diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
index 8b7eed6d4b..5712e9e6d3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchApiWebscript.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Node;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.impl.ResultMapper;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.impl.SearchMapper;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.search.model.SearchQuery;
+import org.alfresco.rest.framework.jacksonextensions.BeanPropertiesFilter;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.CollectionWithPagingInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.Params;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.tools.ApiAssistant;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
 import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptResponse;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
  * An implementation of the {{baseUrl}}/{{networkId}}/public/search/versions/1/search endpoint
@@ -118,7 +120,12 @@ public class SearchApiWebscript extends AbstractWebScript implements RecognizedP
      */
     protected Params getParams(WebScriptRequest webScriptRequest, SearchQuery searchQuery)
     {
-        Params.RecognizedParams recognizedParams = new Params.RecognizedParams(null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false);
+        BeanPropertiesFilter filter = null;
+        if (searchQuery.getFields()!= null && !searchQuery.getFields().isEmpty())
+        {
+          filter = getFilter("", searchQuery.getFields());
+        }
+        Params.RecognizedParams recognizedParams = new Params.RecognizedParams(null, null, filter, null, null, null, null, null, false);
         return Params.valueOf(null, recognizedParams, searchQuery, webScriptRequest);
     }
 
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 e9e3217a4a..76950a9f32 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/model/SearchQuery.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class SearchQuery
     private final Query query;
     private final Paging paging;
     private final List<String> include;
+    private final List<String> fields;
     private final List<SortDef> sort;
     private final List<Template> templates;
     private final Default defaults;
@@ -53,12 +54,13 @@ public class SearchQuery
     private final Scope scope;
     private final Limits limits;
 
-    public static final SearchQuery EMPTY = new SearchQuery(null, null, null, null, null,null, null, null,null, null, null, null);
+    public static final SearchQuery EMPTY = new SearchQuery(null, null, null, null, null,null, null, null,null, null, null, null, null);
 
     @JsonCreator
     public SearchQuery(@JsonProperty("query") Query query,
                 @JsonProperty("paging") Paging paging,
                 @JsonProperty("include") List<String> include,
+                @JsonProperty("fields") List<String> fields,
                 @JsonProperty("sort") List<SortDef> sort,
                 @JsonProperty("templates") List<Template> templates,
                 @JsonProperty("defaults") Default defaults,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class SearchQuery
         this.query = query;
         this.paging = paging;
         this.include = include;
+        this.fields = fields;
         this.sort = sort;
         this.templates = templates;
         this.defaults = defaults;
@@ -97,6 +100,12 @@ public class SearchQuery
     {
         return include;
     }
+
+    public List<String> getFields()
+    {
+        return fields;
+    }
+
     public List<SortDef> getSort()
     {
         return sort;
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/BasicSearchApiIntegrationTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/BasicSearchApiIntegrationTest.java
index ae63412263..5d9abb466a 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/BasicSearchApiIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/BasicSearchApiIntegrationTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class BasicSearchApiIntegrationTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
 {
     private static final String URL_SEARCH = "search";
     private static final String SEARCH_API_NAME = "search";
-    private static final String  json = "{ \"query\": {\"query\": \"cm:name:king\",\"userQuery\": \"great\",\"language\": \"afts\"}}";
+    private static final String  json = "{ \"query\": {\"query\": \"cm:name:king\",\"userQuery\": \"great\",\"language\": \"afts\"}, \"fields\" : [\"id\",\"name\", \"search\"]}";
     private static final String  bad_json = "{ \"query\": {\"qu\": \"cm:some nonsense \",\"userQuery\": \"great\",\"language\": \"afts\"}}";
 
     /**
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 ba65c4e556..d21d28435a 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchMapperTests.java
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ public class SearchMapperTests
     private SearchQuery minimalQuery()
     {
         Query query = new Query("cmis", "foo", "");
-        SearchQuery sq = new SearchQuery(query,null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
+        SearchQuery sq = new SearchQuery(query,null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
         return sq;
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchQuerySerializerTests.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchQuerySerializerTests.java
index 0036479ebc..c9207f5669 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchQuerySerializerTests.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SearchQuerySerializerTests.java
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public class SearchQuerySerializerTests
         assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(5), ff.getMincount());
         assertEquals(2000, searchQuery.getLimits().getPermissionEvaluationCount().intValue());
         assertEquals(5000, searchQuery.getLimits().getPermissionEvaluationTime().intValue());
+        assertEquals(2, searchQuery.getFields().size());
+        assertTrue(searchQuery.getFields().contains("id"));
+        assertTrue(searchQuery.getFields().contains("name"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SerializerTestHelper.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SerializerTestHelper.java
index 63f56330c3..2a19ec07dc 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SerializerTestHelper.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/search/SerializerTestHelper.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public class SerializerTestHelper implements RequestReader
                 + "\"spellcheck\": {\"query\": \"alfrezco\"},"
                 + "\"limits\": {\"permissionEvaluationCount\": \"2000\",\"permissionEvaluationTime\": \"5000\"},"
                 + "\"scope\": { \"stores\": [\"workspace://SpacesStore\"]},"
+                + "\"fields\": [\"id\", \"name\"],"
                 + "\"include\": [\"aspectNames\", \"properties\"]}";
 
     public SerializerTestHelper()