diff --git a/ui/jsp/alert.jsp b/ui/jsp/alert.jsp
index b73fc6f8c50..246578bb924 100644
--- a/ui/jsp/alert.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/alert.jsp
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@
 		                </div>
 		            </div>
 		        </div>
+		        
+		         <div class="grid_rows even">
+		            <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 20%;">
+		                <div class="row_celltitles">
+		                    Type ID:</div>
+		            </div>
+		            <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 79%;">
+		                <div class="row_celltitles" id="typeid">
+		                </div>
+		            </div>
+		        </div>
+		        
 		        <div class="grid_rows odd">
 		            <div class="grid_row_cell" style="width: 20%;">
 		                <div class="row_celltitles">
@@ -89,7 +101,7 @@
             <form action="#" method="post">
             <ol>
                 <li>
-                    <input class="text textwatermark" type="text" id="adv_search_type" value="by type" />
+                    <input class="text textwatermark" type="text" id="adv_search_typeid" value="by Type ID" />
                 </li>
             </ol>
             </form>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.alert.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.alert.js
index d43e41ef9e4..2d093bfef52 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.alert.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.alert.js
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ function alertGetSearchParams() {
 
 	var $advancedSearchPopup = getAdvancedSearchPopupInSearchContainer();
 	if ($advancedSearchPopup.length > 0 && $advancedSearchPopup.css("display") != "none" ) {	
-	    var type = $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_type").val();							
-		if ($advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_type").hasClass("textwatermark") == false && type!=null && type.length > 0) 
-			moreCriteria.push("&type="+todb(type));			
+	    var typeid = $advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_typeid").val();							
+		if ($advancedSearchPopup.find("#adv_search_typeid").hasClass("textwatermark") == false && typeid!=null && typeid.length > 0) 
+			moreCriteria.push("&type="+todb(typeid));  //"type" paramter in listAlerts refers to typeId, not typeText		
 	} 	
 	
 	return moreCriteria.join("");          
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ function alertJsonToDetailsTab() {
     $thisTab.find("#tab_spinning_wheel").show();        
       
     $thisTab.find("#id").text(fromdb(jsonObj.id));      
-    $thisTab.find("#type").text(fromdb(jsonObj.type));
+    $thisTab.find("#type").text(toAlertType(jsonObj.type));
+    $thisTab.find("#typeid").text(fromdb(jsonObj.type));
     $thisTab.find("#description").text(fromdb(jsonObj.description));    
     setDateField(jsonObj.sent, $thisTab.find("#sent"));