diff --git a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/SearchController.php b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/SearchController.php
index 4b044fd647..193e5e3a52 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/SearchController.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/SearchController.php
@@ -371,6 +371,18 @@ class SearchController extends AbstractController
         $htmlAttributes .= ' onfocus="return '
                         . 'verifyAfterSearchFieldChange(' . $search_index . ', \'#tbl_search_form\')"';
 
+        $foreignDropdown = '';
+
+        if ($this->foreigners && $this->relation->searchColumnInForeigners($this->foreigners, $this->columnNames[$column_index]) && is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
+            $foreignDropdown = $this->relation->foreignDropdown(
+                $foreignData['disp_row'],
+                $foreignData['foreign_field'],
+                $foreignData['foreign_display'],
+                '',
+                $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']
+            );
+        }
+
         $value = $this->template->render('table/search/input_box', [
             'str' => '',
             'column_type' => (string) $type,
@@ -384,10 +396,10 @@ class SearchController extends AbstractController
             'foreign_data' => $foreignData,
             'table' => $GLOBALS['table'],
             'column_index' => $search_index,
-            'foreign_max_limit' => $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit'],
             'criteria_values' => $entered_value,
             'db' => $GLOBALS['db'],
             'in_fbs' => true,
+            'foreign_dropdown' => $foreignDropdown,
         ]);
 
         return [
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/ZoomSearchController.php b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/ZoomSearchController.php
index 7ed63303c9..2d7e53c894 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/ZoomSearchController.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Controllers/Table/ZoomSearchController.php
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ class ZoomSearchController extends AbstractController
             $column_names_hashes[$columnName] = md5($columnName);
         }
 
+        $foreignDropdown = [];
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i == count($this->columnNames) - 1; $i++) {
+            $foreignData = $this->relation->getForeignData($this->foreigners,$this->columnNames[$i],false, '', '');
+            if ($this->foreigners && $this->relation->searchColumnInForeigners($this->foreigners, $this->columnNames[$i]) && is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
+                $foreignDropdown[$i] = $this->relation->foreignDropdown(
+                    $foreignData['disp_row'],
+                    $foreignData['foreign_field'],
+                    $foreignData['foreign_display'],
+                    '',
+                    $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->render('table/zoom_search/result_form', [
             'db' => $GLOBALS['db'],
             'table' => $GLOBALS['table'],
@@ -385,7 +400,7 @@ class ZoomSearchController extends AbstractController
             'data' => $data,
             'data_json' => json_encode($data),
             'zoom_submit' => isset($_POST['zoom_submit']),
-            'foreign_max_limit' => $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit'],
+            'foreign_dropdown' => $foreignDropdown,
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -436,6 +451,18 @@ class ZoomSearchController extends AbstractController
         $htmlAttributes .= ' onfocus="return '
                         . 'verifyAfterSearchFieldChange(' . $search_index . ', \'#zoom_search_form\')"';
 
+        $foreignDropdown = '';
+
+        if ($this->foreigners && $this->relation->searchColumnInForeigners($this->foreigners, $this->columnNames[$column_index]) && is_array($foreignData['disp_row'])) {
+            $foreignDropdown = $this->relation->foreignDropdown(
+                $foreignData['disp_row'],
+                $foreignData['foreign_field'],
+                $foreignData['foreign_display'],
+                '',
+                $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']
+            );
+        }
+
         $value = $this->template->render('table/search/input_box', [
             'str' => '',
             'column_type' => (string) $type,
@@ -449,10 +476,10 @@ class ZoomSearchController extends AbstractController
             'foreign_data' => $foreignData,
             'table' => $GLOBALS['table'],
             'column_index' => $search_index,
-            'foreign_max_limit' => $GLOBALS['cfg']['ForeignKeyMaxLimit'],
             'criteria_values' => $entered_value,
             'db' => $GLOBALS['db'],
             'in_fbs' => true,
+            'foreign_dropdown' => $foreignDropdown,
         ]);
 
         return [
diff --git a/libraries/classes/Twig/RelationExtension.php b/libraries/classes/Twig/RelationExtension.php
index e16678f2a2..1775be3427 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/Twig/RelationExtension.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/Twig/RelationExtension.php
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ class RelationExtension extends AbstractExtension
         $relation = new Relation($GLOBALS['dbi']);
 
         return [
-            new TwigFunction(
-                'foreign_dropdown',
-                [$relation, 'foreignDropdown'],
-                ['is_safe' => ['html']]
-            ),
             new TwigFunction(
                 'get_display_field',
                 [$relation, 'getDisplayField'],
diff --git a/templates/table/search/input_box.twig b/templates/table/search/input_box.twig
index 7915cc77ae..4e82329fe6 100644
--- a/templates/table/search/input_box.twig
+++ b/templates/table/search/input_box.twig
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@
     {% if foreign_data['disp_row'] is iterable %}
         <select name="criteriaValues[{{ column_index }}]"
             id="{{ column_id }}{{ column_index }}">
-            {{ foreign_dropdown(
-                foreign_data['disp_row'],
-                foreign_data['foreign_field'],
-                foreign_data['foreign_display'],
-                '',
-                foreign_max_limit
-            ) }}
+            {{ foreign_dropdown }}
         </select>
     {% elseif foreign_data['foreign_link'] == true %}
         <input type="text"
diff --git a/templates/table/zoom_search/result_form.twig b/templates/table/zoom_search/result_form.twig
index 936d941da9..71427234b7 100644
--- a/templates/table/zoom_search/result_form.twig
+++ b/templates/table/zoom_search/result_form.twig
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
                           'foreign_max_limit': foreign_max_limit,
                           'criteria_values': '',
                           'db': db,
-                          'in_fbs': false
+                          'in_fbs': false,
+                          'foreign_dropdown': foreign_dropdown[column_index]
                         } only %}
                       </th>
                     </tr>