diff --git a/ui-v2/app/components/phrase-editor.js b/ui-v2/app/components/phrase-editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e280b571c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/components/phrase-editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import Component from '@ember/component';
+import { get, set } from '@ember/object';
+
+export default Component.extend({
+  classNames: ['phrase-editor'],
+  item: '',
+  remove: function(index, e) {
+    this.items.removeAt(index, 1);
+    this.onchange(e);
+  },
+  add: function(e) {
+    const value = get(this, 'item').trim();
+    if (value !== '') {
+      set(this, 'item', '');
+      const currentItems = get(this, 'items') || [];
+      const items = new Set(currentItems).add(value);
+      if (items.size > currentItems.length) {
+        set(this, 'items', [...items]);
+        this.onchange(e);
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  onkeydown: function(e) {
+    switch (e.keyCode) {
+      case 8:
+        if (e.target.value == '' && this.items.length > 0) {
+          this.remove(this.items.length - 1);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+  },
+  oninput: function(e) {
+    set(this, 'item', e.target.value);
+  },
+  onchange: function(e) {
+    let searchable = get(this, 'searchable');
+    if (!Array.isArray(searchable)) {
+      searchable = [searchable];
+    }
+    searchable.forEach(item => {
+      item.search(get(this, 'items'));
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/controllers/dc/services/index.js b/ui-v2/app/controllers/dc/services/index.js
index 912a5316b3..e8bfff9a45 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/controllers/dc/services/index.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/controllers/dc/services/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import Controller from '@ember/controller';
 import { get, computed } from '@ember/object';
 import { htmlSafe } from '@ember/string';
 import WithEventSource from 'consul-ui/mixins/with-event-source';
-import WithHealthFiltering from 'consul-ui/mixins/with-health-filtering';
 import WithSearching from 'consul-ui/mixins/with-searching';
 const max = function(arr, prop) {
   return arr.reduce(function(prev, item) {
@@ -26,21 +25,23 @@ const width = function(num) {
 const widthDeclaration = function(num) {
   return htmlSafe(`width: ${num}px`);
 };
-export default Controller.extend(WithEventSource, WithSearching, WithHealthFiltering, {
+export default Controller.extend(WithEventSource, WithSearching, {
+  queryParams: {
+    s: {
+      as: 'filter',
+    },
+  },
   init: function() {
     this.searchParams = {
       service: 's',
     };
     this._super(...arguments);
   },
-  searchable: computed('filtered', function() {
+  searchable: computed('items.[]', function() {
     return get(this, 'searchables.service')
-      .add(get(this, 'filtered'))
-      .search(get(this, this.searchParams.service));
+      .add(get(this, 'items'))
+      .search(get(this, 'terms'));
   }),
-  filter: function(item, { s = '', status = '' }) {
-    return item.hasStatus(status);
-  },
   maxWidth: computed('{maxPassing,maxWarning,maxCritical}', function() {
     const PADDING = 32 * 3 + 13;
     return ['maxPassing', 'maxWarning', 'maxCritical'].reduce((prev, item) => {
@@ -58,14 +59,14 @@ export default Controller.extend(WithEventSource, WithSearching, WithHealthFilte
     // so again divide that by 2 and take it off each fluid column
     return htmlSafe(`width: calc(50% - 50px - ${Math.round(get(this, 'maxWidth') / 2)}px)`);
   }),
-  maxPassing: computed('filtered', function() {
-    return max(get(this, 'filtered'), 'ChecksPassing');
+  maxPassing: computed('items.[]', function() {
+    return max(get(this, 'items'), 'ChecksPassing');
   }),
-  maxWarning: computed('filtered', function() {
-    return max(get(this, 'filtered'), 'ChecksWarning');
+  maxWarning: computed('items.[]', function() {
+    return max(get(this, 'items'), 'ChecksWarning');
   }),
-  maxCritical: computed('filtered', function() {
-    return max(get(this, 'filtered'), 'ChecksCritical');
+  maxCritical: computed('items.[]', function() {
+    return max(get(this, 'items'), 'ChecksCritical');
   }),
   passingWidth: computed('maxPassing', function() {
     return widthDeclaration(width(get(this, 'maxPassing')));
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/routes/dc/services/index.js b/ui-v2/app/routes/dc/services/index.js
index 2b900f502e..7d479a6adc 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/routes/dc/services/index.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/routes/dc/services/index.js
@@ -10,10 +10,29 @@ export default Route.extend({
       as: 'filter',
       replace: true,
