diff --git a/tailbone/templates/people/configure.mako b/tailbone/templates/people/configure.mako
index c39e49d1..9e6ce5fb 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/people/configure.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/people/configure.mako
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
       </b-checkbox>
     </b-field>
 
+    <b-field message="Allows quick profile lookup using e.g. customer number.">
+      <b-checkbox name="rattail.people.expose_quickie_search"
+                  v-model="simpleSettings['rattail.people.expose_quickie_search']"
+                  native-value="true"
+                  @input="settingsNeedSaved = true">
+        Show "quickie search" lookup
+      </b-checkbox>
+    </b-field>
+
     <b-field label="People Handler"
              message="Leave blank for default handler.">
       <b-input name="rattail.people.handler"
diff --git a/tailbone/views/common.py b/tailbone/views/common.py
index 7d1cd402..4632a285 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/common.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/common.py
@@ -66,11 +66,29 @@ class CommonView(View):
             'help_url': global_help_url(self.rattail_config),
         }
 
-        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+        if self.should_expose_quickie_search():
             context['quickie'] = self.get_quickie_context()
 
         return context
 
+    # nb. this is only invoked from home() view
+    def should_expose_quickie_search(self):
+        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+            return True
+        # TODO: for now we are assuming *people* search
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().should_expose_quickie_search()
+
+    def get_quickie_perm(self):
+        return 'people.quickie'
+
+    def get_quickie_url(self):
+        return self.request.route_url('people.quickie')
+
+    def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().get_quickie_search_placeholder()
+
     def robots_txt(self):
         """
         Returns a basic 'robots.txt' response
diff --git a/tailbone/views/core.py b/tailbone/views/core.py
index 3920b93b..97b59c10 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/core.py
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ class View(object):
             response.content_disposition = str('attachment; filename="{}"'.format(filename))
         return response
 
+    def should_expose_quickie_search(self):
+        return self.expose_quickie_search
+
     def get_quickie_context(self):
         return Object(
             url=self.get_quickie_url(),
diff --git a/tailbone/views/customers.py b/tailbone/views/customers.py
index 660c186c..70ad4602 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/customers.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/customers.py
@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ class CustomerView(MasterView):
         'name',
     ]
 
+    def should_expose_quickie_search(self):
+        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+            return True
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().should_expose_quickie_search()
+
+    def get_quickie_perm(self):
+        return 'people.quickie'
+
+    def get_quickie_url(self):
+        return self.request.route_url('people.quickie')
+
+    def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().get_quickie_search_placeholder()
+
     def get_expose_active_in_pos(self):
         if not hasattr(self, '_expose_active_in_pos'):
             self._expose_active_in_pos = self.rattail_config.getbool(
diff --git a/tailbone/views/employees.py b/tailbone/views/employees.py
index cba75fb9..973075b6 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/employees.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/employees.py
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ class EmployeeView(MasterView):
         'departments',
     ]
 
+    def should_expose_quickie_search(self):
+        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+            return True
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().should_expose_quickie_search()
+
+    def get_quickie_perm(self):
+        return 'people.quickie'
+
+    def get_quickie_url(self):
+        return self.request.route_url('people.quickie')
+
+    def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().get_quickie_search_placeholder()
+
     def configure_grid(self, g):
         super(EmployeeView, self).configure_grid(g)
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index 5a2e6aa6..c8324176 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ class MasterView(View):
         the given object, or ``None``.
         """
 
-    def quickie(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
     def get_quickie_url(self):
         route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
         return self.request.route_url('{}.quickie'.format(route_prefix))
@@ -492,6 +489,30 @@ class MasterView(View):
     def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
         pass
 
+    def quickie(self):
+        """
+        Quickie search - tries to do a simple lookup based on a key
+        value.  If a record is found, user is redirected to its view.
+        """
+        entry = self.request.params.get('entry', '').strip()
+        if not entry:
+            self.request.session.flash("No search criteria specified", 'error')
+            return self.redirect(self.request.get_referrer())
+
+        obj = self.do_quickie_lookup(entry)
+        if not obj:
+            model_title = self.get_model_title()
+            self.request.session.flash(f"{model_title} not found: {entry}", 'error')
+            return self.redirect(self.request.get_referrer())
+
+        return self.redirect(self.get_quickie_result_url(obj))
+
+    def do_quickie_lookup(self, entry):
+        pass
+
+    def get_quickie_result_url(self, obj):
+        return self.get_action_url('view', obj)
+
     def make_row_grid(self, factory=None, key=None, data=None, columns=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Make and return a new (configured) rows grid instance.
@@ -2422,7 +2443,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
         context['product_key_field'] = self.get_product_key_field()
         context['product_key_label'] = self.get_product_key_label()
 
-        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+        if self.should_expose_quickie_search():
             context['quickie'] = self.get_quickie_context()
 
         if self.grid_index:
diff --git a/tailbone/views/people.py b/tailbone/views/people.py
index 03e3cbc4..595f843d 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/people.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/people.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
     bulk_deletable = True
     is_contact = True
     supports_autocomplete = True
+    supports_quickie_search = True
     configurable = True
 
     labels = {
@@ -429,6 +430,23 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
             (model.VendorContact, 'person_uuid'),
         ]
 
+    def should_expose_quickie_search(self):
+        if self.expose_quickie_search:
+            return True
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().should_expose_quickie_search()
+
+    def do_quickie_lookup(self, entry):
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().quickie_lookup(entry, self.Session())
+
+    def get_quickie_placeholder(self):
+        app = self.get_rattail_app()
+        return app.get_people_handler().get_quickie_search_placeholder()
+
+    def get_quickie_result_url(self, person):
+        return self.get_action_url('view_profile', person)
+
     def view_profile(self):
         """
         View which exposes the "full profile" for a given person, i.e. all
@@ -1517,6 +1535,9 @@ class PersonView(MasterView):
             {'section': 'rattail',
              'option': 'people.straight_to_profile',
              'type': bool},
+            {'section': 'rattail',
+             'option': 'people.expose_quickie_search',
+             'type': bool},
             {'section': 'rattail',
              'option': 'people.handler'},