diff --git a/netbox/templates/virtualization/virtualmachine.html b/netbox/templates/virtualization/virtualmachine.html
index 38432fdfe..d5ded90ea 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/virtualization/virtualmachine.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/virtualization/virtualmachine.html
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
                   <th scope="row">{% trans "Description" %}</th>
                   <td>{{ object.description|placeholder }}</td>
                 </tr>
+                <tr>
+                  <th scope="row">{% trans "Serial Number" %}</th>
+                  <td>{{ object.serial_number|placeholder }}</td>
+                </tr>
                 <tr>
                     <th scope="row">{% trans "Tenant" %}</th>
                     <td>
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/search.py b/netbox/virtualization/search.py
index c72b3345b..a6d9ffed0 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/search.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/search.py
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ class VirtualMachineIndex(SearchIndex):
     model = models.VirtualMachine
     fields = (
         ('name', 100),
+        ('serial_number', 300),
         ('description', 500),
         ('comments', 5000),
     )
-    display_attrs = ('site', 'cluster', 'device', 'tenant', 'platform', 'status', 'role', 'description')
+    display_attrs = ('site', 'cluster', 'device', 'tenant', 'platform', 'status', 'serial_number', 'role', 'description')
 
 
 @register_search