diff --git a/CRM/Event/Form/Search.php b/CRM/Event/Form/Search.php
index e53572d90d2f8353d1fec5ed244e550a487d9f64..abf22b7a25c58d2947ba87a6bb23d9cea581e4f6 100644
--- a/CRM/Event/Form/Search.php
+++ b/CRM/Event/Form/Search.php
@@ -496,4 +496,16 @@ class CRM_Event_Form_Search extends CRM_Core_Form_Search {
     return ts('Find Participants');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the default form values.
+   *
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   the default array reference
+   */
+  public function setDefaultValues() {
+    parent::setDefaultValues();
+    return $this->_formValues;
+  }
+
 }