diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/advancedSearch.js b/chrome/content/zotero/advancedSearch.js
index 4bb5cefe7..896829686 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/advancedSearch.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/advancedSearch.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var ZoteroAdvancedSearch = new function() {
 	this.itemsView = false;
 	
 	var _searchBox;
+	var _libraryID;
 	
 	function onLoad() {
 		_searchBox = document.getElementById('zotero-search-box');
@@ -53,8 +54,11 @@ var ZoteroAdvancedSearch = new function() {
 		_searchBox.updateSearch();
 		_searchBox.active = true;
 		
-		// A minimal implementation of Zotero.CollectionTreeView
+		// A minimal implementation of Zotero.ItemGroup
 		var itemGroup = {
+			ref: {
+				libraryID: _libraryID
+			},
 			isSearchMode: function() { return true; },
 			getItems: function () {
 				var search = _searchBox.search.clone();
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ var ZoteroAdvancedSearch = new function() {
 	
 	
 	this.onLibraryChange = function (libraryID) {
+		_libraryID = libraryID;
 		document.getElementById('zotero-search-save').disabled = !Zotero.Libraries.isEditable(libraryID);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
index f1c38d93e..9303b3282 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/zotero.js
@@ -2672,6 +2672,9 @@ Zotero.DragDrop = {
 				return false;
 			}
 			var win = sourceNode.ownerDocument.defaultView;
+			if (win.document.documentElement.getAttribute('windowtype') == 'zotero:search') {
+				return win.ZoteroAdvancedSearch.itemsView.itemGroup;
+			}
 			return win.ZoteroPane.collectionsView.itemGroup;
 		}
 		else {