diff --git a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Geocoder.js b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Geocoder.js
index 45c2659c5..183c0b5ce 100644
--- a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Geocoder.js
+++ b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Geocoder.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ call: function(marker_id, query) {
 	}
 	
 	// build basic request for geocoder
-	var call = OSRM.DEFAULTS.HOST_GEOCODER_URL + "?format=json&json_callback=%jsonp" + OSRM.DEFAULTS.GEOCODER_BOUNDS + "&accept-language="+OSRM.Localization.current_language+"&q=" + query;
+	var call = OSRM.DEFAULTS.HOST_GEOCODER_URL + "?format=json&json_callback=%jsonp" + OSRM.DEFAULTS.GEOCODER_BOUNDS + "&accept-language="+OSRM.Localization.current_language+"&limit=30&q=" + query;
 	// prioritize results in currently shown mapview
 	var bounds = OSRM.G.map.getBounds();
 	call += "&viewbox=" + bounds._southWest.lat + "," + bounds._northEast.lng + "," + bounds._northEast.lat + "," + bounds._southWest.lng;
@@ -80,27 +80,42 @@ _showResults: function(response, parameters) {
 		return;
 	}
 	
+	// filter/sort inputs
+	var filtered_response = [];
+	for(var i=0; i < response.length; i++){
+		var result = response[i];
+		if( OSRM.Geocoder._filterResult( result ) )
+			continue;
+		filtered_response.push( result );
+	}
+	filtered_response.sort( OSRM.Geocoder._compareResults );
+	
 	// show first result
-	OSRM.Geocoder._onclickResult(parameters.marker_id, response[0].lat, response[0].lon);
+	OSRM.Geocoder._onclickResult(parameters.marker_id, filtered_response[0].lat, filtered_response[0].lon);
 	if( OSRM.G.markers.route.length > 1 )		// if a route is displayed, we don't need to show other possible geocoding results
-		return;
+		return;	
 	
 	// show possible results for input
 	var html = "";
 	html += '<table class="results medium-font">';	
-	for(var i=0; i < response.length; i++){
-		var result = response[i];
-
+	for(var i=0; i < filtered_response.length; i++){
+		var result = filtered_response[i];
+		
 		//odd or even ?
 		var rowstyle='results-body-odd';
 		if(i%2==0) { rowstyle='results-body-even'; }
  
 		html += '<tr class="'+rowstyle+'">';
-		html += '<td class="results-body-counter"><span">'+(i+1)+'.</span></td>';
+		if(!result.icon)
+			result.icon = "http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/images/mapicons/poi_point_of_interest.glow.12.png";
+		html += '<td class="results-body-counter"><img src="'+ result.icon + '" alt=""/></td>';
 		html += '<td class="results-body-items">';
 
 		if(result.display_name){
-			html += '<div class="results-body-item" onclick="OSRM.Geocoder._onclickResult(\''+parameters.marker_id+'\', '+result.lat+', '+result.lon+');">'+result.display_name+'</div>';
+			html += '<div class="results-body-item" onclick="OSRM.Geocoder._onclickResult(\''+parameters.marker_id+'\', '+result.lat+', '+result.lon+');">'+result.display_name;
+			// debug output to show osm_type, class, type			
+			// html += '<br/><span class="results-body-item-remark small-font">[osm_type: ' + result.osm_type + ', class: ' + result.class + ', type: ' + result.type + ']</span>';
+			html += '</div>';
 		}
 		html += "</td></tr>";
 	}
@@ -108,8 +123,8 @@ _showResults: function(response, parameters) {
 		
 	document.getElementById('information-box-header').innerHTML = 
 		"<div class='header-title'>"+OSRM.loc("SEARCH_RESULTS")+"</div>" +
-		"<div class='header-content'>("+OSRM.loc("FOUND_X_RESULTS").replace(/%i/,response.length)+")</div>";
-		"<div class='header-content'>(found "+response.length+" results)"+"</div>";
+		"<div class='header-content'>("+OSRM.loc("FOUND_X_RESULTS").replace(/%i/,filtered_response.length)+")</div>";
+		"<div class='header-content'>(found "+filtered_response.length+" results)"+"</div>";
 	document.getElementById('information-box').innerHTML = html;
 },
 _showResults_Empty: function(parameters) {
@@ -128,6 +143,45 @@ _showResults_Timeout: function() {
 		"<div class='header-title'>"+OSRM.loc("SEARCH_RESULTS")+"</div>" +
 		"<div class='header-content'>("+OSRM.loc("FOUND_X_RESULTS").replace(/%i/,0)+")</div>";		
 	document.getElementById('information-box').innerHTML = "<div class='no-results big-font'>"+OSRM.loc("TIMED_OUT")+"</div>";	
+},
+
+
+// filter search results [true: result will not be displayed]
+_filterResult: function(result) {
+	if( result.osm_type == "relation")
+		return true;
+	if( result.type == "aerial_views")
+		return true;	
+	return false;
+},
+
+
+// comparator for sorting results [higher weight: result will appear first]
+_compare_class_weights: {
+	place: 9000,
+	highway: 8000,
+	boundary: 7000
+}, 
+_compare_type_weights: {
+	country: 13,
+	state: 12,
+	county: 11,
+	city: 10, 
+	town: 9,
+	village: 8,
+	hamlet: 7,
+	suburb: 6,
+	locality: 5,
+	farm: 4
+},
+_compareResults: function(lhs, rhs) {
+	var class_values = OSRM.Geocoder._compare_class_weights;
+	var type_values = OSRM.Geocoder._compare_type_weights;
+	
+	var lhs_value = (-class_values[ lhs.class ] || 0) + (-type_values[ lhs.type ] || 0);
+	var rhs_value = (-class_values[ rhs.class ] || 0) + (-type_values[ rhs.type ] || 0);
+
+	return (lhs_value - rhs_value);
 },
 
 
diff --git a/WebContent/main.css b/WebContent/main.css
index d37b91ac1..25deae410 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.css
+++ b/WebContent/main.css
@@ -327,14 +327,14 @@ html, body {
 .results-body-counter
 {
 	text-align:right;
-	vertical-align:top;
+	vertical-align:middle;
 	font-weight:bold;
 	padding:1px 5px 1px 5px;
 }
 .results-body-items
 {
 	text-align:left;
-	vertical-align: middle;
+	vertical-align:top;
 	width:100%;
 	padding:1px;
 }
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ html, body {
 {
 	color:#ff0000
 }
+.results-body-item-remark
+{
+	color:#999999
+}
 
 
 /* style for main-output information-box -> table (driving directions) */
@@ -649,5 +653,5 @@ input[type=checkbox],
 .small-font {
 	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 	font-size: 9px;
-	font-weight: normal;	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	font-weight: normal;
+}