diff --git a/phpBB/search.php b/phpBB/search.php
index a9d7e04ebc..b6d5dc1e68 100644
--- a/phpBB/search.php
+++ b/phpBB/search.php
@@ -134,6 +134,26 @@ $template->assign_block_vars('navlinks', array(
 	'U_VIEW_FORUM'	=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}search.$phpEx"),
 ));
 
+/**
+* This event allows you to alter the above parameters, such as keywords and submit
+*
+* @event core.search_modify_submit_parameters
+* @var	string	keywords	The search keywords
+* @var	string	author		Specifies the author match, when ANONYMOUS is also a search-match
+* @var	int		author_id	ID of the author to search by
+* @var	string	search_id	Predefined search type name
+* @var	bool	submit		Whether or not the form has been submitted
+* @since 3.1.10-RC1
+*/
+$vars = array(
+	'keywords',
+	'author',
+	'author_id',
+	'search_id',
+	'submit',
+);
+extract($phpbb_dispatcher->trigger_event('core.search_modify_submit_parameters', compact($vars)));
+
 if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 {
 	// clear arrays