diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab875fd95e..c4194bf6f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@
     "jsonschema": "1.2.2",
     "methods": "1.1.2",
     "morgan": "1.9.0",
+    "ng2-nouislider": "^1.7.7",
     "ngx-pagination": "3.0.3",
+    "nouislider": "^10.0.0",
     "pem": "1.12.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.12",
     "rxjs": "5.5.6",
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7e03af473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<ng-container *ngComponentOutlet="getSearchFilter(); injector: objectInjector;"></ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f8d4f1d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Component, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { renderFilterType } from '../search-filter-type-decorator';
+import { FilterType } from '../../../search-service/filter-type.model';
+import { FacetValue } from '../../../search-service/facet-value.model';
+import { SearchFilterConfig } from '../../../search-service/search-filter-config.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-search-facet-filter-wrapper',
+  templateUrl: './search-facet-filter-wrapper.component.html'
+})
+export class SearchFacetFilterWrapperComponent implements OnInit {
+  @Input() filterValues: FacetValue[];
+  @Input() filterConfig: SearchFilterConfig;
+  @Input() selectedValues: string[];
+  objectInjector: Injector;
+
+  constructor(private injector: Injector) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.objectInjector = Injector.create({
+      providers: [
+        { provide: 'filterValues', useFactory: () => (this.filterValues), deps: [] },
+        { provide: 'filterConfig', useFactory: () => (this.filterConfig), deps: [] },
+        { provide: 'selectedValues', useFactory: () => (this.selectedValues), deps: [] }],
+
+      parent: this.injector
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  getSearchFilter(): string {
+    const type: FilterType = this.filterConfig.type;
+    return renderFilterType(type);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
index bf78bbe5ec..f4fa54c752 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject, OnDestroy, OnInit  } from '@angular/core';
 import { FacetValue } from '../../../search-service/facet-value.model';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '../../../search-service/search-filter-config.model';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-facet-filter',
-  styleUrls: ['./search-facet-filter.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './search-facet-filter.component.html'
+  template: ``,
 })
 
 export class SearchFacetFilterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
-  @Input() filterConfig: SearchFilterConfig;
-  @Input() selectedValues: string[];
   filterValues: Array<Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<FacetValue>>>> = [];
   filterValues$: BehaviorSubject<any> = new BehaviorSubject(this.filterValues);
   currentPage: Observable<number>;
@@ -35,7 +32,11 @@ export class SearchFacetFilterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   pageChange = false;
   sub: Subscription;
 
-  constructor(private searchService: SearchService, private filterService: SearchFilterService, private router: Router) {
+  constructor(private searchService: SearchService,
+              private filterService: SearchFilterService,
+              private router: Router,
+              @Inject('filterConfig') public filterConfig: SearchFilterConfig,
+              @Inject('selectedValues') public selectedValues: string[]) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter-type-decorator.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter-type-decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3169709466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter-type-decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+import { FilterType } from '../../search-service/filter-type.model';
+
+const filterTypeMap = new Map();
+
+export function renderFacetFor(type: FilterType) {
+  return function decorator(objectElement: any) {
+    if (!objectElement) {
+      return;
+    }
+    filterTypeMap.set(type, objectElement);
+  };
+}
+
+export function renderFilterType(type: FilterType) {
+  return filterTypeMap.get(type);
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
index 6cf9df9b05..9b5e312e6c 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.html
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
     <div (click)="toggle()" class="filter-name"><h5 class="d-inline-block mb-0">{{'search.filters.filter.' + filter.name + '.head'| translate}}</h5> <span class="filter-toggle fa float-right"
                                                                       [ngClass]="(isCollapsed() | async) ? 'fa-plus' : 'fa-minus'"></span></div>
     <div [@slide]="(isCollapsed() | async) ? 'collapsed' : 'expanded'" class="search-filter-wrapper">
-        <ds-search-facet-filter [filterConfig]="filter" [selectedValues]="getSelectedValues() | async"></ds-search-facet-filter>
+        <ds-search-facet-filter-wrapper [filterConfig]="filter" [selectedValues]="getSelectedValues() | async"></ds-search-facet-filter-wrapper>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee6ff2994c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<div>
+    <div class="filters">
+        <form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(form.value)" class="add-filter row"
+              [action]="getCurrentUrl()">
+            <input type="text" [(ngModel)]="min" [name]="filterConfig.paramName + 'min'" class="form-control col-6"
+                   aria-label="Mininum value"
+                   [placeholder]="'search.filters.filter.' + filterConfig.name + '.min.placeholder'| translate"/>
+            <input type="text" [(ngModel)]="max" [name]="filterConfig.paramName + 'max'" class="form-control col-6"
+                   aria-label="Maximum value"
+                   [placeholder]="'search.filters.filter.' + filterConfig.name + '.max.placeholder'| translate"/>
+            <input type="submit" class="d-none"/>
+        </form>
+        <nouislider [connect]="true" [min]="rangeMin" [max]="rangeMax" [step]="1" [(ngModel)]="range"></nouislider>
+        <a *ngFor="let value of selectedValues" class="d-block"
+           [routerLink]="[getSearchLink()]"
+           [queryParams]="getQueryParamsWithout(value) | async">
+            <input type="checkbox" [checked]="true"/>
+            <span class="filter-value">{{value}}</span>
+        </a>
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.scss b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.scss
rename to src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bd7a93ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-range-filter/search-range-filter.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { FilterType } from '../../../search-service/filter-type.model';
+import { renderFacetFor } from '../search-filter-type-decorator';
+import { SearchFacetFilterComponent } from '../search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component';
+
+/**
+ * This component renders a simple item page.
+ * The route parameter 'id' is used to request the item it represents.
+ * All fields of the item that should be displayed, are defined in its template.
+ */
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-search-range-filter',
+  styleUrls: ['./search-range-filter.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './search-range-filter.component.html',
+})
+
+@renderFacetFor(FilterType.range)
+export class SearchRangeFilterComponent extends SearchFacetFilterComponent {
+  min = 1950;
+  max = 1960;
+  rangeMin = 1900; // calculate using available values
+  rangeMax = 2000;
+
+  get range() {
+    return [this.min, this.max];
+  }
+
+  set range(value: number[]) {
+    this.min = value[0];
+    this.max = value[1];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.html b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.html
rename to src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.scss b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..595b2aefb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@import '../../../../../styles/variables.scss';
+@import '../../../../../styles/mixins.scss';
+
+.filters {
+    margin-top: $spacer/2;
+    margin-bottom: $spacer/2;
+    a {
+        color: $body-color;
+        &:hover {
+          text-decoration: none;
+        }
+    }
+    .toggle-more-filters a {
+        color: $link-color;
+        text-decoration: underline;
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.spec.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.spec.ts
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba355654e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { FacetValue } from '../../../search-service/facet-value.model';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { FilterType } from '../../../search-service/filter-type.model';
+import { renderFacetFor } from '../search-filter-type-decorator';
+import { SearchFacetFilterComponent } from '../search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component';
+
+/**
+ * This component renders a simple item page.
+ * The route parameter 'id' is used to request the item it represents.
+ * All fields of the item that should be displayed, are defined in its template.
+ */
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-search-text-filter',
+  styleUrls: ['./search-text-filter.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './search-text-filter.component.html',
+})
+
+@renderFacetFor(FilterType.text)
+export class SearchTextFilterComponent extends SearchFacetFilterComponent implements OnInit {
+  currentPage: Observable<number>;
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.currentPage = this.filterService.getPage(this.filterConfig.name);
+  }
+
+  isChecked(value: FacetValue): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.filterService.isFilterActiveWithValue(this.filterConfig.paramName, value.value);
+  }
+
+  get facetCount(): Observable<number> {
+    const resultCount = this.filterValues.length;
+    return this.currentPage.map((page: number) => {
+      const max = page * this.filterConfig.pageSize;
+      return max > resultCount ? resultCount : max;
+    });
+  }
+
+  showMore() {
+    this.filterService.incrementPage(this.filterConfig.name);
+  }
+
+  showFirstPageOnly() {
+    this.filterService.resetPage(this.filterConfig.name);
+  }
+
+  getCurrentPage(): Observable<number> {
+    return this.filterService.getPage(this.filterConfig.name);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.module.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.module.ts
index 7c2001c909..3533a3e598 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-page.module.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import { SearchFiltersComponent } from './search-filters/search-filters.componen
 import { SearchFilterComponent } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component';
 import { SearchFacetFilterComponent } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component';
 import { SearchFilterService } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.service';
+import { SearchDateFilterComponent } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-date-filter/search-date-filter.component';
+import { SearchTextFilterComponent } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-text-filter/search-text-filter.component';
+import { SearchFacetFilterWrapperComponent } from './search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter-wrapper/search-facet-filter-wrapper.component';
 
