diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index b8ce1179b..9ad8338d4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  - fixed #11436: Inbox invitation use mail send instead of mail queue
  - fixed #11385: Wrong user in onCompletePurchase
  - fixed #11435: Invitation mail uses wrong mail 'from' header
+ - fixed #11440: Search for thread with containers
 
 7.8.12
  - fixed #11285: Pasting HTML into Code Editor in IE
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
index f3ee74007..51c791b03 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post.pm
@@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ sub getDeleteUrl {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 getDirectLinkUrl ( )
+=head2 getThreadLinkUrl ( )
 
 Returns the URL for this Post, which links directly to its anchor and page.
 
 =cut
 
-sub getDirectLinkUrl {
+sub getThreadLinkUrl {
 	my $self = shift;
     my $url;
     my $page_size = $self->getThread->getParent->get('postsPerPage');
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
index 8196683bb..809fa5e0f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Post/Thread.pm
@@ -340,15 +340,39 @@ sub getAutoCommitWorkflowId {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-=head2 getDirectLinkUrl ( )
+=head2 getCSLinkUrl ( )
+
+This URL links to the page of the CS containing this thread, similar
+to the getThreadLink for the Post.  It does not contain the gateway
+for the site.
+
+=cut
+
+sub getCSLinkUrl {
+	my $self = shift;
+    my $url;
+    my $cs         = $self->getParent;
+    my $page_size  = $cs->get('threadsPerPage');
+    my $place      = $self->getRank+1;
+    my $last_place = $cs->getLastChild->getRank+1;
+    my $page       = int(($last_place - $place)/$page_size) + 1;
+    my $page_frag  = 'pn='.$page.';sortBy=lineage;sortOrder=desc';
+    $url = $self->session->url->append($cs->get('url'), $page_frag);
+    return $url;
+}
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getThreadLinkUrl ( )
 
 Extend the base method from Post to remove the pagination query fragment
 
 =cut
 
-sub getDirectLinkUrl {
+sub getThreadLinkUrl {
 	my $self = shift;
-    my $url = $self->SUPER::getDirectLinkUrl();
+    my $url = $self->SUPER::getThreadLinkUrl();
     $url =~ s/\?pn=\d+//;
     if ($url =~ m{;revision=\d+}) {
         $url =~ s/;revision/?revision/;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
index 1384d4143..56569c70e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Collaboration.pm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
 			if ($self->get("displayLastReply")) {
 				my $lastPost = $post->getLastPost();
 				%lastReply = (
-					"lastReply.url"                 => $lastPost->getDirectLinkUrl,
+					"lastReply.url"                 => $lastPost->getThreadLinkUrl,
                     "lastReply.title"               => $lastPost->get("title"),
                     "lastReply.user.isVisitor"      => $lastPost->get("ownerUserId") eq "1",
                     "lastReply.username"            => $lastPost->get("username"),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ sub appendPostListTemplateVars {
 		my %postVars = (
 			%{$post->get},
             "id"                    => $post->getId,
-            "url"                   => $post->getDirectLinkUrl,
+            "url"                   => $post->getThreadLinkUrl,
 			rating_loop             => \@rating_loop,
 			"content"               => $post->formatContent,
             "status"                => $post->getStatus,
@@ -1161,10 +1161,14 @@ Collaboration System
 sub getThreadsPaginator {
     my $self        = shift;
 	
-    my $scratchSortBy = $self->getId."_sortBy";
+    my $scratchSortBy    = $self->getId."_sortBy";
 	my $scratchSortOrder = $self->getId."_sortDir";
-	my $sortBy = $self->session->form->process("sortBy") || $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy) || $self->get("sortBy");
-    my $sortOrder = $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortOrder) || $self->get("sortOrder");
+	my $sortBy    = $self->session->form->process("sortBy")   
+                 || $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy)
+                 || $self->get("sortBy");
+    my $sortOrder = $self->session->form->process("sortOrder")
+                 || $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortOrder)
+                 || $self->get("sortOrder");
 	if ($sortBy ne $self->session->scratch->get($scratchSortBy) && $self->session->form->process("func") ne "editSave") {
 		$self->session->scratch->set($scratchSortBy,$self->session->form->process("sortBy"));
         $self->session->scratch->set($scratchSortOrder, $sortOrder);
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
index 7b765bf4f..beadffeeb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ sub view {
             if (defined $asset) {
                 my $properties = $asset->get;
                 if ($self->get("useContainers")) {
-                    $properties->{url} = $asset->getContainer->get("url");
+                    $properties->{url} = $asset->isa('WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread') ? $asset->getCSLinkUrl()
+                                       :                                              $asset->getContainer->get("url");
                 }
                 #Add highlighting
                 $properties->{'title'               } = $hl->highlight($properties->{title} || '');
diff --git a/t/Asset/Post/Thread.t b/t/Asset/Post/Thread.t
index 4a81f82b7..91173fc67 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Post/Thread.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Post/Thread.t
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use strict;
 use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../lib";
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
-use Test::More tests => 5; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 9; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::MockObject::Extends;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread;
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ addToCleanup($versionTag);
 