     },
+    // temporary support of old style status
+    status: {
+      as: 'status',
+    },
   },
   model: function(params) {
     const repo = get(this, 'repo');
+    let terms = params.s || '';
+    // we check for the old style `status` variable here
+    // and convert it to the new style filter=status:critical
+    let status = params.status;
+    if (status) {
+      status = `status:${status}`;
+      if (terms.indexOf(status) === -1) {
+        terms = terms
+          .split('\n')
+          .concat(status)
+          .join('\n')
+          .trim();
+      }
+    }
     return hash({
+      terms: terms !== '' ? terms.split('\n') : [],
       items: repo.findAllByDatacenter(this.modelFor('dc').dc.Name),
     });
   },
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/search/filters/service.js b/ui-v2/app/search/filters/service.js
index c1fcc0daaf..a5c6547bc7 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/search/filters/service.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/search/filters/service.js
@@ -1,14 +1,34 @@
 import { get } from '@ember/object';
+import ucfirst from 'consul-ui/utils/ucfirst';
+const find = function(obj, term) {
+  if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+    return obj.some(function(item) {
+      return find(item, term);
+    });
+  }
+  return obj.toLowerCase().indexOf(term) !== -1;
+};
 export default function(filterable) {
   return filterable(function(item, { s = '' }) {
     const term = s.toLowerCase();
-    return (
-      get(item, 'Name')
-        .toLowerCase()
-        .indexOf(term) !== -1 ||
-      (get(item, 'Tags') || []).some(function(item) {
-        return item.toLowerCase().indexOf(term) !== -1;
-      })
-    );
+    let status;
+    switch (true) {
+      case term.startsWith('service:'):
+        return find(get(item, 'Name'), term.substr(8));
+      case term.startsWith('tag:'):
+        return find(get(item, 'Tags') || [], term.substr(4));
+      case term.startsWith('status:'):
+        status = term.substr(7);
+        switch (term.substr(7)) {
+          case 'warning':
+          case 'critical':
+          case 'passing':
+            return get(item, `Checks${ucfirst(status)}`) > 0;
+          default:
+            return false;
+        }
+      default:
+        return find(get(item, 'Name'), term) || find(get(item, 'Tags') || [], term);
+    }
   });
 }
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/base-placeholders.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/base-placeholders.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a708206da9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/base-placeholders.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+%with-icon {
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: center;
+}
+%as-pseudo {
+  display: inline-block;
+  content: '';
+  visibility: visible;
+  background-size: contain;
+}
+%with-cancel-plain-icon {
+  @extend %with-icon;
+  background-image: $cancel-plain-svg;
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/index.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/index.scss
index bb221c7e8f..3fe0d277f0 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/index.scss
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/base/icons/index.scss
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 @import './base-variables';
+@import './base-placeholders';
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/index.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/index.scss
index edfda9d16e..3493041c17 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/index.scss
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/index.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 @import './healthcheck-info';
 @import './healthchecked-resource';
 @import './freetext-filter';
+@import './phrase-editor';
 @import './filter-bar';
 @import './tomography-graph';
 @import './action-group';
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7852453a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@import './phrase-editor/index';
+.phrase-editor {
+  @extend %phrase-editor;
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/index.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc18252196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@import './skin';
+@import './layout';
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/layout.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/layout.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d998a37807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/layout.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+%phrase-editor {
+  display: flex;
+  margin-top: 14px;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+}
