diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
index a84ec055..8d86d9d8 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
   handleSearchSubmit(i: Communities, event: any) {
     event.preventDefault();
     const searchParamEncoded = encodeURIComponent(i.state.searchText);
-    i.context.router.history.push(`/search?q=${searchParamEncoded}`);
+    i.context.router.history.push(
+      `/search?q=${searchParamEncoded}&type=Communities`
+    );
   }
 
   static async fetchInitialData({