diff --git a/install/ui/facet.js b/install/ui/facet.js
index 267fc3332..d5b21f323 100644
--- a/install/ui/facet.js
+++ b/install/ui/facet.js
@@ -1206,6 +1206,12 @@ IPA.facet_builder = function(entity) {
         spec.tab_label = spec.tab_label || attr_metadata.label;
         spec.factory = spec.factory || IPA.attribute_facet;
 
+        entity.policies.add_policy(IPA.build({
+            factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+            source_facet: 'search',
+            dest_facet: spec.name
+        }));
+
         return spec;
     };
 
@@ -1242,6 +1248,12 @@ IPA.facet_builder = function(entity) {
             spec.read_only = true;
         }
 
+        entity.policies.add_policy(IPA.build({
+            factory: IPA.facet_update_policy,
+            source_facet: 'search',
+            dest_facet: spec.name
+        }));
+
         return spec;
     };
 
diff --git a/install/ui/search.js b/install/ui/search.js
index 845da57c1..2c30b5b77 100644
--- a/install/ui/search.js
+++ b/install/ui/search.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ IPA.search_deleter_dialog = function(spec) {
 
         batch.on_success = function() {
             that.facet.refresh();
+            that.facet.on_update.notify([],that.facet);
             that.close();
         };
 
@@ -421,9 +422,7 @@ IPA.batch_items_action = function(spec) {
 
         var batch = IPA.batch_command({
             name: entity.name + '_batch_'+ that.method,
-            on_success: function() {
-                facet.refresh();
-            }
+            on_success: that.get_on_success(facet, on_success)
         });
 
         for (var i=0; i<pkeys.length; i++) {
@@ -441,5 +440,18 @@ IPA.batch_items_action = function(spec) {
         batch.execute();
     };
 
+    that.on_success = function(facet, data, text_status, xhr) {
+        facet.on_update.notify();
+        facet.refresh();
+    };
+
+    that.get_on_success = function(facet, on_success) {
+        return function(data, text_status, xhr) {
+            that.on_success(facet, data, text_status, xhr);
+            if (on_success) on_success.call(this, data, text_status, xhr);
+        };
+    };
+
+
     return that;
 };