diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cb43e0..8135785 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 ## Features
 
 - Diagnostics
-- Search (requires [nvim-hlslens](https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens))
+- Search (requires [nvim-hlslens](https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens), or [plenary.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim) and [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep))
 
 ## Requirements
 
 - Neovim >= 0.5.1
 - [nvim-hlslens](https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens) (optional)
+- [plenary.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim) (optional)
+- [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) (optional)
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ require("scrollbar").setup()
 
 ![search](./assets/search.gif)
 
-Run after loading hlslens
+Run after loading hlslens if you do not want to use builtin search.
 
 ```lua
 require("scrollbar.handlers.search").setup()
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ require("scrollbar").setup({
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 - [kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens](https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-hlslens) for implementation on how to hide search results
+- [folke/todo-comments.nvim](https://github.com/folke/todo-comments.nvim) for implementation of builtin search
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/lua/scrollbar/config.lua b/lua/scrollbar/config.lua
index 0d04e91..2da0d2f 100644
--- a/lua/scrollbar/config.lua
+++ b/lua/scrollbar/config.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,16 @@ local config = {
     },
     handlers = {
         diagnostic = true,
-        search = false, -- Requires hlslens to be loaded
+        search = true, -- Requires hlslens to be loaded
+    },
+    search = {
+        use_builtin = true,
+        command = "rg",
+        args = {
+            "--color=never",
+            "--no-heading",
+            "--line-number",
+        },
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/scrollbar/handlers/search.lua b/lua/scrollbar/handlers/search.lua
index 18ffb78..8ba9b45 100644
--- a/lua/scrollbar/handlers/search.lua
+++ b/lua/scrollbar/handlers/search.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,67 @@ local render = require("scrollbar").render
 
 local M = {}
 
+function M.process(lines)
+    local results = {}
+    for _, line in pairs(lines) do
+        local row = line:match("^(%d+):.*$")
+        table.insert(results, { row })
+    end
+    return results
+end
+
+function M.search(cb)
+    local config = require("scrollbar.config").get()
+    local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+
+    local command = config.search.command
+
+    if vim.fn.executable(command) ~= 1 then
+        vim.notify(command .. " was not found on your path, trying to fall back to grep", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        command = "grep"
+    end
+
+
+    if vim.fn.executable(command) ~= 1 then
+        vim.notify(command .. " was not found on your path", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local ok, Job = pcall(require, "plenary.job")
+    if not ok then
+        vim.notify("search requires https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local ok, Path = pcall(require, "plenary.path")
+    if not ok then
+        vim.notify("search requires https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim", vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+        return
+    end
+
+    local search_regex = vim.fn.getreginfo("/").regcontents[1]
+    local search_path = vim.fn.expand("%:p")
+    if not Path:new(search_path):exists() or search_path == "" then
+      return
+    end
+
+    local args = vim.tbl_flatten({ config.search.args, search_regex, search_path })
+    Job
+        :new({
+            command = command,
+            args = args,
+            on_exit = vim.schedule_wrap(function(j, code)
+                if code == 2 then
+                    local error = table.concat(j:stderr_result(), "\n")
+                    vim.notify(command .. " failed with code " .. code .. "\n" .. error, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+                end
+                local lines = j:result()
+                cb(M.process(lines))
+            end),
+        })
+        :start()
+end
+
 M.handler = {
     show = function(plist)
         local config = require("scrollbar.config").get()
@@ -49,13 +110,29 @@ M.setup = function(overrides)
     local config = require("scrollbar.config").get()
     config.handlers.search = true
 
-    local hlslens_config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
-        build_position_cb = function(plist, _, _, _)
-            M.handler.show(plist.start_pos)
-        end,
-    }, overrides or {})
+    if not config.search.use_builtin then
+        local hlslens_config = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {
+            build_position_cb = function(plist, _, _, _)
+                M.handler.show(plist.start_pos)
+            end,
+        }, overrides or {})
 
-    require("hlslens").setup(hlslens_config)
+        require("hlslens").setup(hlslens_config)
+    else
+        if config.autocmd and config.autocmd.render and #config.autocmd.render > 0 then
+            vim.cmd(string.format(
+                [[
+          augroup scrollbar_search_show
+              autocmd!
+              autocmd %s * lua require('scrollbar.handlers.search').search(require('scrollbar.handlers.search').handler.show)
+          augroup END
+          ]],
+                table.concat(config.autocmd.render, ",")
+            ))
+        end
+        vim.cmd([[
+      ]])
+    end
 
     vim.cmd([[
         augroup scrollbar_search_hide