diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/resourceload/ResourcesLoadPanel.java b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/resourceload/ResourcesLoadPanel.java
index 74e75ab1e..ba3f5db5f 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/resourceload/ResourcesLoadPanel.java
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/java/org/zkoss/ganttz/resourceload/ResourcesLoadPanel.java
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ public class ResourcesLoadPanel extends HtmlMacroComponent {
         TimeTrackerComponent timeTrackerHeader = createTimeTrackerHeader();
         getFellow("insertionPointTimetracker").appendChild(timeTrackerHeader);
 
+        Component additionalFilter = (Component) getVariable("additionalFilter", true);
+        if(additionalFilter != null) {
+            getFellow("additionalFilterInsertionPoint").appendChild(additionalFilter);
+        }
+
         timeTrackerHeader.afterCompose();
         timeTrackerComponent.afterCompose();
         listZoomLevels = (Listbox) getFellow("listZoomLevels");
diff --git a/ganttzk/src/main/resources/web/ganttz/zul/resourcesLoadLayout.zul b/ganttzk/src/main/resources/web/ganttz/zul/resourcesLoadLayout.zul
index 0c53d1ebd..d01623ea8 100644
--- a/ganttzk/src/main/resources/web/ganttz/zul/resourcesLoadLayout.zul
+++ b/ganttzk/src/main/resources/web/ganttz/zul/resourcesLoadLayout.zul
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ resourcesLoadPanel = self;
         ${i18n:_('Show resources between')}:
         <combobox id="filterByNameCombo"
             onChange="resourcesLoadPanel.onSelectFilterByName(self.selectedItemApi.value)" />
+        <separator/>
+        <hbox id="additionalFilterInsertionPoint" />
        </hbox>
        </north>
 
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/IResourceLoadModel.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/IResourceLoadModel.java
index a38138593..07029225a 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/IResourceLoadModel.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/IResourceLoadModel.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.Order;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.entities.TaskElement;
+import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.Resource;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.data.resourceload.LoadTimeLine;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.timetracker.zoom.ZoomLevel;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.util.Interval;
@@ -43,4 +44,6 @@ public interface IResourceLoadModel {
     Order getOrderByTask(TaskElement task);
 
     boolean userCanRead(Order order, String loginName);
+
+    void setResourcesToShow(List<Resource> resourcesList);
 }
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadController.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadController.java
index 9d5e64861..a2cdb966a 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadController.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadController.java
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
 import org.navalplanner.business.orders.entities.Order;
 import org.navalplanner.business.planner.entities.TaskElement;
+import org.navalplanner.business.resources.entities.Resource;
+import org.navalplanner.web.common.components.bandboxsearch.BandboxMultipleSearch;
+import org.navalplanner.web.common.components.finders.FilterPair;
 import org.navalplanner.web.planner.order.BankHolidaysMarker;
 import org.navalplanner.web.planner.order.IOrderPlanningGate;
 import org.navalplanner.web.security.SecurityUtils;
@@ -44,7 +47,12 @@ import org.zkoss.ganttz.resourceload.ResourcesLoadPanel.IToolbarCommand;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.timetracker.TimeTracker;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.timetracker.zoom.SeveralModificators;
 import org.zkoss.ganttz.timetracker.zoom.ZoomLevel;
+import org.zkoss.zk.ui.event.Event;
+import org.zkoss.zk.ui.event.EventListener;
+import org.zkoss.zk.ui.event.Events;
 import org.zkoss.zk.ui.util.Composer;
+import org.zkoss.zul.Button;
+import org.zkoss.zul.Hbox;
 import org.zkoss.zul.Messagebox;
 
 /**
@@ -74,6 +82,8 @@ public class ResourceLoadController implements Composer {
 
     private IOrderPlanningGate planningControllerEntryPoints;
 
+    private BandboxMultipleSearch bandBox;
+
     public ResourceLoadController() {
     }
 
