diff --git a/install/ui/src/freeipa/stageuser.js b/install/ui/src/freeipa/stageuser.js
index cfec12bcc..62a059ce4 100644
--- a/install/ui/src/freeipa/stageuser.js
+++ b/install/ui/src/freeipa/stageuser.js
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ var make_stageuser_spec = function() {
 return {
     name: 'stageuser',
     facet_groups: ['settings'],
+    policies: [
+        IPA.search_facet_update_policy,
+        IPA.details_facet_update_policy,
+        {
+            $factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+            source_facet: 'search',
+            dest_entity: 'user',
+            dest_facet: 'search'
+        }
+    ],
     facets: [
         {
             $type: 'search',
@@ -295,6 +305,29 @@ stageuser.search_preserved_facet_spec = {
     ]
 };
 
+mod_user.entity_spec.policies = mod_user.entity_spec.policies || {};
+mod_user.entity_spec.policies.push(
+    {
+        $factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+        source_facet: 'search',
+        dest_entity: 'stageuser',
+        dest_facet: 'search'
+    },
+    {
+        $factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+        source_facet: 'search_preserved',
+        dest_entity: 'user',
+        dest_facet: 'search'
+    },
+    {
+        $factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+        source_facet: 'search',
+        dest_entity: 'user',
+        dest_facet: 'search_preserved'
+    }
+);
+
+
 stageuser.batch_activate_action = function(spec) {
 
     spec = spec || {};
diff --git a/install/ui/src/freeipa/user.js b/install/ui/src/freeipa/user.js
index 1ee5a28c2..73124f203 100644
--- a/install/ui/src/freeipa/user.js
+++ b/install/ui/src/freeipa/user.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ var exp = IPA.user = {
 var make_spec = function() {
 return {
     name: 'user',
+    policies: [
+        IPA.search_facet_update_policy,
+        IPA.details_facet_update_policy
+    ],
     facets: [
         {
             $type: 'search',