diff --git a/expert/browser/search.py b/expert/browser/search.py
index af4f437..1776e57 100644
--- a/expert/browser/search.py
+++ b/expert/browser/search.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2011 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2013 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
 """
 Definition of basic view classes and other browser related stuff for the
 loops.expert package.
-
-$Id$
 """
 
 from zope import interface, component
 from zope.app.pagetemplate import ViewPageTemplateFile
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy
-from zope.traversing.api import getName, getParent
+from zope.traversing.api import getName, getParent, traverse
 
 from cybertools.browser.form import FormController
 from cybertools.stateful.interfaces import IStateful, IStatesDefinition
@@ -150,12 +148,16 @@ class Search(ConceptView):
             if not isinstance(types, (list, tuple)):
                 types = [types]
             for type in types:
+                site = self.loopsRoot
+                if type.startswith('/'):
+                    parts = type.split(':')
+                    site = traverse(self.loopsRoot, parts[0], site)
                 result = self.executeQuery(title=title or None, type=type,
                                                  exclude=('hidden',))
                 fv = FilterView(self.context, self.request)
                 result = fv.apply(result)
                 for o in result:
-                    if o.getLoopsRoot() == self.loopsRoot:
+                    if o.getLoopsRoot() == site:
                         adObj = adapted(o, self.languageInfo)
                         if filterMethod is not None and not filterMethod(adObj):
                             continue
diff --git a/expert/concept.py b/expert/concept.py
index abd0b6f..d87dfcf 100644
--- a/expert/concept.py
+++ b/expert/concept.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2013 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 """
 Query concepts management stuff.
-
-$Id$
 """
 
 from BTrees.IOBTree import IOBTree
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute, implements
 from zope.app.catalog.interfaces import ICatalog
 from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy
+from zope.traversing.api import traverse
 
 from cybertools.typology.interfaces import IType
 from loops.common import AdapterBase
@@ -66,6 +65,11 @@ class BaseQuery(object):
         return self.context.context.getLoopsRoot()
 
     def queryConcepts(self, title=None, type=None, **kw):
+        site = self.loopsRoot
+        if type.startswith('/'):
+            parts = type.split(':')
+            site = traverse(self.loopsRoot, parts[0], site)
+            type = 'loops:' + ':'.join(parts[1:])
         if type.endswith('*'):
             start = type[:-1]
             end = start + '\x7f'
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ class BaseQuery(object):
             result = cat.searchResults(loops_type=(start, end), loops_title=title)
         else:
             result = cat.searchResults(loops_type=(start, end))
-        result = set(r for r in result if r.getLoopsRoot() == self.loopsRoot
+        result = set(r for r in result if r.getLoopsRoot() == site
                      and canListObject(r))
         if 'exclude' in kw:
             r1 = set()
diff --git a/type.py b/type.py
index 64f9615..0f9ffee 100644
--- a/type.py
+++ b/type.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class LoopsType(BaseType):
         tp = self.typeProvider
         typeName = tp is None and 'unknown' or str(getName(tp))
         if self.isForeignReference:
-            root = '/'.join(getPath(self.root))
+            root = getPath(self.root)
         else:
             root = 'loops'
         return ':'.join((root, self.qualifiers[0], typeName,))