diff --git a/awx/ui_next/package-lock.json b/awx/ui_next/package-lock.json
index db64b4ef90..91d63d9b14 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/package-lock.json
+++ b/awx/ui_next/package-lock.json
@@ -13354,6 +13354,17 @@
         "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
         "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
         "scheduler": "^0.13.6"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "scheduler": {
+          "version": "0.13.6",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-IWnObHt413ucAYKsD9J1QShUKkbKLQQHdxRyw73sw4FN26iWr3DY/H34xGPe4nmL1DwXyWmSWmMrA9TfQbE/XQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
+            "object-assign": "^4.1.1"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "react-codemirror2": {
@@ -13370,6 +13381,17 @@
         "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
         "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
         "scheduler": "^0.13.6"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "scheduler": {
+          "version": "0.13.6",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-IWnObHt413ucAYKsD9J1QShUKkbKLQQHdxRyw73sw4FN26iWr3DY/H34xGPe4nmL1DwXyWmSWmMrA9TfQbE/XQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
+            "object-assign": "^4.1.1"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "react-fast-compare": {
@@ -14398,15 +14420,6 @@
         "xmlchars": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
-    "scheduler": {
-      "version": "0.13.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IWnObHt413ucAYKsD9J1QShUKkbKLQQHdxRyw73sw4FN26iWr3DY/H34xGPe4nmL1DwXyWmSWmMrA9TfQbE/XQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
-        "object-assign": "^4.1.1"
-      }
-    },
     "scheduler": {
       "version": "0.15.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.15.0.tgz",
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.jsx
index 8f8d0ecea6..b91cdf977e 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.jsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import Search from '../Search';
 import Sort from '../Sort';
 import VerticalSeparator from '../VerticalSeparator';
 
+import { QSConfig } from '@types';
+
 const AWXToolbar = styled.div`
   --awx-toolbar--BackgroundColor: var(--pf-global--BackgroundColor--light-100);
   --awx-toolbar--BorderColor: #ebebeb;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ class DataListToolbar extends React.Component {
       sortedColumnKey,
       additionalControls,
       i18n,
+      qsConfig,
     } = this.props;
 
     const showExpandCollapse = onCompact && onExpand;
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ class DataListToolbar extends React.Component {
             )}
             <ToolbarItem css="flex-grow: 1;">
               <Search
+                qsConfig={qsConfig}
                 columns={columns}
                 onSearch={onSearch}
                 sortedColumnKey={sortedColumnKey}
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ class DataListToolbar extends React.Component {
 }
 
 DataListToolbar.propTypes = {
+  qsConfig: QSConfig.isRequired,
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   showSelectAll: PropTypes.bool,
   isAllSelected: PropTypes.bool,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.test.jsx
index 8beb597edb..22ad8e2dac 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/DataListToolbar/DataListToolbar.test.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import DataListToolbar from './DataListToolbar';
 describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
   let toolbar;
 
+  const QS_CONFIG = {
+    namespace: 'organization',
+    dateFields: ['modified', 'created'],
+    defaultParams: { page: 1, page_size: 5, order_by: 'name' },
+    integerFields: ['page', 'page_size'],
+  };
+
   afterEach(() => {
     if (toolbar) {
       toolbar.unmount();
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         isAllSelected={false}
         showExpandCollapse
         sortedColumnKey="name"
@@ -77,6 +85,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         sortedColumnKey="foo"
         sortOrder="ascending"
         columns={multipleColumns}
@@ -151,6 +160,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         sortedColumnKey="id"
         sortOrder="descending"
         columns={numericColumns}
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         sortedColumnKey="name"
         sortOrder="descending"
         columns={alphaColumns}
@@ -184,6 +195,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         sortedColumnKey="name"
         sortOrder="ascending"
         columns={alphaColumns}
@@ -204,6 +216,7 @@ describe('<DataListToolbar />', () => {
 
     toolbar = mountWithContexts(
       <DataListToolbar
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
         columns={columns}
         onSearch={onSearch}
         onSort={onSort}
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.jsx
index 8cf0add5d8..a33e71e070 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import {
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { SearchIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 
+import { QSConfig } from '@types';
+
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
 const TextInput = styled(PFTextInput)`
@@ -110,10 +112,19 @@ class Search extends React.Component {
     e.preventDefault();
 
     const { searchKey, searchValue } = this.state;
-    const { onSearch } = this.props;
+    const { onSearch, qsConfig } = this.props;
 
