diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.advancedsearch_widget.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.advancedsearch_widget.inc.php
index f4b77c21df..7b114b3395 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.advancedsearch_widget.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.advancedsearch_widget.inc.php
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@
 					'label' => 'Operator',
 					'no_lang' => true,
 				)));
+				$tpl->add_child($button_box, $meth_select = $tpl->empty_cell('select','meth_select',array(
+					'sel_options' => array(
+						'%' => lang('contains'),
+						false => lang('exact'),
+					),
+					'no_lang' => true,
+					'default' => '%',
+				)));
 				$tpl->add_child($button_box, $search_button = $tpl->empty_cell('button','button[search]',array(
 					'label' => 'Search',
 				)));
@@ -260,8 +268,9 @@
 			$order_by = $query['order'] ? $query['order'].' '.$query['sort'] : '';
 			$only_keys = implode(',',array_flip($query['colums_to_present']));
 			$rows = ExecMethod2($query['search_method'],$query['search_values'],$only_keys,
-				$order_by,'','','',$query['search_values']['opt_select'],$query['start']);
-			$result = ExecMethod2($query['search_method'],$query['search_values'],$only_keys,'','','','',$query['search_values']['opt_select'],false,'','',false);
+				$order_by,'',$query['search_values']['meth_select'],'',$query['search_values']['opt_select'],$query['start']);
+			$result = ExecMethod2($query['search_method'],$query['search_values'],$only_keys,
+				'','',$query['search_values']['meth_select'],'',$query['search_values']['opt_select'],false,'','',false);
 			// We store the result in session so actions can fetch them here:
 			$GLOBALS['egw']->session->appsession('advanced_search_result',$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'],$result);
 			return count($result);
diff --git a/etemplate/setup/phpgw_de.lang b/etemplate/setup/phpgw_de.lang
index e7824210b6..a1030a4c25 100644
--- a/etemplate/setup/phpgw_de.lang
+++ b/etemplate/setup/phpgw_de.lang
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ comment	etemplate	de	Kommentar
 confirm	etemplate	de	bestätigen
 confirmation message or custom javascript (returning true or false)	etemplate	de	Bestätigungsmeldung oder spezielles Javascript (true oder false zurücklieferned)
 confirmation necesary or custom java-script	etemplate	de	Bestätigung notwendig oder spezielles Javascript
+contains	etemplate	de	enthalten
 create a new table for the application	etemplate	de	Neue Tabelle für die Anwendung anlegen
 creates an english ('en') langfile from label and helptexts (for application in name)	etemplate	de	erzeugt eine englische ('en') Sprachdatei aus den Beschriftungen und Hilfetexten (für die Anwendung in Name)
 css class for the table-tag	etemplate	de	CSS class der Tabelle
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ of	etemplate	de	von
 onclick	etemplate	de	onClick
 only an other version found !!!	etemplate	de	nur eine andere Version gefunden !!!
 open the online help.	etemplate	de	Öffnet die online Hilfe.
+operator	etemplate	de	Operator
 optional note about the link	etemplate	de	optionale Notiz zur Verknüpfung
 options	etemplate	de	Optionen
 order to navigating by tab key through the form	etemplate	de	Reihenfolger bei der Navigation mit der Tabulator Taste durch das Formular
diff --git a/etemplate/setup/phpgw_en.lang b/etemplate/setup/phpgw_en.lang
index 9bc0a8c975..9f78f1291c 100644
--- a/etemplate/setup/phpgw_en.lang
+++ b/etemplate/setup/phpgw_en.lang
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ comment	etemplate	en	Comment
 confirm	etemplate	en	confirm
 confirmation message or custom javascript (returning true or false)	etemplate	en	confirmation message or custom javascript (returning true or false)
 confirmation necesary or custom java-script	etemplate	en	confirmation necesary or custom java-script
+contains	etemplate	en	contains
 create a new table for the application	etemplate	en	Create a new table for the application
 creates an english ('en') langfile from label and helptexts (for application in name)	etemplate	en	creates an english ('en') langfile from label and helptexts (for application in Name)
 css class for the table-tag	etemplate	en	CSS class for the table-tag
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ of	etemplate	en	of
 onclick	etemplate	en	onClick
 only an other version found !!!	etemplate	en	only an other Version found !!!
 open the online help.	etemplate	en	Open the online help.
+operator	etemplate	en	Operator
 optional note about the link	etemplate	en	optional note about the Link
 options	etemplate	en	Options
 order to navigating by tab key through the form	etemplate	en	Order to navigating by tab key through the form