diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1dcd3fa9..66b22944 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 6.2 (unreleased)
 ----------------
 
+- Avoid error in search when the parameter received by ``IndexQuery`` is a ``record``.
+  (`#3007 <https://github.com/plone/Products.CMFPlone/issues/3007>`_)
+
 - Refactored and improved ZMI templates
   (`#128 <https://github.com/zopefoundation/Products.ZCatalog/pull/128>`_)
 
diff --git a/src/Products/ZCatalog/query.py b/src/Products/ZCatalog/query.py
index f7e5f949..19fef9e2 100644
--- a/src/Products/ZCatalog/query.py
+++ b/src/Products/ZCatalog/query.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
+from ZPublisher.HTTPRequest import record
+
+
 _marker = object()
 
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ def __init__(self, request, iid, options=(), operators=('or', 'and'),
         param = request[iid]
         keys = None
 
-        if isinstance(param, dict):
+        if isinstance(param, (dict, record)):
             # query is a dictionary containing all parameters
             query = param.get('query', ())
             if isinstance(query, (tuple, list)):
diff --git a/src/Products/ZCatalog/tests/test_query.py b/src/Products/ZCatalog/tests/test_query.py
index 21b8431c..0054f86c 100644
--- a/src/Products/ZCatalog/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/src/Products/ZCatalog/tests/test_query.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 import unittest
 
+from ZPublisher.HTTPRequest import record
+
 
 class TestIndexQuery(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -109,3 +111,14 @@ def test_operator_string_with_underscores(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             self._makeOne(
                 request, 'extra_path', ('query', 'operator'), ('or', 'and'))
+
+    def test_param_record(self):
+        path = record()
+        path.query = ['foo']
+        path.level = 0
+        path.operator = 'and'
+        request = {'path': path}
+        parser = self._makeOne(request, 'path', ('query', 'level', 'operator'))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('keys'), ['foo'])
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('level'), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get('operator'), 'and')