diff --git a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
index 7dc0421b6f9..e3dd2158862 100644
--- a/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/search_controller.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ class SearchController < ApplicationController
 
   def query
     params.require(:term)
-
+    
     search_args = {guardian: guardian}
     search_args[:type_filter] = params[:type_filter] if params[:type_filter].present?
+    if params[:include_blurbs].present?
+      search_args[:include_blurbs] = params[:include_blurbs] == "true"
+    end
 
     search_context = params[:search_context]
     if search_context.present?
diff --git a/lib/search.rb b/lib/search.rb
index 7b2c270caf9..8c45f9eed4d 100644
--- a/lib/search.rb
+++ b/lib/search.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Search
     @opts = opts || {}
     @guardian = @opts[:guardian] || Guardian.new
     @search_context = @opts[:search_context]
+    @include_blurbs = @opts[:include_blurbs] || false
     @limit = Search.per_facet * Search.facets.size
     @results = GroupedSearchResults.new(@opts[:type_filter])
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ class Search
         extra_posts = posts_query(expected_topics * Search.burst_factor)
         extra_posts = extra_posts.where("posts.topic_id NOT in (?)", @results.topic_ids) if @results.topic_ids.present?
         extra_posts.each do |p|
-          @results.add_result(SearchResult.from_post(p, @search_context, @term))
+          @results.add_result(SearchResult.from_post(p, @search_context, @term, @include_blurbs))
         end
       end
     end
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ class Search
 
 
       posts.each do |p|
-        @results.add_result(SearchResult.from_post(p, @search_context, @term))
+        @results.add_result(SearchResult.from_post(p, @search_context, @term, @include_blurbs))
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/search/search_result.rb b/lib/search/search_result.rb
index 7f24b7853f1..01e3dbf2527 100644
--- a/lib/search/search_result.rb
+++ b/lib/search/search_result.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Search
       extend ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper
     end
 
-    attr_accessor :type, :id, :topic_id
+    attr_accessor :type, :id, :topic_id, :blurb
 
     # Category attributes
     attr_accessor :color, :text_color
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Search
     def initialize(row)
       row.symbolize_keys!
       @type = row[:type].to_sym
-      @url, @id, @title, @topic_id = row[:url], row[:id], row[:title], row[:topic_id]
+      @url, @id, @title, @topic_id, @blurb = row[:url], row[:id], row[:title], row[:topic_id], row[:blurb]
     end
 
     def as_json(options = nil)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Search
       json[:avatar_template] = @avatar_template if @avatar_template.present?
       json[:color] = @color if @color.present?
       json[:text_color] = @text_color if @text_color.present?
+      json[:blurb] = @blurb if @blurb.present?
       json
     end
 
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ class Search
       end
     end
 
-    def self.from_topic(t, custom_title=nil)
-      SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: t.id, id: t.id, title: custom_title || t.title, url: t.relative_url)
+    def self.from_topic(t, options = {})
+      SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: t.id, id: t.id, title: options[:custom_title] || t.title, url: t.relative_url, blurb: options[:custom_blurb])
     end
 
-    def self.from_post(p, context, term)
+    def self.from_post(p, context, term, include_blurbs=false)
       custom_title =
         if context && context.id == p.topic_id
           # TODO: rewrite this
@@ -58,14 +59,18 @@ class Search
                  excerpt: excerpt
                 )
         end
-
+      if include_blurbs
+        #add a blurb from the post to the search results
+        custom_blurb = TextHelper.excerpt(p.raw, term.split(/\s+/)[0], radius: 100)
+        custom_blurb = TextHelper.truncate(p.raw, length: 200) if custom_blurb.blank?
+      end
       if p.post_number == 1
         # we want the topic link when it's the OP
-        SearchResult.from_topic(p.topic, custom_title)
+        SearchResult.from_topic(p.topic, {custom_title: custom_title, custom_blurb: custom_blurb})
       elsif context && context.id == p.topic_id
-        SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: p.topic_id, id: "_#{p.id}", title: custom_title, url: p.url)
+        SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: p.topic_id, id: "_#{p.id}", title: custom_title, url: p.url, blurb: custom_blurb)
       else
-        SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: p.topic_id, id: p.topic.id, title: p.topic.title, url: p.url)
+        SearchResult.new(type: :topic, topic_id: p.topic_id, id: p.topic.id, title: p.topic.title, url: p.url, blurb: custom_blurb)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/components/search_spec.rb b/spec/components/search_spec.rb
index 0f4bbb16a57..72d177bfa0f 100644
--- a/spec/components/search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/search_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ require_dependency 'search'
 
 describe Search do
 
+  class TextHelper
+    extend ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper
+  end
+
   before do
     ActiveRecord::Base.observers.enable :search_observer
   end
@@ -175,13 +179,14 @@ describe Search do
     end
 
     context 'searching the OP' do
-      let!(:post) { Fabricate(:post, topic: topic, user: topic.user) }
-      let(:result) { first_of_type(Search.new('hello', type_filter: 'topic').execute, 'topic') }
+      let!(:post) { Fabricate(:post_with_long_raw_content, topic: topic, user: topic.user) }
+      let(:result) { first_of_type(Search.new('hundred', type_filter: 'topic', include_blurbs: true).execute, 'topic') }
 
       it 'returns a result correctly' do
         result.should be_present
         result[:title].should == topic.title
         result[:url].should == topic.relative_url
+        result[:blurb].should == TextHelper.excerpt(post.raw, 'hundred', radius: 100)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
index 0fb8442bec4..e51297860ef 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ describe SearchController do
     xhr :get, :query, term: 'test', type_filter: 'topic'
   end
 
+  it "performs the query and returns results including blurbs" do
+    guardian = Guardian.new
+    Guardian.stubs(:new).returns(guardian)
+
+    search = mock()
+    Search.expects(:new).with('test', guardian: guardian, include_blurbs: true).returns(search)
+    search.expects(:execute)
+
+    xhr :get, :query, term: 'test', include_blurbs: 'true'
+  end
+
   context "search context" do
 
     it "raises an error with an invalid context type" do
diff --git a/spec/fabricators/post_fabricator.rb b/spec/fabricators/post_fabricator.rb
index c8e116e62f4..5c1721e125e 100644
--- a/spec/fabricators/post_fabricator.rb
+++ b/spec/fabricators/post_fabricator.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Fabricator(:post) do
   raw "Hello world"
 end
 
+Fabricator(:post_with_long_raw_content, from: :post) do
+  raw 'This is a sample post with semi-long raw content. The raw content is also more than
+      two hundred characters to satisfy any test conditions that require content longer
+      than the typical test post raw content.'
+end
+
 Fabricator(:post_with_youtube, from: :post) do
   cooked '<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0" class="onebox" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0</a></p>'
 end