diff --git a/src/calibre/library/server/base.py b/src/calibre/library/server/base.py
index 84e748a949..3a081fc427 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/server/base.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/server/base.py
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ class LibraryServer(ContentServer, MobileServer, XMLServer, OPDSServer, Cache,
         cherrypy.engine.graceful()
 
     def set_search_restriction(self, restriction):
+        self.search_restriction_name = restriction
         if restriction:
             self.search_restriction = 'search:"%s"'%restriction
         else:
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/server/browse.py b/src/calibre/library/server/browse.py
index ea69ad77ef..ea86de4c1b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/server/browse.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/server/browse.py
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ def render_rating(rating, container='span', prefix=None): # {{{
 
 # }}}
 
-def get_category_items(category, items, db, datatype): # {{{
+def get_category_items(category, items, restriction, datatype): # {{{
+
+    if category == 'search':
+        items = [x for x in items if x.name != restriction]
 
     def item(i):
         templ = (u'<div title="{4}" class="category-item">'
@@ -299,6 +302,7 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
         category_meta = self.db.field_metadata
         cats = [
                 (_('Newest'), 'newest', 'forward.png'),
+                (_('All books'), 'allbooks', 'book.png'),
                 ]
 
         def getter(x):
@@ -370,7 +374,8 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
 
         if len(items) <= self.opts.max_opds_ungrouped_items:
             script = 'false'
-            items = get_category_items(category, items, self.db, datatype)
+            items = get_category_items(category, items,
+                    self.search_restriction_name, datatype)
         else:
             getter = lambda x: unicode(getattr(x, 'sort', x.name))
             starts = set([])
@@ -440,7 +445,8 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
                 entries.append(x)
 
         sort = self.browse_sort_categories(entries, sort)
-        entries = get_category_items(category, entries, self.db, datatype)
+        entries = get_category_items(category, entries,
+                self.search_restriction_name, datatype)
         return json.dumps(entries, ensure_ascii=False)
 
 
@@ -451,6 +457,8 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
             ans = self.browse_toplevel()
         elif category == 'newest':
             raise cherrypy.InternalRedirect('/browse/matches/newest/dummy')
+        elif category == 'allbooks':
+            raise cherrypy.InternalRedirect('/browse/matches/allbooks/dummy')
         else:
             ans = self.browse_category(category, category_sort)
 
@@ -478,16 +486,20 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
             raise cherrypy.HTTPError(404, 'invalid category id: %r'%cid)
         categories = self.categories_cache()
 
-        if category not in categories and category != 'newest':
+        if category not in categories and \
+                category not in ('newest', 'allbooks'):
             raise cherrypy.HTTPError(404, 'category not found')
         fm = self.db.field_metadata
         try:
             category_name = fm[category]['name']
             dt = fm[category]['datatype']
         except:
-            if category != 'newest':
+            if category not in ('newest', 'allbooks'):
                 raise
-            category_name = _('Newest')
+            category_name = {
+                    'newest' : _('Newest'),
+                    'allbooks' : _('All books'),
+            }[category]
             dt = None
 
         hide_sort = 'true' if dt == 'series' else 'false'
@@ -498,8 +510,10 @@ class BrowseServer(object):
             except:
                 raise cherrypy.HTTPError(404, 'Search: %r not understood'%which)
         elif category == 'newest':
-            ids = list(self.db.data.iterallids())
+            ids = self.search_cache('')
             hide_sort = 'true'
+        elif category == 'allbooks':
+            ids = self.search_cache('')
         else:
             q = category
             if q == 'news':