diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
index 3f90e14004..1d6c574d5e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import javax.faces.component.UISelectBoolean;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.faces.event.ActionEvent;
+import javax.faces.model.DataModel;
+import javax.faces.model.ListDataModel;
 import javax.faces.model.SelectItem;
 
 import org.alfresco.config.ConfigService;
@@ -42,12 +45,15 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.util.CachingDateFormat;
 import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
+import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.MapNode;
+import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Node;
 import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Repository;
 import org.alfresco.web.config.ClientConfigElement;
 import org.alfresco.web.config.ClientConfigElement.CustomProperty;
 import org.alfresco.web.data.IDataContainer;
 import org.alfresco.web.data.QuickSort;
 import org.alfresco.web.ui.common.component.UIPanel.ExpandedEvent;
+import org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.component.UICategorySelector;
 import org.alfresco.web.ui.repo.component.UISearchCustomProperties;
 
 /**
@@ -181,19 +187,20 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
    }
    
    /**
-    * @return Returns the category.
+    * Returns the properties for current categories JSF DataModel
+    * 
+    * @return JSF DataModel representing the current categories to search against
     */
-   public NodeRef getCategory()
+   public DataModel getCategoriesDataModel()
    {
-      return this.category;
-   }
-   
-   /**
-    * @param category The category to set.
-    */
-   public void setCategory(NodeRef category)
-   {
-      this.category = category;
+      if (this.categoriesDataModel == null)
+      {
+         this.categoriesDataModel = new ListDataModel();
+      }
+      
+      this.categoriesDataModel.setWrappedData(this.categories);
+      
+      return this.categoriesDataModel;
    }
    
    /**
@@ -212,22 +219,6 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
       this.locationChildren = locationChildren;
    }
    
-   /**
-    * @return Returns true to search category children, false for just the specified category.
-    */
-   public boolean getCategoryChildren()
-   {
-      return this.categoryChildren;
-   }
-   
-   /**
-    * @param categoryChildren    True to search category children, false for just the specified category.
-    */
-   public void setCategoryChildren(boolean categoryChildren)
-   {
-      this.categoryChildren = categoryChildren;
-   }
-   
    /**
     * @return Returns the createdDateFrom.
     */
@@ -511,7 +502,8 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
       this.lookin = LOOKIN_ALL;
       this.contentType = null;
       this.location = null;
-      this.category = null;
+      this.locationChildren = false;
+      this.categories = new ArrayList<Node>(2);
       this.title = null;
       this.description = null;
       this.author = null;
@@ -650,10 +642,16 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
          }
          
          // category path search
-         if (this.category != null)
+         if (this.categories.size() != 0)
          {
-            search.setCategories(new String[]{SearchContext.getPathFromSpaceRef(
-                  new NodeRef(Repository.getStoreRef(), this.category.getId()), this.categoryChildren)});
+            String[] paths = new String[this.categories.size()];
+            for (int i=0; i<paths.length; i++)
+            {
+               Node category = this.categories.get(i);
+               boolean includeChildren = (Boolean)category.getProperties().get("includeChildren");
+               paths[i] = SearchContext.getPathFromSpaceRef(category.getNodeRef(), includeChildren);
+            }
+            search.setCategories(paths);
          }
          
          // content type restriction
@@ -672,6 +670,41 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
       return outcome;
    }
    
+   /**
+    * Action handler called when the Add button is pressed to add the current Category selection
+    */
+   public void addCategory(ActionEvent event)
+   {
+      UICategorySelector selector = (UICategorySelector)event.getComponent().findComponent("catSelector");
+      UISelectBoolean chkChildren = (UISelectBoolean)event.getComponent().findComponent("chkCatChildren");
+      
+      NodeRef categoryRef = (NodeRef)selector.getValue();
+      if (categoryRef != null)
+      {
+         //final boolean incChildren = chkChildren.isSelected();
+         Node categoryNode = new MapNode(categoryRef);
+         categoryNode.getProperties().put("includeChildren", chkChildren.isSelected());
+         /*categoryNode.addPropertyResolver("includeChildren", new NodePropertyResolver() {
+            public Object get(Node node) {
+               return incChildren;
+            };
+         });*/
+         this.categories.add(categoryNode);
+      }
+   }
+   
+   /**
+    * Action handler called when the Remove button is pressed to remove a category
+    */
+   public void removeCategory(ActionEvent event)
+   {
+      Node node = (Node)this.categoriesDataModel.getRowData();
+      if (node != null)
+      {
+         this.categories.remove(node);
+      }
+   }
+   
    /**
     * @return ClientConfigElement
     */
@@ -795,7 +828,10 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
    private NodeRef location = null;
    
    /** categories to search */
-   private NodeRef category = null;
+   private List<Node> categories = new ArrayList<Node>(2);
+   
+   /** datamodel for table of categories to search */
+   private DataModel categoriesDataModel = null;
    
    /** title attribute to search */
    private String title = null;
@@ -818,9 +854,6 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
    /** true to search location children as well as location */
    private boolean locationChildren = true;
    
