diff --git a/media/src/api/api.search.js b/media/src/api/api.search.js
index 721965e2..a9c5a35d 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.search.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.search.js
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@
 (/** @lends <global> */function() {
 
 var _api = DataTable.Api;
+var _null_or_undefined = function ( param ) {
+	return param === null || param === undefined;
+};
 
 
-_api.register( 'search()', function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
+_api.register( 'search()', function ( input, regex, smart, caseInsen ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'table', function ( settings ) {
 		if ( ! settings.oFeatures.bFilter ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		_fnFilterComplete( settings, {
+		_fnFilterComplete( settings, $.extend( {}, settings.oPreviousSearch, {
 			"sSearch": input+"",
 			"bRegex":  regex === null ? false : regex,
 			"bSmart":  smart === null ? true  : smart,
 			"bCaseInsensitive": caseInsen === null ? true : caseInsen
-		}, 1 );
+		} ), 1 );
 	} );
 } );
 
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ _api.register( 'search()', function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
 _api.register( [
 	'columns().search()',
 	'column().search()'
-], function ( input, caseInsen, regex, smart ) {
+], function ( input, regex, smart, caseInsen ) {
 	return this.iterator( 'column', function ( settings, column ) {
 		if ( ! settings.oFeatures.bFilter ) {
 			return;