diff --git a/coderd/audit.go b/coderd/audit.go
index af6049093173f..ae0d63f543438 100644
--- a/coderd/audit.go
+++ b/coderd/audit.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (api *API) auditLogs(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	queryStr := r.URL.Query().Get("q")
-	filter, errs := searchquery.AuditLogs(queryStr)
+	filter, errs := searchquery.AuditLogs(ctx, api.Database, queryStr)
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
 			Message:     "Invalid audit search query.",
diff --git a/coderd/audit_test.go b/coderd/audit_test.go
index 168c630e51a3b..9a810a2fce9a0 100644
--- a/coderd/audit_test.go
+++ b/coderd/audit_test.go
@@ -177,13 +177,48 @@ func TestAuditLogs(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Using the organization selector allows the org admin to fetch audit logs
 		alogs, err := orgAdmin.AuditLogs(ctx, codersdk.AuditLogsRequest{
-			SearchQuery: fmt.Sprintf("organization_id:%s", owner.OrganizationID.String()),
+			SearchQuery: fmt.Sprintf("organization:%s", owner.OrganizationID.String()),
 			Pagination: codersdk.Pagination{
 				Limit: 5,
 			},
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, alogs.AuditLogs, 1)
+
+		// Also try fetching by organization name
+		organization, err := orgAdmin.Organization(ctx, owner.OrganizationID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		alogs, err = orgAdmin.AuditLogs(ctx, codersdk.AuditLogsRequest{
+			SearchQuery: fmt.Sprintf("organization:%s", organization.Name),
+			Pagination: codersdk.Pagination{
+				Limit: 5,
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, alogs.AuditLogs, 1)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Organization404", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+
+		logger := slogtest.Make(t, &slogtest.Options{
+			IgnoreErrors: true,
+		})
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		client := coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
+			Logger: &logger,
+		})
+		owner := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
+		orgAdmin, _ := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.ScopedRoleOrgAdmin(owner.OrganizationID))
+
+		_, err := orgAdmin.AuditLogs(ctx, codersdk.AuditLogsRequest{
+			SearchQuery: fmt.Sprintf("organization:%s", "random-name"),
+			Pagination: codersdk.Pagination{
+				Limit: 5,
+			},
+		})
+		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/coderd/searchquery/search.go b/coderd/searchquery/search.go
index ab44530cc7c4c..98bdded5e98d2 100644
--- a/coderd/searchquery/search.go
+++ b/coderd/searchquery/search.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package searchquery
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
 )
 
-func AuditLogs(query string) (database.GetAuditLogsOffsetParams, []codersdk.ValidationError) {
+// AuditLogs requires the database to fetch an organization by name
+// to convert to organization uuid.
+func AuditLogs(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, query string) (database.GetAuditLogsOffsetParams, []codersdk.ValidationError) {
 	// Always lowercase for all searches.
 	query = strings.ToLower(query)
 	values, errors := searchTerms(query, func(term string, values url.Values) error {
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ func AuditLogs(query string) (database.GetAuditLogsOffsetParams, []codersdk.Vali
 	const dateLayout = "2006-01-02"
 	parser := httpapi.NewQueryParamParser()
 	filter := database.GetAuditLogsOffsetParams{
-		OrganizationID: parser.UUID(values, uuid.Nil, "organization_id"),
 		ResourceID:     parser.UUID(values, uuid.Nil, "resource_id"),
 		ResourceTarget: parser.String(values, "", "resource_target"),
 		Username:       parser.String(values, "", "username"),
@@ -44,6 +46,28 @@ func AuditLogs(query string) (database.GetAuditLogsOffsetParams, []codersdk.Vali
 	if !filter.DateTo.IsZero() {
 		filter.DateTo = filter.DateTo.Add(23*time.Hour + 59*time.Minute + 59*time.Second)
 	}
+
+	// Convert the "organization" parameter to an organization uuid. This can require
+	// a database lookup.
+	organizationArg := parser.String(values, "", "organization")
+	if organizationArg != "" {
+		organizationID, err := uuid.Parse(organizationArg)
+		if err == nil {
+			filter.OrganizationID = organizationID
+		} else {
+			// Organization could be a name
+			organization, err := db.GetOrganizationByName(ctx, organizationArg)
+			if err != nil {
+				parser.Errors = append(parser.Errors, codersdk.ValidationError{
+					Field:  "organization",
+					Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Organization %q either does not exist, or you are unauthorized to view it", organizationArg),
+				})
+			} else {
+				filter.OrganizationID = organization.ID
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	parser.ErrorExcessParams(values)
 	return filter, parser.Errors
 }
diff --git a/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go b/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
index a0799991d8f9d..cbbeed0ee998e 100644
--- a/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
+++ b/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package searchquery_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbmem"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/searchquery"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/codersdk"
 )
@@ -315,7 +317,10 @@ func TestSearchAudit(t *testing.T) {
 		c := c
 		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			values, errs := searchquery.AuditLogs(c.Query)
+			// Do not use a real database, this is only used for an
+			// organization lookup.
+			db := dbmem.New()
+			values, errs := searchquery.AuditLogs(context.Background(), db, c.Query)
 			if c.ExpectedErrorContains != "" {
 				require.True(t, len(errs) > 0, "expect some errors")
 				var s strings.Builder