diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 2ef97606f..16ed80bcc 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
  - fixed: Password Recovery now only works for Active users and does not allow
    deactivated users to log in
  - fixed: Gallery Search now correctly limits by class name
+ - added: A template variable to distinguish between Files and Albums in the Gallery
+   Search
 
 7.5.10
  - fix: Syntax error in GetCsMail
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Gallery.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Gallery.pm
index 30c367dac..6b9775f3a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Gallery.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Gallery.pm
@@ -1069,7 +1069,10 @@ sub www_search {
         $p->appendTemplateVars( $var );
         for my $result ( @{ $p->getPageData } ) {
             my $asset   = WebGUI::Asset->newByDynamicClass( $self->session, $result->{assetId} );
-            push @{ $var->{search_results} }, $asset->getTemplateVars;
+            push @{ $var->{search_results} }, {
+                %{ $asset->getTemplateVars },
+                isAlbum     => $asset->isa( 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::GalleryAlbum' ),
+            };
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Gallery.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Gallery.pm
index d449681f2..4ef482f1e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Gallery.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset_Gallery.pm
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ our $HELP = {
             {
                 name        => 'search_results',
                 description => 'helpvar search_results',
+                variables   => [
+                    {
+                        name        => 'isAlbum',
+                        description => 'helpvar isAlbum',
+                    },
+                ],
             },
         ],
         # All classes that can be found by a Gallery search go in here
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Gallery.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Gallery.pm
index 058f21fba..0136f7ea3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Gallery.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Gallery.pm
@@ -693,6 +693,12 @@ our $I18N = {
         lastUpdated => 0,
         context     => q{Error message when trying to add albums to uncommitted Gallery assets},
     },
+
+    'helpvar isAlbum' => {
+        message     => q{This variable is true if the current result is a GalleryAlbum.},
+        lastUpdated => 0,
+        context     => q{Description of template variable},
+    },
 };
 
 1;