diff --git a/issue.go b/issue.go
index 71de7e2..909e8b2 100644
--- a/issue.go
+++ b/issue.go
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ func (s *IssueService) Search(jql string, options *SearchOptions) ([]Issue, *Res
 	if options == nil {
 		u = fmt.Sprintf("rest/api/2/search?jql=%s", url.QueryEscape(jql))
 	} else {
-		u = fmt.Sprintf("rest/api/2/search?jql=%s&startAt=%d&maxResults=%d", url.QueryEscape(jql),
-			options.StartAt, options.MaxResults)
+		u = fmt.Sprintf("rest/api/2/search?jql=%s&startAt=%d&maxResults=%d&expand=%s", url.QueryEscape(jql),
+			options.StartAt, options.MaxResults, options.Expand)
 	}
 
 	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
diff --git a/issue_test.go b/issue_test.go
index 345cab7..06e8a81 100644
--- a/issue_test.go
+++ b/issue_test.go
@@ -346,12 +346,12 @@ func TestIssueService_Search(t *testing.T) {
 	defer teardown()
 	testMux.HandleFunc("/rest/api/2/search", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
-		testRequestURL(t, r, "/rest/api/2/search?jql=something&startAt=1&maxResults=40")
+		testRequestURL(t, r, "/rest/api/2/search?jql=something&startAt=1&maxResults=40&expand=foo")
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"expand": "schema,names","startAt": 1,"maxResults": 40,"total": 6,"issues": [{"expand": "html","id": "10230","self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issue/BULK-62","key": "BULK-62","fields": {"summary": "testing","timetracking": null,"issuetype": {"self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issuetype/5","id": "5","description": "The sub-task of the issue","iconUrl": "http://kelpie9:8081/images/icons/issue_subtask.gif","name": "Sub-task","subtask": true},"customfield_10071": null}},{"expand": "html","id": "10004","self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issue/BULK-47","key": "BULK-47","fields": {"summary": "Cheese v1 2.0 issue","timetracking": null,"issuetype": {"self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issuetype/3","id": "3","description": "A task that needs to be done.","iconUrl": "http://kelpie9:8081/images/icons/task.gif","name": "Task","subtask": false}}}]}`)
 	})
 
-	opt := &SearchOptions{StartAt: 1, MaxResults: 40}
+	opt := &SearchOptions{StartAt: 1, MaxResults: 40, Expand: "foo"}
 	_, resp, err := testClient.Issue.Search("something", opt)
 
 	if resp == nil {