diff --git a/plugins/Config/plugin.py b/plugins/Config/plugin.py
index 68d81db19..79afb1370 100644
--- a/plugins/Config/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Config/plugin.py
@@ -206,6 +206,24 @@ class Config(callbacks.Plugin):
             irc.reply(_('There were no matching configuration variables.'))
     search = wrap(search, ['lowered']) # XXX compose with withoutSpaces?
 
+    @internationalizeDocstring
+    def searchvalues(self, irc, msg, args, word):
+        """<word>
+
+        Searches for <word> in the values of current configuration variables.
+        """
+        L = []
+        for (name, x) in conf.supybot.getValues(getChildren=True):
+            if (hasattr(x, 'value') # not a group
+                    and word in str(x()).lower()):
+                last_name_part = registry.split(name)[-1]
+                L.append(name)
+        if L:
+            irc.reply(format('%L', L))
+        else:
+            irc.reply(_('There were no matching configuration variables.'))
+    searchvalues = wrap(searchvalues, ['lowered'])
+
     def _getValue(self, irc, msg, group, network=None, channel=None, addGlobal=False):
         global_group = group
         global_value = str(group) or ' '
diff --git a/plugins/Config/test.py b/plugins/Config/test.py
index 6d19a319f..bad6862bf 100644
--- a/plugins/Config/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Config/test.py
@@ -83,10 +83,21 @@ class ConfigTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
             self.assertNotError('config help %s' % name)
 
     def testSearch(self):
-        self.assertNotError('config search chars')
+        self.assertRegexp(
+            'config search chars', 'supybot.reply.whenAddressedBy.chars')
         self.assertNotError('config channel reply.whenAddressedBy.chars @')
         self.assertNotRegexp('config search chars', self.channel)
 
+    def testSearchValues(self):
+        self.assertResponse(
+            'config searchvalues @@@',
+            'There were no matching configuration variables.')
+        self.assertNotError('config channel reply.whenAddressedBy.strings @@@')
+        self.assertResponse(
+            'config searchvalues @@@',
+            r'supybot.reply.whenAddressedBy.strings.#test and '
+            r'supybot.reply.whenAddressedBy.strings.\:test.#test')
+
     def testDefault(self):
         self.assertNotError('config default '
                             'supybot.replies.genericNoCapability')