diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/machines.html b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/machines.html
index 650c47bd66..9930a94f4d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/machines.html
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/templates/machines.html
@@ -30,38 +30,57 @@
 {% include "layers_dep_modal.html" %}
 <div class="page-header">
   <h1>
+    {% if request.GET.search %}
+      {% if objects.paginator.count != 0 %}
+        {{objects.paginator.count}} machines found
+       {% else %}
+        No Machines found
+       {% endif %}
+    {% else %}
+
     All machines
     <i class="icon-question-sign get-help heading-help" title="This page lists all the machines compatible with the current project that Toaster knows about. They include community-created targets suitable for use on top of OpenEmbedded Core and any targets you have imported"></i>
+    {% endif %}
   </h1>
 </div>
-
 <div class="alert alert-info lead" id="alert-area" style="display:none">
   <button type="button" class="close" id="dismiss-alert">&times;</button>
   <span id="alert-msg"></span>
 </div>
+{% if request.GET.search and objects.paginator.count == 0 %}
+<div class="alert row-fluid">
+<form class="navbar-search input-append pull-left" id="searchform">
+  <input class="input-xxlarge" id="search" name="search" type="text" placeholder="Search machines" value="{{request.GET.search}}"><a href="javascript:$('#search').val('');searchform.submit()" class="add-on btn" tabindex="-1"><i class="icon-remove"></i></a>
+    <input type="hidden" name="orderby" value="">
+      <input type="hidden" name="page" value="1">
+        <button class="btn" type="submit" value="Search">Search</button>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-link"><a href="{%url 'machines' %}">Show all machines</a></button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+{% else %}
+  {% include "basetable_top.html" %}
+  {% for o in objects %}
+  <tr class="data">
+    <td class="machine">{{o.name}}</td>
+    <td class="description">{{o.description}}</td>
+    <td class="layer"><a href="{%url "layerdetails" o.layer_version.id %}">{{o.layer_version.layer.name}}</a></td>
+    <td class="source">{{o.layer_source.name}}</td>
+    <td class="branch">{{o.layer_version.get_vcs_reference}}</td>
+    <td class="machinefile"><code>/machine/conf/{{o.name}}.conf</code><a href="{{o.get_vcs_machine_file_link_url}}" target="_blank"><i class="icon-share get-info"></i></a></td>
+    <td class="select-or-add">
+      <a href="#" class="btn btn-block select-machine-btn" data-machine-name="{{o.name}}" data-layer-version-id="{{o.layer_version.id}}"
+          {%if o.layer_version.id not in project_layers %}style="display:none" {%endif%}  >Select machine</a>
+      <a  href="#" class="btn btn-block nopop add-layer" data-layer-version-id="{{o.layer_version.id}}" data-layer-name="{{o.layer_version.layer.name}}" {%if o.layer_version.id in project_layers %}style="display:none" {%endif%}
+          >
+        <i class="icon-plus"></i>
+        Add layer
+        <i class="icon-question-sign get-help" title="To build this machine, you must first add the {{o.layer_version.layer.name}} layer to your project"></i>
+      </a>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  {% endfor %}
 
-{% include "basetable_top.html" %}
-{% for o in objects %}
-<tr class="data">
-  <td class="machine">{{o.name}}</td>
-  <td class="description">{{o.description}}</td>
-  <td class="layer"><a href="{%url "layerdetails" o.layer_version.id %}">{{o.layer_version.layer.name}}</a></td>
-  <td class="source">{{o.layer_source.name}}</td>
-  <td class="branch">{{o.layer_version.commit}}</td>
-  <td class="machinefile"><code>/machine/conf/{{o.name}}.conf</code><a href="{{o.get_vcs_machine_file_link_url}}" target="_blank"><i class="icon-share get-info"></i></a></td>
-  <td class="select-or-add">
-    <a href="#" class="btn btn-block select-machine-btn" data-machine-name="{{o.name}}" data-layer-version-id="{{o.layer_version.id}}"
-        {%if o.layer_version.id not in project_layers %}style="display:none" {%endif%}  >Select machine</a>
-    <a  href="#" class="btn btn-block nopop add-layer" data-layer-version-id="{{o.layer_version.id}}" data-layer-name="{{o.layer_version.layer.name}}" {%if o.layer_version.id in project_layers %}style="display:none" {%endif%}
-        >
-      <i class="icon-plus"></i>
-      Add layer
-      <i class="icon-question-sign get-help" title="To build this machine, you must first add the {{o.layer_version.layer.name}} layer to your project"></i>
-    </a>
-  </td>
-</tr>
-{% endfor %}
-
-{% include "basetable_bottom.html" %}
+  {% include "basetable_bottom.html" %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
index 2e52d2bff9..7dc4bbd5a2 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
@@ -2789,11 +2789,38 @@ if toastermain.settings.MANAGED:
 
