diff --git a/lib/searchaction.php b/lib/searchaction.php
index 71ab3a6ef5..70e63146a6 100644
--- a/lib/searchaction.php
+++ b/lib/searchaction.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SearchAction extends Action
 
     function showLocalNav()
     {
-        $nav = new SearchGroupNav($this);
+        $nav = new SearchGroupNav($this, $this->trimmed('q'));
         $nav->show();
     }
 
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ class SearchAction extends Action
         return null;
     }
 
-    function show_header($arr)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
     function showNoticeForm() {
         // remote post notice form
     }
diff --git a/lib/searchgroupnav.php b/lib/searchgroupnav.php
index 2a0f5a6ea2..4ea2266926 100644
--- a/lib/searchgroupnav.php
+++ b/lib/searchgroupnav.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/widget.php';
 class SearchGroupNav extends Widget
 {
     var $action = null;
+    var $q = null;
 
     /**
      * Construction
@@ -55,10 +56,11 @@ class SearchGroupNav extends Widget
      * @param Action $action current action, used for output
      */
 
-    function __construct($action=null)
+    function __construct($action=null, $q = null)
     {
         parent::__construct($action);
         $this->action = $action;
+        $this->q = $q;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -71,9 +73,13 @@ class SearchGroupNav extends Widget
     {
         $action_name = $this->action->trimmed('action');
         $this->action->elementStart('ul', array('class' => 'nav'));
-        $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('peoplesearch'), _('People'),
+        $args = array();
+        if ($this->q) {
+            $args['q'] = $this->q;
+        }
+        $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('peoplesearch', $args), _('People'),
             _('Find people on this site'), $action_name == 'peoplesearch', 'nav_search_people');
-        $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('noticesearch'), _('Notice'),
+        $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('noticesearch', $args), _('Notice'),
             _('Find content of notices'), $action_name == 'noticesearch', 'nav_search_notice');
         $this->action->elementEnd('ul');
     }