diff --git a/.changeset/search-something-new.md b/.changeset/search-something-new.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..260d1055a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/search-something-new.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+An example instance of the new `<SearchFilter.Autocomplete />` was added to the composed `SearchPage.tsx`, allowing searches bound to the `techdocs` type to be filtered by entity name.
+
+This is an entirely optional change; if you wish to adopt it, you can make the following (or similar) changes to your search page layout:
+
+```diff
+--- a/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
++++ b/packages/app/src/components/search/SearchPage.tsx
+@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import React from 'react';
+ import { makeStyles, Theme, Grid, List, Paper } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+ import { CatalogResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog';
++import {
++  catalogApiRef,
++  CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
++} from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+ import { DocsResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs';
+
+ import {
+@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ import {
+   SearchResult,
+   SearchType,
+   DefaultResultListItem,
++  useSearch,
+ } from '@backstage/plugin-search';
+ import {
+   CatalogIcon,
+@@ -18,6 +23,7 @@ import {
+   Header,
+   Page,
+ } from '@backstage/core-components';
++import { useApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+
+ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
+   bar: {
+@@ -36,6 +42,8 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) => ({
+
+ const SearchPage = () => {
+   const classes = useStyles();
++  const { types } = useSearch();
++  const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+
+   return (
+     <Page themeId="home">
+@@ -65,6 +73,27 @@ const SearchPage = () => {
+               ]}
+             />
+             <Paper className={classes.filters}>
++              {types.includes('techdocs') && (
++                <SearchFilter.Autocomplete
++                  className={classes.filter}
++                  label="Entity"
++                  name="name"
++                  asyncValues={async partial => {
++                    // Return a list of entitis which are documented.
++                    const { items } = await catalogApi.getEntities({
++                      fields: ['metadata.name'],
++                      filter: {
++                        'metadata.annotations.backstage.io/techdocs-ref':
++                          CATALOG_FILTER_EXISTS,
++                      },
++                    });
++
++                    return items
++                      .map(entity => entity.metadata.name)
++                      .filter(name => name.includes(partial));
++                  }}
++                />
++              )}
+               <SearchFilter.Select
+                 className={classes.filter}
+                 name="kind"
+```
diff --git a/.changeset/search-under-the-sun.md b/.changeset/search-under-the-sun.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc1bbe42e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/search-under-the-sun.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Introduces a `<SearchFilter.Autocomplete />` variant, which can be used as either a single- or multi-select autocomplete.
+
+This variant, as well as `<SearchFilter.Select />`, now also supports loading allowed values asynchronously with a new `asyncValues` prop, which takes an asynchronous function that resolves to the list of values (an optional `asyncDebounce` prop may also be provided).
+
+Check the [search plugin storybook](https://backstage.io/storybook/?path=/story/plugins-search-searchfilter) to see how to leverage these new additions.
diff --git a/plugins/search/api-report.md b/plugins/search/api-report.md
index 0a7da01ffd..b63271b94d 100644
--- a/plugins/search/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/search/api-report.md
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ export interface SearchApi {
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const searchApiRef: ApiRef<SearchApi>;
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type SearchAutocompleteFilterProps = SearchFilterComponentProps & {
+  multiple?: boolean;
+  limitTags?: number;
+};
+
 // @public
 export const SearchBar: ({ onChange, ...props }: SearchBarProps) => JSX.Element;
 
@@ -143,18 +149,49 @@ export const SearchContextProvider: ({
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
 export const SearchFilter: {
-  ({ component: Element, ...props }: Props): JSX.Element;
-  Checkbox(props: Omit<Props, 'component'> & Component): JSX.Element;
-  Select(props: Omit<Props, 'component'> & Component): JSX.Element;
+  ({ component: Element, ...props }: SearchFilterWrapperProps): JSX.Element;
+  Checkbox(
+    props: Omit<SearchFilterWrapperProps, 'component'> &
+      SearchFilterComponentProps,
+  ): JSX.Element;
+  Select(
+    props: Omit<SearchFilterWrapperProps, 'component'> &
+      SearchFilterComponentProps,
+  ): JSX.Element;
+  Autocomplete(props: SearchAutocompleteFilterProps): JSX.Element;
+};
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type SearchFilterComponentProps = {
+  className?: string;
+  name: string;
+  label?: string;
+  values?: string[];
+  asyncValues?: (partial: string) => Promise<string[]>;
+  asyncDebounce?: number;
+  defaultValue?: string[] | string | null;
 };
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "SearchFilterNext" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public @deprecated (undocumented)
 export const SearchFilterNext: {
-  ({ component: Element, ...props }: Props): JSX.Element;
-  Checkbox(props: Omit<Props, 'component'> & Component): JSX.Element;
-  Select(props: Omit<Props, 'component'> & Component): JSX.Element;
+  ({ component: Element, ...props }: SearchFilterWrapperProps): JSX.Element;
+  Checkbox(
+    props: Omit<SearchFilterWrapperProps, 'component'> &
+      SearchFilterComponentProps,
+  ): JSX.Element;
+  Select(
+    props: Omit<SearchFilterWrapperProps, 'component'> &
+      SearchFilterComponentProps,
+  ): JSX.Element;
+  Autocomplete(props: SearchAutocompleteFilterProps): JSX.Element;
+};
+
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type SearchFilterWrapperProps = SearchFilterComponentProps & {
+  component: (props: SearchFilterComponentProps) => ReactElement;
+  debug?: boolean;
 };
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "SearchModal" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
@@ -284,6 +321,4 @@ export const useSearch: () => SearchContextValue;
 // Warnings were encountered during analysis:
 //
 // src/components/SearchContext/SearchContext.d.ts:23:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "SettableSearchContext" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.d.ts:13:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "Props" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// src/components/SearchFilter/SearchFilter.d.ts:14:5 - (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "Component" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 ```