diff --git a/specials/globalsearch.py b/specials/globalsearch.py
index ce43c6ab..c3b6878a 100644
--- a/specials/globalsearch.py
+++ b/specials/globalsearch.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class SearchWindow(xbmcgui.WindowXML):
                 module = __import__('channels.%s' % channel, fromlist=["channels.%s" % channel])
                 mainlist = getattr(module, 'mainlist')(Item(channel=channel, global_search=True))
                 action = [elem for elem in mainlist if elem.action == "search" and (
-                            self.item.mode in ['all', 'person'] or elem.contentType in [self.item.mode, 'undefined'])]
+                            self.item.mode in ['all', 'person'] or elem.contentType in [self.item.type, 'undefined'])]
                 self.moduleDict[channel] = module
                 self.searchActions += action
             except:
diff --git a/specials/search.py b/specials/search.py
index 9b961ac1..d9b6f045 100644
--- a/specials/search.py
+++ b/specials/search.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def mainlist(item):
     if platformtools.get_window() not in ('WINDOW_SETTINGS_MENU', 'WINDOW_SETTINGS_INTERFACE', 'WINDOW_SKIN_SETTINGS')\
             and xbmc.getInfoLabel('System.CurrentWindow') in ('Home', '') and config.get_setting('new_search'):
         itemlist = [Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70276), action='Search', mode='all', thumbnail=get_thumb("search.png"), folder=False),
-                    Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70741) % config.get_localized_string(30122), action='Search', mode='movie', thumbnail=get_thumb("search_movie.png"),folder=False),
-                    Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70741) % config.get_localized_string(30123), action='Search', mode='tvshow', thumbnail=get_thumb("search_tvshow.png"), folder=False),
+                    Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70741) % config.get_localized_string(30122), action='Search', mode='movie', type='movie', thumbnail=get_thumb("search_movie.png"),folder=False),
+                    Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70741) % config.get_localized_string(30123), action='Search', mode='tvshow', type='tvshow',thumbnail=get_thumb("search_tvshow.png"), folder=False),
                     Item(channel='globalsearch', title=config.get_localized_string(70741) % config.get_localized_string(70314), action='Search', page=1, mode='person', thumbnail=get_thumb("search_star.png"), folder=False)]
     else:
         itemlist = [Item(channel=item.channel, title=config.get_localized_string(70276), action='new_search', mode='all', thumbnail=get_thumb("search.png")),