         queryset_all = Machine.objects.all()
 
-        queryset_with_search = _get_queryset(Machine, queryset_all, None, search_term, ordering_string, '-name')
-        queryset = _get_queryset(Machine, queryset_all, filter_string, search_term, ordering_string, '-name')
+        prj = Project.objects.get(pk = request.session['project_id'])
+        compatible_layers = prj.compatible_layerversions()
+        # Make sure we only show machines / layers which are compatible with the current project
+        queryset_all = queryset_all.filter(layer_version__in=compatible_layers)
 
         project_layers = ProjectLayer.objects.filter(project_id=request.session['project_id']).values_list('layercommit',flat=True)
 
+        by_pass_filter_string = False
+        #  "special" filters identified by these valid filter strings we
+        # by pass the usual filter applying method because we're filtering using
+        # a subquery done by project_layers
+        if "name:inprj" in filter_string:
+          queryset_all = queryset_all.filter(layer_version__in=project_layers)
+          by_pass_filter_string = True
+
+        if "name:notinprj" in filter_string:
+          queryset_all = queryset_all.exclude(layer_version__in=project_layers)
+          by_pass_filter_string = True
+
+        queryset_with_search = _get_queryset(Machine, queryset_all, None, search_term, ordering_string, '-name')
+
+        if by_pass_filter_string:
+          queryset = _get_queryset(Machine, queryset_all, None, search_term, ordering_string, '-name')
+        else:
+          queryset = _get_queryset(Machine, queryset_all, filter_string, search_term, ordering_string, '-name')
+
+        selected_filter_count = {
+          'inprj' : queryset.filter(layer_version__in=project_layers).count(),
+          'notinprj' : queryset.exclude(layer_version__in=project_layers).count()
+        }
+
+
         # retrieve the objects that will be displayed in the table; machines a paginator and gets a page range to display
         machine_info = _build_page_range(Paginator(queryset, request.GET.get('count', 10)),request.GET.get('page', 1))
 
@@ -2802,7 +2829,7 @@ if toastermain.settings.MANAGED:
             'project_layers' : project_layers,
             'objectname' : "machines",
             'default_orderby' : 'name:+',
-            'total_count': queryset_with_search.count(),
+            'total_count': machine_info.paginator.count,
 
             'tablecols' : [
                 {   'name': 'Machine',
@@ -2840,12 +2867,23 @@ if toastermain.settings.MANAGED:
                     'hidden' : 1,
                 },
                 {   'name': 'Select',
-                    'dclass': 'span2',
-                    'qhelp': "Add or delete machines to / from your project ",
+                    'dclass': 'select span2',
+                    'qhelp': "Sets the selected machine as the project machine. You can only have one machine per project",
+                    'filter': {
+                        'class': 'select',
+                        'label': 'Show:',
+                        'options': [
+                          (u'Machines provided by layers added to this project', 'name:inprj', selected_filter_count['inprj']),
+                          (u'Machines provided by layers not added to this project', 'name:notinprj', selected_filter_count['notinprj']),
+
+                        ],
+                    }
+
                 },
 
             ]
         }
+
         response = render(request, template, context)
         _save_parameters_cookies(response, pagesize, orderby, request)