diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/APIResponse.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/APIResponse.java
index bef30a98ce..e77c425388 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/APIResponse.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/APIResponse.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public class APIResponse extends HttpServletResponseWrapper
     
     public static final String HTML_TYPE = "text/html";    
     public static final String OPEN_SEARCH_DESCRIPTION_TYPE = "application/opensearchdescription+xml";    
-    public static final String ATOM_TYPE = "application/atom+xml";    
+    public static final String ATOM_TYPE = "application/atom+xml";
+    public static final String XML_TYPE = "text/xml";
     
     /**
      * Construct
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearch.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearch.java
index 417cd30b01..99038ffb45 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearch.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearch.java
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public class TextSearch extends APIServiceImpl
                 contentType = APIResponse.ATOM_TYPE;
                 template = ATOM_TEMPLATE;
             }
+            else if (format.equals("xml"))
+            {
+                contentType = APIResponse.XML_TYPE;
+                template = ATOM_TEMPLATE;
+            }
         }
         
         Map<String, Object> model = createTemplateModel(req, res);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearchDescription.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearchDescription.java
index 6c85b413fc..2291819115 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearchDescription.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/api/services/TextSearchDescription.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class TextSearchDescription extends APIServiceImpl
         "  <LongName>Alfresco ${agent.edition} Text Search ${agent.version}</LongName>\n" +
         "  <Description>Search Alfresco \"company home\" using text keywords</Description>\n" +
         "  <Url type=\"application/atom+xml\" template=\"${request.servicePath}/search/text?q={searchTerms}&amp;p={startPage?}&amp;c={count?}&amp;l={language?}&amp;guest={alf:guest?}&amp;format=atom\"/>\n" +
+        "  <Url type=\"text/xml\" template=\"${request.servicePath}/search/text?q={searchTerms}&amp;p={startPage?}&amp;c={count?}&amp;l={language?}&amp;guest={alf:guest?}&amp;format=xml\"/>\n" +
         "  <Url type=\"text/html\" template=\"${request.servicePath}/search/text?q={searchTerms}&amp;p={startPage?}&amp;c={count?}&amp;l={language?}&amp;guest={alf:guest?}\"/>\n" +
         "  <Image height=\"16\" width=\"16\" type=\"image/x-icon\">${request.path}/images/logo/AlfrescoLogo16.ico</Image>\n" +
         "</OpenSearchDescription>";
diff --git a/source/web/services/index.html b/source/web/services/index.html
index d73f945b71..e55e4e9ce8 100644
--- a/source/web/services/index.html
+++ b/source/web/services/index.html
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <br>
     <ul>
       <li><a href="/alfresco/service/search/text?q=alfresco tutorial&format=atom">Search for 'alfresco tutorial' (ATOM response)</a></li>
+      <li><a href="/alfresco/service/search/text?q=alfresco tutorial&format=xml">Search for 'alfresco tutorial' (XML response)</a></li>
       <li><a href="/alfresco/service/search/text?q=alfresco tutorial">Search for 'alfresco tutorial' (HTML response)</a></li>
     <ul>
   </body>