diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index c3009029b..b965cb61d 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="searchres_napps">Found %1$d applications matching \'%2$s\':</string>
+    <string name="searchres_oneapp">Found one application matching \'%s\':</string>
+    <string name="searchres_noapps">No applications were found matching \'%s\'</string>
     <string name="SignatureMismatch">The new version is signed with a different key to the old one. To install the new version, the old one must be uninstalled first. Please do this and try again. (Note that uninstalling will erase any internal data stored by the application)</string>
 	<string name="version">Version</string>
 	<string name="n_versions_available">%d versions available</string>
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/SearchResults.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/SearchResults.java
index ac3fa6a59..a3b95339d 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/SearchResults.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/SearchResults.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.TextView;
 
 public class SearchResults extends ListActivity {
        
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ public class SearchResults extends ListActivity {
             String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
             DB db = new DB(this);
             Vector<DB.App> apps = db.getApps(null, query, false);
+            TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.description);
+            String headertext;
+            if(apps.size()==0)
+                headertext = String.format(getString(R.string.searchres_noapps),query);
+            else if(apps.size()==1)
+                headertext = String.format(getString(R.string.searchres_oneapp),query);
+            else
+                headertext = String.format(getString(R.string.searchres_napps),apps.size(),query);
+            tv.setText(headertext);
             Log.d("FDroid", "Search for '" + query + "' returned "
                     + apps.size() + " results");
             for (DB.App app : apps) {