diff --git a/js/ui/remoteSearch.js b/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
index 5e9ee89ea..3bdba7d86 100644
--- a/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
+++ b/js/ui/remoteSearch.js
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ const RemoteSearchProvider2 = new Lang.Class({
         this.canLaunchSearch = true;
     },
 
-    activateResult: function(id) {
-        this.proxy.ActivateResultRemote(id, [], 0);
+    activateResult: function(id, terms) {
+        this.proxy.ActivateResultRemote(id, terms, global.get_current_time());
     },
 
     launchSearch: function(terms) {
diff --git a/js/ui/searchDisplay.js b/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
index 7d81594d1..869586b9f 100644
--- a/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/searchDisplay.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const SearchResult = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function(provider, metaInfo, terms) {
         this.provider = provider;
         this.metaInfo = metaInfo;
+        this.terms = terms;
         this.actor = new St.Button({ style_class: 'search-result',
                                      reactive: true,
                                      x_align: St.Align.START,
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const SearchResult = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     activate: function() {
-        this.provider.activateResult(this.metaInfo.id);
+        this.provider.activateResult(this.metaInfo.id, this.terms);
         Main.overview.toggle();
     },
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ const SearchResult = new Lang.Class({
         if (this.provider.dragActivateResult)
             this.provider.dragActivateResult(this.metaInfo.id, params);
         else
-            this.provider.activateResult(this.metaInfo.id);
+            this.provider.activateResult(this.metaInfo.id, this.terms);
     }
 });