diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php b/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
index 4049994911..90e00e164a 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 namespace OC\Files\Node;
 
 use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\Literal;
+use OC\Files\Search\SearchComparison;
+use OC\Files\Search\SearchQuery;
 use OC\Files\Storage\Wrapper\Jail;
 use OCA\Files_Sharing\SharedStorage;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
@@ -40,7 +42,11 @@ use OCP\Files\FileInfo;
 use OCP\Files\Mount\IMountPoint;
 use OCP\Files\NotFoundException;
 use OCP\Files\NotPermittedException;
+use OCP\Files\Search\ISearchComparison;
+use OCP\Files\Search\ISearchOperator;
 use OCP\Files\Search\ISearchQuery;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+use OCP\IUserSession;
 
 class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 	/**
@@ -96,8 +102,8 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 	/**
 	 * get the content of this directory
 	 *
-	 * @throws \OCP\Files\NotFoundException
 	 * @return Node[]
+	 * @throws \OCP\Files\NotFoundException
 	 */
 	public function getDirectoryListing() {
 		$folderContent = $this->view->getDirectoryContent($this->path);
@@ -200,6 +206,19 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 		throw new NotPermittedException('No create permission for path');
 	}
 
+	private function queryFromOperator(ISearchOperator $operator, string $uid = null): ISearchQuery {
+		if (!$uid) {
+			/** @var IUserSession $session */
+			$session = \OC::$server->query(IUserSession::class);
+			$user = $session->getUser();
+		} else {
+			/** @var IUserManager $userManager */
+			$userManager = \OC::$server->query(IUserManager::class);
+			$user = $userManager->get($uid);
+		}
+		return new SearchQuery($operator, 0, 0, [], $user);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * search for files with the name matching $query
 	 *
@@ -208,40 +227,10 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 	 */
 	public function search($query) {
 		if (is_string($query)) {
-			return $this->searchCommon('search', ['%' . $query . '%']);
-		} else {
-			return $this->searchCommon('searchQuery', [$query]);
+			$query = $this->queryFromOperator(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_LIKE, 'name', '%' . $query . '%'));
 		}
-	}
 
-	/**
-	 * search for files by mimetype
-	 *
-	 * @param string $mimetype
-	 * @return Node[]
-	 */
-	public function searchByMime($mimetype) {
-		return $this->searchCommon('searchByMime', [$mimetype]);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * search for files by tag
-	 *
-	 * @param string|int $tag name or tag id
-	 * @param string $userId owner of the tags
-	 * @return Node[]
-	 */
-	public function searchByTag($tag, $userId) {
-		return $this->searchCommon('searchByTag', [$tag, $userId]);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $method cache method
-	 * @param array $args call args
-	 * @return \OC\Files\Node\Node[]
-	 */
-	private function searchCommon($method, $args) {
-		$limitToHome = ($method === 'searchQuery')? $args[0]->limitToHome(): false;
+		$limitToHome = $query->limitToHome();
 		if ($limitToHome && count(explode('/', $this->path)) !== 3) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('searching by owner is only allows on the users home folder');
 		}
@@ -259,7 +248,7 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 
 		$cache = $storage->getCache('');
 
-		$results = call_user_func_array([$cache, $method], $args);
+		$results = $cache->searchQuery($query);
 		foreach ($results as $result) {
 			if ($internalRootLength === 0 or substr($result['path'], 0, $internalRootLength) === $internalPath) {
 				$result['internalPath'] = $result['path'];
@@ -277,7 +266,7 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 					$cache = $storage->getCache('');
 
 					$relativeMountPoint = ltrim(substr($mount->getMountPoint(), $rootLength), '/');
-					$results = call_user_func_array([$cache, $method], $args);
+					$results = $cache->searchQuery($query);
 					foreach ($results as $result) {
 						$result['internalPath'] = $result['path'];
 						$result['path'] = $relativeMountPoint . $result['path'];
@@ -294,6 +283,33 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 		}, $files);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * search for files by mimetype
+	 *
+	 * @param string $mimetype
+	 * @return Node[]
+	 */
+	public function searchByMime($mimetype) {
+		if (strpos($mimetype, '/') === false) {
+			$query = $this->queryFromOperator(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_LIKE, 'mimetype', $mimetype . '/%'));
+		} else {
+			$query = $this->queryFromOperator(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL, 'mimetype', $mimetype));
+		}
+		return $this->search($query);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * search for files by tag
+	 *
+	 * @param string|int $tag name or tag id
+	 * @param string $userId owner of the tags
+	 * @return Node[]
+	 */
+	public function searchByTag($tag, $userId) {
+		$query = $this->queryFromOperator(new SearchComparison(ISearchComparison::COMPARE_EQUAL, 'tagname', $tag), $userId);
+		return $this->search($query);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param int $id
 	 * @return \OC\Files\Node\Node[]
@@ -320,7 +336,7 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 
 		if (count($mountsContainingFile) === 0) {
 			if ($user === $this->getAppDataDirectoryName()) {
-				return $this->getByIdInRootMount((int) $id);
+				return $this->getByIdInRootMount((int)$id);
 			}
 			return [];
 		}
@@ -383,11 +399,11 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 
 		return [$this->root->createNode(
 			$absolutePath, new \OC\Files\FileInfo(
-				$absolutePath,
-				$mount->getStorage(),
-				$cacheEntry->getPath(),
-				$cacheEntry,
-				$mount
+			$absolutePath,
+			$mount->getStorage(),
+			$cacheEntry->getPath(),
+			$cacheEntry,
+			$mount
 		))];
 	}
 
@@ -518,10 +534,10 @@ class Folder extends Node implements \OCP\Files\Folder {
 		$query->andWhere($storageFilters);
 
 		$query->andWhere($builder->expr()->orX(
-			// handle non empty folders separate
-				$builder->expr()->neq('f.mimetype', $builder->createNamedParameter($folderMimetype, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)),
-				$builder->expr()->eq('f.size', new Literal(0))
-			))
+		// handle non empty folders separate
+			$builder->expr()->neq('f.mimetype', $builder->createNamedParameter($folderMimetype, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)),
+			$builder->expr()->eq('f.size', new Literal(0))
+		))
 			->andWhere($builder->expr()->notLike('f.path', $builder->createNamedParameter('files_versions/%')))
 			->andWhere($builder->expr()->notLike('f.path', $builder->createNamedParameter('files_trashbin/%')))
 			->orderBy('f.mtime', 'DESC')