diff --git a/admin/include/functions_history.inc.php b/admin/include/functions_history.inc.php
index 43996c166..5ea27fa36 100644
--- a/admin/include/functions_history.inc.php
+++ b/admin/include/functions_history.inc.php
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ SELECT
     IP,
     section,
     category_id,
+    search_id,
     tag_ids,
     image_id,
     image_type
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/js/history.js b/admin/themes/default/js/history.js
index 995349a4e..d1fdc2ed8 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/js/history.js
+++ b/admin/themes/default/js/history.js
@@ -367,6 +367,15 @@ function lineConstructor(line, id, imageDisplay) {
       newLine.find(".detail-item-1").html(str_list).addClass('icon-dice-solid');
       newLine.find(".type-id").hide();
       break;
+    case "search":
+      newLine.find(".type-name").html(line.SECTION);
+      newLine.find(".type-id").html("#" + line.SEARCH_ID);
+      if (!line.SEARCH_ID)
+      {
+        newLine.find(".type-id").hide();
+      }
+      newLine.find(".detail-item-1").hide();
+      break;
     case "favorites":
       newLine.find(".type-name").html(str_favorites);
       newLine.find(".detail-item-1").html(str_favorites).addClass('icon-heart');
diff --git a/include/functions.inc.php b/include/functions.inc.php
index a26cc7406..7ade51abf 100644
--- a/include/functions.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions.inc.php
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ UPDATE '.USER_INFOS_TABLE.'
       $section = $page['section'];
     }
   }
-  
+
   $query = '
 INSERT INTO '.HISTORY_TABLE.'
   (
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ INSERT INTO '.HISTORY_TABLE.'
     IP,
     section,
     category_id,
+    search_id,
     image_id,
     image_type,
     format_id,
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ INSERT INTO '.HISTORY_TABLE.'
     \''.$ip.'\',
     '.(isset($section) ? "'".$section."'" : 'NULL').',
     '.(isset($page['category']['id']) ? $page['category']['id'] : 'NULL').',
+    '.(isset($page['search_id']) ? $page['search_id'] : 'NULL').',
     '.(isset($image_id) ? $image_id : 'NULL').',
     '.(isset($image_type) ? "'".$image_type."'" : 'NULL').',
     '.(isset($format_id) ? $format_id : 'NULL').',
diff --git a/include/functions_search.inc.php b/include/functions_search.inc.php
index edf3409a3..c4dd5cd73 100644
--- a/include/functions_search.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_search.inc.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function get_search_id_pattern($candidate)
 
 function get_search_info($candidate)
 {
+  global $page;
+
   // $candidate might be a search.id or a search_uuid
   $clause_pattern = get_search_id_pattern($candidate);
 
@@ -57,6 +59,12 @@ SELECT *
       fatal_error('this search is not reachable with its id, need the search_uuid instead');
     }
 
+    if (isset($page['section']) and 'search' == $page['section'])
+    {
+      // to be used later in pwg_log
+      $page['search_id'] = $searches[0]['id'];
+    }
+
     return $searches[0];
   }
 
diff --git a/include/ws_functions/pwg.php b/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
index 5510be027..9d97ca9a3 100644
--- a/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
+++ b/include/ws_functions/pwg.php
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ SELECT
         'SECTION'    => $line['section'],
         'FULL_CATEGORY_PATH'   => isset($full_cat_path[$line['category_id']]) ? strip_tags($full_cat_path[$line['category_id']]) : l10n('Root').$line['category_id'],
         'CATEGORY'   => isset($name_of_category[$line['category_id']]) ? $name_of_category[$line['category_id']] : l10n('Root').$line['category_id'],
+        'SEARCH_ID'  => $line['search_id'] ?? null,
         'TAGS'       => explode(",",$tag_names),
         'TAGIDS'     => explode(",",$tag_ids),
       )
diff --git a/install/db/168-database.php b/install/db/168-database.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8ffe31d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/db/168-database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | This file is part of Piwigo.                                          |
+// |                                                                       |
+// | For copyright and license information, please view the COPYING.txt    |
+// | file that was distributed with this source code.                      |
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+if (!defined('PHPWG_ROOT_PATH'))
+{
+  die('Hacking attempt!');
+}
+
+$upgrade_description = 'Create new column search_id in visits history table.';
+
+pwg_query('ALTER TABLE `'.PREFIX_TABLE.'history` ADD COLUMN `search_id` int(10) unsigned default NULL AFTER `category_id`;');
+
+echo "\n".$upgrade_description."\n";
+
+?>
diff --git a/install/piwigo_structure-mysql.sql b/install/piwigo_structure-mysql.sql
index cd15ae3e3..9072ae601 100644
--- a/install/piwigo_structure-mysql.sql
+++ b/install/piwigo_structure-mysql.sql
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `piwigo_history` (
   `IP` varchar(15) NOT NULL default '',
   `section` enum('categories','tags','search','list','favorites','most_visited','best_rated','recent_pics','recent_cats') default NULL,
   `category_id` smallint(5) default NULL,
+  `search_id` int(10) unsigned default NULL,
   `tag_ids` varchar(50) default NULL,
   `image_id` mediumint(8) default NULL,
   `image_type` enum('picture','high','other') default NULL,