diff --git a/mail/base/content/ABSearchDialog.js b/mail/base/content/ABSearchDialog.js
index e29a5158ed2a..edbcc6961d66 100644
--- a/mail/base/content/ABSearchDialog.js
+++ b/mail/base/content/ABSearchDialog.js
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ var gSearchAbViewListener = {
   onSelectionChanged: function() {
   },
   onCountChanged: function(total) {
-    var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);   
+    if (total == 0)
+      var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("noMatchFound");
+    else
+    {
+      if (total == 1)
+        var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("matchFound");
+      else  
+        var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);
+    }
     gStatusText.setAttribute("label", statusText);
   }
 };
diff --git a/mail/components/addrbook/content/addressbook.js b/mail/components/addrbook/content/addressbook.js
index 6a74cff08f98..4ab395be683f 100644
--- a/mail/components/addrbook/content/addressbook.js
+++ b/mail/components/addrbook/content/addressbook.js
@@ -575,8 +575,17 @@ function SetStatusText(total)
   try {
     var statusText;
 
-    if (gSearchInput.value) 
-      statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);   
+    if (gSearchInput.value) {
+      if (total == 0)
+        statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("noMatchFound");
+      else
+      {
+        if (total == 1)
+          statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("matchFound");
+        else  
+          statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);
+      }
+    }
     else
       statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("totalCardStatus", [gAbView.directory.dirName, total]);   
 
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
index 49ed57b3dd93..f8f1bc0db7be 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/addressbook.js
@@ -564,8 +564,17 @@ function SetStatusText(total)
   try {
     var statusText;
 
-    if (gSearchInput.value) 
-      statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);   
+    if (gSearchInput.value) {
+      if (total == 0)
+        statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("noMatchFound");
+      else
+      {
+        if (total == 1)
+          statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("matchFound");
+        else  
+          statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);
+      }
+    } 
     else
       statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("totalCardStatus", [gAbView.directory.dirName, total]);   
 
diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/addressBook.properties b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/addressBook.properties
index 14655e4280e1..f3715b616d07 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/addressBook.properties
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/resources/locale/en-US/addressBook.properties
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ ldap_2.servers.history.description=Collected Addresses
 ## %1$S is address book name, %2$S is card count
 totalCardStatus=Total Cards in %1$S: %2$S
 ## LOCALIZATION NOTE (matchesFound):  do not localize %S
+noMatchFound=No matches found
+matchFound=1 match found
 matchesFound=%S matches found
 cardsCopied=%S cards copied
 cardCopied=1 card copied
diff --git a/mailnews/base/search/resources/content/ABSearchDialog.js b/mailnews/base/search/resources/content/ABSearchDialog.js
index 0bc4f87a8cbb..e8d97cd2f357 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/search/resources/content/ABSearchDialog.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/search/resources/content/ABSearchDialog.js
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ var gSearchAbViewListener = {
   onSelectionChanged: function() {
   },
   onCountChanged: function(total) {
-    var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);   
+    if (total == 0)
+      var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("noMatchFound");  
+    else
+    {
+      if (total == 1)
+        var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getString("matchFound");
+      else  
+        var statusText = gAddressBookBundle.getFormattedString("matchesFound", [total]);
+    }
     gStatusText.setAttribute("label", statusText);
   }
 };