diff --git a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
index 03254a184..4d6a107fd 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/community/communities.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ function getListingTypeFromQuery(listingType?: string): ListingType {
 function getSortTypeFromQuery(type?: string): SortType {
   return type ? (type as SortType) : "TopMonth";
 }
+function getCommunitiesQueryParams() {
+  return getQueryParams<CommunitiesProps>({
+    listingType: getListingTypeFromQuery,
+    sort: getSortTypeFromQuery,
+    page: getPageFromString,
+  });
+}
 
 export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
   private isoData = setIsoData<CommunitiesData>(this.context);
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
           </h5>
         );
       case "success": {
-        const { listingType, sort, page } = this.getCommunitiesQueryParams();
+        const { listingType, sort, page } = getCommunitiesQueryParams();
         return (
           <div>
             <h1 className="h4 mb-4">
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
       listingType: urlListingType,
       sort: urlSort,
       page: urlPage,
-    } = this.getCommunitiesQueryParams();
+    } = getCommunitiesQueryParams();
 
     const queryParams: QueryParams<CommunitiesProps> = {
       listingType: listingType ?? urlListingType,
@@ -300,8 +307,9 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
   handleSearchSubmit(i: Communities, event: any) {
     event.preventDefault();
     const searchParamEncoded = encodeURIComponent(i.state.searchText);
+    const { listingType } = getCommunitiesQueryParams();
     i.context.router.history.push(
-      `/search?q=${searchParamEncoded}&type=Communities`,
+      `/search?q=${searchParamEncoded}&type=Communities&listingType=${listingType}`,
     );
   }
 
@@ -327,14 +335,6 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
     };
   }
 
-  getCommunitiesQueryParams() {
-    return getQueryParams<CommunitiesProps>({
-      listingType: getListingTypeFromQuery,
-      sort: getSortTypeFromQuery,
-      page: getPageFromString,
-    });
-  }
-
   async handleFollow(data: {
     i: Communities;
     communityId: number;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class Communities extends Component<any, CommunitiesState> {
   async refetch() {
     this.setState({ listCommunitiesResponse: { state: "loading" } });
 
-    const { listingType, sort, page } = this.getCommunitiesQueryParams();
+    const { listingType, sort, page } = getCommunitiesQueryParams();
 
     this.setState({
       listCommunitiesResponse: await HttpService.client.listCommunities({