-    // TODO: probably not _always_ add icontains.  I don't think icontains works for numbers.
-    onSearch(`${searchKey}__icontains`, searchValue);
+    const isNonStringField =
+      qsConfig.integerFields.filter(field => field === searchKey).length ||
+      qsConfig.dateFields.filter(field => field === searchKey).length;
+
+    // TODO: this will probably become more sophisticated, where date
+    // fields and string fields are passed to a formatter
+    const actualSearchKey = isNonStringField
+      ? searchKey
+      : `${searchKey}__icontains`;
+
+    onSearch(actualSearchKey, searchValue);
 
     this.setState({ searchValue: '' });
   }
@@ -202,6 +213,7 @@ class Search extends React.Component {
 }
 
 Search.propTypes = {
+  qsConfig: QSConfig.isRequired,
   columns: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
   onSearch: PropTypes.func,
   sortedColumnKey: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.test.jsx
index e611d876c3..d0ee274107 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Search/Search.test.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import Search from './Search';
 describe('<Search />', () => {
   let search;
 
+  const QS_CONFIG = {
+    namespace: 'organization',
+    dateFields: ['modified', 'created'],
+    defaultParams: { page: 1, page_size: 5, order_by: 'name' },
+    integerFields: ['page', 'page_size'],
+  };
+
   afterEach(() => {
     if (search) {
       search = null;
@@ -22,7 +29,12 @@ describe('<Search />', () => {
     const onSearch = jest.fn();
 
     search = mountWithContexts(
-      <Search sortedColumnKey="name" columns={columns} onSearch={onSearch} />
+      <Search
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
+        sortedColumnKey="name"
+        columns={columns}
+        onSearch={onSearch}
+      />
     );
 
