diff --git a/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/bin/unity-recoll-daemon.in b/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/bin/unity-recoll-daemon.in
index 404e29a2..f44fc6ae 100755
--- a/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/bin/unity-recoll-daemon.in
+++ b/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/bin/unity-recoll-daemon.in
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ def create_lens ():
 	
 
 	# Populate filters
-	lens.props.filters = []
+        filters = []
 
         # We should get the categories from the config but the python
-        # module currently has no code for this.
+        # module currently has no code for this. CheckOption or RadioOption?
 	filter = Unity.RadioOptionFilter.new("rclcat", "Category",
-                                             Gio.ThemedIcon.new(""), False)
+                Gio.ThemedIcon.new("input-keyboard-symbolic"), False)
 
         filter.add_option("text", "Text", None);
         filter.add_option("spreadsheet", "Spreadsheet", None);
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def create_lens ():
         filter.add_option("message", "Message", None);
         filter.add_option("other", "Other", None);
 
-        lens.props.filters.append(filter)
+        filters.append(filter)
+
+        lens.props.filters = filters
 	return lens
 
 lens = create_lens ()
diff --git a/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/recollscope/rclsearch.py b/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/recollscope/rclsearch.py
index 2adfda16..6d181058 100755
--- a/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/recollscope/rclsearch.py
+++ b/src/desktop/unity-lens-recoll/recollscope/rclsearch.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ class Scope (Unity.Scope):
 		Unity.Scope.__init__ (self, dbus_path="/org/recoll/unitylensrecoll/scope/main")
 		
 		# Listen for changes and requests
-		self.connect ("notify::active-search", self._on_search_changed)
-		self.connect ("notify::active-global-search", self._on_global_search_changed)
+		self.connect("notify::active-search", self._on_search_changed)
+		self.connect("notify::active-global-search", self._on_global_search_changed)
+		self.connect("filters-changed", self._on_search_changed);
 
 		# Bliss loaded the apps_tree menu here, let's connect to 
                 # the index
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class Scope (Unity.Scope):
 		self._do_browse (self.props.results_model)
 		self._do_browse (self.props.global_results_model)
 	
-	def _on_search_changed (self, scope, param_spec):
+	def _on_search_changed (self, scope, param_spec=None):
 		search = self.get_search_string()
 		results = scope.props.results_model
 		
@@ -115,6 +116,11 @@ class Scope (Unity.Scope):
 		if search_string == "":
                         return True
 
+		fcat = self.get_filter("rclcat")
+                for option in fcat.options:
+                        if option.props.active:
+                                search_string += " rclcat:" + option.props.id 
+
                 # Do the recoll thing
                 query = self.db.query()
                 try: