diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/search.php b/lib/private/legacy/search.php
index e639602022..f77b43be2e 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/search.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/search.php
@@ -24,6 +24,45 @@
  * provides an interface to all search providers
  * @deprecated see lib/search.php
  */
-class OC_Search extends \OC\Search{
+class OC_Search {
+	/**
+	 * @return \OCP\ISearch
+	 */
+	private static function getSearch() {
+		return \OC::$server->getSearch();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Search all providers for $query
+	 * @param string $query
+	 * @return array An array of OCP\Search\Result's
+	 */
+	public static function search($query) {
+		return self::getSearch()->search($query);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a new search provider to search with
+	 * @param string $class class name of a OCP\Search\Provider
+	 * @param array $options optional
+	 */
+	public static function registerProvider($class, $options = array()) {
+		return self::getSearch()->registerProvider($class, $options);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove one existing search provider
+	 * @param string $provider class name of a OCP\Search\Provider
+	 */
+	public static function removeProvider($provider) {
+		return self::getSearch()->removeProvider($provider);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove all registered search providers
+	 */
+	public static function clearProviders() {
+		return self::getSearch()->clearProviders();
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/search.php b/lib/private/search.php
index 8ac9e9fdf3..bcaebdddd9 100644
--- a/lib/private/search.php
+++ b/lib/private/search.php
@@ -21,27 +21,28 @@
  */
 
 namespace OC;
-use OC\Search\Provider;
+use OCP\Search\Provider;
+use OCP\ISearch;
 
 /**
  * Provide an interface to all search providers
  */
-class Search {
+class Search implements ISearch {
 
-	static private $providers=array();
-	static private $registeredProviders=array();
+	private $providers = array();
+	private $registeredProviders = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Search all providers for $query
 	 * @param string $query
 	 * @return array An array of OC\Search\Result's
 	 */
-	public static function search($query) {
-		self::initProviders();
-		$results=array();
-		foreach(self::$providers as $provider) {
+	public function search($query) {
+		$this->initProviders();
+		$results = array();
+		foreach($this->providers as $provider) {
 			/** @var $provider Provider */
-			$results=array_merge($results, $provider->search($query));
+			$results = array_merge($results, $provider->search($query));
 		}
 		return $results;
 	}
@@ -49,24 +50,24 @@ class Search {
 	/**
 	 * Remove all registered search providers
 	 */
-	public static function clearProviders() {
-		self::$providers=array();
-		self::$registeredProviders=array();
+	public function clearProviders() {
+		$this->providers=array();
+		$this->registeredProviders=array();
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Remove one existing search provider
 	 * @param string $provider class name of a OC\Search\Provider
 	 */
-	public static function removeProvider($provider) {
-		self::$registeredProviders = array_filter(
-			self::$registeredProviders,
+	public function removeProvider($provider) {
+		$this->registeredProviders = array_filter(
+			$this->registeredProviders,
 			function ($element) use ($provider) {
 				return ($element['class'] != $provider);
 			}
 		);
 		// force regeneration of providers on next search
-		self::$providers=array();
+		$this->providers=array();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -74,21 +75,21 @@ class Search {
 	 * @param string $class class name of a OC\Search\Provider
 	 * @param array $options optional
 	 */
-	public static function registerProvider($class, $options=array()) {
-		self::$registeredProviders[]=array('class'=>$class, 'options'=>$options);
+	public function registerProvider($class, $options=array()) {
+		$this->registeredProviders[]=array('class'=>$class, 'options'=>$options);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Create instances of all the registered search providers
 	 */
-	private static function initProviders() {
-		if(count(self::$providers)>0) {
+	private function initProviders() {
+		if(count($this->providers)>0) {
 			return;
 		}
-		foreach(self::$registeredProviders as $provider) {
-			$class=$provider['class'];
-			$options=$provider['options'];
-			self::$providers[]=new $class($options);
+		foreach($this->registeredProviders as $provider) {
+			$class = $provider['class'];
+			$options = $provider['options'];
+			$this->providers[]=new $class($options);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/private/search/provider/file.php b/lib/private/search/provider/file.php
index daf73cf79c..cbd3a25373 100644
--- a/lib/private/search/provider/file.php
+++ b/lib/private/search/provider/file.php
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ use OC\Files\Filesystem;
 /**
  * Provide search results from the 'files' app
  */
-class File extends \OC\Search\Provider {
+class File extends \OCP\Search\Provider {
 
