diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/events/components/eventColumns.ts b/frontend/src/modules/events/components/eventColumns.ts
index 799ffa6..3a10344 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/events/components/eventColumns.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/events/components/eventColumns.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import DataTableColumnHeader from '@/shared/components/data/DataTableColumnHeader.vue'
 import { Badge } from '@/shared/ui/badge'
 import TagScrollArea from '@/modules/tags/components/TagScrollArea.vue'
+import { eventsTableFilter } from '@/shared/utils/tableFilters'
 
 export function getEventColumns(
   onEdit: (event: Event) => void,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export function getEventColumns(
     {
       accessorKey: 'name',
       enableHiding: false,
+      filterFn: eventsTableFilter,
       meta: {
         class: 'w-[18ch]',
         headerClass: 'w-[18ch]',
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/fields/components/fieldColumns.ts b/frontend/src/modules/fields/components/fieldColumns.ts
index 892d4f4..05f0fc2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/fields/components/fieldColumns.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/fields/components/fieldColumns.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import FieldsDataTableDropdown from '@/modules/fields/components/FieldsDataTableDropdown.vue'
 import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router'
 import DataTableColumnHeader from '@/shared/components/data/DataTableColumnHeader.vue'
+import { fieldsTableFilter } from '@/shared/utils/tableFilters'
 
 export function getFieldColumns(
   onEdit: (field: Field) => void,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function getFieldColumns(
     {
       accessorKey: 'name',
       enableHiding: false,
+      filterFn: fieldsTableFilter,
       meta: {
         class: 'w-[18ch]',
         headerClass: 'w-[18ch]',
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/tags/pages/TagsPage.vue b/frontend/src/modules/tags/pages/TagsPage.vue
index 8526bed..18d267e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/tags/pages/TagsPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/tags/pages/TagsPage.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import TagItem from '../components/TagItem.vue'
 import { tagApi } from '@/modules/tags/api'
 import type { Tag } from '@/modules/tags/types'
-import { ref, onMounted, computed, defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
+import { ref, onMounted, computed, defineAsyncComponent, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useAsyncTask } from '@/shared/composables/useAsyncTask'
 import type { TagFormValues } from '@/modules/tags/validation/tagSchema'
 import Header from '@/shared/components/layout/PageHeader.vue'
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { Input } from '@/shared/ui/input'
 import { Button } from '@/shared/ui/button'
 import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue'
 import ItemSkeleton from '@/shared/components/skeletons/ItemSkeleton.vue'
+import { useDebounceFn } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { filterTags } from '@/shared/utils/tableFilters'
 
 const DeleteModal = defineAsyncComponent(() => import('@/shared/components/modals/DeleteModal.vue'))
 const TagEditModal = defineAsyncComponent(
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ const { showUpdated, showDeleted } = useEnhancedToast()
 
 const tags = ref<Tag[]>([])
 const searchQuery = ref('')
+const debouncedSearchQuery = ref('')
 const { run, isLoading } = useAsyncTask()
 const { run: runDeleteTask, isLoading: isDeleting } = useAsyncTask()
 const { run: runUpdateTask, isLoading: isSaving } = useAsyncTask()
@@ -31,14 +34,26 @@ const showDeleteModal = ref(false)
 const selectedTagId = ref<string | null>(null)
 const editedTag = ref<Tag | null>(null)
 
+// Debounced update of search query
+const debouncedUpdateSearch = useDebounceFn((query: string) => {
+  debouncedSearchQuery.value = query
+}, 300)
+
+// Watch for search query changes and apply debounce
+watch(searchQuery, newQuery => {
+  debouncedUpdateSearch(newQuery)
+})
+
+// Handle escape key to clear search
+const handleSearchKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+  if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+    searchQuery.value = ''
+    debouncedSearchQuery.value = ''
+  }
+}
+
 const filteredTags = computed(() => {
-  if (!searchQuery.value) return tags.value
-  const query = searchQuery.value.toLowerCase()
-  return tags.value.filter(
-    tag =>
-      tag.id.toLowerCase().includes(query) ||
-      (tag.description?.toLowerCase().includes(query) ?? false)
-  )
+  return filterTags(tags.value, debouncedSearchQuery.value)
 })
 
 const handleDelete = () => {
@@ -86,6 +101,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
           placeholder="Search tags..."
           class="max-w-xs"
           :disabled="tags.length === 0"
+          @keydown="handleSearchKeydown"
         >
         </Input>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/components/data/DataTableInputFilter.vue b/frontend/src/shared/components/data/DataTableInputFilter.vue
index 3acab68..f384d8e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared/components/data/DataTableInputFilter.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/components/data/DataTableInputFilter.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,55 @@
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="TData, TValue">
 import type { Column } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
 import { Input } from '@/shared/ui/input'
+import { ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { useDebounceFn } from '@vueuse/core'
 
 interface DataTableInputFilterProps {
   column: Column<TData, TValue>
   placeholder: string
 }
 
