diff --git a/ietf/doc/tests.py b/ietf/doc/tests.py
index 8b112f5c5e1..f14b5b1af0f 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/tests.py
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ def test_indexes(self):
     def test_ajax_search_docs(self):
         draft = IndividualDraftFactory(name="draft-ietf-rfc1234bis")
         rfc = IndividualRfcFactory(rfc_number=1234)
+        bcp = IndividualRfcFactory(name="bcp12345", type_id="bcp")
 
         url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs', kwargs={
             "model_name": "document",
@@ -444,14 +445,14 @@ def test_ajax_search_docs(self):
 
         url = urlreverse('ietf.doc.views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs', kwargs={
             "model_name": "document",
-            "doc_type": "draft,rfc",
+            "doc_type": "all",
         })
         r = self.client.get(url, dict(q="1234"))
         self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
         data = r.json()
-        self.assertEqual(len(data), 2)
-        pks = set([data[i]["id"] for i in range(2)])
-        self.assertEqual(pks, set([rfc.pk, draft.pk]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(data), 3)
+        pks = set([data[i]["id"] for i in range(3)])
+        self.assertEqual(pks, set([bcp.pk, rfc.pk, draft.pk]))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ietf/doc/urls.py b/ietf/doc/urls.py
index fbc99f6a269..496b2d8f3a0 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/urls.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     url(r'^all/?$', views_search.index_all_drafts),
     url(r'^active/?$', views_search.index_active_drafts),
     url(r'^recent/?$', views_search.recent_drafts),
-    url(r'^select2search/(?P<model_name>document)/(?P<doc_type>(draft|rfc|draft,rfc))/$', views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs),
+    url(r'^select2search/(?P<model_name>document)/(?P<doc_type>(draft|rfc|all))/$', views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs),
     url(r'^ballots/irsg/$', views_ballot.irsg_ballot_status),
     url(r'^ballots/rsab/$', views_ballot.rsab_ballot_status),
 
diff --git a/ietf/doc/views_search.py b/ietf/doc/views_search.py
index f49260d1aba..eef57a29c14 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/views_search.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/views_search.py
@@ -806,6 +806,14 @@ def index_active_drafts(request):
     return render(request, "doc/index_active_drafts.html", { 'groups': groups })
 
 def ajax_select2_search_docs(request, model_name, doc_type): # TODO - remove model_name argument...
+    """Get results for a select2 search field
+    
+    doc_type can be "draft", "rfc", or "all", to search for only docs of type "draft", only docs of
+    type "rfc", or docs of type "draft" or "rfc" or any of the subseries ("bcp", "std", ...).
+    
+    If a need arises for searching _only_ for draft or rfc, without including the subseries, then an
+    additional option or options will be needed.
+    """
     model = Document # Earlier versions allowed searching over DocAlias which no longer exists
 
     q = [w.strip() for w in request.GET.get('q', '').split() if w.strip()]
@@ -813,11 +821,15 @@ def ajax_select2_search_docs(request, model_name, doc_type): # TODO - remove mod
     if not q:
         objs = model.objects.none()
     else:
-        if "," in doc_type:
-            qs = model.objects.filter(type__in=[t.strip() for t in doc_type.split(',')])
+        if doc_type == "draft":
+            types = ["draft"]
+        elif doc_type == "rfc":
+            types = ["rfc"]
+        elif doc_type == "all":
+            types = ("draft", "rfc", "bcp", "fyi", "std")
         else:
-            qs = model.objects.filter(type=doc_type)
-
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest("Invalid document type")
+        qs = model.objects.filter(type__in=[t.strip() for t in types])
         for t in q:
             qs = qs.filter(name__icontains=t)
 
diff --git a/ietf/ipr/forms.py b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
index 0040a9db46e..8ea179789b0 100644
--- a/ietf/ipr/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/ipr/forms.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def clean(self):
         return self.cleaned_data
 
 class DraftForm(forms.ModelForm):
-    document = SearchableDocumentField(label="I-D name/RFC number", required=True, doc_type="draft,rfc")
+    document = SearchableDocumentField(label="I-D name/RFC number", required=True, doc_type="all")
 
     class Meta:
         model = IprDocRel
diff --git a/ietf/templates/base.html b/ietf/templates/base.html
index 24de39f300f..ccecd8eb1cb 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/base.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/base.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                     <label class="d-none d-md-block" aria-label="Document search">
                     <input class="form-control select2-field search-select"
                            id="navbar-doc-search"
-                           data-select2-ajax-url="{% url 'ietf.doc.views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs' model_name='document' doc_type='draft,rfc' %}"
+                           data-select2-ajax-url="{% url 'ietf.doc.views_search.ajax_select2_search_docs' model_name='document' doc_type='all' %}"
                            type="text"
                            data-placeholder="Document search">
                    </label>