diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/search.json b/public/language/en_GB/search.json
index 75749d4e06..8c73511bda 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/search.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/search.json
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
 	"save-preferences": "Save preferences",
 	"clear-preferences": "Clear preferences",
 	"search-preferences-saved": "Search preferences saved",
-	"search-preferences-cleared": "Search preferences cleared"
+	"search-preferences-cleared": "Search preferences cleared",
+	"show-results-as": "Show results as"
 }
diff --git a/public/src/client/search.js b/public/src/client/search.js
index 01637dd429..96f2640ca0 100644
--- a/public/src/client/search.js
+++ b/public/src/client/search.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ define('forum/search', ['search'], function(searchModule) {
 			timeFilter: form.find('#post-time-filter').val(),
 			timeRange: form.find('#post-time-range').val(),
 			sortBy: form.find('#post-sort-by').val(),
-			sortDirection: form.find('#post-sort-direction').val()
+			sortDirection: form.find('#post-sort-direction').val(),
+			showAs: form.find('#show-as-topics').is(':checked') ? 'topics' : 'posts'
 		};
 		return searchData;
 	}
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ define('forum/search', ['search'], function(searchModule) {
 				$('#post-sort-by').val(params.sortBy);
 				$('#post-sort-direction').val(params.sortDirection);
 			}
+
+			if (params.showAs) {
+				var isTopic = params.showAs === 'topics';
+				var ispost = params.showAs === 'posts';
+				$('#show-as-topics').prop('checked', isTopic).parent().toggleClass('active', isTopic);	
+				$('#show-as-posts').prop('checked', isPost).parent().toggleClass('active', isPost);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/modules/search.js b/public/src/modules/search.js
index 9b896b0394..eedf0b76b9 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/search.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/search.js
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ define('search', ['navigator'], function(nav) {
 			query.sortBy = data.sortBy;
 			query.sortDirection = data.sortDirection;
 		}
+
+		if (data.showAs) {
+			query.showAs = data.showAs;
+		}
 		return decodeURIComponent($.param(query));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/search.js b/src/controllers/search.js
index d9e6bc9f3a..5c38c3f79b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/search.js
+++ b/src/controllers/search.js
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ searchController.search = function(req, res, next) {
 
 			var pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(results.matchCount / 10));
 			results.pagination = pagination.create(page, pageCount, req.query);
-
+			results.showAsPosts = !req.query.showAs || req.query.showAs === 'posts';
+			results.showAsTopics = req.query.showAs === 'topics';
 			results.breadcrumbs = breadcrumbs;
 			results.categories = categories;
 			res.render('search', results);