diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/resources/api/v3/openbis.js b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/resources/api/v3/openbis.js
index 736dd7d83a0c9a5f33c3f6aed0cdc9858fef4e4e..58109d0b95db85907b9a5fffe4de6f62939972d0 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/resources/api/v3/openbis.js
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/public/resources/api/v3/openbis.js
@@ -512,6 +512,18 @@ define([ 'jquery', 'util/Json' ], function($, stjsUtil) {
 			});
 		}
 		
+		this.searchMaterials = function(criteria, fetchOptions) {
+			var thisFacade = this;
+			return thisFacade._private.ajaxRequest({
+				url : openbisUrl,
+				data : {
+					"method" : "searchMaterials",
+					"params" : [ thisFacade._private.sessionToken, criteria, fetchOptions ]
+				},
+				returnType : "SearchResult"
+			});
+		}
+
 		this.searchMaterialTypes = function(criteria, fetchOptions) {
 			var thisFacade = this;
 			return thisFacade._private.ajaxRequest({