diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
index 94e4229cc..2ecf442e4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "gui/advsearch/advancedsearchdialog.h"
 #include "gui/common/RSTreeWidgetItem.h"
 #include "util/QtVersion.h"
+#include "util/qtthreadsutils.h"
 
 #include <retroshare/rsfiles.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsturtle.h>
@@ -217,6 +218,15 @@ SearchDialog::SearchDialog(QWidget *parent)
 
     checkText(ui.lineEdit->text());
 
+    // add an event handler to get search results (previously available through notifyQt)
+
+    mEventHandlerId = 0;
+
+    rsEvents->registerEventsHandler( [this](std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
+    {
+        RsQThreadUtils::postToObject([=](){ handleEvent_main_thread(event); }, this );
+    }, mEventHandlerId, RsEventType::FILE_TRANSFER );
+
 }
 
 SearchDialog::~SearchDialog()
@@ -235,6 +245,29 @@ SearchDialog::~SearchDialog()
 
     ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_SIZE_COL, nullptr);
     ui.searchResultWidget->setItemDelegateForColumn(SR_AGE_COL, nullptr);
+
+    rsEvents->unregisterEventsHandler(mEventHandlerId);
+}
+
+void SearchDialog::handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event)
+{
+    if(event->mType != RsEventType::FILE_TRANSFER)
+        return;
+
+    auto fe = dynamic_cast<const RsFileTransferEvent*>(event.get());
+
+    if(!fe || fe->mFileTransferEventCode!=RsFileTransferEventCode::NEW_DISTANT_SEARCH_RESULTS)
+        return;
+
+    for(uint32_t i=0;i<fe->mResults.size();++i)
+    {
+        FileDetail f;
+        f.hash = fe->mResults[i].fHash;
+        f.name = fe->mResults[i].fName;
+        f.size = fe->mResults[i].fSize;
+
+        updateFiles(fe->mRequestId,f);
+    }
 }
 
 void SearchDialog::processSettings(bool bLoad)
@@ -961,7 +994,7 @@ void SearchDialog::processResultQueue()
 	while(!searchResultsQueue.empty() && nb_treated_elements++ < 250)
 	{
 		qulonglong search_id = searchResultsQueue.back().first ;
-		FileDetail& file = searchResultsQueue.back().second ;
+        const FileDetail& file = searchResultsQueue.back().second ;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		std::cout << "Updating file detail:" << std::endl ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
index 25925c36d..5661f6246 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/SearchDialog.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define _SEARCHDIALOG_H
 
 #include "retroshare/rstypes.h"
+#include "retroshare/rsevents.h"
 #include "ui_SearchDialog.h"
 #include "retroshare-gui/mainpage.h"
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ private:
     void setIconAndType(QTreeWidgetItem *item, const QString& filename);
     void downloadDirectory(const QTreeWidgetItem *item, const QString &base);
     void getSourceFriendsForHash(const RsFileHash &hash,std::list<RsPeerId> &srcIds);
+    void handleEvent_main_thread(std::shared_ptr<const RsEvent> event);
 
 /** the advanced search dialog instance */
     AdvancedSearchDialog * advSearchDialog;
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ private:
 
 	 bool _queueIsAlreadyTakenCareOf ;
 	 std::vector<std::pair<qulonglong,FileDetail> > searchResultsQueue ;
+
+     RsEventsHandlerId_t mEventHandlerId ;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
index 9012e77bd..d2dee5ac4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(uint32_t /*search_id*/,const std::list<T
     std::cerr << "(EE) missing code to handle GXS turtle search result." << std::endl;
 }
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
+// Mai 2023: distant turtle search now uses RsEvents.
 void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId& pid,uint32_t search_id,const std::list<TurtleFileInfo>& files)
 {
 	{
@@ -507,6 +509,7 @@ void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId& pid,uint32_t search_id,c
 		emit gotTurtleSearchResult(search_id,det) ;
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 void NotifyQt::notifyHistoryChanged(uint32_t msgId, int type)
 {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
index d2b15fa09..0f9ae11e2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class NotifyQt: public QObject, public NotifyClient
 		virtual void notifyChatStatus(const ChatId &chat_id,const std::string& status_string);
 		virtual void notifyChatCleared(const ChatId &chat_id);
 		virtual void notifyCustomState(const std::string& peer_id, const std::string& status_string);
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 		virtual void notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId &pid, uint32_t search_id, const std::list<TurtleFileInfo>& found_files);
+#endif
 		virtual void notifyTurtleSearchResult(uint32_t search_id,const std::list<TurtleGxsInfo>& found_groups);
 		virtual void notifyPeerHasNewAvatar(std::string peer_id) ;
 		virtual void notifyOwnAvatarChanged() ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
index 2d3fabf89..3361597c8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ feenableexcept(FE_INVALID | FE_DIVBYZERO);
 	qRegisterMetaType<RsPeerId>("RsPeerId") ;
 
 	std::cerr << "connecting signals and slots" << std::endl ;
-	QObject::connect(notify,SIGNAL(gotTurtleSearchResult(qulonglong,FileDetail)),w->transfersDialog->searchDialog	,SLOT(updateFiles(qulonglong,FileDetail))) ;
+//	QObject::connect(notify,SIGNAL(gotTurtleSearchResult(qulonglong,FileDetail)),w->transfersDialog->searchDialog	,SLOT(updateFiles(qulonglong,FileDetail))) ;
 	QObject::connect(notify,SIGNAL(deferredSignatureHandlingRequested()),notify,SLOT(handleSignatureEvent()),Qt::QueuedConnection) ;
 	QObject::connect(notify,SIGNAL(chatLobbyTimeShift(int)),notify,SLOT(handleChatLobbyTimeShift(int)),Qt::QueuedConnection) ;
 	QObject::connect(notify,SIGNAL(diskFull(int,int))						,w                   		,SLOT(displayDiskSpaceWarning(int,int))) ;