diff --git a/src/Products/ZCatalog/Catalog.py b/src/Products/ZCatalog/Catalog.py
index 95c893d5..6db61c3e 100644
--- a/src/Products/ZCatalog/Catalog.py
+++ b/src/Products/ZCatalog/Catalog.py
@@ -587,8 +587,9 @@ def _search_index(self, cr, index_id, query, rs):
 
         return rs
 
-    def search(self, query,
-               sort_index=None, reverse=False, limit=None, merge=True):
+    def search(
+            self, query, sort_index=None, reverse=False, limit=None,
+            merge=True, rids=False):
         """Iterate through the indexes, applying the query to each one. If
         merge is true then return a lazy result set (sorted if appropriate)
         otherwise return the raw (possibly scored) results for later merging.
@@ -634,6 +635,10 @@ def search(self, query,
             cr.stop()
             return result
 
+        if rids:
+            cr.stop()
+            return rs
+
         # Try to deduce the sort limit from batching arguments.
         b_start, b_size, limit, sort_report_name = self._sort_limit_arguments(
             query, sort_index, reverse, limit)
@@ -1061,7 +1066,7 @@ def _getSortIndex(self, args):
             return sort_indexes
         return None
 
-    def searchResults(self, query=None, _merge=True, **kw):
+    def searchResults(self, query=None, _merge=True, rids=False, **kw):
         # You should pass in a simple dictionary as the first argument,
         # which only contains the relevant query.
         query = self.merge_query_args(query, **kw)
@@ -1081,7 +1086,8 @@ def searchResults(self, query=None, _merge=True, **kw):
                 # be nice and keep the old API intact for single sort_order
                 reverse = reverse[0]
         # Perform searches with indexes and sort_index
-        return self.search(query, sort_indexes, reverse, sort_limit, _merge)
+        return self.search(
+            query, sort_indexes, reverse, sort_limit, _merge, rids)
 
     __call__ = searchResults