diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index c9345a22103..ac62ef129c4 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -743,6 +743,14 @@ class product_product(osv.osv):
         else:
             return super(product_product, self).copy(cr, uid, id, default=default,
                     context=context)
+
+    def search(self, cr, uid, args, offset=0, limit=None, order=None, context=None, count=False):
+        if context is None:
+            context = {}
+        if context and context.get('search_default_categ_id', False):
+            args.append((('categ_id', 'child_of', context['search_default_categ_id'])))
+        return super(product_product, self).search(cr, uid, args, offset, limit, order, context, count)
+
 product_product()
 
 class product_packaging(osv.osv):