diff --git a/tests/searchpolicy.py b/tests/searchpolicy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff9318b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/searchpolicy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import argparse
+import policy
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    description="SELinux policy rule search tool. Intended to have a similar "
+        + "API as sesearch, but simplified to use only code availabe in AOSP")
+parser.add_argument("policy", help="Path to the SELinux policy to search.", nargs="?")
+parser.add_argument("--libpath", dest="libpath", help="Path to the libsepolwrap.so", nargs="?")
+tertypes = parser.add_argument_group("TE Rule Types")
+tertypes.add_argument("--allow", action="append_const",
+                    const="allow", dest="tertypes",
+                    help="Search allow rules.")
+expr = parser.add_argument_group("Expressions")
+expr.add_argument("-s", "--source",
+                  help="Source type/role of the TE/RBAC rule.")
+expr.add_argument("-t", "--target",
+                  help="Target type/role of the TE/RBAC rule.")
+expr.add_argument("-c", "--class", dest="tclass",
+                  help="Comma separated list of object classes")
+expr.add_argument("-p", "--perms", metavar="PERMS",
+                  help="Comma separated list of permissions.")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if not args.tertypes:
+    parser.error("Must specify \"--allow\"")
+
+if not args.policy:
+    parser.error("Must include path to policy")
+if not args.libpath:
+    parser.error("Must include path to libsepolwrap library")
+
+if not (args.source or args.target or args.tclass or args.perms):
+    parser.error("Must something to filter on, e.g. --source, --target, etc.")
+
+pol = policy.Policy(args.policy, None, args.libpath)
+
+if args.source:
+    scontext = {args.source}
+else:
+    scontext = set()
+if args.target:
+    tcontext = {args.target}
+else:
+    tcontext = set()
+if args.tclass:
+    tclass = set(args.tclass.split(","))
+else:
+    tclass = set()
+if args.perms:
+    perms = set(args.perms.split(","))
+else:
+    perms = set()
+
+TERules = pol.QueryTERule(scontext=scontext,
+                       tcontext=tcontext,
+                       tclass=tclass,
+                       perms=perms)
+
+# format rules for printing
+rules = []
+for r in TERules:
+    if len(r.perms) > 1:
+        rules.append("allow " + r.sctx + " " + r.tctx + ":" + r.tclass + " { " +
+                " ".join(r.perms) + " };")
+    else:
+        rules.append("allow " + r.sctx + " " + r.tctx + ":" + r.tclass + " " +
+                " ".join(r.perms) + ";")
+
+for r in sorted(rules):
+    print r