 # Need to create a Collaboration system in which the post lives.
 my @addArgs = ( undef, undef, { skipAutoCommitWorkflows => 1, skipNotification => 1 } );
-my $collab = $node->addChild({className => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration', editTimeout => '1'}, @addArgs);
+my $collab = $node->addChild({
+        className      => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration',
+        editTimeout    => '1',
+        threadsPerPage => 3,
+    },
+    @addArgs);
 
 
 # finally, add the post to the collaboration system
@@ -63,8 +68,19 @@ $thread->rate(1);
 $thread->trash;
 is($thread->get('threadRating'), 0, 'trash does not die, and updates the threadRating to 0');
 
-unlike $thread->getDirectLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=\d+/, 'threads do not need pagination url query fragments';
-unlike $uncommittedThread->getDirectLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=\d+/, 'uncommitted threads, too';
-like $uncommittedThread->getDirectLinkUrl, qr/\?revision=\d+/, 'uncommitted threads do have a revision query param';
+note 'getThreadLinkUrl';
+unlike $thread->getThreadLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=\d+/, 'threads do not need pagination url query fragments';
+unlike $uncommittedThread->getThreadLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=\d+/, 'uncommitted threads, too';
+like $uncommittedThread->getThreadLinkUrl, qr/\?revision=\d+/, 'uncommitted threads do have a revision query param';
+
+note 'getCSLinkUrl';
+my @newThreads;
+push @newThreads, $collab->addChild($props, @addArgs);
+push @newThreads, $collab->addChild($props, @addArgs);
+my $csUrl = $collab->get('url');
+like $newThreads[-1]->getCSLinkUrl, qr/^$csUrl/, 'getCsLinkUrl returns URL of the parent CS with no gateway';
+like $newThreads[-1]->getCSLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=1/, 'and has the right page number';
+like $newThreads[-1]->getCSLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=1;sortBy=lineage;sortOrder=desc/, 'and has the right sort parameters';
+like $thread->getCSLinkUrl, qr/\?pn=2/, 'checking 2nd thread on another page';
 
 # vim: syntax=perl filetype=perl
diff --git a/t/Asset/Wobject/Search.t b/t/Asset/Wobject/Search.t
index cf24a02f0..20fe460ed 100644
--- a/t/Asset/Wobject/Search.t
+++ b/t/Asset/Wobject/Search.t
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../../lib";
 
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
-use Test::More tests => 9; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 11; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::Deep;
 use WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Search;
 use Data::Dumper;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
 # Do our work in the import node
-my $node = WebGUI::Asset->getImportNode($session);
+my $node = WebGUI::Asset->getDefault($session);
 
 my $versionTag = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
 $versionTag->set({name=>"Search Test"});
@@ -85,10 +86,50 @@ $search->update({
     ok(! $@, 'view did now error out on prefix regexp wildcard')
         or diag $@;
     WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateId);
+    $session->request->setup_body({});
 
 }
 
-$session->request->setup_body({});
+{
+    my $versionTag2 = WebGUI::VersionTag->getWorking($session);
+    $versionTag2->set({name=>"Collab setup"});
+    my @addArgs = ( undef, undef, { skipAutoCommitWorkflows => 1, skipNotification => 1 } );
+    my $collab = $node->addChild({
+            className      => 'WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration',
+            editTimeout    => '1',
+            threadsPerPage => 3,
+        },
+        @addArgs);
+    # finally, add the post to the collaboration system
+    my $props = {
+        className   => 'WebGUI::Asset::Post::Thread',
+        content     => 'verbosity shale anything',
+        ownerUserId => 1,
+    };
+
+    my $thread = $collab->addChild($props, @addArgs);
+    $versionTag2->commit();
+    addToCleanup($versionTag2);
+
+    $session->request->setup_body({
+        doit     => 1,
+        keywords => 'shale',
+    });
+    WebGUI::Test->mockAssetId($templateId, $templateMock);
+    $search->prepareView;
+    $search->view;
+    $search->update({useContainers => 0});
+    unlike $templateVars->{result_set}->[0]->{url}, qr{\?pn=\d}, 'search returns regular URL for a Thread';
+    $search->update({useContainers => 1});
+    $search->view;
+    like $templateVars->{result_set}->[0]->{url}, qr{\?pn=\d}, 'search returns paginated URL for a Thread when useContainers=1';
+    diag Dumper $templateVars;
+
+    WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateId);
+    $session->request->setup_body({});
+    $search->update({useContainers => 0});
+}
+
 
 TODO: {
         local $TODO = "Tests to make later";