diff --git a/C4/Koha.pm b/C4/Koha.pm
index f19a017c19..4f386e469d 100644
--- a/C4/Koha.pm
+++ b/C4/Koha.pm
@@ -760,6 +760,12 @@ sub getFacets {
                 tags  => [ qw/ 440a 490a / ],
                 sep   => ', ',
             },
+            {
+                idx   => 'itype',
+                label => 'ItemTypes',
+                tags  => [ qw/ 952y 942c / ],
+                sep   => ', ',
+            },
             ];
             my $library_facet;
             $library_facet = {
diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index ee7d8d9df9..4f616619d1 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ sub SimpleSearch {
 ( undef, $results_hashref, \@facets_loop ) = getRecords (
 
         $koha_query,       $simple_query, $sort_by_ref,    $servers_ref,
-        $results_per_page, $offset,       $expanded_facet, $branches,
+        $results_per_page, $offset,       $expanded_facet, $branches,$itemtypes,
         $query_type,       $scan
     );
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ See verbse embedded documentation.
 sub getRecords {
     my (
         $koha_query,       $simple_query, $sort_by_ref,    $servers_ref,
-        $results_per_page, $offset,       $expanded_facet, $branches,
+        $results_per_page, $offset,       $expanded_facet, $branches,$itemtypes,
         $query_type,       $scan
     ) = @_;
 
@@ -555,6 +555,17 @@ sub getRecords {
 									$facet_label_value = "*";
 								}
                             }
+                            # if it's a itemtype, label by the name, not the code,
+                            if ( $link_value =~ /itype/ ) {
+                                if (defined $itemtypes
+                                    && ref($itemtypes) eq "HASH"
+                                    && defined $itemtypes->{$one_facet}
+                                    && ref ($itemtypes->{$one_facet}) eq "HASH")
+                                {
+                                    $facet_label_value =
+                                        $itemtypes->{$one_facet}->{'description'};
+                                }
+                            }
 
                             # but we're down with the whole label being in the link's title.
                             push @this_facets_array, {
diff --git a/catalogue/search.pl b/catalogue/search.pl
index 0052f664c5..2171df06d6 100755
--- a/catalogue/search.pl
+++ b/catalogue/search.pl
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ if (C4::Context->preference('NoZebra')) {
     };
 } else {
     eval {
-        ($error, $results_hashref, $facets) = getRecords($query,$simple_query,\@sort_by,\@servers,$results_per_page,$offset,$expanded_facet,$branches,$query_type,$scan);
+        ($error, $results_hashref, $facets) = getRecords($query,$simple_query,\@sort_by,\@servers,$results_per_page,$offset,$expanded_facet,$branches,$itemtypes,$query_type,$scan);
     };
 }
 # This sorts the facets into alphabetical order
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/facets.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/facets.inc
index e74bced1b5..5cf6a7f61c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/facets.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/facets.inc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Topics ) %]Topics[% END %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Places ) %]Places[% END %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Series ) %]Series[% END %]
+[% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_ItemTypes ) %]Item types[% END %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Libraries ) %]Libraries[% END %]
 <ul>
         [% FOREACH facet IN facets_loo.facets %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?[% query_cgi |html %][% limit_cgi |html %][% IF ( sort_by ) %]&amp;sort_by=[% sort_by %][% END %]&amp;limit=[% facet.type_link_value %]:[% facet.facet_link_value %]" title="[% facet.facet_title_value %]">[% facet.facet_label_value %]</a> [% IF ( displayFacetCount ) %]([% facet.facet_count %])[% END %]</li>[% END %][% IF ( facets_loo.expandable ) %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/opac-facets.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/opac-facets.inc
index b3c1bc3c2f..d9e45773b8 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/opac-facets.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/opac-facets.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Topics ) %]Topics[% END %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Places ) %]Places[% END %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Series ) %]Series[% END %]
+[% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_ItemTypes ) %]Item types[% END %]
 [% UNLESS ( singleBranchMode ) %]
 [% IF ( facets_loo.type_label_Libraries ) %]Libraries[% END %]
 [% END %]
diff --git a/opac/opac-search.pl b/opac/opac-search.pl
index 5f3ad8608c..7eeebbd23d 100755
--- a/opac/opac-search.pl
+++ b/opac/opac-search.pl
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ elsif (C4::Context->preference('NoZebra')) {
     $pasarParams .= '&amp;simple_query=' . $simple_query;
     $pasarParams .= '&amp;query_type=' . $query_type if ($query_type);
     eval {
-        ($error, $results_hashref, $facets) = getRecords($query,$simple_query,\@sort_by,\@servers,$results_per_page,$offset,$expanded_facet,$branches,$query_type,$scan);
+        ($error, $results_hashref, $facets) = getRecords($query,$simple_query,\@sort_by,\@servers,$results_per_page,$offset,$expanded_facet,$branches,$itemtypes,$query_type,$scan);
     };
 }
 # This sorts the facets into alphabetical order