diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 912daae5c7b..05895fb678f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -65010,7 +65010,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/common": {
 			"name": "@esri/hub-common",
-			"version": "14.80.1",
+			"version": "14.83.0",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@terraformer/arcgis": "^2.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/discussions/utils.ts b/packages/common/src/discussions/utils.ts
index 4ac6e864b67..282e2c0a164 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/discussions/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/discussions/utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   IChannel,
   SharingAccess,
 } from "./api/types";
-import { IFilter, IPredicate, IQuery } from "../search";
+import { IFilter, IHubSearchResult, IPredicate, IQuery } from "../search";
 
 /**
  * Utility to determine if a given IGroup, IItem, IHubContent, or IHubItemEntity
@@ -196,3 +196,36 @@ export function getChannelUsersQuery(
   };
   return query;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Transforms a given channel and optional channel groups array into a IHubSearchResult
+ * @param channel
+ * @param groups
+ * @returns
+ */
+export const channelToSearchResult = (
+  channel: IChannel,
+  groups?: IGroup[]
+): IHubSearchResult => {
+  return {
+    ...channel,
+    id: channel.id,
+    name: channel.name,
+    createdDate: new Date(channel.createdAt),
+    createdDateSource: "channel",
+    updatedDate: new Date(channel.updatedAt),
+    updatedDateSource: "channel",
+    type: "channel",
+    access: channel.access,
+    family: "channel",
+    owner: channel.creator,
+    links: {
+      // TODO: add links?
+      thumbnail: null,
+      self: null,
+      siteRelative: null,
+    },
+    includes: { groups },
+    rawResult: channel,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.ts b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.ts
index 145bf4fc063..6633c6b521c 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import {
   IPagedResponse,
   ISearchChannels,
   ISearchChannelsParams,
+  channelToSearchResult,
 } from "../../discussions";
-import { getGroup } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-portal";
+import { IGroup, getGroup } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-portal";
 
 /**
  * @private
@@ -112,61 +113,41 @@ export const processSearchParams = (
  * @param {IHubSearchOptions} options
  * @returns IHubSearchResponse<IHubSearchResult>
  */
-export const toHubSearchResult = async (
+export const toHubSearchResults = async (
   channelsResponse: IPagedResponse<IChannel>,
   query: IQuery,
   options: IHubSearchOptions
 ): Promise<IHubSearchResponse<IHubSearchResult>> => {
   const { total, items, nextStart } = channelsResponse;
   // Convert IChannel to IHubSearchResult
-  const channelToSearchResult = async (
-    channel: IChannel
-  ): Promise<IHubSearchResult> => {
-    return {
-      ...channel,
-      id: channel.id,
-      name: channel.name,
-      createdDate: new Date(channel.createdAt),
-      createdDateSource: "channel",
-      updatedDate: new Date(channel.updatedAt),
-      updatedDateSource: "channel",
-      type: "channel",
-      access: channel.access,
-      family: "channel",
-      owner: channel.creator,
-      links: {
-        // TODO: add links?
-        thumbnail: null,
-        self: null,
-        siteRelative: null,
-      },
-      includes: {
-        // when 'include' requests 'groups' enrichment, get group details
-        groups: options.include?.includes("groups")
-          ? await Promise.all(
-              channel.groups.map(async (groupId) => {
-                let group;
-                try {
-                  group = await getGroup(groupId, options.requestOptions);
-                } catch (e) {
-                  group = null;
-                  /* tslint:disable-next-line: no-console */
-                  console.warn(
-                    `Cannot fetch group enhancement for id = ${groupId}`,
-                    e
-                  );
-                }
-                return group;
-              })
-            )
-          : [],
-      },
-      rawResult: channel,
-    };
-  };
+  const itemsAndGroups = await Promise.all(
+    items.map(async (channel) => {
+      const groups = options.include?.includes("groups")
+        ? await Promise.all(
+            channel.groups.map(async (groupId) => {
+              let group;
+              try {
+                group = await getGroup(groupId, options.requestOptions);
+              } catch (e) {
+                group = null;
+                /* tslint:disable-next-line: no-console */
+                console.warn(
+                  `Cannot fetch group enhancement for id = ${groupId}`,
+                  e
+                );
+              }
+              return group;
+            })
+          )
+        : [];
+      return { channel, groups };
+    })
+  );
   return {
     total,
-    results: await Promise.all(items.map(channelToSearchResult)),
+    results: itemsAndGroups.map(({ channel, groups }) =>
+      channelToSearchResult(channel, groups)
+    ),
     hasNext: nextStart > -1,
     next: () => {
       return hubSearchChannels(query, {
@@ -193,5 +174,5 @@ export const hubSearchChannels = async (
   // Call to searchChannels
   const channelsResponse = await searchChannels(searchOptions);
   // Parse into <IHubSearchResponse<IHubSearchResult>>
-  return toHubSearchResult(channelsResponse, query, options);
+  return toHubSearchResults(channelsResponse, query, options);
 };
diff --git a/packages/common/test/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.test.ts b/packages/common/test/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.test.ts
index bde3cc7ff22..7f036970db0 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/search/_internal/hubSearchChannels.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as arcgisRestPortal from "@esri/arcgis-rest-portal";
 
 describe("discussionsSearchItems Module |", () => {
   let processSearchParamsSpy: jasmine.Spy;
-  let toHubSearchResultSpy: jasmine.Spy;
+  let toHubSearchResultsSpy: jasmine.Spy;
   let searchChannelsSpy: jasmine.Spy;
   let getGroupSpy: jasmine.Spy;
 
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ describe("discussionsSearchItems Module |", () => {
       hubSearchChannels,
       "processSearchParams"
     ).and.callThrough();
-    toHubSearchResultSpy = spyOn(
+    toHubSearchResultsSpy = spyOn(
       hubSearchChannels,
-      "toHubSearchResult"
+      "toHubSearchResults"
     ).and.callThrough();
     searchChannelsSpy = spyOn(API, "searchChannels").and.callFake(() => {
       return Promise.resolve(SEARCH_CHANNELS_RESPONSE);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("discussionsSearchItems Module |", () => {
     };
     const result = await hubSearchChannels.hubSearchChannels(qry, opts);
     expect(processSearchParamsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(toHubSearchResultSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(toHubSearchResultsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(searchChannelsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(result).toBeTruthy();
     const nextResult = await result.next();
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe("discussionsSearchItems Module |", () => {
     };
     const result = await hubSearchChannels.hubSearchChannels(qry, opts);
     expect(processSearchParamsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(toHubSearchResultSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(toHubSearchResultsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(searchChannelsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(result).toBeTruthy();
   });