diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
index b4f629fa2a..70c88946e0 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class SearchDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.date_month.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda : self.sel_date.setChecked(True))
         self.date_day.valueChanged.connect(lambda : self.sel_date.setChecked(True))
         self.date_daysago.valueChanged.connect(lambda : self.sel_daysago.setChecked(True))
+        self.date_ago_type.addItems([_('days'), _('weeks'), _('months'), _('years')])
         self.date_human.currentIndexChanged.connect(lambda : self.sel_human.setChecked(True))
         init_dateop(self.dateop_date)
         self.sel_date.setChecked(True)
@@ -143,7 +144,9 @@ class SearchDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
                     ans += '-%s' % d
             return ans
         if self.sel_daysago.isChecked():
-            return '%s%sdaysago' % (prefix, self.date_daysago.value())
+            val = self.date_daysago.value()
+            val *= {0:1, 1:7, 2:30, 3:365}[self.date_ago_type.currentIndex()]
+            return '%s%sdaysago' % (prefix, val)
         return '%s%s' % (prefix, unicode(self.date_human.itemData(self.date_human.currentIndex()) or ''))
 
     def adv_search_string(self):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.ui
index 79d95ee52f..f35946c92c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.ui
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>&amp;What kind of match to use:</string>
+      <string>What &amp;kind of match to use:</string>
      </property>
      <property name="buddy">
       <cstring>matchkind</cstring>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             <item>
              <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
               <property name="text">
-               <string>&amp;All these words:</string>
+               <string>A&amp;ll these words:</string>
               </property>
               <property name="buddy">
                <cstring>all</cstring>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             <item>
              <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
               <property name="text">
-               <string>This exact &amp;phrase:</string>
+               <string>&amp;This exact phrase:</string>
               </property>
               <property name="buddy">
                <cstring>all</cstring>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
             <item>
              <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
               <property name="text">
-               <string>&amp;One or more of these words:</string>
+               <string>O&amp;ne or more of these words:</string>
               </property>
               <property name="buddy">
                <cstring>all</cstring>
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_15">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>&amp;month</string>
+            <string>mo&amp;nth</string>
            </property>
            <property name="buddy">
             <cstring>date_month</cstring>
@@ -460,10 +460,13 @@
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item>
+          <widget class="QComboBox" name="date_ago_type"/>
+         </item>
          <item>
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>days ago</string>
+            <string> ago</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>