diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb b/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
index e367e10..25f83e7 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ class ElasticsearchPluginController < ApplicationController
   helper ElasticsearchPluginHelper
 
   def index
-    search()
-    render :action => 'search'
+    search
   end
 
   def search
@@ -16,6 +15,11 @@ class ElasticsearchPluginController < ApplicationController
     define_sort_types
     define_categories
     define_results
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { render :action => 'search' }
+      format.js
+      params["format"] = ""
+    end
   end
 
   def define_results
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/public/javascripts/categories.js b/plugins/elasticsearch/public/javascripts/categories.js
index 6cad80e..de2eeef 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/public/javascripts/categories.js
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/public/javascripts/categories.js
@@ -4,14 +4,22 @@ var main = function() {
   var url = window.location.href;
   var indexOfCategories;
 
-  url = url.replace(/&categories.*/g, "");
-  url += "&categories=";
-
   $(".categories ul li input[checked]").map(function(idx, element) {
     categories.push(element.value);
   });
 
   $('.categories ul li input[type=checkbox]').on('click', function(){
+    var dataParams = {};
+
+    url = url.replace(/.*\?/, "");
+    var params = url.split('&');
+    console.log("Dataparams: ", params);
+    params.map(function(param) {
+      var item = param.split('=');
+      dataParams[item[0]] = item[1];
+    });
+
+
     var idx = categories.indexOf(this.value);
     if (idx == -1) {
       categories.push(this.value);
@@ -19,8 +27,16 @@ var main = function() {
       categories.splice(idx, 1);
     }
 
-    url += categories.join(",");
-    window.location.href = url;
+    $.ajax({
+      method: "GET",
+      url: "/search?format=js",
+      data: {
+        categories: categories.join(","),
+        selected_type: dataParams["selected_type"],
+        filter: dataParams["filter"],
+        query: dataParams["query"]
+      }
+    });
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/test/api/elasticsearch_plugin_api_test.rb b/plugins/elasticsearch/test/api/elasticsearch_plugin_api_test.rb
index a1d9519..6bcd845 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/test/api/elasticsearch_plugin_api_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/test/api/elasticsearch_plugin_api_test.rb
@@ -122,4 +122,16 @@ class ElasticsearchPluginApiTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal 3, json["results"].count
   end
 
+  should 'respond with only categories from given model' do
+    get "/api/v1/search?selected_type=community&categories=1,2,3"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal 3, json["results"].count
+
+    get "/api/v1/search?selected_type=person&categories=1,2"
+    json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    assert_equal 200, last_response.status
+    assert_equal 0, json["results"].count
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/_search_collection.html.erb b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/_search_collection.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7558f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/_search_collection.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<% for result in @results.to_a %>
+  <% for klass in @searchable_types.keys %>
+    <% next if klass.to_s.include? "all" %>
+    <% if result.is_a? klass.to_s.classify.constantize %>
+      <div class="search-item">
+        <%= render partial: "#{klass}_display", :locals => { klass => result} %>
+      </div>
+      <% break %>
+    <% end %>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
+
+<div class="search_paginate">
+  <%= pagination_links @results if @results.count > 0 %>
+</div>
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.html.erb b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.html.erb
index 7ce5272..6f477cc 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.html.erb
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.html.erb
@@ -44,25 +44,14 @@
 
       <div class="categories">
         <h3 class="box-title"><%= _("Categories") %></h3>
-        <%= render_categories(@categories, @selected_categories) %>
+        <div id="categories-list">
+          <%= render_categories(@categories, @selected_categories) %>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <div class="results">
-      <% for result in @results.to_a %>
-        <% for klass in @searchable_types.keys %>
-          <% next if klass.to_s.include? "all" %>
-          <% if result.is_a? klass.to_s.classify.constantize %>
-            <div class="search-item">
-              <%= render partial: "#{klass}_display", :locals => { klass => result} %>
-            </div>
-            <% break %>
-          <% end %>
-        <% end %>
-      <% end %>
-      <div class="search_paginate">
-        <%= pagination_links @results if @results.count > 0 %>
-      </div>
+      <%= render :partial => 'search_collection' %>
     </div>
 
   </div>
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.js.erb b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cdf965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/views/elasticsearch_plugin/search.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+$(".results").html("<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'search_collection') %>");
+
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