+%phrase-editor ul {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+%phrase-editor li {
+  @extend %pill;
+  float: left;
+  margin-right: 4px;
+}
+%phrase-editor span {
+  display: none;
+}
+%phrase-editor label {
+  flex-grow: 1;
+}
+%phrase-editor input {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 33px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+@media #{$--horizontal-selects} {
+  %phrase-editor {
+    margin-top: 14px;
+  }
+  %phrase-editor ul {
+    padding-top: 5px;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+  }
+  %phrase-editor input {
+    padding-left: 3px;
+  }
+}
+@media #{$--lt-horizontal-selects} {
+  %phrase-editor {
+    margin-top: 9px;
+  }
+  %phrase-editor label {
+    display: block;
+    margin-top: 5px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/skin.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/skin.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78046d57bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/phrase-editor/skin.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@media #{$--horizontal-selects} {
+  %phrase-editor {
+    border: 1px solid $gray-300;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+  %phrase-editor input:focus {
+    outline: 0;
+  }
+}
+@media #{$--lt-horizontal-selects} {
+  %phrase-editor label {
+    border: 1px solid $gray-300;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+}
+%phrase-editor input {
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/layout.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/layout.scss
index fceb4a5a55..325dc503fb 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/layout.scss
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/layout.scss
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
   display: inline-block;
   padding: 1px 5px;
 }
+%pill button {
+  padding: 0;
+  margin-right: 3px;
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/skin.scss b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/skin.scss
index b234ac46df..169bda915f 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/skin.scss
+++ b/ui-v2/app/styles/components/pill/skin.scss
@@ -2,3 +2,13 @@
   @extend %frame-gray-900;
   border-radius: $radius-small;
 }
+%pill button {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  font-size: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+%pill button::before {
+  @extend %with-cancel-plain-icon, %as-pseudo;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/templates/components/phrase-editor.hbs b/ui-v2/app/templates/components/phrase-editor.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..480849c5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/app/templates/components/phrase-editor.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<ul>
+  {{#each items as |item index|}}
+    <li>
+      <button type="button" onclick={{action remove index}}>Remove</button>{{item}}
+    </li>
+  {{/each}}
+</ul>
+<label class="type-search">
+    <span>Search</span>
+    <input onchange={{action add}} onsearch={{action add}} oninput={{action oninput}} onkeydown={{action onkeydown}} placeholder="{{placeholder}}" value="{{item}}" type="search" name="s" autofocus="autofocus" />
+</label>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/templates/dc/services/index.hbs b/ui-v2/app/templates/dc/services/index.hbs
index ccc7e02e7e..82f803566d 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/templates/dc/services/index.hbs
+++ b/ui-v2/app/templates/dc/services/index.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     {{/block-slot}}
     {{#block-slot 'toolbar'}}
 {{#if (gt items.length 0) }}
-        {{catalog-filter searchable=searchable search=filters.s status=filters.status onchange=(action 'filter')}}
+    {{#phrase-editor placeholder=(if (eq terms.length 0) 'service:name tag:name status:critical search-term' '') items=terms searchable=searchable}}{{/phrase-editor}}
 {{/if}}
     {{/block-slot}}
     {{#block-slot 'content'}}
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/search/filterable.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/search/filterable.js
index f14d0139ed..a0bec4a99a 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/search/filterable.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/search/filterable.js
@@ -8,22 +8,31 @@ export default function(EventTarget = RSVP.EventTarget, P = Promise) {
         this.data = data;
         return this;
       },
-      search: function(term = '') {
-        this.value = term === null ? '' : term.trim();
+      find: function(terms = []) {
+        this.value = terms
+          .filter(function(item) {
+            return typeof item === 'string' && item !== '';
+          })
+          .map(function(term) {
