diff --git a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
index d15b4eb81a7..1cf73286dfd 100644
--- a/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/hr_view.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             <field name="model">hr.employee</field>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <search string="Employees">
-                    <field name="name" string="Employees"/>
+                    <field name="name" string="Employees" filter_domain="['|',('work_email','ilike',self),('name','ilike',self)]"/>
                     <field name="department_id" />
                     <field name="category_ids" groups="base.group_hr_user"/>
                     <group expand="0" string="Group By...">