diff --git a/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search/search.html b/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search/search.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13cb21427e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search/search.html
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load search_tags %}
+{% block title %} :: {% trans "Search results" %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    {% if form %}
+        {% include "search_results_subtemplate.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if query %}
+        {% with list_title as title %}
+            {% include "generic_list_subtemplate.html" %}
+        {% endwith %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if not form and not query %}
+        {% include "generic_list_subtemplate.html" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% comment %}
+
+{% for result in page.object_list %}
+    {% with result|search_include as fragment %}
+    {% include fragment %}
+    {% endwith %}
+{% empty %}
+    <p>No results found.</p>
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endcomment %}
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block footer %}
+    {% if query %}
+        {% blocktrans %}Elapsed time: {{ elapsed_time }} seconds{% endblocktrans %}
+    {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search_results.html b/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search_results.html
index 79ded014eb..04c0dd1f8e 100644
--- a/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search_results.html
+++ b/apps/dynamic_search/templates/search_results.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %} :: {% trans "Search results" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+
     {% if form %}
             {% include "search_results_subtemplate.html" %}
     {% endif %}
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     {% if not form and not query_string %}
         {% include "generic_list_subtemplate.html" %}
     {% endif %}
+
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block footer %}
diff --git a/apps/dynamic_search/urls.py b/apps/dynamic_search/urls.py
index 8069a50342..ed2932609e 100644
--- a/apps/dynamic_search/urls.py
+++ b/apps/dynamic_search/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
 
+from .views import CustomSearchView
+
 urlpatterns = patterns('dynamic_search.views',
-    url(r'^$', 'search', (), 'search'),
+    url(r'^$', CustomSearchView(), (), 'search'),
     url(r'^advanced/$', 'search', {'advanced': True}, 'search_advanced'),
     url(r'^again/$', 'search_again', (), 'search_again'),
     url(r'^results/$', 'results', (), 'results'),
diff --git a/apps/dynamic_search/views.py b/apps/dynamic_search/views.py
index 0fff396b85..67820c7251 100644
--- a/apps/dynamic_search/views.py
+++ b/apps/dynamic_search/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 import urlparse
 
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils.http import urlencode
 
+from haystack.views import SearchView
+
 from dynamic_search.models import RecentSearch
 from dynamic_search.api import perform_search
 from dynamic_search.forms import SearchForm, AdvancedSearchForm
@@ -16,6 +19,43 @@ from dynamic_search.conf.settings import SHOW_OBJECT_TYPE
 from dynamic_search.conf.settings import LIMIT
 
 
+class CustomSearchView(SearchView):
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+
+        return super(CustomSearchView, self).__call__(*args, **kwargs)
+        
+    def create_response(self):
+        """
+        Generates the actual HttpResponse to send back to the user.
+        """
+        #(paginator, page) = self.build_page()
+
+        context = {
+            'query': self.query,
+            'form': self.form,
+            'object_list': [result.object for result in self.results],
+            #'page': page,
+            #'paginator': paginator,
+            'suggestion': None,
+            'submit_label': _(u'Search'),
+            'submit_icon_famfam': 'zoom',
+            'form_title': _(u'Search'),
+            'form_hide_required_text': True,
+            'list_title': _(u'results for: %s') % self.query,
+            'hide_links': True,
+            'multi_select_as_buttons': True,
+            'elapsed_time': unicode(datetime.datetime.now() - self.start_time).split(':')[2]
+
+        }
+
+        #if self.results and hasattr(self.results, 'query') and self.results.query.backend.include_spelling:
+        #    context['suggestion'] = self.form.get_suggestion()
+
+        context.update(self.extra_context())
+        return render_to_response(self.template, context, context_instance=self.context_class(self.request))
+   
+
 def results(request, extra_context=None):
     context = {}