diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/context/SearchRequestContext.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/context/SearchRequestContext.java
index 83b3a04db9..f16f268ac4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/context/SearchRequestContext.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/context/SearchRequestContext.java
@@ -25,24 +25,14 @@
  */
 package org.alfresco.rest.api.search.context;
 
-import static java.util.stream.Collectors.*;
-import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.FacetFields;
-import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.FacetQuery;
-import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.Pivot;
-import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.Query;
-import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.SearchQuery;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.IntervalParameters;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.Query;
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.SearchQuery;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.FacetFormat;
 
 /**
  * This is a snapshot of the SearchQuery before the request is made.
@@ -97,5 +87,4 @@ public class SearchRequestContext
     {
         return stores;
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
index 01ac3a93f1..f27a611537 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/impl/SearchMapper.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class SearchMapper
 
         SearchParameters sp = new SearchParameters();
         setDefaults(sp);
-
+        sp.setFacetFormat(searchQuery.getFacetFormat()); 
         fromLocalization(sp, searchQuery.getLocalization());
         fromQuery(sp,  searchQuery.getQuery());
         fromPaging(sp, params.getPaging());
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java
index 6245147d84..3e8b4b60bd 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 package org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model;
 
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.Paging;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.FacetFormat;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.GeneralHighlightParameters;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.IntervalParameters;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.RangeParameters;
@@ -63,10 +64,11 @@ public class SearchQuery
     private final List<StatsRequestParameters> stats;
     private final List<RangeParameters> ranges;
     private final Localization localization;
+    private final FacetFormat facetFormat;
 
     public static final SearchQuery EMPTY = new SearchQuery(null, null, null, null, null, null,
                 null,null, null, null, null,null, null, null, null,
-                null, null, null,null, null);
+                null, null, null,null, null,null);
 
     @JsonCreator
     public SearchQuery(@JsonProperty("query") Query query,
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@ public class SearchQuery
                 @JsonProperty("pivots") List<Pivot> pivots,
                 @JsonProperty("stats") List<StatsRequestParameters> stats,
                 @JsonProperty("ranges") List<RangeParameters> ranges,
-                @JsonProperty("localization") Localization localization)
+                @JsonProperty("localization") Localization localization,
+                @JsonProperty("facetFormat") FacetFormat facetFormat)
     {
         this.query = query;
         this.includeRequest = includeRequest==null?false:includeRequest;
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ public class SearchQuery
         this.stats = stats;
         this.ranges = ranges;
         this.localization = localization;
+        this.facetFormat = facetFormat;
     }
 
     public Query getQuery()
@@ -211,4 +215,9 @@ public class SearchQuery
         return localization;
     }
 
+    public FacetFormat getFacetFormat()
+    {
+        return facetFormat;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
index f7c1fd8dd7..b4feb8e3da 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.context.SearchRequestContext;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.Template;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.core.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.Paging;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.FacetFormat;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.FieldHighlightParameters;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.GeneralHighlightParameters;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.Interval;
@@ -75,13 +77,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.StatsRequestParameters;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 /**
  * Tests the SearchMapper class
  *
@@ -121,6 +116,7 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
 
         searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(ResultMapperTests.EMPTY_PARAMS, helper.searchQueryFromJson(), searchRequest);
         assertNotNull(searchParameters);
+        assertEquals(null, searchParameters.getFacetFormat());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -329,7 +325,6 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
     {
         SearchParameters searchParameters = new SearchParameters();
         //Doesn't error
-        searchMapper.fromFilterQuery(searchParameters, null);
 
         searchMapper.fromFilterQuery(searchParameters, Arrays.asList(new FilterQuery("hedgehog", null, null), new FilterQuery("king", null, null)));
         assertEquals(2 ,searchParameters.getFilterQueries().size());
@@ -1019,6 +1014,26 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
         searchMapper.fromFacetIntervals(searchParameters, intervalParameters);
         assertEquals(searchParameters.getInterval(), intervalParameters);
 
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void facetFormatV2()
+    {
+        Query query = new Query("afts", "a*", "");
+        SearchQuery sq = new SearchQuery(query, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
+                    null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
+                    null, null,null, null,FacetFormat.V2);
+        
+        SearchRequestContext searchRequestContext = SearchRequestContext.from(sq);
+        SearchParameters searchParameters = searchMapper.toSearchParameters(ResultMapperTests.EMPTY_PARAMS, sq, searchRequestContext);
+        assertNotNull(searchParameters);
+
+        //Test defaults
+        assertEquals("There should be only 1 default store", 1,searchParameters.getStores().size());
+        assertEquals("workspaces store is the default", StoreRef.STORE_REF_WORKSPACE_SPACESSTORE, searchParameters.getStores().get(0));
+        assertEquals(LimitBy.FINAL_SIZE, searchParameters.getLimitBy());
+        assertEquals(100, searchParameters.getLimit());
+        assertEquals(FacetFormat.V2, searchParameters.getFacetFormat());
+        
     }
     
     @Test
@@ -1063,7 +1078,7 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
         Query query = new Query("cmis", "foo", "");
         SearchQuery sq = new SearchQuery(query, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
                     null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null,
-                    null, null,null, null);
+                    null, null,null, null,null);
         return sq;
     }