diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
index c5a92eaeb8..88598f7afb 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ Zotero.Search.prototype._buildQuery = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* () {
 							}
 						}
 						else {
-							col = yield objectTypeClass.getByLibraryAndKeyAsync(
+							obj = yield objectTypeClass.getByLibraryAndKeyAsync(
 								objLibraryID, objKey
 							);
 						}
@@ -1175,12 +1175,10 @@ Zotero.Search.prototype._buildQuery = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* () {
 							
 							// Search descendent collections if recursive search
 							if (recursive){
-								var descendents = col.getDescendents(false, 'collection');
-								if (descendents){
-									for (var k in descendents){
-										q.push('?');
-										p.push({int:descendents[k]['id']});
-									}
+								var descendents = obj.getDescendents(false, 'collection');
+								for (let d of descendents) {
+									q.push('?');
+									p.push(d.id);
 								}
 							}
 							
diff --git a/test/tests/searchTest.js b/test/tests/searchTest.js
index 6d639ab936..41d6a42052 100644
--- a/test/tests/searchTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/searchTest.js
@@ -101,10 +101,45 @@ describe("Zotero.Search", function() {
 			if (win) {
 				win.close();
 			}
-			yield fooItem.erase();
-			yield foobarItem.erase();
+			yield fooItem.eraseTx();
+			yield foobarItem.eraseTx();
 		});
-
+		
+		it("should find item in collection", function* () {
+			var col = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [col.id] });
+			
+			var s = new Zotero.Search();
+			s.libraryID = item.libraryID;
+			s.addCondition('collection', 'is', col.key);
+			var matches = yield s.search();
+			assert.sameMembers(matches, [item.id]);
+		});
+		
+		it("shouldn't find item in collection with no items", function* () {
+			var col = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item');
+			
+			var s = new Zotero.Search();
+			s.libraryID = item.libraryID;
+			s.addCondition('collection', 'is', col.key);
+			var matches = yield s.search();
+			assert.lengthOf(matches, 0);
+		});
+		
+		it("should find item in subcollection in recursive mode", function* () {
+			var col1 = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var col2 = yield createDataObject('collection', { parentID: col1.id });
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [col2.id] });
+			
+			var s = new Zotero.Search();
+			s.libraryID = item.libraryID;
+			s.addCondition('collection', 'is', col1.key);
+			s.addCondition('recursive', 'true');
+			var matches = yield s.search();
+			assert.sameMembers(matches, [item.id]);
+		});
+		
 		it("should return matches with full-text conditions", function* () {
 			let s = new Zotero.Search();
 			s.addCondition('fulltextWord', 'contains', 'foo');