diff --git a/webtools/litmus/js/FormValidation.js b/webtools/litmus/js/FormValidation.js
index b1f4f976a4b0..9f0c119b61ba 100644
--- a/webtools/litmus/js/FormValidation.js
+++ b/webtools/litmus/js/FormValidation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var iBugNumber = "This field must be a valid, positive integer (>0). Please re-enter it now.";
+var iNumber = iBugNumber;
 var iEmail = "This field must be a valid email address (like foo@bar.com). Please re-enter it now.";
 var iBuildId = "This field must be a valid build id, which is a string of 8 digits most easily found in the About dialog. Please re-enter it now.";
 var iPasswordMismatch = "The passwords you entered did not match.";
@@ -208,6 +209,24 @@ function checkBuildId (theField, emptyOK)
     }
 }
 
+// checkNumber (TEXTFIELD theField [, BOOLEAN emptyOK==false])
+//
+// Check that string theField.value is a valid, positive integer.
+//
+// For explanation of optional argument emptyOK,
+// see comments of function isInteger.
+function checkNumber (theField, emptyOK)
+{   
+    if (checkNumber.arguments.length == 1) { 
+	emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
+    }
+
+    if (isPositiveInteger(theField.value,emptyOK)) {
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return warnInvalid (theField, iNumber);
+    }
+}
 
 // isInteger (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
 // 
diff --git a/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/search_results.tmpl b/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/search_results.tmpl
index 5cb2e05f4cee..1867cee04aa7 100644
--- a/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/search_results.tmpl
+++ b/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/search_results.tmpl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   # ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****
 #%]
 
-[% INCLUDE global/html_header.tmpl %]
+[% INCLUDE global/html_header.tmpl js_files=['js/FormValidation.js'] %]
 [% INCLUDE global/litmus_header.tmpl %]
 
 <div id="page">
diff --git a/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/test_results_limit.tmpl b/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/test_results_limit.tmpl
index 9647d32c3bb9..3e3c3c6ebc69 100644
--- a/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/test_results_limit.tmpl
+++ b/webtools/litmus/templates/en/default/reporting/test_results_limit.tmpl
@@ -27,15 +27,28 @@
 
 [% PROCESS global/selects.none.tmpl %]
 
-<form name="search_results" method="get" action="search_results.cgi" onSubmit="if(this.summary.value=='-Summary-'){this.summary.value = '';}if(this.email.value=='-Submitted By-'){this.email.value = '';}">
-
 <script type="text/javascript">
 function init()
 {
     FormInit(document.forms['search_results'], document.location.search);
 }
+
+function checkSearchForm(f)
+{
+    if ( ! checkNumber(f.limit,true)) {
+	return false;
+    }
+
+    if (f.summary.value=='-Summary-') {
+        f.summary.value = '';
+    }
+    if (f.email.value=='-Submitted By-') {
+        f.email.value = '';
+    }
+}
 </script>
 
+<form name="search_results" method="get" action="search_results.cgi" onSubmit="return checkSearchForm(this);">
 
 <!--# Add a row to order the results by each field. -->
 <tr class="search">