     search.find(searchTextInput).instance().value = 'test-321';
@@ -39,7 +51,12 @@ describe('<Search />', () => {
     ];
     const onSearch = jest.fn();
     const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
-      <Search sortedColumnKey="name" columns={columns} onSearch={onSearch} />
+      <Search
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
+        sortedColumnKey="name"
+        columns={columns}
+        onSearch={onSearch}
+      />
     ).find('Search');
     expect(wrapper.state('isSearchDropdownOpen')).toEqual(false);
     wrapper.instance().handleDropdownToggle(true);
@@ -58,7 +75,12 @@ describe('<Search />', () => {
     ];
     const onSearch = jest.fn();
     const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
-      <Search sortedColumnKey="name" columns={columns} onSearch={onSearch} />
+      <Search
+        qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
+        sortedColumnKey="name"
+        columns={columns}
+        onSearch={onSearch}
+      />
     ).find('Search');
     expect(wrapper.state('searchKey')).toEqual('name');
     wrapper
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Job/JobList/JobList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Job/JobList/JobList.jsx
index 7836aabf9a..c5460b6f7b 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Job/JobList/JobList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Job/JobList/JobList.jsx
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ class JobList extends Component {
                 showExpandCollapse
                 isAllSelected={isAllSelected}
                 onSelectAll={this.handleSelectAll}
+                qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
                 additionalControls={[
                   <ToolbarDeleteButton
                     key="delete"
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/OrganizationAccess.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/OrganizationAccess.jsx
index 4732852551..4c3c20d2ec 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/OrganizationAccess.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/OrganizationAccess.jsx
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class OrganizationAccess extends React.Component {
           renderToolbar={props => (
             <DataListToolbar
               {...props}
+              qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
               additionalControls={
                 canEdit
                   ? [
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/__snapshots__/OrganizationAccess.test.jsx.snap b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/__snapshots__/OrganizationAccess.test.jsx.snap
index a2acb59e74..78cf3807ad 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/__snapshots__/OrganizationAccess.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationAccess/__snapshots__/OrganizationAccess.test.jsx.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
     items={Array []}
     qsConfig={
       Object {
+        "dateFields": Array [
+          "modified",
+          "created",
+        ],
         "defaultParams": Object {
           "order_by": "first_name",
           "page": 1,
@@ -91,6 +95,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
         items={Array []}
         qsConfig={
           Object {
+            "dateFields": Array [
+              "modified",
+              "created",
+            ],
             "defaultParams": Object {
               "order_by": "first_name",
               "page": 1,
@@ -157,6 +165,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
             }
             qsConfig={
               Object {
+                "dateFields": Array [
+                  "modified",
+                  "created",
+                ],
                 "defaultParams": Object {
                   "order_by": "first_name",
                   "page": 1,
@@ -221,6 +233,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
               itemCount={0}
               qsConfig={
                 Object {
+                  "dateFields": Array [
+                    "modified",
+                    "created",
+                  ],
                   "defaultParams": Object {
                     "order_by": "first_name",
                     "page": 1,
@@ -278,6 +294,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                   }
                   qsConfig={
                     Object {
+                      "dateFields": Array [
+                        "modified",
+                        "created",
+                      ],
                       "defaultParams": Object {
                         "order_by": "first_name",
                         "page": 1,
@@ -329,6 +349,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                     onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                     qsConfig={
                       Object {
+                        "dateFields": Array [
+                          "modified",
+                          "created",
+                        ],
                         "defaultParams": Object {
                           "order_by": "first_name",
                           "page": 1,
@@ -353,6 +377,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                         onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                         qsConfig={
                           Object {
+                            "dateFields": Array [
+                              "modified",
+                              "created",
+                            ],
                             "defaultParams": Object {
                               "order_by": "first_name",
                               "page": 1,
@@ -391,6 +419,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationAccess /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                             onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                             qsConfig={
                               Object {
+                                "dateFields": Array [
+                                  "modified",
+                                  "created",
+                                ],
                                 "defaultParams": Object {
                                   "order_by": "first_name",
                                   "page": 1,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationList/OrganizationList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationList/OrganizationList.jsx
index 9138e3df9f..3bcd6ff9a5 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationList/OrganizationList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationList/OrganizationList.jsx
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ class OrganizationsList extends Component {
                   showSelectAll
                   isAllSelected={isAllSelected}
                   onSelectAll={this.handleSelectAll}
+                  qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
                   additionalControls={[
                     <ToolbarDeleteButton
                       key="delete"
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationNotifications/__snapshots__/OrganizationNotifications.test.jsx.snap b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationNotifications/__snapshots__/OrganizationNotifications.test.jsx.snap