@@ -165,13 +175,54 @@ public class ResourceLoadController implements Composer {
         if (resourcesLoadPanel != null) {
             resourcesLoadPanel.init(resourceLoadModel.getLoadTimeLines(),
                     timeTracker);
+            if(bandBox != null && resourcesLoadPanel.getFilter()) {
+                //if the worker bandbox filter is active, we disable the name filter
+                resourcesLoadPanel.setNameFilterDisabled(
+                        !bandBox.getSelectedElements().isEmpty());
+            }
         } else {
             resourcesLoadPanel = new ResourcesLoadPanel(resourceLoadModel
                     .getLoadTimeLines(), timeTracker, parent);
+            if(filterBy == null) {
+                addWorkersBandbox();
+            }
             addListeners();
         }
     }
 
+    private void addWorkersBandbox() {
+        bandBox = new BandboxMultipleSearch();
+        bandBox.setId("workerBandboxMultipleSearch");
+        bandBox.setWidthBandbox("285px");
+        bandBox.setWidthListbox("300px");
+        bandBox.setFinder("workerMultipleFiltersFinder");
+        bandBox.afterCompose();
+
+        Button button = new Button();
+        button.setImage("/common/img/ico_filter.png");
+        button.setTooltip(_("Filter by worker"));
+        button.addEventListener(Events.ON_CLICK, new EventListener() {
+            @Override
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            public void onEvent(Event event) throws Exception {
+                List<FilterPair> filterPairList = bandBox.getSelectedElements();
+                List<Resource> workersList = new ArrayList<Resource>();
+                for(FilterPair filterPair : filterPairList) {
+                    workersList.add((Resource)filterPair.getValue());
+                }
+                resourceLoadModel.setResourcesToShow(workersList);
+                reload(resourcesLoadPanel.getFilter());
+            }
+        });
+
+        Hbox hbox = new Hbox();
+        hbox.appendChild(bandBox);
+        hbox.appendChild(button);
+        hbox.setAlign("center");
+
+        resourcesLoadPanel.setVariable("additionalFilter", hbox, true);
+    }
+
     public void filterBy(Order order) {
         this.filterBy = order;
     }
diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadModel.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadModel.java
index ffa936038..11601dbbe 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadModel.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/resourceload/ResourceLoadModel.java
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ public class ResourceLoadModel implements IResourceLoadModel {
 
     private boolean filterByResources = true;
 
+    private List<Resource> resourcesToShowList = new ArrayList<Resource>();
+
     @Override
     @Transactional(readOnly = true)
     public void initGlobalView(boolean filterByResources) {
@@ -198,6 +200,10 @@ public class ResourceLoadModel implements IResourceLoadModel {
     }
 
     private List<Resource> resourcesToShow() {
+        if(!resourcesToShowList.isEmpty()) {
+            return getResourcesToShowReattached();
+        }
+        // if we haven't manually specified some resources to show, we load them
         if (filter()) {
             return resourcesForActiveTasks();
         } else {
@@ -649,6 +655,27 @@ public class ResourceLoadModel implements IResourceLoadModel {
                 .getStart()), new LocalDate(interval.getFinish()));
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setResourcesToShow(List<Resource> resourcesList) {
+        this.resourcesToShowList.clear();
+        this.resourcesToShowList.addAll(resourcesList);
+    }
+
+    private List<Resource> getResourcesToShowReattached() {
+        List<Resource> list = new ArrayList<Resource>();
+        for(Resource worker : resourcesToShowList) {
+            try {
+                //for some reason, resourcesDAO.reattach(worker) doesn't work
+                //and we have to retrieve them again with find
+                list.add(resourcesDAO.find(worker.getId()));
+            }
+            catch(InstanceNotFoundException e) {
+                //maybe it was removed by another transaction
+                //we just ignore the exception to not show the Resource
+            }
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
 }
 
 class PeriodsBuilder {