diff --git a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.cc b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.cc
index 28516cede..044380e81 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.cc
@@ -1820,6 +1820,13 @@ int ftServer::handleIncoming()
  **********************************
  *********************************/
 
+void ftServer::receiveSearchResult(RsTurtleFTSearchResultItem *item)
+{
+    // @Gio: add your thing here
+
+	RsServer::notify()->notifyTurtleSearchResult(item->request_id,item->result) ;
+}
+
 /***************************** CONFIG ****************************/
 
 bool    ftServer::addConfiguration(p3ConfigMgr *cfgmgr)
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.h b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.h
index c952ea54a..f79ffe8b5 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/ft/ftserver.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     uint16_t serviceId() const { return RS_SERVICE_TYPE_FILE_TRANSFER ; }
     virtual bool handleTunnelRequest(const RsFileHash& hash,const RsPeerId& peer_id) ;
     virtual void receiveTurtleData(const RsTurtleGenericTunnelItem *item,const RsFileHash& hash,const RsPeerId& virtual_peer_id,RsTurtleGenericTunnelItem::Direction direction) ;
-	//virtual void receiveSearchResult(RsTurtleSearchResultItem *item);// TODO
+	virtual void receiveSearchResult(RsTurtleFTSearchResultItem *item);
     virtual RsItem *create_item(uint16_t service,uint8_t item_type) const ;
 	virtual RsServiceSerializer *serializer() { return this ; }
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/turtle/p3turtle.cc b/libretroshare/src/turtle/p3turtle.cc
index f5ff375ce..e66d5f662 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/turtle/p3turtle.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/turtle/p3turtle.cc
@@ -1191,7 +1191,16 @@ void p3turtle::handleSearchResult(RsTurtleSearchResultItem *item)
 
         if(ftsr!=NULL)
         {
-			RsServer::notify()->notifyTurtleSearchResult(ftsr->request_id,ftsr->result) ;
+            ftServer *client = dynamic_cast<ftServer*>((*it).second) ;
+
+            if(!client)
+            {
+                std::cerr << "(EE) received turtle FT search result but the service is not a ftServer!!" << std::endl;
+                continue;
+            }
+			//RsServer::notify()->notifyTurtleSearchResult(ftsr->request_id,ftsr->result) ;
+
+            client->receiveSearchResult(ftsr);
             continue ;
         }