diff --git a/apps/files/src/legacy/filelistSearch.js b/apps/files/src/legacy/filelistSearch.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..712813e6050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files/src/legacy/filelistSearch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2021 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+import { subscribe } from '@nextcloud/event-bus'
+
+(function() {
+
+	const FilesPlugin = {
+		attach(fileList) {
+			subscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.search', ({ query }) => {
+				fileList.setFilter(query)
+			})
+			subscribe('nextcloud:unified-search.reset', () => {
+				this.query = null
+				fileList.setFilter('')
+			})
+
+		},
+	}
+
+	window.OC.Plugins.register('OCA.Files.FileList', FilesPlugin)
+
+})()
diff --git a/apps/files/src/templates.js b/apps/files/src/templates.js
index be41e864854..c5d25e1ef5f 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/templates.js
+++ b/apps/files/src/templates.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import TemplatePickerView from './views/TemplatePicker'
 import { getCurrentUser } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 
+import './legacy/filelistSearch'
+
 // Set up logger
 const logger = getLoggerBuilder()
 	.setApp('files')