diff --git a/modules/communication/m.skins/default/messages.html b/modules/communication/m.skins/default/messages.html
index 8967d5ad5..968aebc40 100644
--- a/modules/communication/m.skins/default/messages.html
+++ b/modules/communication/m.skins/default/messages.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 <form action="{Context::getRequestUri()}" method="get" no-error-return-url="true" class="search">
 	<input type="hidden" name="mid" value="{$mid}" />
 	<input type="hidden" name="act" value="{$act}" />
+	<input type="hidden" name="message_type" value="{$message_type ?? 'R'}" />
 	<select name="search_target" title="{$lang->search_target}">
 		<option value="title" selected="selected"|cond="isset($search_target) && $search_target == 'title'">{$lang->title}</option>
 		<option value="title_content" selected="selected"|cond="isset($search_target) && $search_target == 'title_content'">{$lang->title_content}</option>
diff --git a/modules/communication/skins/default/messages.html b/modules/communication/skins/default/messages.html
index 585e1897c..7d7767927 100644
--- a/modules/communication/skins/default/messages.html
+++ b/modules/communication/skins/default/messages.html
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 	<form action="{Context::getRequestUri()}" method="get" no-error-return-url="true" style="float:left">
 		<input type="hidden" name="mid" value="{$mid}" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="act" value="{$act}" />
+		<input type="hidden" name="message_type" value="{$message_type ?? 'R'}" />
 		<select name="search_target" title="{$lang->search_target}">
 			<option value="title" selected="selected"|cond="isset($search_target) && $search_target == 'title'">{$lang->title}</option>
 			<option value="title_content" selected="selected"|cond="isset($search_target) && $search_target == 'title_content'">{$lang->title_content}</option>