diff --git a/config/config.ini b/config/config.ini
index f5f5a8f..604cb72 100644
--- a/config/config.ini
+++ b/config/config.ini
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ df = df
 ; defaults to 25
 resultsPerPage = default
 
+; The format in which to display the results
+; options are searchengine or browseview
+; defaults to searchengine
+resultsDisplayFormat = default
+
 ; The date format used when making queries using widgets
 ; defaults to Y-m-d
 dateFormat = default
diff --git a/config/dmsDefaults.php b/config/dmsDefaults.php
index 2ebdc00..ea06064 100644
--- a/config/dmsDefaults.php
+++ b/config/dmsDefaults.php
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ function catchFatalErrors($p_OnOff='On'){
 
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('search', 'searchBasePath', KT_DIR . '/search2');
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('search', 'fieldsPath', '${searchBasePath}/search/fields');
+            $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('search', 'resultsDisplayFormat', 'searchengine');
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('search', 'resultsPerPage', 25);
             $oKTConfig->setdefaultns('search', 'dateFormat', 'Y-m-d');
             
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . '/util/ktutil.inc');
 
 require_once(KT_LIB_DIR . '/ktentity.inc');
 
-$KTInit->catchFatalErrors();
+//$KTInit->catchFatalErrors();
 
 if (phpversion()<5){
 
diff --git a/resources/js/search2widget.js b/resources/js/search2widget.js
index 02be512..6c304f3 100644
--- a/resources/js/search2widget.js
+++ b/resources/js/search2widget.js
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ function onMetadataClick()
 	Ext.example.msg(sSearchTranslations[0], sSearchTranslations[2]); /* Quick Search Options, Searches will now only search metadata */
 }
 
+function onSearchEngineFormatClick()
+{
+    bResultsFormatSearchEngine = true;
+    document.location=rootURL + "/search2.php?action=searchResults&format=searchengine";
+}
+
+function onBrowseFormatClick()
+{
+    bResultsFormatSearchEngine = false;
+    document.location=rootURL + "/search2.php?action=searchResults&format=browseview";
+}
+
 function onSavedSearchClick(item)
 {
 	id = item.id.substr(11);
@@ -138,7 +150,24 @@ function createSearchBar(div, suffix)
 				},
 				{
 					text: sSearchTranslations[13] , /*Toggle results format*/
-					handler: function() { document.location=rootURL + "/search2.php?action=searchResults&format=toggle"; }
+					menu: {
+						items: [
+							new Ext.menu.CheckItem({
+								text: sSearchTranslations[14], /* search engine format */
+								id: 'cbResultsFormatSearchEngine' + suffix,
+								checked: bResultsFormatSearchEngine,
+								group: 'options',
+								handler: onSearchEngineFormatClick
+							}),
+							new Ext.menu.CheckItem({
+								text: sSearchTranslations[15], /* browse view format */
+								id: 'cbBrowseSearchEngine' +  suffix,
+								checked: !bResultsFormatSearchEngine,
+								group: 'options',
+								handler: onBrowseFormatClick
+							})
+						]
+					}
 				}
 			]
 		});
diff --git a/search2.php b/search2.php
index 5bbef82..42ad6da 100644
--- a/search2.php
+++ b/search2.php
@@ -332,22 +332,21 @@ class SearchDispatcher extends KTStandardDispatcher {
     {
         if (array_key_exists('format', $_GET))
         {
-			if ($_GET['format'] == 'toggle')
-			{
-				switch ($_SESSION['search2resultFormat'])
-				{
-					case 'searchengine':
-						$_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = 'browseview';
-						break;
-					case 'browseview':
-						$_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = 'searchengine';
-						break;
-				}
-			}
+            switch ($_GET['format']){
+                case 'searchengine':
+                    $_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = 'searchengine';
+                    break;
+                case 'browseview':
+                    $_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = 'browseview';
+                    break;
+            }
         }
         else
         {
-        	$_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = 'searchengine';
+            if(!array_key_exists('search2resultFormat', $_SESSION)){
+                global $default;
+                $_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] = $default->resultsDisplayFormat;
+            }
         }
 
         if ($_SESSION['search2resultFormat'] == 'browseview')
diff --git a/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty b/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
index 4981114..d6a9d5e 100644
--- a/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
+++ b/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@
 	                            	{assign var=count value=$count+1}
 	                            	{/foreach}
 	                            ];
+
+	                            {if $smarty.session.search2resultFormat != 'searchengine'}
+	                                var bResultsFormatSearchEngine = false;
+	                            {else}
+	                                var bResultsFormatSearchEngine = true;
+	                            {/if}
 	                            </script>
 	                            {literal}