diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Common/Contacts.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Common/Contacts.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5534193ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Common/Contacts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Common;
+
+use App\Abstracts\Http\Controller;
+use App\Models\Common\Contact;
+
+class Contacts extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Instantiate a new controller instance.
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        // Add CRUD permission check
+        $this->middleware('permission:read-sales-customers|read-purchases-vendors')->only('index');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of the resource.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        return response()->json([
+            'success'   => true,
+            'error'     => false,
+            'data'      => Contact::collect(),
+            'message'   => '',
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/search-string.php b/config/search-string.php
index 1ab1aaf13..8e92330ee 100644
--- a/config/search-string.php
+++ b/config/search-string.php
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ return [
                 'route' => ['currencies.index', 'search=enabled:1'],
             ],
             'document_id',
-            'contact_id',
+            'contact_id' => [
+                'route' => 'contacts.index',
+            ],
             'description' => ['searchable' => true],
             'payment_method',
             'reference',
diff --git a/routes/admin.php b/routes/admin.php
index 0016193af..2ad6b90bf 100644
--- a/routes/admin.php
+++ b/routes/admin.php
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'common'], function () {
     Route::get('reports/{report}/clear', 'Common\Reports@clear')->name('reports.clear');
     Route::get('reports/fields', 'Common\Reports@fields')->name('reports.fields');
     Route::resource('reports', 'Common\Reports');
+
+    Route::get('contacts/index', 'Common\Contacts@index')->name('contacts.index');
 });
 
 Route::group(['prefix' => 'auth'], function () {