Index: src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/js/buddypress.js
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--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/js/buddypress.js
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/js/buddypress.js
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@
 			//var css_id = jq('.item-list-tabs li.selected').attr('id').split( '-' );
 			object = 'messages';
 
-			bp_filter_request( object, jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-filter'), jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-scope') , 'div.' + object, target.parent().children('label').children('input').val(), 1, jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-extras') );
+			bp_filter_request( object, jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-filter'), jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-scope') , 'div.' + object, jq('#messages_search').val(), 1, jq.cookie('bp-' + object + '-extras') );
 
 			return false;
 		}