diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/searchtextbox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/searchtextbox.xml
index 9cd55fead8..045d6956b7 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/searchtextbox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/searchtextbox.xml
@@ -173,4 +173,62 @@
 			</xul:textbox>
 		</content>
 	</binding>
+	
+	
+	
+	<binding id="search-in-the-last">
+		<implementation>
+			<property name="value">
+				<getter>
+					<![CDATA[
+						var menulist = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].firstChild.nextSibling;
+						
+						return document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].firstChild.value + ' ' +
+							menulist.firstChild.childNodes[menulist.selectedIndex].getAttribute('value')
+					]]>
+				</getter>
+				<setter>
+					<![CDATA[
+						var [num, units] = val.split(' ');
+						document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].firstChild.setAttribute('value', num);
+						
+						var menulist = document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].firstChild.nextSibling;
+						var menupopup = menulist.firstChild;
+						
+						for (var i=0; i<menupopup.childNodes.length; i++){
+							if (menupopup.childNodes[i].value == units)
+							{
+								var selectThis = i;
+								break;
+							}
+						}
+						menulist.selectedIndex = selectThis;
+						
+						return val;
+					]]>
+				</setter>
+			</property>
+			<method name="id">
+				<parameter name="id"/>
+				<body>
+					<![CDATA[
+						return document.getAnonymousNodes(this)[0].getElementsByAttribute('id',id)[0];
+					]]>
+				</body>
+			</method>
+		</implementation>
+		
+		<content>
+			<xul:hbox xbl:inherits="flex">
+				<xul:textbox/>
+				<xul:menulist label="days">
+					<xul:menupopup>
+						<xul:menuitem label="&zotero.search.date.units.days;" value="days" selected="true"/>
+						<xul:menuitem label="&zotero.search.date.units.months;" value="months"/>
+						<xul:menuitem label="&zotero.search.date.units.years;" value="years"/>
+					</xul:menupopup>
+				</xul:menulist>
+			</xul:hbox>
+		</content>
+	</binding>
 </bindings>
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/zoterosearch.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/zoterosearch.xml
index 757ef4b671..262726db7c 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/zoterosearch.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/zoterosearch.xml
@@ -90,13 +90,12 @@
 						var conditionsBox = this.id('conditions');
 						this.search.removeCondition(id);
 						
-						for(var i = 0, len=conditionsBox.childNodes.length; i < len; i++)
-							if(conditionsBox.childNodes[i].conditionID == id)
-							{
+						for (var i = 0, len=conditionsBox.childNodes.length; i < len; i++){
+							if (conditionsBox.childNodes[i].conditionID == id){
 								conditionsBox.removeChild(conditionsBox.childNodes[i]);
-								
-								i = len;
+								break;
 							}
+						}
 						
 						conditionsBox.childNodes[0].id('remove').hidden = (conditionsBox.childNodes.length == 1);
 					]]>
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@
 			<field name="dontupdate"/>
 			<constructor>
 				<![CDATA[
-					var operators = new Array('is', 'isNot', 'contains', 'doesNotContain', 'isLessThan', 'isGreaterThan', 'isBefore', 'isAfter');
+					var operators = new Array('is', 'isNot', 'contains', 'doesNotContain', 'isLessThan', 'isGreaterThan', 'isBefore', 'isAfter', 'isInTheLast');
 					var operatorsList = this.id('operatorsmenu');
 					
 					for(var i in operators)
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@
 							}
 							
 							this.createValueMenu(merged);
-							return;
+							break;
 						
 						case 'itemTypeID':
 							var types = Zotero.ItemTypes.getTypes();
@@ -269,25 +268,64 @@
 								delete types[i]['id'];
 							}
 							this.createValueMenu(types);
-							return;
+							break;
+						
+						default:
+							if (operatorsList.value=='isInTheLast')
+							{
+								this.id('value-date-age').value = this.value;
+							}
+							
+							else
+							{
+								// If switching from menu to textbox, clear value
+								if (this.id('valuefield').hidden){
+									this.value = '';
+									this.id('valuefield').value = '';
+								}
+								// If switching between textbox conditions, get loaded value for new one
+								else {
+									this.id('valuefield').value = this.value;
+								}
+								
+								// Update field drop-down if applicable
+								this.id('valuefield').update(conditionsMenu.value, this.mode);
+							}
 					}
 					
-					// Otherwise use a text field
+					this.onOperatorSelected();
+					]]>
+				</body>
+			</method>
+			<method name="onOperatorSelected">
+				<body>
+					<![CDATA[
+					var conditionsMenu = this.id('conditionsmenu');
+					var operatorsList = this.id('operatorsmenu');
 					
-					// If switching between menu and textbox, clear value
-					if (this.id('valuefield').hidden){
-						this.value = '';
-						this.id('valuefield').value = '';
-					}
-					else {
-						this.id('valuefield').value = this.value;
+					// Drop-down menu
+					if (conditionsMenu.value=='collectionID' || conditionsMenu.value=='itemTypeID')
+					{
+						this.id('valuefield').hidden = true;
+						this.id('valuemenu').hidden = false;
+						this.id('value-date-age').hidden = true;
 					}
 					
-					// Update field drop-down if applicable
-					this.id('valuefield').update(conditionsMenu.value, this.mode);
+					// Textbox + units dropdown for isInTheLast operator
+					if (operatorsList.value=='isInTheLast')
+					{
+						this.id('valuefield').hidden = true;
+						this.id('valuemenu').hidden = true;
+						this.id('value-date-age').hidden = false;
+					}
 					
