diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
index 181c06f19b..83f9dd9130 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/bean/AdvancedSearchBean.java
@@ -1340,7 +1340,18 @@ public class AdvancedSearchBean
             }
             else
             {
-               this.customProperties.put(qname, search.getAttributeQuery(QName.createQName(qname)));
+               // a default datatype may indicate either an attribute query, or if a Fixed Value
+               // is present then it's a LOV constraint with a value selected
+               Object value = search.getFixedValueQuery(QName.createQName(qname));
+               if (value != null)
+               {
+                  this.customProperties.put(UISearchCustomProperties.PREFIX_LOV_ITEM + qname, value);
+                  this.customProperties.put(qname, Boolean.TRUE);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                  this.customProperties.put(qname, search.getAttributeQuery(QName.createQName(qname)));
+               }
                this.panels.put(PANEL_CUSTOM, true);
             }
          }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UISearchCustomProperties.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UISearchCustomProperties.java
index 7a75934330..657d764cb7 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UISearchCustomProperties.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/component/UISearchCustomProperties.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class UISearchCustomProperties extends SelfRenderingComponent implements
             UISelectItems itemsComponent = (UISelectItems)facesApp.
             createComponent(ComponentConstants.JAVAX_FACES_SELECT_ITEMS);
 
-            List<SelectItem> items = new ArrayList<SelectItem>(3);
+            List<SelectItem> items = new ArrayList<SelectItem>();
             List<String> values = constraint.getAllowedValues();
             for (String value : values)
             {