diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
index 9c6d566..9140d92 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ module Noosfero
               scope = profile.nil? ? environment.articles.public : profile.articles.public
 
               scope = scope.where(:type => params[:type]) if params[:type] && !(params[:type] == 'Article')
+
+              scope = scope.where(:parent_id => params[:parent]) if params[:parent].present?
               
               category = params[:category] || ""
 
diff --git a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
index 6e9003f..b32e2f4 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper'
 
 class SearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
-  def create_article_with_optional_category(name, profile, category = nil)
-    fast_create(Article, {:name => name, :profile_id => profile.id }, :search => true, :category => category, :title => name)
+  def create_article_with_optional_category(name, profile, category = nil, parent = nil)
+    fast_create(Article, {:name => name, :profile_id => profile.id }, :search => true, :category => category, :title => name, :parent => parent)
   end
 
   should 'not list unpublished articles' do
@@ -97,11 +97,24 @@ class SearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'search with fields' do
-	person = fast_create(Person)
+	  person = fast_create(Person)
   	art = create_article_with_optional_category('an article to be found', person)
     get "/api/v1/search/article?fields=title"
     json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
     assert_not_empty json['articles']
 	assert_equal ['title'], json['articles'].first.keys
   end
+
+  should 'search with parent' do
+    person = fast_create(Person)
+    parent = fast_create(Folder, :profile_id => person.id, :name => "parent", :published => true)
+    art = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :name => "child", :parent_id => parent.id)
+    art2 = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :name => "child2")
+    get "/api/v1/search/article?parent=#{parent.id}"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_not_empty json['articles']
+    assert_equal art.id, json['articles'].first["id"]
+    assert_equal 1, json['articles'].count
+  end  
+
 end
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