diff -r 1cefd3e1ba43 -r b55bdf60c6cd src/pyams_content/features/search/zmi/properties.py
--- a/src/pyams_content/features/search/zmi/properties.py	Wed Dec 19 10:40:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/pyams_content/features/search/zmi/properties.py	Wed Dec 19 10:40:58 2018 +0100
@@ -14,24 +14,39 @@
 
 from z3c.form import field
 
+from pyams_content import _
 from pyams_content.features.search import ISearchFolder
+from pyams_content.interfaces import MANAGE_CONTENT_PERMISSION
 from pyams_content.shared.common.zmi.properties import SharedContentPropertiesEditForm
 from pyams_content.shared.view.zmi.properties import ViewPropertiesEditForm
+from pyams_form.form import ajax_config
 from pyams_form.group import NamedWidgetsGroup
 from pyams_form.interfaces.form import IInnerSubForm
 from pyams_form.widget import HiddenSelect2FieldWidget
+from pyams_pagelet.pagelet import pagelet_config
 from pyams_skin.layer import IPyAMSLayer
 from pyams_utils.adapter import adapter_config
+from pyams_utils.interfaces import VIEW_SYSTEM_PERMISSION
 from pyams_zmi.form import InnerAdminEditForm
 
-from pyams_content import _
+
+@pagelet_config(name='properties.html', context=ISearchFolder, layer=IPyAMSLayer,
+                permission=VIEW_SYSTEM_PERMISSION)
+@ajax_config(name='properties.json', context=ISearchFolder, layer=IPyAMSLayer,
+             permission=MANAGE_CONTENT_PERMISSION)
+class SearchFolderPropertiesEditForm(SharedContentPropertiesEditForm):
+    """Search folder properties edit form"""
+
+    def updateWidgets(self, prefix=None):
+        # don't override base widgets update method
+        super(SharedContentPropertiesEditForm, self).updateWidgets(prefix)
 
 
 @adapter_config(name='view-settings',
                 context=(ISearchFolder, IPyAMSLayer, SharedContentPropertiesEditForm),
                 provides=IInnerSubForm)
-class SearchFolderPropertiesEditForm(ViewPropertiesEditForm):
-    """Search folder properties edit form extension"""
+class SearchFolderSettingsEditSubform(ViewPropertiesEditForm):
+    """Search folder settings edit sub-form extension"""
 
     legend = _("Main search settings")