 const effects = [
   SearchSidebarEffects
@@ -46,7 +49,10 @@ const effects = [
     CommunitySearchResultListElementComponent,
     SearchFiltersComponent,
     SearchFilterComponent,
-    SearchFacetFilterComponent
+    SearchFacetFilterComponent,
+    SearchFacetFilterWrapperComponent,
+    SearchDateFilterComponent,
+    SearchTextFilterComponent,
   ],
   providers: [
     SearchService,
@@ -60,6 +66,8 @@ const effects = [
     ItemSearchResultGridElementComponent,
     CollectionSearchResultGridElementComponent,
     CommunitySearchResultGridElementComponent,
+    SearchDateFilterComponent,
+    SearchTextFilterComponent,
   ]
 })
 export class SearchPageModule {
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.scss b/src/app/app.component.scss
index 00a3e56121..e4c51ae37b 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/app.component.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 @import '../styles/variables.scss';
 @import '../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss';
+@import '../../node_modules/nouislider/distribute/nouislider.min.css';
 @import "../../node_modules/font-awesome/scss/font-awesome.scss";
 
 html {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index c78c218fa9..ba877fcdd7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
-
+import { NouisliderModule } from 'ng2-nouislider';
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ const MODULES = [
   NgxPaginationModule,
   ReactiveFormsModule,
   RouterModule,
-  TranslateModule
+  TranslateModule,
+  NouisliderModule
 ];
 
 const PIPES = [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e6e0aedf55..44d4dd54d4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5581,6 +5581,10 @@ netmask@~1.0.4:
   version "1.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/netmask/-/netmask-1.0.6.tgz#20297e89d86f6f6400f250d9f4f6b4c1945fcd35"
 
+ng2-nouislider@^1.7.7:
+  version "1.7.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ng2-nouislider/-/ng2-nouislider-1.7.7.tgz#b841f4b313c8c9c8a763c80f3a59d5aa4c3a70c8"
+
 ngrx-store-freeze@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ngrx-store-freeze/-/ngrx-store-freeze-0.2.1.tgz#04fb29db33cafda0f2d6ea32adeaac4891b1b27b"
@@ -5800,6 +5804,10 @@ normalize-url@^1.4.0:
     query-string "^4.1.0"
     sort-keys "^1.0.0"
 
+nouislider@^10.0.0:
+  version "10.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nouislider/-/nouislider-10.1.0.tgz#7bdd0411fd62d4584bfe88cb92bb8d06e64c6b47"
+
 npm-run-all@4.1.2:
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/npm-run-all/-/npm-run-all-4.1.2.tgz#90d62d078792d20669139e718621186656cea056"