diff --git a/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/gui/run.py b/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/gui/run.py
index 6e3f61da4..4bc427078 100644
--- a/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/gui/run.py
+++ b/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/gui/run.py
@@ -135,13 +135,18 @@ def __init__(self, directory, unpacker=None, root=None, **kwargs):
 
         layout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
 
+        left_layout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.searchbar = QtGui.QLineEdit(placeholderText="Search...")
+        self.searchbar.textChanged.connect(self._search_changed)
+        left_layout.addWidget(self.searchbar)
         self.files_widget = QtGui.QListWidget(
             selectionMode=QtGui.QListWidget.SingleSelection)
         self.files_widget.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self._file_changed)
-        layout.addWidget(self.files_widget)
+        left_layout.addWidget(self.files_widget)
+        layout.addLayout(left_layout)
 
         right_layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
-        right_layout.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("name:"), 0, 0)
+        right_layout.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Name:"), 0, 0)
         self.f_name = QtGui.QLineEdit('', readOnly=True)
         right_layout.addWidget(self.f_name, 0, 1)
         right_layout.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Path:"), 1, 0)
@@ -167,11 +172,20 @@ def __init__(self, directory, unpacker=None, root=None, **kwargs):
 
         self.files_status = reprounzip.FilesStatus(directory)
 
+        class FileItem(QtGui.QListWidgetItem):
+            def __init__(self, file_status):
+                text = "[%s%s] %s" % (("I" if file_status.is_input else ''),
+                                      ("O" if file_status.is_output else ''),
+                                      file_status.name)
+                super(FileItem, self).__init__(text)
+
+                self.file_name = file_status.name
+
         for file_status in self.files_status:
-            text = "[%s%s] %s" % (("I" if file_status.is_input else ''),
-                                  ("O" if file_status.is_output else ''),
-                                  file_status.name)
-            self.files_widget.addItem(text)
+            self.files_widget.addItem(FileItem(file_status))
+
+    def _search_changed(self):
+        TODO
 
     def _file_changed(self):
         selected = [i.row() for i in self.files_widget.selectedIndexes()]
diff --git a/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/reprounzip_interface.py b/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/reprounzip_interface.py
index 80fbfc8d1..a2fc0c126 100644
--- a/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/reprounzip_interface.py
+++ b/reprounzip-qt/reprounzip_qt/reprounzip_interface.py
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ def __init__(self, name, path, is_input, is_output):
         self.is_input = is_input
         self.is_output = is_output
 
+    def __cmp__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, FileStatus):
+            raise TypeError
+        return cmp(self.name, other.name)
+
 
 class FilesStatus(object):
     def __init__(self, directory):
@@ -85,26 +90,30 @@ def __init__(self, directory):
         with open(os.path.join(directory, 'config.yml')) as fp:
             config = yaml.safe_load(fp)
 
-        self.files = [FileStatus(f['name'], f['path'],
-                                 f.get('read_by_runs'),
-                                 f.get('written_by_runs'))
-                      for f in config.get('inputs_outputs') or []]
+        self.files = dict((f['name'], FileStatus(f['name'], f['path'],
+                                                 f.get('read_by_runs'),
+                                                 f.get('written_by_runs')))
+                          for f in config.get('inputs_outputs') or [])
         self._refresh()
 
     def _refresh(self):
         with open(os.path.join(self.directory, '.reprounzip'), 'rb') as fp:
             unpacked_info = pickle.load(fp)
         assigned_input_files = unpacked_info.get('input_files', {})
-        for f in self.files:
+        for f in self.files.itervalues():
             f.assigned = assigned_input_files.get(f.name)
 
     def __getitem__(self, item):
-        self._refresh()
+        f = self.files[item]
+        with open(os.path.join(self.directory, '.reprounzip'), 'rb') as fp:
+            unpacked_info = pickle.load(fp)
+        assigned_input_files = unpacked_info.get('input_files', {})
+        f.assigned = assigned_input_files.get(f.name)
         return self.files[item]
 
     def __iter__(self):
         self._refresh()
-        return iter(self.files)
+        return iter(sorted(self.files.itervalues()))
 
 
 def find_command(cmd):