diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
index 5639389..fa2b6fc 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ module Noosfero
             child.hit
             present child, :with => Entities::Article, :fields => params[:fields]
           end
-
+          
           desc 'Suggest a article to another profile' do
             detail 'Suggest a article to another profile (person, community...)'
             params Noosfero::API::Entities::Article.documentation
diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
index 6bfbb6c..2edd3c4 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ module Noosfero
 
               scope = scope.joins(:categories).where(:categories => {:id => params[:category_ids]}) if params[:category_ids].present?
 
+              scope = scope.where('children_count > 0') if params[:has_children].present?
+
               query = params[:query] || ""
               order = "more_recent"
 
diff --git a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
index 90cb63e..dd608d6 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/articles_test.rb
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ class ArticlesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'list article children' do
-    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
-    child1 = fast_create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
-    child2 = fast_create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some thing")
+    article = create(Article, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Parent")
+    child1 = create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some Child")
+    child2 = create(Article, :parent_id => article.id, :profile_id => user.person.id, :name => "Some Child2")
     get "/api/v1/articles/#{article.id}/children?#{params.to_query}"
     json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+
     assert_equivalent [child1.id, child2.id], json["articles"].map { |a| a["id"] }
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
index 823442b..64b2791 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ class SearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not_empty json['articles']
   end
 
+  should 'list only articles that has children' do
+    article = fast_create(Article, :profile_id => person.id)
+    parent = create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :name => 'parent article')
+    child = create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :parent_id => parent.id, :name => 'child article')
+
+    get "/api/v1/search/article?has_children=true"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_equal parent.id, json['articles'].first['id']
+  end
+
   should 'invalid search string articles' do
     fast_create(Article, :profile_id => person.id, :name => 'some article')
     get "/api/v1/search/article?query=test"
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