-defineProps<DataTableInputFilterProps>()
+const props = defineProps<DataTableInputFilterProps>()
+
+// Local state for the input value
+const inputValue = ref<string>('')
+
+// Debounced function to update the column filter
+const debouncedUpdateFilter = useDebounceFn((value: string) => {
+  props.column.setFilterValue(value || undefined)
+}, 300)
+
+// Watch for input changes and apply debounce
+watch(inputValue, newValue => {
+  debouncedUpdateFilter(newValue)
+})
+
+// Handle escape key to clear the filter
+const handleKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+  if (event.key === 'Escape') {
+    inputValue.value = ''
+    props.column.setFilterValue(undefined)
+  }
+}
+
+// Initialize with current filter value
+onMounted(() => {
+  const currentValue = props.column.getFilterValue() as string
+  if (currentValue) {
+    inputValue.value = currentValue
+  }
+})
+
+// Watch for external filter changes (if filter is cleared programmatically)
+watch(
+  () => props.column.getFilterValue(),
+  newValue => {
+    const stringValue = (newValue as string) || ''
+    if (stringValue !== inputValue.value) {
+      inputValue.value = stringValue
+    }
+  }
+)
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts">
@@ -17,9 +59,5 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <Input
-    :placeholder="placeholder"
-    :model-value="column.getFilterValue() as string"
-    @update:model-value="column.setFilterValue($event)"
-  />
+  <Input v-model="inputValue" :placeholder="placeholder" @keydown="handleKeydown" />
 </template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared/utils/tableFilters.ts b/frontend/src/shared/utils/tableFilters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb28876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/shared/utils/tableFilters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import type { FilterFn } from '@tanstack/vue-table'
+import type { Event } from '@/modules/events/types'
+import type { Field } from '@/modules/fields/types'
+import type { Tag } from '@/modules/tags/types'
+
+/**
+ * Universal multi-field search function for any array of objects
+ * @param item The item to check
+ * @param fields Array of field names to search in (supports dot notation)
+ * @param searchQuery The search query string
+ * @returns true if item matches the search query
+ */
+export function searchMultiField<T>(item: T, fields: string[], searchQuery: string): boolean {
+  if (!searchQuery || typeof searchQuery !== 'string') {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const searchText = searchQuery.toLowerCase().trim()
+  if (!searchText) return true
+
+  return fields.some(field => {
+    const value = getNestedValue(item, field)
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) return false
+
+    const stringValue = String(value).toLowerCase()
+    return stringValue.includes(searchText)
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filter an array using multi-field search
+ * @param data Array of items to filter
+ * @param fields Array of field names to search in
+ * @param searchQuery The search query string
+ * @returns Filtered array
+ */
+export function filterMultiField<T>(data: T[], fields: string[], searchQuery: string): T[] {
+  if (!searchQuery?.trim()) return data
+
+  return data.filter(item => searchMultiField(item, fields, searchQuery))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a TanStack Table filter function from multi-field search
+ * @param fields Array of field names to search in
+ * @returns TanStack Table filter function
+ */
+export function createTableFilter<TData>(fields: string[]): FilterFn<TData> {
+  return (row, columnId, filterValue) => {
+    return searchMultiField(row.original, fields, filterValue as string)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets a nested value from an object using dot notation
+ * @param obj The object to get the value from
+ * @param path The path to the value (e.g., 'user.name' or 'id')
+ * @returns The value at the path, or undefined if not found
+ */
+function getNestedValue<T>(obj: T, path: string): unknown {
+  return path.split('.').reduce((current: unknown, key: string) => {
+    return (current as Record<string, unknown>)?.[key]
+  }, obj)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pre-configured fields for different entities
+ */
+export const EVENTS_SEARCH_FIELDS = ['id', 'name', 'description']
+export const FIELDS_SEARCH_FIELDS = ['id', 'name', 'description']
+export const TAGS_SEARCH_FIELDS = ['id', 'description']
+
+/**
+ * Pre-configured TanStack Table filters
+ */
+export const eventsTableFilter = createTableFilter<Event>(EVENTS_SEARCH_FIELDS)
+export const fieldsTableFilter = createTableFilter<Field>(FIELDS_SEARCH_FIELDS)
+export const tagsTableFilter = createTableFilter<Tag>(TAGS_SEARCH_FIELDS)
+
+/**
+ * Pre-configured array filter functions
+ */
+export const filterEvents = (data: Event[], searchQuery: string): Event[] =>
+  filterMultiField(data, EVENTS_SEARCH_FIELDS, searchQuery)
+
+export const filterFields = (data: Field[], searchQuery: string): Field[] =>
+  filterMultiField(data, FIELDS_SEARCH_FIELDS, searchQuery)
+
+export const filterTags = (data: Tag[], searchQuery: string): Tag[] =>
+  filterMultiField(data, TAGS_SEARCH_FIELDS, searchQuery)