diff --git a/cmd/api/handler/search.go b/cmd/api/handler/search.go
index ef9d69a4..9a345f9c 100644
--- a/cmd/api/handler/search.go
+++ b/cmd/api/handler/search.go
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ func (handler SearchHandler) Search(c echo.Context) error {
 	switch {
 	case isAddress(req.Search):
 		response, err = handler.searchAddress(c.Request().Context(), req.Search)
+	case isValoperAddress(req.Search):
+		response, err = handler.searchValoperAddress(c.Request().Context(), req.Search)
 	case hashRegexp.MatchString(req.Search):
 		response, err = handler.searchHash(c.Request().Context(), req.Search)
 	case namespaceRegexp.MatchString(req.Search):
@@ -116,6 +118,32 @@ func (handler SearchHandler) searchAddress(ctx context.Context, search string) (
 	return []responses.SearchItem{result}, nil
 }
 
+func (handler SearchHandler) searchValoperAddress(ctx context.Context, search string) ([]responses.SearchItem, error) {
+	_, hash, err := types.Address(search).Decode()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	address, err := handler.address.ByHash(ctx, hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	validator, err := handler.validator.ByAddress(ctx, search)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return []responses.SearchItem{
+		{
+			Type:   "validator",
+			Result: responses.NewValidator(validator),
+		}, {
+			Type:   "address",
+			Result: responses.NewAddress(address),
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func (handler SearchHandler) searchHash(ctx context.Context, search string) ([]responses.SearchItem, error) {
 	search = strings.TrimPrefix(search, "0x")
 	data, err := hex.DecodeString(search)
diff --git a/cmd/api/handler/validators.go b/cmd/api/handler/validators.go
index a2654c05..4498628c 100644
--- a/cmd/api/handler/validators.go
+++ b/cmd/api/handler/validators.go
@@ -43,17 +43,18 @@ func (v *CelestiaApiValidator) Validate(i interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func isAddress(address string) bool {
-	switch len(address) {
-	case 47:
-		return validateAddress(address, pkgTypes.AddressPrefixCelestia)
-	case 54:
-		return validateAddress(address, pkgTypes.AddressPrefixValoper)
-	default:
+	return validateAddress(address, pkgTypes.AddressPrefixCelestia, 47)
+}
+
+func isValoperAddress(address string) bool {
+	return validateAddress(address, pkgTypes.AddressPrefixValoper, 54)
+}
+
+func validateAddress(address string, wantPrefix string, length int) bool {
+	if len(address) != length {
 		return false
 	}
-}
 
-func validateAddress(address string, wantPrefix string) bool {
 	prefix, _, err := bech32.DecodeAndConvert(address)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func validateAddress(address string, wantPrefix string) bool {
 
 func addressValidator() validator.Func {
 	return func(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
-		return isAddress(fl.Field().String())
+		return isAddress(fl.Field().String()) || isValoperAddress(fl.Field().String())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/api/handler/validators_test.go b/cmd/api/handler/validators_test.go
index fbe97fe3..b3f08be4 100644
--- a/cmd/api/handler/validators_test.go
+++ b/cmd/api/handler/validators_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func Test_isAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		}, {
 			name:    "test 2",
 			address: "celestiavaloper1qycj0ymu9fqvwgyw4xz93p3n4a83jjk7sm2wzh",
-			want:    true,
+			want:    false,
 		}, {
 			name:    "test 3",
 			address: "invalid",
@@ -40,3 +40,35 @@ func Test_isAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_isValoperAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		address string
+		want    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "test 1",
+			address: "celestia12y6fchaufs4tmn8e8wlk3rtrrftpqp6vr228a7",
+			want:    false,
+		}, {
+			name:    "test 2",
+			address: "celestiavaloper1qycj0ymu9fqvwgyw4xz93p3n4a83jjk7sm2wzh",
+			want:    true,
+		}, {
+			name:    "test 3",
+			address: "invalid",
+			want:    false,
+		}, {
+			name:    "test 4",
+			address: "celestiavaloper111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
+			want:    false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := isValoperAddress(tt.address)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.want, got, tt.name)
+		})
+	}
+}