diff --git a/apps/files/js/search.js b/apps/files/js/search.js
index 050f5f259b..73eccd06dc 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/search.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/search.js
@@ -163,4 +163,5 @@
 		}
 	};
 	new Files();
+	OCA.Search.Files = Files;
 })();
diff --git a/core/js/core.json b/core/js/core.json
index d3a9e2404e..101a88cd4f 100644
--- a/core/js/core.json
+++ b/core/js/core.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		"eventsource.js",
 		"config.js",
 		"multiselect.js",
-		"oc-requesttoken.js"
+		"oc-requesttoken.js",
+		"../../search/js/search.js"
 	]
 }