index e7d090a2ba..8116327545 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationNotifications/__snapshots__/OrganizationNotifications.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationNotifications/__snapshots__/OrganizationNotifications.test.jsx.snap
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
               }
               qsConfig={
                 Object {
+                  "dateFields": Array [
+                    "modified",
+                    "created",
+                  ],
                   "defaultParams": Object {
                     "order_by": "name",
                     "page": 1,
@@ -137,6 +141,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                   }
                   qsConfig={
                     Object {
+                      "dateFields": Array [
+                        "modified",
+                        "created",
+                      ],
                       "defaultParams": Object {
                         "order_by": "name",
                         "page": 1,
@@ -222,6 +230,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                       }
                       qsConfig={
                         Object {
+                          "dateFields": Array [
+                            "modified",
+                            "created",
+                          ],
                           "defaultParams": Object {
                             "order_by": "name",
                             "page": 1,
@@ -286,6 +298,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                         itemCount={2}
                         qsConfig={
                           Object {
+                            "dateFields": Array [
+                              "modified",
+                              "created",
+                            ],
                             "defaultParams": Object {
                               "order_by": "name",
                               "page": 1,
@@ -344,6 +360,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                             }
                             qsConfig={
                               Object {
+                                "dateFields": Array [
+                                  "modified",
+                                  "created",
+                                ],
                                 "defaultParams": Object {
                                   "order_by": "name",
                                   "page": 1,
@@ -1713,6 +1733,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                               onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                               qsConfig={
                                 Object {
+                                  "dateFields": Array [
+                                    "modified",
+                                    "created",
+                                  ],
                                   "defaultParams": Object {
                                     "order_by": "name",
                                     "page": 1,
@@ -1737,6 +1761,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                                   onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                                   qsConfig={
                                     Object {
+                                      "dateFields": Array [
+                                        "modified",
+                                        "created",
+                                      ],
                                       "defaultParams": Object {
                                         "order_by": "name",
                                         "page": 1,
@@ -1775,6 +1803,10 @@ exports[`<OrganizationNotifications /> initially renders succesfully 1`] = `
                                       onRemoveAll={[Function]}
                                       qsConfig={
                                         Object {
+                                          "dateFields": Array [
+                                            "modified",
+                                            "created",
+                                          ],
                                           "defaultParams": Object {
                                             "order_by": "name",
                                             "page": 1,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationTeams/OrganizationTeams.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationTeams/OrganizationTeams.test.jsx
index 146ebfbc40..1095c7751c 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationTeams/OrganizationTeams.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Organization/OrganizationTeams/OrganizationTeams.test.jsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ describe('<OrganizationTeams />', () => {
     expect(list.prop('itemCount')).toEqual(listData.data.count);
     expect(list.prop('qsConfig')).toEqual({
       namespace: 'team',
+      dateFields: ['modified', 'created'],
       defaultParams: {
         page: 1,
         page_size: 5,
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/TemplateList/TemplateList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/TemplateList/TemplateList.jsx
index 34e29329a2..90c4482936 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/TemplateList/TemplateList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/TemplateList/TemplateList.jsx
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ class TemplatesList extends Component {
                 showExpandCollapse
                 isAllSelected={isAllSelected}
                 onSelectAll={this.handleSelectAll}
+                qsConfig={QS_CONFIG}
                 additionalControls={[
                   <ToolbarDeleteButton
                     key="delete"
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
index 8e19afc978..d10585aa99 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.js
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ export const encodeNonDefaultQueryString = (config, params) => {
 export function getQSConfig(
   namespace,
   defaultParams = { page: 1, page_size: 5, order_by: 'name' },
-  integerFields = ['page', 'page_size']
+  integerFields = ['page', 'page_size'],
+  dateFields = ['modified', 'created']
 ) {
   if (!namespace) {
     throw new Error('a QS namespace is required');
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ export function getQSConfig(
     namespace,
     defaultParams,
     integerFields,
+    dateFields,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.test.js b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.test.js
index 9a9bb76515..b3c459b9ba 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/util/qs.test.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ describe('qs (qs.js)', () => {
     test('should get default QS config object', () => {
       expect(getQSConfig('organization')).toEqual({
         namespace: 'organization',
+        dateFields: ['modified', 'created'],
         defaultParams: { page: 1, page_size: 5, order_by: 'name' },
         integerFields: ['page', 'page_size'],
       });
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ describe('qs (qs.js)', () => {
       };
       expect(getQSConfig('inventory', defaults)).toEqual({
         namespace: 'inventory',
+        dateFields: ['modified', 'created'],
         defaultParams: { page: 1, page_size: 15 },
         integerFields: ['page', 'page_size'],
       });