 	/**
 	 * Search for files and folders matching the given query
 	 * @param string $query
-	 * @return \OC\Search\Result
+	 * @return \OCP\Search\Result
 	 */
 	function search($query) {
 		$files = Filesystem::search($query);
diff --git a/lib/private/search/result/file.php b/lib/private/search/result/file.php
index 32a4aebc70..da5fa64ef4 100644
--- a/lib/private/search/result/file.php
+++ b/lib/private/search/result/file.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use \OC\Files\Filesystem;
 /**
  * A found file
  */
-class File extends \OC\Search\Result {
+class File extends \OCP\Search\Result {
 
 	/**
 	 * Type name; translated in templates
diff --git a/lib/private/server.php b/lib/private/server.php
index 47bdee4b0f..da70586307 100644
--- a/lib/private/server.php
+++ b/lib/private/server.php
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 			}
 			return $router;
 		});
+		$this->registerService('Search', function($c){
+			return new Search();
+		});
 		$this->registerService('Db', function($c){
 			return new Db();
 		});
@@ -422,6 +425,13 @@ class Server extends SimpleContainer implements IServerContainer {
 		return $this->query('Router');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a search instance
+	 * @return \OCP\ISearch
+	 */
+	function getSearch() {
+		return $this->query('Search');
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns an instance of the db facade
diff --git a/lib/public/isearch.php b/lib/public/isearch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b83dbf35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/isearch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * ownCloud - App Framework
+ *
+ * @author Jörn Dreyer
+ * @copyright 2014 Jörn Dreyer jfd@owncloud.com
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+ * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP;
+
+
+/**
+ * Small Interface for Search
+ */
+interface ISearch {
+
+	/**
+	 * Search all providers for $query
+	 * @param string $query
+	 * @return array An array of OCP\Search\Result's
+	 */
+	public function search($query);
+
+	/**
+	 * Register a new search provider to search with
+	 * @param string $class class name of a OCP\Search\Provider
+	 * @param array $options optional
+	 */
+	public function registerProvider($class, $options = array());
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove one existing search provider
+	 * @param string $provider class name of a OCP\Search\Provider
+	 */
+	public function removeProvider($provider);
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove all registered search providers
+	 */
+	public function clearProviders();
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/iservercontainer.php b/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
index 22176c36b8..8bf9782858 100644
--- a/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
+++ b/lib/public/iservercontainer.php
@@ -204,4 +204,12 @@ interface IServerContainer {
 	 * @return \OCP\Route\IRouter
 	 */
 	function getRouter();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a search instance
+	 *
+	 * @return \OCP\ISearch
+	 */
+	function getSearch();
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/search/provider.php b/lib/public/search/provider.php
similarity index 93%
rename from lib/private/search/provider.php
rename to lib/public/search/provider.php
index 45d9f823c5..0506f091dd 100644
--- a/lib/private/search/provider.php
+++ b/lib/public/search/provider.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-namespace OC\Search;
+namespace OCP\Search;
 
 /**
  * Provides a template for search functionality throughout ownCloud; 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ abstract class Provider {
 	/**
 	 * Search for $query
 	 * @param string $query
-	 * @return array An array of OC\Search\Result's
+	 * @return array An array of OCP\Search\Result's
 	 */
 	abstract public function search($query);
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/search/result.php b/lib/public/search/result.php
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/private/search/result.php
rename to lib/public/search/result.php
index d228f83381..c70f1bde88 100644
--- a/lib/private/search/result.php
+++ b/lib/public/search/result.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-namespace OC\Search;
+namespace OCP\Search;
 
 /**
  * The generic result of a search