451,5 +458,25 @@ begin
     Result := false;
 end;
 
+procedure TCustomRichMemo.SetSelLengthFor(const aselstr: string);
+begin
+  SelLength:=UTF8Length(aselstr);
+end;
+
+function TCustomRichMemo.Search(const ANiddle: string; Start, Len: Integer;
+  const SearchOpt: TSearchOptions): Integer;
+var
+  so : TIntSearchOpt;
+begin
+  if not HandleAllocated then HandleNeeded;
+  if HandleAllocated then begin
+    so.len:=Len;
+    so.start:=Start;
+    so.options:=SearchOpt;
+    Result:=TWSCustomRichMemoClass(WidgetSetClass).Search(Self, ANiddle, so);
+  end else
+    Result:=-1;
+end;
+
 end.
 
diff --git a/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas b/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
index 8884f285f..0b25bbd8d 100644
--- a/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
+++ b/components/richmemo/wsrichmemo.pas
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ type
     Tabs  : array of TTabInfo;
   end;
 
+  TIntSearchOpt = record
+    start   : Integer;
+    len     : Integer;
+    Options : TSearchOptions;
+  end;
+
   { TWSCustomRichMemo }
 
   TWSCustomRichMemo = class(TWSCustomMemo)
@@ -80,6 +86,8 @@ type
     class procedure SetHideSelection(const ACustomEdit: TCustomEdit; AHideSelection: Boolean); override;
     class function LoadRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Source: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
     class function SaveRichText(const AWinControl: TWinControl; Dest: TStream): Boolean; virtual;
+
+    class function Search(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const ANiddle: string; const SearchOpts: TIntSearchOpt): Integer; virtual;
   end;
   TWSCustomRichMemoClass = class of TWSCustomRichMemo;
 
@@ -186,5 +194,11 @@ begin
   Result := false;
 end;
 
+class function TWSCustomRichMemo.Search(const AWinControl: TWinControl; const ANiddle: string;
+  const SearchOpts: TIntSearchOpt): Integer;
+begin
+  Result:=-1;
+end;
+
 end.