diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index c301a3a41..e27ef7fcc 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 7.7.4
  - Default Survey Question bundles now store full answer information in json. Everything configured in an answer will be saved in a default configuration.
  - Survey [[question variable]] now returns the shown answer text for multiple choice questions, and the recorded value for non-multiple choice questions.
+ - fixed #10142: Matrix 2.0 - Search screen compare button not functional
 
 7.7.3
  - fixed #10094: double explanation in thread help
diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.4/matrix-search-template.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.4/matrix-search-template.wgpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b7176412
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.7.4/matrix-search-template.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
index e4d36c871..0e83ae86c 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		if(typeof(oRecord.getData("checked")) != 'undefined' && oRecord.getData("checked") == 'checked'){
 			innerHTML = innerHTML + " checked='checked'";
 		}
-		innerHTML = innerHTML + " onchange='javascript:compareFormButton()' class='compareCheckBox'>";
+		innerHTML = innerHTML + " class='compareCheckBox'>";
 		elCell.innerHTML = innerHTML;
 	};
 
@@ -72,12 +72,8 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		attributeSelects[i].onchange = reloadCompareForm;
     	}
 	
-	var btnCompare = new YAHOO.widget.Button("compare",{disabled:true,id:"compareButton"});
+	var btnCompare = new YAHOO.widget.Button("compare",{id:"compareButton"});
         btnCompare.on("click", function(e) {
-		window.document.forms['doCompare'].submit();
-        },this,true);
-
-	window.compareFormButton = function() {
 		var compareCheckBoxes = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('compareCheckBox','input');
 		var checked = 0;
 		for (var i = compareCheckBoxes.length; i--; ) {
@@ -85,12 +81,15 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 				checked++;
 			}
     		}
-		if (checked > 1 && checked < maxComparisons){
-			btnCompare.set("disabled",false);
+		if (checked < 2){
+			alert(tooFewMessage);
+		}else if (checked > maxComparisons){
+			alert(tooManyMessage);
 		}else{
-			btnCompare.set("disabled",true);
+			window.document.forms['doCompare'].submit();
 		}
-	}
+        },this,true);
+
     };
 });