-   /** true to search category children as well as category */
-   private boolean categoryChildren = true;
-   
    /** author (creator) attribute to search */
    private String author = null;
    
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/SearchContext.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/SearchContext.java
index d111f24901..c9b1a9dea9 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/SearchContext.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/SearchContext.java
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ public final class SearchContext implements Serializable
          query = attributeQuery + " AND (" + query + ')';
       }
       
-      // match entire query against specified Space path
+      // match entire query against any specified paths
       if (pathQuery != null)
       {
-         query = pathQuery + " AND (" + query + ')';
+         query = "(" + pathQuery + ") AND (" + query + ')';
       }
       
       if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public final class SearchContext implements Serializable
    }
    
    /**
-    * Generate a search XPATH pointing to the specified node Id, optionally return an XPATH
+    * Generate a search XPATH pointing to the specified node, optionally return an XPATH
     * that includes the child nodes.
     *  
     * @param id         Of the node to generate path too
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public final class SearchContext implements Serializable
    }
    
    /**
-    * @param categories    The categories to set.
+    * @param categories    The categories to set as a list of search XPATHs
     */
    public void setCategories(String[] categories)
    {
diff --git a/source/web/jsp/dialog/advanced-search.jsp b/source/web/jsp/dialog/advanced-search.jsp
index 255f264ccf..231f85d2e0 100644
--- a/source/web/jsp/dialog/advanced-search.jsp
+++ b/source/web/jsp/dialog/advanced-search.jsp
@@ -189,15 +189,59 @@
                                           <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="0">
                                              <tr>
                                                 <td style="padding-left:8px;padding-top:8px">
-                                                   <r:categorySelector label="#{msg.select_category_prompt}" value="#{AdvancedSearchBean.category}" styleClass="selector" id="catSelector" />
+                                                   <r:categorySelector id="catSelector" label="#{msg.select_category_prompt}" styleClass="selector" />
                                                 </td>
                                              </tr>
                                              <tr>
                                                 <td style="padding-left:4px">
-                                                   <h:selectBooleanCheckbox value="#{AdvancedSearchBean.categoryChildren}" id="chkCategory" />
+                                                   <h:selectBooleanCheckbox id="chkCatChildren" />
                                                    <span style="vertical-align:20%"><h:outputText value="#{msg.include_sub_categories}" id="incCats" /></span>
                                                 </td>
                                              </tr>
+                                             <tr>
+                                                <td style="padding-left:4px">
+                                                   <h:commandButton id="btnAddCat" value="#{msg.add_to_list_button}" actionListener="#{AdvancedSearchBean.addCategory}" styleClass="wizardButton" />
+                                                </td>
+                                             </tr>
+                                             <tr>
+                                                <td style="padding-left:4px">
+                                                   <h:dataTable value="#{AdvancedSearchBean.categoriesDataModel}" var="row" id="catTable"
+                                                                rowClasses="selectedItemsRow,selectedItemsRowAlt"
+                                                                styleClass="selectedItems" headerClass="selectedItemsHeader"
+                                                                cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" 
+                                                                rendered="#{AdvancedSearchBean.categoriesDataModel.rowCount != 0}">
+                                                      <h:column id="col1">
+                                                         <f:facet name="header">
+                                                            <h:outputText value="#{msg.category}" id="tblCatNameHead" />
+                                                         </f:facet>
+                                                         <h:outputText value="#{row.name}" id="tblCatName" />
+                                                      </h:column>
+                                                      <h:column id="col2">
+                                                         <f:facet name="header">
+                                                            <h:outputText value="#{msg.include_sub_categories}" id="tblCatIncHead" />
+                                                         </f:facet>
+                                                         <h:outputText value="#{row.includeChildren}" id="tblCatInc" >
+                                                            <a:convertBoolean/>
+                                                         </h:outputText>
+                                                      </h:column>
+                                                      <h:column id="col3">
+                                                         <a:actionLink actionListener="#{AdvancedSearchBean.removeCategory}" image="/images/icons/delete.gif"
+                                                                       value="#{msg.remove}" showLink="false" style="padding-left:6px" id="tblCatAdd" />
+                                                      </h:column>
+                                                   </h:dataTable>
+                                                   
+                                                   <a:panel id="no-items" rendered="#{AdvancedSearchBean.categoriesDataModel.rowCount == 0}">
+                                                      <table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='2' border='0' class='selectedItems'>
+                                                         <tr>
+                                                            <td colspan='2' class='selectedItemsHeader'><h:outputText id="no-items-category" value="#{msg.category}" /></td>
+                                                         </tr>
+                                                         <tr>
+                                                            <td class='selectedItemsRow'><h:outputText id="no-items-msg" value="#{msg.no_selected_items}" /></td>
+                                                         </tr>
+                                                      </table>
+                                                   </a:panel>
+                                                </td>
+                                             </tr>
                                           </table>
                                        </a:panel>