diff --git a/api/responses/responses.go b/api/responses/responses.go
index f1ecaf358..734ef09f6 100644
--- a/api/responses/responses.go
+++ b/api/responses/responses.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Subsonic struct {
 	Playlists     *Playlists         `xml:"playlists,omitempty"                           json:"playlists,omitempty"`
 	Playlist      *PlaylistWithSongs `xml:"playlist,omitempty"                            json:"playlist,omitempty"`
 	SearchResult2 *SearchResult2     `xml:"searchResult2,omitempty"                       json:"searchResult2,omitempty"`
+	SearchResult3 *SearchResult3     `xml:"searchResult3,omitempty"                       json:"searchResult3,omitempty"`
 	Starred       *Starred           `xml:"starred,omitempty"                             json:"starred,omitempty"`
 	Starred2      *Starred           `xml:"starred2,omitempty"                            json:"starred2,omitempty"`
 	NowPlaying    *NowPlaying        `xml:"nowPlaying,omitempty"                          json:"nowPlaying,omitempty"`
@@ -210,6 +211,12 @@ type SearchResult2 struct {
 	Song   []Child  `xml:"song"                                   json:"song,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type SearchResult3 struct {
+	Artist []ArtistID3 `xml:"artist"                                 json:"artist,omitempty"`
+	Album  []Child     `xml:"album"                                  json:"album,omitempty"`
+	Song   []Child     `xml:"song"                                   json:"song,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type Starred struct {
 	Artist []Artist `xml:"artist"                                 json:"artist,omitempty"`
 	Album  []Child  `xml:"album"                                  json:"album,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/searching.go b/api/searching.go
index c7eec77a2..d1cb6d147 100644
--- a/api/searching.go
+++ b/api/searching.go
@@ -11,36 +11,51 @@ import (
 
 type SearchingController struct {
 	BaseAPIController
-	search engine.Search
+	search       engine.Search
+	query        string
+	artistCount  int
+	artistOffset int
+	albumCount   int
+	albumOffset  int
+	songCount    int
+	songOffset   int
 }
 
 func (c *SearchingController) Prepare() {
 	utils.ResolveDependencies(&c.search)
 }
 
-func (c *SearchingController) Search2() {
-	query := c.RequiredParamString("query", "Parameter query required")
-	artistCount := c.ParamInt("artistCount", 20)
-	artistOffset := c.ParamInt("artistOffset", 0)
-	albumCount := c.ParamInt("albumCount", 20)
-	albumOffset := c.ParamInt("albumOffset", 0)
-	songCount := c.ParamInt("songCount", 20)
-	songOffset := c.ParamInt("songOffset", 0)
+func (c *SearchingController) getParams() {
+	c.query = c.RequiredParamString("query", "Parameter query required")
+	c.artistCount = c.ParamInt("artistCount", 20)
+	c.artistOffset = c.ParamInt("artistOffset", 0)
+	c.albumCount = c.ParamInt("albumCount", 20)
+	c.albumOffset = c.ParamInt("albumOffset", 0)
+	c.songCount = c.ParamInt("songCount", 20)
+	c.songOffset = c.ParamInt("songOffset", 0)
+}
 
-	as, err := c.search.SearchArtist(query, artistOffset, artistCount)
+func (c *SearchingController) searchAll() (engine.Entries, engine.Entries, engine.Entries) {
+	as, err := c.search.SearchArtist(c.query, c.artistOffset, c.artistCount)
 	if err != nil {
 		beego.Error("Error searching for Artists:", err)
 	}
-	als, err := c.search.SearchAlbum(query, albumOffset, albumCount)
+	als, err := c.search.SearchAlbum(c.query, c.albumOffset, c.albumCount)
 	if err != nil {
 		beego.Error("Error searching for Albums:", err)
 	}
-	mfs, err := c.search.SearchSong(query, songOffset, songCount)
+	mfs, err := c.search.SearchSong(c.query, c.songOffset, c.songCount)
 	if err != nil {
 		beego.Error("Error searching for MediaFiles:", err)
 	}
 
-	beego.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Searching for [%s] resulted in %d songs, %d albums and %d artists", query, len(mfs), len(als), len(as)))
+	beego.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("Searching for [%s] resulted in %d songs, %d albums and %d artists", c.query, len(mfs), len(als), len(as)))
+	return mfs, als, as
+}
+
+func (c *SearchingController) Search2() {
+	c.getParams()
+	mfs, als, as := c.searchAll()
 
 	response := c.NewEmpty()
 	searchResult2 := &responses.SearchResult2{}
@@ -53,3 +68,24 @@ func (c *SearchingController) Search2() {
 	response.SearchResult2 = searchResult2
 	c.SendResponse(response)
 }
+
+func (c *SearchingController) Search3() {
+	c.getParams()
+	mfs, als, as := c.searchAll()
+
+	response := c.NewEmpty()
+	searchResult3 := &responses.SearchResult3{}
+	searchResult3.Artist = make([]responses.ArtistID3, len(as))
+	for i, e := range as {
+		searchResult3.Artist[i] = responses.ArtistID3{
+			Id:         e.Id,
+			Name:       e.Title,
+			CoverArt:   e.CoverArt,
+			AlbumCount: e.AlbumCount,
+		}
+	}
+	searchResult3.Album = c.ToAlbums(als)
+	searchResult3.Song = c.ToChildren(mfs)
+	response.SearchResult3 = searchResult3
+	c.SendResponse(response)
+}
diff --git a/conf/router.go b/conf/router.go
index 51da7cded..2aa6d3850 100644
--- a/conf/router.go
+++ b/conf/router.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func mapEndpoints() {
 		beego.NSRouter("/getAlbum.view", &api.BrowsingController{}, "*:GetAlbum"),
 
 		beego.NSRouter("/search2.view", &api.SearchingController{}, "*:Search2"),
+		beego.NSRouter("/search3.view", &api.SearchingController{}, "*:Search3"),
 
 		beego.NSRouter("/getCoverArt.view", &api.MediaRetrievalController{}, "*:GetCoverArt"),
 		beego.NSRouter("/getAvatar.view", &api.MediaRetrievalController{}, "*:GetAvatar"),
diff --git a/engine/common.go b/engine/common.go
index 733657263..7e4873917 100644
--- a/engine/common.go
+++ b/engine/common.go
@@ -38,10 +38,20 @@ type Entry struct {
 	MinutesAgo int
 	PlayerId   int
 	PlayerName string
+	AlbumCount int
 }
 
 type Entries []Entry
 
+func FromArtist(ar *domain.Artist) Entry {
+	e := Entry{}
+	e.Id = ar.Id
+	e.Title = ar.Name
+	e.AlbumCount = ar.AlbumCount
+	e.IsDir = true
+	return e
+}
+
 func FromAlbum(al *domain.Album) Entry {
 	e := Entry{}
 	e.Id = al.Id
diff --git a/engine/search.go b/engine/search.go
index fee807a1b..e4a41cae8 100644
--- a/engine/search.go
+++ b/engine/search.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *search) SearchArtist(q string, offset int, size int) (Entries, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		if err == nil {
-			res = append(res, Entry{Id: a.Id, Title: a.Name, IsDir: true})
+			res = append(res, FromArtist(a))
 		}
 	}
 	return res, nil