diff --git a/manage-gui/pom.xml b/manage-gui/pom.xml
index 9ea4fbb6..f27bcf1b 100644
--- a/manage-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/manage-gui/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openconext</groupId>
         <artifactId>manage</artifactId>
-        <version>7.4.3</version>
+        <version>7.4.4</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/manage-server/pom.xml b/manage-server/pom.xml
index c8de742e..f4db1325 100644
--- a/manage-server/pom.xml
+++ b/manage-server/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.openconext</groupId>
         <artifactId>manage</artifactId>
-        <version>7.4.3</version>
+        <version>7.4.4</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/manage-server/src/main/java/manage/control/MetaDataController.java b/manage-server/src/main/java/manage/control/MetaDataController.java
index a58266ad..2498f1a9 100644
--- a/manage-server/src/main/java/manage/control/MetaDataController.java
+++ b/manage-server/src/main/java/manage/control/MetaDataController.java
@@ -424,7 +424,13 @@ public List<Map> searchEntities(@PathVariable("type") String type,
     @GetMapping({"/client/rawSearch/{type}", "/internal/rawSearch/{type}"})
     public List<MetaData> rawSearch(@PathVariable("type") String type, @RequestParam("query") String query)
             throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+        return metaDataService.retrieveRawSearch(type, query);
+    }
 
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAnyRole('ADMIN', 'READ')")
+    @PostMapping({"/client/rawSearch/{type}", "/internal/rawSearch/{type}"})
+    public List<MetaData> rawSearchPost(@PathVariable("type") String type, @RequestBody String query)
+            throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
         return metaDataService.retrieveRawSearch(type, query);
     }
 
diff --git a/manage-server/src/test/java/manage/control/MetaDataControllerTest.java b/manage-server/src/test/java/manage/control/MetaDataControllerTest.java
index 667e7df5..af2011ee 100644
--- a/manage-server/src/test/java/manage/control/MetaDataControllerTest.java
+++ b/manage-server/src/test/java/manage/control/MetaDataControllerTest.java
@@ -651,6 +651,23 @@ public void rawSearchEncoded() throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
                 .body("size()", is(5));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void rawSearchPost() {
+        String query = "{$and: [{$or:[{\"data.allowedEntities.name\": {$in: [\"http://mock-idp\"]}}, {\"data" +
+                ".allowedall\": true}]}, {\"data.state\":\"prodaccepted\"}]}";
+        given()
+                .auth()
+                .preemptive()
+                .basic("sp-portal", "secret")
+                .when()
+                .header("Content-type", "application/json")
+                .body(query)
+                .post("manage/api/internal/rawSearch/saml20_sp")
+                .then()
+                .statusCode(SC_OK)
+                .body("size()", is(5));
+    }
+
     private void doUpdate(EntityType type, String id, String revisionNote) {
         MetaData metaData = given()
                 .when()
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02e7768a..38cdec25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.openconext</groupId>
     <artifactId>manage</artifactId>
-    <version>7.4.3</version>
+    <version>7.4.4</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>manage</name>