diff --git a/doc/contributions.txt b/doc/contributions.txt
index 876da9f210063cac749e72498033a8424cfe611a..c8125c675fbfa6e1448b8005b23668d019c7bb7a 100644
--- a/doc/contributions.txt
+++ b/doc/contributions.txt
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ Khyota Wulluf
 	VWR-9966
 Kitty Barnett
 	VWR-19699
-	WEB-1819
 Kunnis Basiat
 	VWR-82
 	VWR-102
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.cpp b/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.cpp
index 13f2d6bc17764e7b1ed920bd6e2d37542a3fd536..76caa0cf9193cffefd1e5dae811b794693c0a9a0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,14 @@ BOOL LLFloaterSearch::postBuild()
 
 void LLFloaterSearch::onOpen(const LLSD& key)
 {
-	if ( (key.has("category")) || ((mBrowser) && (mBrowser->getCurrentNavUrl().empty())) )
-	{
-		search(key);
-	}
+	search(key);
+}
+
+void LLFloaterSearch::onClose(bool app_quitting)
+{
+	// tear down the web view so we don't show the previous search
+	// result when the floater is opened next time
+	destroy();
 }
 
 void LLFloaterSearch::handleMediaEvent(LLPluginClassMedia *self, EMediaEvent event)
diff --git a/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.h b/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.h
index ba817adf7f060271b877a55d72419cbe7491af11..0a8d9bbe36986834f061b558405c2a19fc3a508b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llfloatersearch.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class LLFloaterSearch :
 	/// see search() for details on the key parameter.
 	/*virtual*/ void onOpen(const LLSD& key);
 
+	/*virtual*/ void onClose(bool app_quitting);
+
 	/// perform a search with the specific search term.
 	/// The key should be a map that can contain the following keys:
 	///  - "id": specifies the text phrase to search for