diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/client.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/client.js
index 9dd75ea522f..b7fe576ebd0 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/client.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/client.js
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@
       }
 
       var map = {};
+      // If given a 'result' array then convert it into a Result dict inside a Result dict.
+      data = data.result ? { 'ResultSet': { 'Result': data.result.map(x => ({'Name': x})) } } : data;
+      // If given a Result dict inside a ResultSet dict then use the Result dict.
       var raw = jQuery.isArray(data) ? data : data.ResultSet && data.ResultSet.Result || {};
 
       var items = jQuery.map(raw, function (item) {