diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/core/service/SearchParameters.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/core/service/SearchParameters.java
index 279f52610..cea46e1c3 100755
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/core/service/SearchParameters.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/infrastructure/core/service/SearchParameters.java
@@ -42,14 +42,13 @@ public final class SearchParameters {
 
     public static SearchParameters forClients(final String sqlSearch, final Long officeId, final String externalId,
             final String displayName, final String firstname, final String lastname, final String hierarchy, final Integer offset,
-            final Integer limit, final String orderBy, final String sortOrder) {
+            final Integer limit, final String orderBy, final String sortOrder, final Boolean orphansOnly) {
 
         final Integer maxLimitAllowed = getCheckedLimit(limit);
         final Long staffId = null;
         final String accountNo = null;
         final Long loanId = null;
         final Long savingsId = null;
-        final Boolean orphansOnly = false;
 
         return new SearchParameters(sqlSearch, officeId, externalId, displayName, hierarchy, firstname, lastname, offset, maxLimitAllowed,
                 orderBy, sortOrder, staffId, accountNo, loanId, savingsId, orphansOnly);
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/api/ClientsApiResource.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/api/ClientsApiResource.java
index cbe6cafc5..7bbc185d9 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/api/ClientsApiResource.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/api/ClientsApiResource.java
@@ -114,12 +114,13 @@ public class ClientsApiResource {
             @QueryParam("displayName") final String displayName, @QueryParam("firstName") final String firstname,
             @QueryParam("lastName") final String lastname, @QueryParam("underHierarchy") final String hierarchy,
             @QueryParam("offset") final Integer offset, @QueryParam("limit") final Integer limit,
-            @QueryParam("orderBy") final String orderBy, @QueryParam("sortOrder") final String sortOrder) {
+            @QueryParam("orderBy") final String orderBy, @QueryParam("sortOrder") final String sortOrder,
+            @QueryParam("orphansOnly") final Boolean orphansOnly) {
 
         this.context.authenticatedUser().validateHasReadPermission(ClientApiConstants.CLIENT_RESOURCE_NAME);
 
         final SearchParameters searchParameters = SearchParameters.forClients(sqlSearch, officeId, externalId, displayName, firstname,
-                lastname, hierarchy, offset, limit, orderBy, sortOrder);
+                lastname, hierarchy, offset, limit, orderBy, sortOrder, orphansOnly);
 
         final Page<ClientData> clientData = this.clientReadPlatformService.retrieveAll(searchParameters);
 
diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
index 6793d0891..37c501b86 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/client/service/ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ public class ClientReadPlatformServiceImpl implements ClientReadPlatformService
         if (searchParameters.isScopedByOfficeHierarchy()) {
             extraCriteria += " and o.hierarchy like " + ApiParameterHelper.sqlEncodeString(searchParameters.getHierarchy() + "%");
         }
+        
+        if(searchParameters.isOrphansOnly()){
+        	extraCriteria += " and c.id NOT IN (select client_id from m_group_client) ";
+        }
 
         if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(extraCriteria)) {
             extraCriteria = extraCriteria.substring(4);