diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.h
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@
   virtual jsi::Value markPrekeysAsPublished(jsi::Runtime &rt) override;
   virtual jsi::Value
   getRelatedMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, jsi::String messageID) override;
+  virtual jsi::Value searchMessages(
+      jsi::Runtime &rt,
+      jsi::String query,
+      jsi::String threadID,
+      std::optional<jsi::String> timestampCursor,
+      std::optional<jsi::String> messageIDCursor) override;
 
 public:
   CommCoreModule(std::shared_ptr<facebook::react::CallInvoker> jsInvoker);
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/NativeModules/CommCoreModule.cpp
@@ -2691,4 +2691,59 @@
       });
 }
 
+jsi::Value CommCoreModule::searchMessages(
+    jsi::Runtime &rt,
+    jsi::String query,
+    jsi::String threadID,
+    std::optional<jsi::String> timestampCursor,
+    std::optional<jsi::String> messageIDCursor) {
+  std::string queryStr = query.utf8(rt);
+  std::string threadIDStr = threadID.utf8(rt);
+
+  std::optional<std::string> timestampCursorCpp;
+  if (timestampCursor) {
+    timestampCursorCpp = timestampCursor->utf8(rt);
+  }
+
+  std::optional<std::string> messageIDCursorCpp;
+  if (messageIDCursor) {
+    messageIDCursorCpp = messageIDCursor->utf8(rt);
+  }
+
+  return createPromiseAsJSIValue(
+      rt, [=](jsi::Runtime &innerRt, std::shared_ptr<Promise> promise) {
+        taskType job = [=, &innerRt]() {
+          std::string error;
+          std::shared_ptr<std::vector<MessageEntity>> messages;
+          try {
+            messages = std::make_shared<std::vector<MessageEntity>>(
+                DatabaseManager::getQueryExecutor().searchMessages(
+                    queryStr,
+                    threadIDStr,
+                    timestampCursorCpp,
+                    messageIDCursorCpp));
+          } catch (std::system_error &e) {
+            error = e.what();
+          }
+
+          this->jsInvoker_->invokeAsync([&innerRt,
+                                         error,
+                                         promise,
+                                         messages,
+                                         messageStore = this->messageStore]() {
+            if (error.size()) {
+              promise->reject(error);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            jsi::Array jsiMessages =
+                messageStore.parseDBDataStore(innerRt, messages);
+            promise->resolve(std::move(jsiMessages));
+          });
+        };
+        GlobalDBSingleton::instance.scheduleOrRunCancellable(
+            job, promise, this->jsInvoker_);
+      });
+};
+
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI-generated.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI-generated.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI-generated.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI-generated.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@
 static jsi::Value __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_getRelatedMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, TurboModule &turboModule, const jsi::Value* args, size_t count) {
   return static_cast<CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI *>(&turboModule)->getRelatedMessages(rt, args[0].asString(rt));
 }
+static jsi::Value __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_searchMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, TurboModule &turboModule, const jsi::Value* args, size_t count) {
+  return static_cast<CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI *>(&turboModule)->searchMessages(rt, args[0].asString(rt), args[1].asString(rt), args[2].isNull() || args[2].isUndefined() ? std::nullopt : std::make_optional(args[2].asString(rt)), args[3].isNull() || args[3].isUndefined() ? std::nullopt : std::make_optional(args[3].asString(rt)));
+}
 
 CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI::CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI(std::shared_ptr<CallInvoker> jsInvoker)
   : TurboModule("CommTurboModule", jsInvoker) {
@@ -282,6 +285,7 @@
   methodMap_["getSyncedDatabaseVersion"] = MethodMetadata {0, __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_getSyncedDatabaseVersion};
   methodMap_["markPrekeysAsPublished"] = MethodMetadata {0, __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_markPrekeysAsPublished};
   methodMap_["getRelatedMessages"] = MethodMetadata {1, __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_getRelatedMessages};
+  methodMap_["searchMessages"] = MethodMetadata {4, __hostFunction_CommCoreModuleSchemaCxxSpecJSI_searchMessages};
 }
 
 
diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI.h b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI.h
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI.h
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/_generated/commJSI.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   virtual jsi::Value getSyncedDatabaseVersion(jsi::Runtime &rt) = 0;
   virtual jsi::Value markPrekeysAsPublished(jsi::Runtime &rt) = 0;
   virtual jsi::Value getRelatedMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, jsi::String messageID) = 0;
+  virtual jsi::Value searchMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, jsi::String query, jsi::String threadID, std::optional<jsi::String> timestampCursor, std::optional<jsi::String> messageIDCursor) = 0;
 
 };
 
@@ -626,6 +627,14 @@
       return bridging::callFromJs<jsi::Value>(
           rt, &T::getRelatedMessages, jsInvoker_, instance_, std::move(messageID));
     }
+    jsi::Value searchMessages(jsi::Runtime &rt, jsi::String query, jsi::String threadID, std::optional<jsi::String> timestampCursor, std::optional<jsi::String> messageIDCursor) override {
+      static_assert(
+          bridging::getParameterCount(&T::searchMessages) == 5,
+          "Expected searchMessages(...) to have 5 parameters");
+
+      return bridging::callFromJs<jsi::Value>(
+          rt, &T::searchMessages, jsInvoker_, instance_, std::move(query), std::move(threadID), std::move(timestampCursor), std::move(messageIDCursor));
+    }
 
   private:
     T *instance_;
diff --git a/native/schema/CommCoreModuleSchema.js b/native/schema/CommCoreModuleSchema.js
--- a/native/schema/CommCoreModuleSchema.js
+++ b/native/schema/CommCoreModuleSchema.js
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@
   +getSyncedDatabaseVersion: () => Promise<string>;
   +markPrekeysAsPublished: () => Promise<void>;
   +getRelatedMessages: (messageID: string) => Promise<ClientDBMessageInfo[]>;
+  +searchMessages: (
+    query: string,
+    threadID: string,
+    timestampCursor: ?string,
+    messageIDCursor: ?string,
+  ) => Promise<ClientDBMessageInfo[]>;
 }
 
 export interface CoreModuleSpec extends Spec {