diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
index 9f20cc674..322283fcb 100755
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -175,9 +175,19 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
                     $('<button type="button" onclick="RED.workspaces.show(\''+type.substring(8).replace(/'/g,"\\'")+'\'); return false;" class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i></button>').appendTo(popOverContent)
                 }
 
-                var safeType = type.replace(/'/g,"\\'");
+                const safeType = type.replace(/'/g,"\\'");
+                function wrapStr(str) {
+                    if(str.indexOf(' ') >= 0) {
+                        return '"' + str + '"'
+                    }
+                    return str
+                }
 
-                $('<button type="button" onclick="RED.search.show(\'type:'+safeType+'\'); return false;" class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>').appendTo(popOverContent)
+                $('<button type="button"; return false;" class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>')
+                    .appendTo(popOverContent)
+                    .on('click', function() {
+                        RED.search.show('type:' + wrapStr(safeType))
+                    })
                 $('<button type="button" onclick="RED.sidebar.help.show(\''+safeType+'\'); return false;" class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px;"><i class="fa fa-book"></i></button>').appendTo(popOverContent)
 
                 $('<p>',{style:"font-size: 0.8em"}).text(metaData).appendTo(popOverContent);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/search.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/search.js
index f9cc79f08..d8035908a 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/search.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/search.js
@@ -106,14 +106,26 @@ RED.search = (function() {
         return val;
     }
 
+    function extractType(val, flags) {
+        // extracts:  type:XYZ  &  type:"X Y Z"
+        console.log(`extractType(val, flags): val:${val}`)
+        const regEx = /(?:type):\s*(?:"([^"]+)"|([^" ]+))/;
+        let m
+        while ((m = regEx.exec(val)) !== null) {
+            // avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches
+            if (m.index === regEx.lastIndex) {
+                regEx.lastIndex++;
+            }
+            val = val.replace(m[0]," ").trim()
+            const flag = m[2] || m[1] // quoted entries in capture group 1, unquoted in capture group 2
+            flags.type = flags.type || [];
+            flags.type.push(flag);
+        }
+        return val;
+    }
+
     function search(val) {
         var results = [];
-        var typeFilter;
-        var m = /(?:^| )type:([^ ]+)/.exec(val);
-        if (m) {
-            val = val.replace(/(?:^| )type:[^ ]+/,"");
-            typeFilter = m[1];
-        }
         var flags = {};
         val = extractFlag(val,"invalid",flags);
         val = extractFlag(val,"unused",flags);
@@ -121,18 +133,20 @@ RED.search = (function() {
         val = extractFlag(val,"subflow",flags);
         val = extractFlag(val,"hidden",flags);
         val = extractFlag(val,"modified",flags);
-        val = extractValue(val,"flow",flags);// flow:active or flow:<flow-id>
+        val = extractValue(val,"flow",flags);// flow:current or flow:<flow-id>
         val = extractValue(val,"uses",flags);// uses:<node-id>
+        val = extractType(val,flags);// uses:<node-id>
         val = val.trim();
         var hasFlags = Object.keys(flags).length > 0;
         if (flags.flow && flags.flow.indexOf("current") >= 0) {
             let idx = flags.flow.indexOf("current");
-            flags.flow[idx] = RED.workspaces.active();//convert active to flow ID
+            flags.flow[idx] = RED.workspaces.active();//convert 'current' to active flow ID
         }
         if (flags.flow && flags.flow.length) {
             flags.flow = [ ...new Set(flags.flow) ]; //deduplicate
         }
-        if (val.length > 0 || typeFilter || hasFlags) {
+        const hasTypeFilter = flags.type && flags.type.length > 0
+        if (val.length > 0 || hasFlags) {
             val = val.toLowerCase();
             var i;
             var j;
@@ -146,8 +160,8 @@ RED.search = (function() {
             }
             for (i=0;i<keys.length;i++) {
                 var key = keys[i];
-                var kpos = keys[i].indexOf(val);
-                if (kpos > -1) {
+                var kpos = val ? keys[i].indexOf(val) : -1;
+                if (kpos > -1 || (val === "" && hasTypeFilter)) {
                     var ids = Object.keys(index[key]||{});
                     for (j=0;j<ids.length;j++) {
                         var node = index[key][ids[j]];
@@ -197,12 +211,16 @@ RED.search = (function() {
                                 continue;
                             }
                         }
-                        if (!typeFilter || node.node.type === typeFilter) {
-                            nodes[node.node.id] = nodes[node.node.id] = {
+                        let typeIndex = -1
+                        if(hasTypeFilter) {
+                            typeIndex = flags.type.indexOf(node.node.type)
+                        }
+                        if (!hasTypeFilter || typeIndex > -1) {
+                            nodes[node.node.id] = nodes[node.node.id] || {
                                 node: node.node,
                                 label: node.label
                             };
-                            nodes[node.node.id].index = Math.min(nodes[node.node.id].index||Infinity,kpos);
+                            nodes[node.node.id].index = Math.min(nodes[node.node.id].index || Infinity, typeIndex > -1 ? typeIndex : kpos);
                         }
                     }
                 }