diff --git a/defaults/yacy.init b/defaults/yacy.init
index 775e59a06..f10eb92b1 100644
--- a/defaults/yacy.init
+++ b/defaults/yacy.init
@@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ search.options = true
 # search domains. If set to false then that search is not available
 search.text = true
 search.image = true
-search.audio = true
-search.video = true
-search.app = true
+search.audio = false
+search.video = false
+search.app = false
 
 # number of search results displayed by default
 search.items = 10
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigPortal.html b/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
index 8410d8d81..4fdebd010 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
+++ b/htroot/ConfigPortal.html
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@
           <input type="radio" name="search.options" value="false" #(search.options)#checked="checked"::#(/search.options)# />do not show Advanced Search
           </dd>
           
+          <dt>Show Media Search Options</dt>
+          <dd>
+          <input type="checkbox" name="search.text" value="true" #(search.text)#::checked="checked"#(/search.text)# />Text&nbsp;
+          <input type="checkbox" name="search.image" value="true" #(search.image)#::checked="checked"#(/search.image)# />Images&nbsp;
+          <input type="checkbox" name="search.audio" value="true" #(search.audio)#::checked="checked"#(/search.audio)# />Audio&nbsp;
+          <input type="checkbox" name="search.video" value="true" #(search.video)#::checked="checked"#(/search.video)# />Video&nbsp;
+          <input type="checkbox" name="search.app" value="true" #(search.app)#::checked="checked"#(/search.app)# />Applications
+          </dd>
+          
           <dt>Snippet Fetch Strategy &amp; Link Verification</dt>
           <dd>
           <input type="radio" name="search.verify" value="nocache" #(search.verify.nocache)#::checked="checked"#(/search.verify.nocache)# onclick="document.getElementById('search_verify_delete').disabled=false;document.getElementById('search_verify_delete').checked=true;"/>NOCACHE: no use of web cache, load all snippets online<br/>
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigPortal.java b/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
index ca685fef1..dbb411244 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigPortal.java
@@ -74,11 +74,19 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
                 sb.setConfig("publicTopmenu", post.getBoolean("publicTopmenu", true));
                 sb.setConfig("publicSearchpage", post.getBoolean("publicSearchpage", true));
                 sb.setConfig("search.options", post.getBoolean("search.options", false));
+
+                sb.setConfig("search.text", post.getBoolean("search.text", false));
+                sb.setConfig("search.image", post.getBoolean("search.image", false));
+                sb.setConfig("search.audio", post.getBoolean("search.audio", false));
+                sb.setConfig("search.video", post.getBoolean("search.video", false));
+                sb.setConfig("search.app", post.getBoolean("search.app", false));
+
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.date", post.getBoolean("search.result.show.date", false));
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.size", post.getBoolean("search.result.show.size", false));
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.metadata", post.getBoolean("search.result.show.metadata", false));
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.parser", post.getBoolean("search.result.show.parser", false));
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.pictures", post.getBoolean("search.result.show.pictures", false));
+
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.SEARCH_VERIFY, post.get("search.verify", "ifexist"));
                 sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.SEARCH_VERIFY_DELETE, post.getBoolean("search.verify.delete", false));
                 // construct navigation String
@@ -103,6 +111,11 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
                 sb.setConfig("publicSearchpage", true);
                 sb.setConfig("search.navigation", "hosts,authors,namespace,topics");
                 sb.setConfig("search.options", true);
+                sb.setConfig("search.text", true);
+                sb.setConfig("search.image", true);
+                sb.setConfig("search.audio", false);
+                sb.setConfig("search.video", false);
+                sb.setConfig("search.app", false);
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.date", true);
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.size", true);
                 sb.setConfig("search.result.show.metadata", true);
@@ -122,6 +135,12 @@ public class ConfigPortal {
         prop.put("publicSearchpage", sb.getConfigBool("publicSearchpage", false) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put("search.options", sb.getConfigBool("search.options", false) ? 1 : 0);
 
+        prop.put("search.text", sb.getConfigBool("search.text", false) ? 1 : 0);
+        prop.put("search.image", sb.getConfigBool("search.image", false) ? 1 : 0);
+        prop.put("search.audio", sb.getConfigBool("search.audio", false) ? 1 : 0);
+        prop.put("search.video", sb.getConfigBool("search.video", false) ? 1 : 0);
+        prop.put("search.app", sb.getConfigBool("search.app", false) ? 1 : 0);
+
         prop.put("search.result.show.date", sb.getConfigBool("search.result.show.date", false) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put("search.result.show.size", sb.getConfigBool("search.result.show.size", false) ? 1 : 0);
         prop.put("search.result.show.metadata", sb.getConfigBool("search.result.show.metadata", false) ? 1 : 0);