diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
index a0af63c28d..94f317103a 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/search.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { Inject, Injectable, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute, NavigationExtras, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, flatMap, tap, filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ViewMode } from '../../+search-page/search-options.model';
 import { GLOBAL_CONFIG } from '../../../config';
 import { GlobalConfig } from '../../../config/global-config.interface';
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../../core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
+import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { SortOptions } from '../../core/cache/models/sort-options.model';
-import { RestResponse } from '../../core/cache/response-cache.models';
+import { RestResponse, SearchSuccessResponse } from '../../core/cache/response-cache.models';
+import { ResponseCacheEntry } from '../../core/cache/response-cache.reducer';
 import { ResponseCacheService } from '../../core/cache/response-cache.service';
 import { DebugResponseParsingService } from '../../core/data/debug-response-parsing.service';
 import { DSOResponseParsingService } from '../../core/data/dso-response-parsing.service';
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list';
 import { ResponseParsingService } from '../../core/data/parsing.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { GetRequest, EndpointMapRequest, RestRequest } from '../../core/data/request.models';
+import { RequestEntry } from '../../core/data/request.reducer';
 import { RequestService } from '../../core/data/request.service';
 import { DSpaceRESTV2Response } from '../../core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2-response.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
@@ -23,16 +27,19 @@ import { HALEndpointService } from '../../core/shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { Item } from '../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { Metadatum } from '../../core/shared/metadatum.model';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { URLCombiner } from '../../core/url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../shared/object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { RouteService } from '../../shared/route.service';
+import { NormalizedSearchResult } from '../normalized-search-result.model';
 import { SearchOptions } from '../search-options.model';
 import { SearchResult } from '../search-result.model';
 import { FacetValue } from './facet-value.model';
 import { FilterType } from './filter-type.model';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from './search-filter-config.model';
 import { SearchResponseParsingService } from '../../core/data/search-response-parsing.service';
+import { SearchQueryResponse } from './search-query-response.model';
 
 function shuffle(array: any[]) {
   let i = 0;
@@ -95,6 +102,7 @@ export class SearchService extends HALEndpointService implements OnDestroy {
     @Inject(GLOBAL_CONFIG) protected EnvConfig: GlobalConfig,
     private routeService: RouteService,
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private rdb: RemoteDataBuildService,
     private router: Router
   ) {
     super();
@@ -108,18 +116,62 @@ export class SearchService extends HALEndpointService implements OnDestroy {
   }
 
   search(query: string, scopeId?: string, searchOptions?: SearchOptions): Observable<RemoteData<Array<SearchResult<DSpaceObject>>>> {
-    const searchEndpointUrlObs = this.getEndpoint();
-    searchEndpointUrlObs.pipe(
+    const requestObs = this.getEndpoint().pipe(
       map((url: string) => {
+        const args: string[] = [];
+
+        if (isNotEmpty(query)) {
+          args.push(`query=${query}`);
+        }
+
+        if (isNotEmpty(scopeId)) {
+          args.push(`scope=${scopeId}`);
+        }
+
+        if (isNotEmpty(args)) {
+          url = new URLCombiner(url, `?${args.join('&')}`).toString();
+        }
+
         const request = new GetRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), url);
         return Object.assign(request, {
           getResponseParser(): GenericConstructor<ResponseParsingService> {
             return SearchResponseParsingService;
           }
         });
+      }),
+      tap((request: RestRequest) => this.requestService.configure(request)),
+    );
+
+    const requestEntryObs = requestObs.pipe(
+      flatMap((request: RestRequest) => this.requestService.getByHref(request.href))
+    );
+
+    const responseCacheObs = requestObs.pipe(
+      flatMap((request: RestRequest) => this.responseCache.get(request.href))
+    );
+
+    const sqrObs = responseCacheObs.pipe(
+      map((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => entry.response),
+      map((response: SearchSuccessResponse) => response.results)
+    );
+
+    const dsoObs = sqrObs.pipe(
+      map((sqr: SearchQueryResponse) => {
+        return sqr.objects.map((nsr: NormalizedSearchResult) =>
+          this.rdb.buildSingle(nsr.dspaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject));
+      }),
+      flatMap((input: Array<Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>>>) => this.rdb.aggregate(input))
+    );
+
+    const payloadObs = Observable.combineLatest(sqrObs, dsoObs, (sqr: SearchQueryResponse, dsos: RemoteData<DSpaceObject[]>) => {
+      return sqr.objects.map((object: NormalizedSearchResult, index: number) => {
+        return Object.assign({}, object, {
+          dspaceObject: dsos.payload[index]
+        });
       })
-    ).subscribe((request: RestRequest) => this.requestService.configure(request));
-    return Observable.of(undefined);
+    });
+
+    return this.rdb.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntryObs, responseCacheObs, payloadObs);
   }
 
   getConfig(): Observable<RemoteData<SearchFilterConfig[]>> {
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
index 9ed43c242b..bb4877980a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { NormalizedSearchResult } from '../../../+search-page/normalized-search-result.model';
+import { SearchResult } from '../../../+search-page/search-result.model';
+import { SearchQueryResponse } from '../../../+search-page/search-service/search-query-response.model';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../data/paginated-list';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../data/remote-data';
 import { RemoteDataError } from '../../data/remote-data-error';
-import { GetRequest } from '../../data/request.models';
+import { GetRequest, RestRequest } from '../../data/request.models';
 import { RequestEntry } from '../../data/request.reducer';
 import { RequestService } from '../../data/request.service';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { GenericConstructor } from '../../shared/generic-constructor';
+import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { NormalizedObjectFactory } from '../models/normalized-object-factory';
 
