diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index c017a5065b..5868cdcf0b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   @Input() viewModeList: ViewMode[];
 
+  /**
+   * The search query
+   */
+  @Input() query: string;
+
   /**
    * The current configuration used during the search
    */
@@ -275,6 +280,9 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
           configuration: searchOptions.configuration || configuration,
           sort: sortOption || searchOptions.sort
         });
+      if (combinedOptions.query === '') {
+        combinedOptions.query = this.query;
+      }
       const newSearchOptions = new PaginatedSearchOptions(combinedOptions);
       // check if search options are changed
       // if so retrieve new related results otherwise skip it