diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/AstridWrapperActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/AstridWrapperActivity.java
index 4f3b6d5c3..e146428b3 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/AstridWrapperActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/AstridWrapperActivity.java
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ public class AstridWrapperActivity extends FragmentActivity
      */
     protected boolean mMultipleFragments = false;
 
+    protected FilterListActivity getFilterListFragment() {
+        FilterListActivity frag = (FilterListActivity) getSupportFragmentManager()
+                .findFragmentById(R.id.filterlist_fragment);
+        if (frag == null || !frag.isInLayout())
+            return null;
+
+        return frag;
+    }
+
+    protected TaskListActivity getTaskListFragment() {
+        TaskListActivity frag = (TaskListActivity) getSupportFragmentManager()
+                .findFragmentById(R.id.tasklist_fragment);
+        if (frag == null || !frag.isInLayout())
+            return null;
+
+        return frag;
+    }
+
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity#onCreate(android.os.Bundle)
      */
@@ -45,6 +63,19 @@ public class AstridWrapperActivity extends FragmentActivity
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
     }
 
+    /* (non-Javadoc)
+     * @see android.app.Activity#onNewIntent(android.content.Intent)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+        super.onNewIntent(intent);
+        FilterListActivity frag = getFilterListFragment();
+        if (frag != null) {
+            // forwarding for search-requests
+            frag.onNewIntent(intent);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handles items being clicked from the filterlist-fragment. Return true if item is handled.
      */
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/FilterListWrapperActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/FilterListWrapperActivity.java
index 0c494c7d6..d0e7799db 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/FilterListWrapperActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/FilterListWrapperActivity.java
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ public class FilterListWrapperActivity extends AstridWrapperActivity {
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
 
-        Fragment frag = (Fragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
-                .findFragmentById(R.id.tasklist_fragment);
-        if (frag != null && frag.isInLayout()) {
+        Fragment frag = getTaskListFragment();
+        if (frag != null) {
             mMultipleFragments = true;
         } else {
             mMultipleFragments = false;
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ public class FilterListWrapperActivity extends AstridWrapperActivity {
 
     @Override
     public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
-        Fragment frag = (Fragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
-                .findFragmentById(R.id.tasklist_fragment);
-        if (frag != null && frag.isInLayout())
+        Fragment frag = getTaskListFragment();
+        if (frag != null)
             ((TextView)frag.getView().findViewById(R.id.listLabel)).setText(title);
         // update the actionbar-title
         getSupportActionBar().setTitle(title);
diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListWrapperActivity.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListWrapperActivity.java
index 9c31a8b09..2301c8035 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListWrapperActivity.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/activity/TaskListWrapperActivity.java
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ public class TaskListWrapperActivity extends AstridWrapperActivity {
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
 
-        Fragment frag = (Fragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
-                .findFragmentById(R.id.filterlist_fragment);
-        if (frag != null && frag.isInLayout()) {
+        Fragment frag = getFilterListFragment();
+        if (frag != null) {
             mMultipleFragments = true;
         } else {
             mMultipleFragments = false;
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ public class TaskListWrapperActivity extends AstridWrapperActivity {
 
     @Override
     public void setTitle(CharSequence title) {
-        Fragment frag = (Fragment) getSupportFragmentManager()
-                .findFragmentById(R.id.tasklist_fragment);
-        if (frag != null && frag.isInLayout())
+        Fragment frag = getTaskListFragment();
+        if (frag != null)
             ((TextView)frag.getView().findViewById(R.id.listLabel)).setText(title);
         // update the actionbar-title
         getSupportActionBar().setTitle(title);