diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/CertificateDAO.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/CertificateDAO.java
index ca9310a97f7..5916148c228 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/CertificateDAO.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/CertificateDAO.java
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@ public interface CertificateDAO {
      * @return whether the certificate was removed or not.
      */
     boolean removeCertificate(String serialNumber) throws CertificateManagementDAOException;
+
+    public List<CertificateResponse> searchCertificate(String serialNumber) throws CertificateManagementDAOException;
 }
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/impl/GenericCertificateDAOImpl.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/impl/GenericCertificateDAOImpl.java
index 018d5bbbe85..221000dd40f 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/impl/GenericCertificateDAOImpl.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/dao/impl/GenericCertificateDAOImpl.java
@@ -116,6 +116,44 @@ public class GenericCertificateDAOImpl implements CertificateDAO {
         return certificateResponse;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public List<CertificateResponse> searchCertificate(String serialNumber)
+            throws CertificateManagementDAOException {
+        Connection conn;
+        PreparedStatement stmt = null;
+        ResultSet resultSet = null;
+        CertificateResponse certificateResponse = null;
+        List<CertificateResponse> certificates = new ArrayList<>();
+        int tenantId = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantId();
+        try {
+            conn = this.getConnection();
+            String query =
+                    "SELECT CERTIFICATE, SERIAL_NUMBER, TENANT_ID FROM DM_DEVICE_CERTIFICATE WHERE SERIAL_NUMBER LIKE ?" +
+                    " AND TENANT_ID = ? ";
+            stmt = conn.prepareStatement(query);
+            stmt.setString(1, "%" + serialNumber + "%");
+            stmt.setInt(2, tenantId);
+            resultSet = stmt.executeQuery();
+
+            while (resultSet.next()) {
+                certificateResponse = new CertificateResponse();
+                byte [] certificateBytes = resultSet.getBytes("CERTIFICATE");
+                certificateResponse.setSerialNumber(resultSet.getString("SERIAL_NUMBER"));
+                certificateResponse.setTenantId(resultSet.getInt("TENANT_ID"));
+                CertificateGenerator.extractCertificateDetails(certificateBytes, certificateResponse);
+                certificates.add(certificateResponse);
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            String errorMsg =
+                    "Unable to get the read the certificate with serial" + serialNumber;
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new CertificateManagementDAOException(errorMsg, e);
+        } finally {
+            CertificateManagementDAOUtil.cleanupResources(stmt, resultSet);
+        }
+        return certificates;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public PaginationResult getAllCertificates(PaginationRequest request) throws CertificateManagementDAOException {
         PreparedStatement stmt = null;
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
index 59a8e98b5ac..c91f0f34d6d 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementService.java
@@ -76,4 +76,6 @@ public interface CertificateManagementService {
     boolean removeCertificate(String serialNumber) throws CertificateManagementDAOException;
 
     public List<CertificateResponse> getCertificates() throws CertificateManagementDAOException;
+
+    public List<CertificateResponse> searchCertificates(String serialNumber) throws CertificateManagementDAOException;
 }
diff --git a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
index f4548337fa4..a69cde8079f 100644
--- a/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/certificate-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.certificate.mgt.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/certificate/mgt/core/service/CertificateManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -192,4 +192,18 @@ public class CertificateManagementServiceImpl implements CertificateManagementSe
         }
     }
 
+    @Override public List<CertificateResponse> searchCertificates(String serialNumber) throws CertificateManagementDAOException {
+        try {
+            CertificateManagementDAOFactory.openConnection();
+            CertificateDAO certificateDAO = CertificateManagementDAOFactory.getCertificateDAO();
+            return certificateDAO.searchCertificate(serialNumber);
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            String errorMsg = "Error when opening connection";
+            log.error(errorMsg, e);
+            throw new CertificateManagementDAOException(errorMsg, e);
+        } finally {
+            CertificateManagementDAOFactory.closeConnection();
+        }
+    }
+
 }