diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
index d786c4f2e..7638359f4 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
@@ -932,11 +932,13 @@ assetData.revisionDate
                         ",[$attributeId,$result->{assetId}]);
                         $self->session->errorHandler->warn("fieldType:".$fieldType.", attributeValue: ".$form->process($param).", listingvalue: ".$listingValue);
                         if(($fieldType eq 'MatrixCompare') && ($listingValue < $form->process($param))){
-                            undef $result->{checked};
+                            #undef $result->{checked};
+                            $result->{checked} = '';
                             last;
                         }
                         elsif(($fieldType ne 'MatrixCompare') && ($form->process($param) ne $listingValue)){
-                            undef $result->{checked};
+                            #undef $result->{checked};
+                            $result->{checked} = '';
                             last;
                         }
                         else{
@@ -954,12 +956,12 @@ assetData.revisionDate
             }
             $result->{assetId}  =~ s/-/_____/g;
             $result->{url}      = "/".$result->{url};
-            $result->{checkBox} = "<input type='checkbox' name='listingId' value='".$result->{assetId}
-                                    ."' id='".$result->{assetId}."_checkBox' ";
-            if($result->{checked}){
-                $result->{checkBox} .= " checked='checked'";
-            }
-            $result->{checkBox} .= " onChange='javascript:compareFormButton()' class='compareCheckBox'>";
+            #$result->{checkBox} = "<input type='checkbox' name='listingId' value='".$result->{assetId}
+            #                        ."' id='".$result->{assetId}."_checkBox' ";
+            #if($result->{checked}){
+            #    $result->{checkBox} .= " checked='checked'";
+            #}
+            #$result->{checkBox} .= " onChange='javascript:compareFormButton()' class='compareCheckBox'>";
     }
 
     my $jsonOutput;
@@ -1118,6 +1120,7 @@ sub www_search {
             $attribute->{extras} = " class='attributeSelect'";
             if($attribute->{fieldType} eq 'Combo'){    
                 $attribute->{fieldType} = 'SelectBox';
+                $attribute->{options} = "blank\n".$attribute->{options};
             }
             $attribute->{form} = WebGUI::Form::DynamicField->new($self->session,%{$attribute})->toHtml;
             push(@attribute_loop,$attribute);
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrix.js b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrix.js
index f31787aea..4f479f6ba 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrix.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrix.js
@@ -3,9 +3,17 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
         this.formatUrl = function(elCell, oRecord, oColumn, sData) {
             elCell.innerHTML = "<a href='" + oRecord.getData("url") + "' target='_blank'>" + sData + "</a>";
         };
+	this.formatCheckBox = function(elCell, oRecord, oColumn, sData) { 
+		var innerHTML = "<input type='checkbox' name='listingId' value='" + sData + "' id='" + sData + "_checkBox'";
+		if(typeof(oRecord.getData("checked")) != 'undefined' && oRecord.getData("checked") == 'checked'){
+			innerHTML = innerHTML + " checked='checked'";
+		}
+		innerHTML = innerHTML + " onchange='javascript:compareFormButton()' class='compareCheckBox'>";
+		elCell.innerHTML = innerHTML;
+	};
 
         var myColumnDefs = [
-	    {key:"checkBox",label:"",sortable:false},
+	    {key:"assetId",label:"",sortable:false, formatter:this.formatCheckBox},
             {key:"title", label:"Name", sortable:true, formatter:this.formatUrl},
             {key:"views", sortable:true, sortOptions:{defaultDir:YAHOO.widget.DataTable.CLASS_DESC}},
             {key:"clicks", sortable:true, sortOptions:{defaultDir:YAHOO.widget.DataTable.CLASS_DESC}},
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
         this.myDataSource.connXhrMode = "queueRequests";
         this.myDataSource.responseSchema = {
             resultsList: "ResultSet.Result",
-            fields: ["title","views","clicks","compares","checkBox","checked","lastUpdated","url"]
+            fields: ["title","views","clicks","compares","checked","lastUpdated","url","assetId"]
         };
 
         this.myDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("compareForm", myColumnDefs,
@@ -66,12 +74,16 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		window.document.forms['doCompare'].submit();
         },this,true);
 
+	window.compareDataTable = this.myDataTable;
+
 	window.compareFormButton = function() {
 		var compareCheckBoxes = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('compareCheckBox','input');
 		var checked = 0;
+		var checkedCompareBoxes = new Object();
 		for (var i = compareCheckBoxes.length; i--; ) {
 			if(compareCheckBoxes[i].checked){	
 				checked++;
+				checkedCompareBoxes[compareCheckBoxes[i].value] = true;
 			}
     		}
 		if (checked > 1 && checked < maxComparisons){
@@ -79,6 +91,15 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		}else{
 			btnCompare.set("disabled",true);
 		}
+		var elements = window.compareDataTable.getRecordSet().getRecords();
+		for(j=0; j<elements.length; j++){
+			var assetId = elements[j].getData('assetId');
+			if(assetId in checkedCompareBoxes){
+				elements[j].setData('checked','checked');
+			}else{
+				elements[j].setData('checked',null);
+			}
+		}
 	}
     };
 });
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
index 9974898b6..e9f9872e8 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixSearch.js
@@ -5,9 +5,17 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
         this.formatUrl = function(elCell, oRecord, oColumn, sData) {
             elCell.innerHTML = "<a href='" + oRecord.getData("url") + "' target='_blank'>" + sData + "</a>";
         };
+	this.formatCheckBox = function(elCell, oRecord, oColumn, sData) { 
+		var innerHTML = "<input type='checkbox' name='listingId' value='" + sData + "' id='" + sData + "_checkBox'";
+		if(typeof(oRecord.getData("checked")) != 'undefined' && oRecord.getData("checked") == 'checked'){
+			innerHTML = innerHTML + " checked='checked'";
+		}
+		innerHTML = innerHTML + " onchange='javascript:compareFormButton()' class='compareCheckBox'>";
+		elCell.innerHTML = innerHTML;
+	};
 
         var myColumnDefs = [
-	    {key:"checkBox",label:""},
+	    {key:"assetId",label:"",sortable:false, formatter:this.formatCheckBox},
             {key:"title", label:"Name", sortable:true, formatter:this.formatUrl},
             {key:"views", sortable:true},
             {key:"clicks", sortable:true},
@@ -26,7 +34,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
         this.myDataSource.connXhrMode = "queueRequests";
         this.myDataSource.responseSchema = {
             resultsList: "ResultSet.Result",
-            fields: ["title","views","clicks","compares","checkBox","checked","url"]
+            fields: ["title","views","clicks","compares","checked","url","assetId"]
         };
 
         var myDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("compareForm", myColumnDefs,
@@ -55,7 +63,9 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		var attributeSelects = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('attributeSelect','select');
 		var newUri = "func=getCompareFormData;search=1";
     		for (var i = attributeSelects.length; i--; ) {
-			newUri = newUri + ';search_' + attributeSelects[i].id + '=' + attributeSelects[i].value;
+			if(attributeSelects[i].value != 'blank'){
+				newUri = newUri + ';search_' + attributeSelects[i].id + '=' + attributeSelects[i].value;
+			}
         	}
 		myDataTable.getRecordSet().reset();
 		myDataTable.refreshView();