-					this.id('valuefield').hidden = false;
-					this.id('valuemenu').hidden = true;
+					// Textbox
+					else
+					{
+						this.id('valuefield').hidden = false;
+						this.id('valuemenu').hidden = true;
+						this.id('value-date-age').hidden = true;
+					}
 					]]>
 				</body>
 			</method>
@@ -310,8 +348,6 @@
 						{
 							this.id('valuemenu').value = this.value;
 						}
-						this.id('valuefield').hidden = true;
-						this.id('valuemenu').hidden = false;
 					]]>
 				</body>
 			</method>
@@ -372,6 +408,11 @@
 								}
 							}
 							
+							else if (!this.id('value-date-age').hidden)
+							{
+								var value = this.id('value-date-age').value;
+							}
+							
 							// Handle special C1234 and S5678 form for
 							// collections and searches
 							else if (this.id('conditionsmenu').value=='collectionID')
@@ -429,13 +470,14 @@
 				<xul:menulist id="conditionsmenu" oncommand="this.parentNode.parentNode.onConditionSelected();">
 					<xul:menupopup/>
 				</xul:menulist>
-				<xul:menulist id="operatorsmenu">
+				<xul:menulist id="operatorsmenu" oncommand="this.parentNode.parentNode.onOperatorSelected()">
 					<xul:menupopup/>
 				</xul:menulist>
 				<xul:zoterosearchtextbox id="valuefield" flex="1"/>
 				<xul:menulist id="valuemenu" flex="1" hidden="true">
 					<xul:menupopup/>
 				</xul:menulist>
+				<xul:zoterosearchagefield id="value-date-age" hidden="true"/>
 				<xul:toolbarbutton id="remove" class="zotero-clicky" label="-" oncommand="this.parentNode.parentNode.onRemoveClicked();"/>
 				<xul:toolbarbutton id="add" class="zotero-clicky" label="+" oncommand="this.parentNode.parentNode.onAddClicked();"/>
 			</xul:hbox>
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
index 43419e2fca..4d3f8631ca 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/search.js
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ Zotero.Search.prototype._buildQuery = function(){
 							condSQL += '>?';
 							condSQLParams.push({string:condition['value']});
 							break;
+							
+						case 'isInTheLast':
+							condSQL += ">DATE('NOW', ?)";
+							condSQLParams.push({string: '-' + condition['value']});
+							break;
 					}
 				}
 				
@@ -672,6 +677,7 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 		isGreaterThan: true,
 		isBefore: true,
 		isAfter: true,
+		isInTheLast: true,
 		
 		// Special
 		any: true,
@@ -770,10 +776,11 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 					is: true,
 					isNot: true,
 					isBefore: true,
-					isAfter: true
+					isAfter: true,
+					isInTheLast: true
 				},
 				table: 'items',
-				field: 'DATE(dateAdded)'
+				field: 'dateAdded'
 			},
 			
 			{
@@ -782,10 +789,11 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 					is: true,
 					isNot: true,
 					isBefore: true,
-					isAfter: true
+					isAfter: true,
+					isInTheLast: true
 				},
 				table: 'items',
-				field: 'DATE(dateModified)'
+				field: 'dateModified'
 			},
 			
 			{
@@ -865,10 +873,11 @@ Zotero.SearchConditions = new function(){
 					is: true,
 					isNot: true,
 					isBefore: true,
-					isAfter: true
+					isAfter: true,
+					isInTheLast: true
 				},
 				table: 'itemData',
-				field: 'DATE(value)',
+				field: 'SUBSTR(value, 1, 10)', // use only beginning of multipart dates
 				aliases: ['accessDate', 'date'],
 				template: true // mark for special handling
 			},
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/searchbox.dtd b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/searchbox.dtd
index b746e64743..fcd98ac4c9 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/searchbox.dtd
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/searchbox.dtd
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
 <!ENTITY zotero.search.textModes.phraseBinary	"Phrase (incl. binary files)">
 <!ENTITY zotero.search.textModes.regexp	"Regexp">
 <!ENTITY zotero.search.textModes.regexpCS	"Regexp (case-sensitive)">
+
+<!ENTITY zotero.search.date.units.days		"days">
+<!ENTITY zotero.search.date.units.months	"months">
+<!ENTITY zotero.search.date.units.years	"years">
diff --git a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
index 1a686e052e..2c188a1919 100644
--- a/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
+++ b/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/zotero.properties
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ searchOperator.isLessThan		= is less than
 searchOperator.isGreaterThan	= is greater than
 searchOperator.isBefore			= is before
 searchOperator.isAfter			= is after
+searchOperator.isInTheLast     = is in the last
 
 searchConditions.collectionID	= Collection
 searchConditions.itemTypeID	= Item Type
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/zotero.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/zotero.css
index ccc1f4be51..2aaf927f4e 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/zotero.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/zotero.css
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ zoterosearchtextbox .toolbarbutton-menu-dropmarker
 	padding:0 2px;
 }
 
+zoterosearchagefield
+{
+	-moz-binding: url('chrome://zotero/content/bindings/searchtextbox.xml#search-in-the-last');
+}
+
+
+
 #zotero-editpane-dynamic-fields row, tagsbox row
 {
 	margin:0 0 1px;