diff --git a/geonamescache/__init__.py b/geonamescache/__init__.py
index ec58e8c..6b9fe30 100644
--- a/geonamescache/__init__.py
+++ b/geonamescache/__init__.py
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ def get_us_counties(self):
                 self.us_counties, 'us_counties.json')
         return self.us_counties
 
+    def search_cities(self, query, attribute='alternatenames'):
+        """Search all city records and return list of records, that match query for given attribute."""
+
+        results = []
+        for key, record in self.get_cities().items():
+            if query in record[attribute]:
+                results.append(record)
+        return results
+
     def _load_data(self, datadict, datafile):
         if datadict is None:
             with open(os.path.join(self.datadir, datafile), 'r') as f:
diff --git a/tests/test_geonamescache.py b/tests/test_geonamescache.py
index 1c89c43..47add98 100644
--- a/tests/test_geonamescache.py
+++ b/tests/test_geonamescache.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ def test_cities_in_us_states(self):
             self.assertEqual(name, cities[gid]['name'])
             self.assertEqual(us_state, cities[gid]['admin1code'])
 
+    def test_search_cities(self):
+        cities = self.geonamescache.search_cities('Kiev')
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(cities), 1)
+
     def test_us_counties_len(self):
         # Make sure there are 3235 counties, which includes Puerto Rico etc.
         us_counties = self.geonamescache.get_us_counties()