diff --git a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
index 7a04f5f1..a20e33c7 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_search_view.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         },
 
         maybeNumber: function(number) {
-            return number.match(/^\+?[0-9]*$/);
+            return number.replace(/[\s-.\(\)]*/g,'').match(/^\+?[0-9]*$/);
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 2dc499d8..372690b3 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/conversation_list_view.js" data-cover></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/conversation_view.js" data-cover></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/new_conversation_view.js" data-cover></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../js/views/conversation_search_view.js"></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript" src="views/whisper_view_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="views/group_update_view_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="views/message_view_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="views/list_view_test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="views/conversation_search_view_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="models/conversations_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="models/messages_test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="storage_test.js"></script>
diff --git a/test/views/conversation_search_view_test.js b/test/views/conversation_search_view_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4650df08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/views/conversation_search_view_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+describe('ConversationSearchView', function() {
+  it('should match partial numbers', function() {
+    var $el = $('<div><div class="new-contact contact hide"></div></div>');
+    var view = new Whisper.ConversationSearchView({el: $el, input: $('<input>')}).render();
+    var maybe_numbers = [
+      "+1 415",
+      "+1415",
+      "+1415",
+      "415",
+      "(415)",
+      " (415",
+      "(415) 123 4567",
+      "+1 (415) 123 4567",
+      " +1 (415) 123 4567",
+      "1 (415) 123 4567",
+      "1 415-123-4567",
+      "415-123-4567"
+    ];
+    maybe_numbers.forEach(function(n) {
+      assert.ok(view.maybeNumber(n), n);
+    });
+  });
+
+});