+            return term.trim();
+          });
+        return P.resolve(
+          this.value.reduce(function(prev, term) {
+            return prev.filter(item => {
+              return filter(item, { s: term });
+            });
+          }, this.data)
+        );
+      },
+      search: function(terms = []) {
         // specifically no return here we return `this` instead
         // right now filtering is sync but we introduce an async
         // flow now for later on
-        P.resolve(
-          this.value !== ''
-            ? this.data.filter(item => {
-                return filter(item, { s: term });
-              })
-            : this.data
-        ).then(data => {
+        this.find(Array.isArray(terms) ? terms : [terms]).then(data => {
           // TODO: For the moment, lets just fake a target
           this.trigger('change', {
             target: {
-              value: this.value,
+              value: this.value.join('\n'),
               // TODO: selectedOptions is what <select> uses, consider that
               data: data,
             },
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/acceptance/components/catalog-filter.feature b/ui-v2/tests/acceptance/components/catalog-filter.feature
index 3b5dad1177..9eb37f1bcf 100644
--- a/ui-v2/tests/acceptance/components/catalog-filter.feature
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/acceptance/components/catalog-filter.feature
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# TODO: If we keep separate types of catalog filters then
+# these tests need splitting out, if we are moving nodes
+# to use the name filter UI also, then they can stay together
 @setupApplicationTest
 Feature: components / catalog-filter
   Scenario: Filtering [Model]
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@ Feature: components / catalog-filter
   Where:
     -------------------------------------------------
     | Model   | Page     | Url                       |
-    | service | services | /dc-1/services            |
     | node    | nodes    | /dc-1/nodes               |
     -------------------------------------------------
   Scenario: Filtering [Model] in [Page]
@@ -123,13 +125,22 @@ Feature: components / catalog-filter
     | Model   | Page     | Url                       |
     | service | node     | /dc-1/nodes/node-0        |
     -------------------------------------------------
-  Scenario:
+  Scenario: Freetext filtering the service listing
     Given 1 datacenter model with the value "dc-1"
     And 3 service models from yaml
     ---
       - Tags: ['one', 'two', 'three']
+        ChecksPassing: 0
+        ChecksWarning: 0
+        ChecksCritical: 1
       - Tags: ['two', 'three']
+        ChecksPassing: 0
+        ChecksWarning: 1
+        ChecksCritical: 0
       - Tags: ['three']
+        ChecksPassing: 1
+        ChecksWarning: 0
+        ChecksCritical: 0
     ---
     When I visit the services page for yaml
     ---
@@ -139,21 +150,16 @@ Feature: components / catalog-filter
     Then I see 3 service models
     Then I fill in with yaml
     ---
-    s: one
-    ---
-    And I see 1 service model with the name "service-0"
-    Then I fill in with yaml
-    ---
-    s: two
-    ---
-    And I see 2 service models
-    Then I fill in with yaml
-    ---
     s: three
     ---
     And I see 3 service models
     Then I fill in with yaml
     ---
-    s: wothre
+    s: 'tag:two'
     ---
-    And I see 0 service models
+    And I see 2 service models
+    Then I fill in with yaml
+    ---
+    s: 'status:critical'
+    ---
+    And I see 1 service model
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/integration/components/phrase-editor-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/integration/components/phrase-editor-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ce41299bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/integration/components/phrase-editor-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { moduleForComponent, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+import hbs from 'htmlbars-inline-precompile';
+
+moduleForComponent('phrase-editor', 'Integration | Component | phrase editor', {
+  integration: true,
+});
+
+test('it renders', function(assert) {
+  // Set any properties with this.set('myProperty', 'value');
+  // Handle any actions with this.on('myAction', function(val) { ... });
+
+  this.render(hbs`{{phrase-editor}}`);
+
+  assert.equal(
+    this.$()
+      .text()
+      .trim(),
+    'Search'
+  );
+
+  // Template block usage:
+  this.render(hbs`
+    {{#phrase-editor}}
+      template block text
+    {{/phrase-editor}}
+  `);
+
+  assert.equal(
+    this.$()
+      .text()
+      .trim(),
+    'Search'
+  );
+});