diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositorySearchController.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositorySearchController.java
index b5ea01140..012f5361e 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositorySearchController.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositorySearchController.java
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ class RepositorySearchController extends AbstractRepositoryRestController {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	@ResponseBody
-	@RequestMapping(value = BASE_MAPPING, method = RequestMethod.GET, //
-			produces = { "application/json", "application/x-spring-data-compact+json" })
+	@RequestMapping(value = BASE_MAPPING, method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public Resource<?> listSearches(RepositoryRestRequest request) {
 
 		SearchResourceMappings resourceMappings = request.getSearchMappings();
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ class RepositorySearchController extends AbstractRepositoryRestController {
 	 * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
 	 */
 	@ResponseBody
-	@RequestMapping(value = BASE_MAPPING + "/{search}", method = RequestMethod.GET, //
-			produces = { "application/json", "application/x-spring-data-verbose+json" })
+	@RequestMapping(value = BASE_MAPPING + "/{search}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public ResponseEntity<Resources<?>> executeSearch(RepositoryRestRequest request, @PathVariable String search,
 			Pageable pageable) {
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
index cebc410b1..4a0cdcf85 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
@@ -255,5 +255,22 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 				andExpect(jsonPath("$._links", notNullValue()));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-203
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void exposesSearchesForRootResources() throws Exception {
+
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = request("/");
+
+		for (String rel : expectedRootLinkRels()) {
+
+			Link link = assertHasLinkWithRel(rel, response);
+			Link searchLink = assertHasLinkWithRel("search", request(link));
+
+			request(searchLink);
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected abstract Iterable<String> expectedRootLinkRels();
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/ProfileRepository.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/ProfileRepository.java
index bd39f3517..c09e5b5f2 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/ProfileRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/ProfileRepository.java
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.mongodb;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.springframework.data.repository.PagingAndSortingRepository;
 
 /**
  * @author Jon Brisbin
+ * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
-public interface ProfileRepository extends PagingAndSortingRepository<Profile, String> {}
+public interface ProfileRepository extends PagingAndSortingRepository<Profile, String> {
+
+	List<Profile> findByType(String type);
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/UserRepository.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/UserRepository.java
index b1a5c051d..428729cfa 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/UserRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/mongodb/UserRepository.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.mongodb;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 
@@ -24,4 +25,5 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
  */
 public interface UserRepository extends CrudRepository<User, BigInteger> {
 
+	List<User> findByFirstname(String firstname);
 }