diff --git a/src/pfwbged/collection/profiles/default/registry.xml b/src/pfwbged/collection/profiles/default/registry.xml
index 4a3c8d1..7d89782 100644
--- a/src/pfwbged/collection/profiles/default/registry.xml
+++ b/src/pfwbged/collection/profiles/default/registry.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@
        <value key="group" i18n:translate="">Location</value>
     </records>
 
+    <records interface="plone.app.querystring.interfaces.IQueryField"
+             prefix="plone.app.querystring.field.object_direct_folders">
+        <value key="title" i18n:translate="">Direct Folder</value>
+        <value key="description" i18n:translate="">Find items that are in that are directly in folder</value>
+        <value key="enabled">True</value>
+        <value key="sortable">False</value>
+        <value key="operations">
+            <element>plone.app.querystring.operation.string.is</element>
+        </value>
+       <value key="group" i18n:translate="">Location</value>
+    </records>
+
+
     <records interface="plone.app.querystring.interfaces.IQueryField"
              prefix="plone.app.querystring.field.thesaurus_keywords">
         <value key="title" i18n:translate="">Keywords</value>
diff --git a/src/pfwbged/collection/searchview.py b/src/pfwbged/collection/searchview.py
index ef0f9d9..da37bde 100644
--- a/src/pfwbged/collection/searchview.py
+++ b/src/pfwbged/collection/searchview.py
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ class ResultsTable(BaseTable):
         self.folder_id = None
         try:
             if self.request.form.get('query', {})[0].get('i') == 'object_folders':
-                self.folder_id = int(self.request.form.get('query', {})[0].get('v')[0])
+                if type(self.request.form.get('query', {})[0].get('v')) is list:
+                    self.folder_id = int(self.request.form.get('query', {})[0].get('v')[0])
+                else:
+                    self.folder_id = int(self.request.form.get('query', {})[0].get('v'))
         except (IndexError, ValueError, KeyError):
             pass
         if self.folder_id:
@@ -416,6 +419,18 @@ class QueryBuilder(plone.app.querystring.querybuilder.QueryBuilder):
                     query[i] = param
                 except ValueError:
                     pass
+            if param.get('o', '') == 'plone.app.querystring.operation.int.is':
+                value = param.get('v')
+                try:
+                    param = dict(param.copy())
+                    if type(value) is list:
+                        param['v'] = int(value[0])
+                    else:
+                        param['v'] = int(value)
+                    query[i] = param
+                except ValueError:
+                    pass
+
         return plone.app.querystring.querybuilder.QueryBuilder.__call__(self,
                 query, *args, **kwargs)