 import { CacheableObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../object-cache.service';
-import { DSOSuccessResponse, ErrorResponse } from '../response-cache.models';
+import { DSOSuccessResponse, ErrorResponse, SearchSuccessResponse } from '../response-cache.models';
 import { ResponseCacheEntry } from '../response-cache.reducer';
 import { ResponseCacheService } from '../response-cache.service';
 import { getMapsTo, getRelationMetadata, getRelationships } from './build-decorators';
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
     const requestHrefObs = hrefObs.flatMap((href: string) =>
       this.objectCache.getRequestHrefBySelfLink(href));
 
-    const requestObs = Observable.race(
+    const requestEntryObs = Observable.race(
       hrefObs.flatMap((href: string) => this.requestService.getByHref(href))
         .filter((entry) => hasValue(entry)),
       requestHrefObs.flatMap((requestHref) =>
@@ -80,20 +86,22 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
         })
         .startWith(undefined)
         .distinctUntilChanged();
-    return this.toRemoteDataObservable(hrefObs, requestObs, responseCacheObs, payloadObs);
+    return this.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntryObs, responseCacheObs, payloadObs);
   }
 
-  private toRemoteDataObservable<T>(hrefObs: Observable<string>, requestObs: Observable<RequestEntry>, responseCacheObs: Observable<ResponseCacheEntry>, payloadObs: Observable<T>) {
-    return Observable.combineLatest(hrefObs, requestObs, responseCacheObs.startWith(undefined), payloadObs,
-      (href: string, reqEntry: RequestEntry, resEntry: ResponseCacheEntry, payload: T) => {
+  toRemoteDataObservable<T>(requestEntryObs: Observable<RequestEntry>, responseCacheObs: Observable<ResponseCacheEntry>, payloadObs: Observable<T>) {
+    return Observable.combineLatest(requestEntryObs, responseCacheObs.startWith(undefined), payloadObs,
+      (reqEntry: RequestEntry, resEntry: ResponseCacheEntry, payload: T) => {
         const requestPending = hasValue(reqEntry.requestPending) ? reqEntry.requestPending : true;
         const responsePending = hasValue(reqEntry.responsePending) ? reqEntry.responsePending : false;
         let isSuccessful: boolean;
         let error: RemoteDataError;
         if (hasValue(resEntry) && hasValue(resEntry.response)) {
-          isSuccessful = resEntry.response.isSuccessful;
+          isSuccessful = !responsePending && resEntry.response.isSuccessful;
           const errorMessage = isSuccessful === false ? (resEntry.response as ErrorResponse).errorMessage : undefined;
-          error = new RemoteDataError(resEntry.response.statusCode, errorMessage);
+          if (hasValue(errorMessage)) {
+            error = new RemoteDataError(resEntry.response.statusCode, errorMessage);
+          }
         }
 
         return new RemoteData(
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
       hrefObs = Observable.of(hrefObs);
     }
 
-    const requestObs = hrefObs.flatMap((href: string) => this.requestService.getByHref(href))
+    const requestEntryObs = hrefObs.flatMap((href: string) => this.requestService.getByHref(href))
       .filter((entry) => hasValue(entry));
     const responseCacheObs = hrefObs.flatMap((href: string) => this.responseCache.get(href))
       .filter((entry) => hasValue(entry));
@@ -154,10 +162,10 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
       }
     });
 
-    return this.toRemoteDataObservable(hrefObs, requestObs, responseCacheObs, payloadObs);
+    return this.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntryObs, responseCacheObs, payloadObs);
   }
 
-  build<TNormalized extends CacheableObject, TDomain>(normalized: TNormalized): TDomain {
+  build<TNormalized, TDomain>(normalized: TNormalized): TDomain {
     const links: any = {};
 
     const relationships = getRelationships(normalized.constructor) || [];
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
index da42ea5a9b..92174c40f7 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs } from 'cerialize';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../../shared/dspace-object.model';
 
 import { Metadatum } from '../../shared/metadatum.model';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
+import { mapsTo } from '../builders/build-decorators';
 import { NormalizedObject } from './normalized-object.model';
 
 /**
- * An abstract model class for a DSpaceObject.
+ * An model class for a DSpaceObject.
  */
-export abstract class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
+@mapsTo(DSpaceObject)
+export class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
 
   /**
    * The link to the rest endpoint where this object can be found
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
index 8f96f2485a..63cedf84f4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 /**
  * An abstract model class for a DSpaceObject.
  */
-export abstract class DSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
+export class DSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
 
   self: string;
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/resource-type.ts b/src/app/core/shared/resource-type.ts
index f3554e18cf..1b73cb0bba 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/resource-type.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/resource-type.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-/**
- * TODO replace with actual string enum after upgrade to TypeScript 2.4:
- * https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/15486
- */
 export enum ResourceType {
+  DSpaceObject = 'dspaceobject',
   Bundle = 'bundle',
   Bitstream = 'bitstream',
   BitstreamFormat = 'bitstreamformat',