diff --git a/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go b/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
index 79de20cca..006d04ecb 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ import (
 const listFlowsDesc = `List flows for an org.`
 
 type listFlowsOptions struct {
-	output string
+	output     string
+	name       string
+	ignoreCase bool
 }
 
 func newListFlowsCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -39,19 +41,34 @@ func newListFlowsCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.output, "output", "o", "table", outputFlag)
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.name, "name", "n", "", searchByNameFlag)
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.ignoreCase, "ignore-case", "i", false, ignoreCaseFlag)
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func (o *listFlowsOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
-	url, err := url.JoinPath(global.Host, "api/v2/flows", global.Org)
+	base, err := url.JoinPath(global.Host, "api/v2/flows", global.Org)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	params := url.Values{}
+	if o.name != "" {
+		params.Set("search_by_name", o.name)
+		// case_sensitive only affects search, so only send it alongside a search term
+		if o.ignoreCase {
+			params.Set("case_sensitive", "false")
+		}
+	}
+	reqURL := base
+	if encoded := params.Encode(); encoded != "" {
+		reqURL = base + "?" + encoded
+	}
+
 	reqParams := &requests.RequestParams{
 		Method: http.MethodGet,
-		URL:    url,
+		URL:    reqURL,
 		Token:  global.ApiToken,
 	}
 	response, err := kosliClient.Do(reqParams)
diff --git a/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go b/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
index 2999fbb7a..7135c8d94 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ func (suite *ListFlowsCommandTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	}
 	suite.defaultKosliArguments = fmt.Sprintf(" --host %s --org %s --api-token %s", global.Host, global.Org, global.ApiToken)
 
+	// create flows with deterministic names so the --name / --case-sensitive tests
+	// can assert match / no-match behaviour reliably
+	CreateFlow("list-flows-search-target", suite.T())
+
 	global.Org = "acme-org"
 	global.ApiToken = "v3OWZiYWu9G2IMQStYg9BcPQUQ88lJNNnTJTNq8jfvmkR1C5wVpHSs7F00JcB5i6OGeUzrKt3CwRq7ndcN4TTfMeo8ASVJ5NdHpZT7DkfRfiFvm8s7GbsIHh2PtiQJYs2UoN13T8DblV5C4oKb6-yWH73h67OhotPlKfVKazR-c"
 	suite.acmeOrgKosliArguments = fmt.Sprintf(" --host %s --org %s --api-token %s", global.Host, global.Org, global.ApiToken)
@@ -51,6 +55,31 @@ func (suite *ListFlowsCommandTestSuite) TestListFlowsCmd() {
 			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --output json %s`, suite.acmeOrgKosliArguments),
 			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "[]"}},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "--name matches flows whose name contains the substring",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --name list-flows-search-target --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}, {"[0].name", "list-flows-search-target"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "--name with no matching substring returns an empty list",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --name no-such-flow-substring-xyz --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "[]"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "--name matching is case sensitive by default so a wrong-case substring does not match",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --name LIST-FLOWS-SEARCH-TARGET --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "[]"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "--ignore-case makes a wrong-case substring match",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --name LIST-FLOWS-SEARCH-TARGET --ignore-case --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}, {"[0].name", "list-flows-search-target"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "short flags -n and -i work like --name and --ignore-case",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows -n LIST-FLOWS-SEARCH-TARGET -i --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}, {"[0].name", "list-flows-search-target"}},
+		},
 		{
 			wantError: true,
 			name:      "providing an argument causes an error",
diff --git a/cmd/kosli/root.go b/cmd/kosli/root.go
index c39d5d0c9..bebb8c6c0 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/root.go
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ The ^.kosli_ignore^ will be treated as part of the artifact like any other file,
 	templateArtifactName            = "The name of the artifact in the yml template file."
 	flowNamesFlag                   = "[defaulted] The comma separated list of Kosli flows. Defaults to all flows of the org."
 	outputFlag                      = "[defaulted] The format of the output. Valid formats are: [table, json]."
+	searchByNameFlag                = "[optional] Only list flows whose name contains this substring. The Kosli API supports alphanumeric characters and '-'."
+	ignoreCaseFlag                  = "[optional] Perform case-insensitive matching for --name. By default matching is case sensitive."
 	serviceAccountNameFlag          = "The name of the service account whose API keys are managed."
 	apiKeyDescriptionFlag           = "A description for the API key."
 	apiKeyExpiresAtFlag             = "[optional] When the API key expires. Accepts an epoch timestamp or a date like '2026-06-04', '2026-06-04 15:04:05', or an RFC3339 timestamp. Defaults to no expiry."
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ The ^.kosli_ignore^ will be treated as part of the artifact like any other file,
 	excludePathsFlag                = "[optional] The comma separated list of directories and files to exclude from fingerprinting. Can take glob patterns. Only applicable for --artifact-type dir."
 	serverExcludePathsFlag          = "[optional] The comma separated list of directories and files to exclude from fingerprinting. Can take glob patterns."
 	shortFlag                       = "[optional] Print only the Kosli CLI version number."
-	reverseFlag                     = "[defaulted] Reverse the order of output list."
+	reverseFlag                     = "[optional] Reverse the order of output list."
 	fingerprintFlag                 = "[conditional] The SHA256 fingerprint of the artifact. Only required if you don't specify '--artifact-type'."
 	intervalFlag                    = "[optional] Expression to define specified snapshots range."
 	showUnchangedArtifactsFlag      = "[defaulted] Show the unchanged artifacts present in both snapshots within the diff output."