diff --git a/settings/js/apps.js b/settings/js/apps.js
index 654756af53..451becc67a 100644
--- a/settings/js/apps.js
+++ b/settings/js/apps.js
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 				}
 			});
 			app.author = authors.join(', ');
+		} else if (typeof app.author !== 'string') {
+			app.author = app.author['@value'];
 		}
 
 		var html = template(app);
@@ -539,8 +541,8 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 
 		// Author Name
 		apps = apps.concat(_.filter(OC.Settings.Apps.State.apps, function (app) {
+			var authors = [];
 			if (_.isArray(app.author)) {
-				var authors = [];
 				_.each(app.author, function (author) {
 					if (typeof author === 'string') {
 						authors.push(author);
@@ -555,6 +557,15 @@ OC.Settings.Apps = OC.Settings.Apps || {
 					}
 				});
 				return OC.Settings.Apps._search(authors.join(' '), query);
+			} else if (typeof app.author !== 'string') {
+				authors.push(app.author['@value']);
+				if (!_.isUndefined(app.author['@attributes']['homepage'])) {
+					authors.push(app.author['@attributes']['homepage']);
+				}
+				if (!_.isUndefined(app.author['@attributes']['mail'])) {
+					authors.push(app.author['@attributes']['mail']);
+				}
+				return OC.Settings.Apps._search(authors.join(' '), query);
 			}
 			return OC.Settings.Apps._search(app.author, query);
 		}));
diff --git a/settings/tests/js/appsSpec.js b/settings/tests/js/appsSpec.js
index d2ca1fb5c8..aa785a6768 100644
--- a/settings/tests/js/appsSpec.js
+++ b/settings/tests/js/appsSpec.js
@@ -185,26 +185,32 @@ describe('OC.Settings.Apps tests', function() {
 						{
 							id: 'foo',
 							name: 'Foo app',
-							level: 0
+							level: 0,
+							author: 'foo'
 						},
 						{
 							id: 'alpha',
 							name: 'Alpha app',
-							level: 300
+							level: 300,
+							author: ['alpha', 'beta']
 						},
 						{
 							id: 'nolevel',
-							name: 'No level'
+							name: 'No level',
+							author: 'bar'
 						},
 						{
 							id: 'zork',
 							name: 'Some famous adventure game',
-							level: 200
+							level: 200,
+							author: 'baz'
+
 						},
 						{
 							id: 'delta',
 							name: 'Mathematical symbol',
-							level: 200
+							level: 200,
+							author: 'foobar'
 						}
 					]
 				})
@@ -217,26 +223,31 @@ describe('OC.Settings.Apps tests', function() {
 				'foo': {
 					id: 'foo',
 					name: 'Foo app',
-					level: 0
+					level: 0,
+					author: 'foo'
 				},
 				'alpha': {
 					id: 'alpha',
 					name: 'Alpha app',
-					level: 300
+					level: 300,
+					author: ['alpha', 'beta']
 				},
 				'nolevel': {
 					id: 'nolevel',
-					name: 'No level'
+					name: 'No level',
+					author: 'bar'
 				},
 				'zork': {
 					id: 'zork',
 					name: 'Some famous adventure game',
-					level: 200
+					level: 200,
+					author: 'baz',
 				},
 				'delta': {
 					id: 'delta',
 					name: 'Mathematical symbol',
-					level: 200
+					level: 200,
+					author: 'foobar'
 				}
 			});
 		});