diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index f158dd0c..34385c20 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
   SwfAssetType = 'object'
   
   NCRarities = [0, 500]
+  PaintbrushSetDescription = 'This item is part of a deluxe paint brush set!'
   
   set_table_name 'objects' # Neo & PHP Impress call them objects, but the class name is a conflict (duh!)
   set_inheritance_column 'inheritance_type' # PHP Impress used "type" to describe category
@@ -124,9 +125,18 @@ class Item < ActiveRecord::Base
     arel_table[:description].matches("%#{description}%")
   end
   
-  search_filter :is do |is_what|
-    raise ArgumentError, "We don't know how an item can be \"#{is_what}\". Did you mean is:nc?" unless is_what == 'nc'
-    arel_table[:rarity_index].in(NCRarities)
+  ADJECTIVE_FILTERS = {
+    'nc' => arel_table[:rarity_index].in(NCRarities),
+    'pb' => arel_table[:description].eq(PaintbrushSetDescription)
+  }
+  search_filter :is do |adjective|
+    filter = ADJECTIVE_FILTERS[adjective]
+    unless filter
+      raise ArgumentError,
+        "We don't know how an item can be \"#{adjective}\". " +
+        "Did you mean is:nc or is:pb?"
+    end
+    filter
   end
   
   search_filter :only do |species_name|
diff --git a/spec/models/item_spec.rb b/spec/models/item_spec.rb
index dc55883d..dc7a5787 100644
--- a/spec/models/item_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/item_spec.rb
@@ -169,8 +169,24 @@ describe Item do
       Item.search('-is:nc').map(&:name).should == ['not mall', 'also not mall']
     end
     
+    specify "should search by is:pb" do
+      descriptions_by_name = {
+        'Aisha Collar' => 'This item is part of a deluxe paint brush set!',
+        'Christmas Buzz Hat' => 'This item is part of a deluxe paint brush set!',
+        'Blue Hat' => 'This item is a trick and is NOT part of a deluxe paint brush set!',
+        'Green Hat' => 'This hat is green.'
+      }
+      descriptions_by_name.each do |name, description|
+        Factory.create :item, :name => name, :description => description
+      end
+      Item.search('is:pb').map(&:name).should == ['Aisha Collar', 'Christmas Buzz Hat']
+      Item.search('-is:pb').map(&:name).should == ['Blue Hat', 'Green Hat']
+      
+    end
+    
     specify "is:[not 'nc' or 'pb'] should throw ArgumentError" do
       lambda { Item.search('is:nc') }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      lambda { Item.search('is:pb') }.should_not raise_error(ArgumentError)
       lambda { Item.search('is:awesome') }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end