diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 3ee41d385..d9e71acc2 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
  - fixed #9039: Synopsis not output as a meta field
  - fixed #9132: usage error in Hover Help
  - fixed #4181: hoover help for 'encrypt login' is wrong
+ - fixed #4186: search results (macro not expanded in the synopsis field)
 
 7.6.3
  - improved performance of file uploads
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
index ab0cc806d..d6550e8e5 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Search.pm
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ sub view {
                 #Add highlighting
                 $properties->{'title'               } = $hl->highlight($properties->{title} || '');
                 $properties->{'title_nohighlight'   } = $properties->{title};
-                $properties->{'synopsis'            } = $hl->highlight($properties->{synopsis} || '');
-                $properties->{'synopsis_nohighlight'} = $properties->{synopsis};
+                my $synopsis = $properties->{'synopsis'} || '';
+                WebGUI::Macro::process($self->session, \$synopsis);
+                $properties->{'synopsis'            } = $hl->highlight($synopsis);
+                $properties->{'synopsis_nohighlight'} = $synopsis;
                 push(@results, $properties);
                 $var{results_found} = 1;
             } 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Search.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Search.pm
index e2a3c67bb..cd44cf44e 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Search.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset_Search.pm
@@ -130,13 +130,14 @@ our $I18N = { ##hashref of hashes
 	},
 
 	'synopsis' => {
-		message => q|The synopsis of the Asset found in the search.|,
-		lastUpdated => 1169843465,
+		message => q|The synopsis of the Asset found in the search.  Macros in the synopsis will be expanded.|,
+		lastUpdated => 1227292885,
 	},
+
 	'assetId' => { 
-                message => q|The assetId of the Asset found in the search.|,
-                lastUpdated => 1169843465,
-        },
+        message => q|The assetId of the Asset found in the search.|,
+        lastUpdated => 1169843465,
+    },
 
 	'results_found' => {
 		message => q|A conditional variable that will be true if any results were found.|,