diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPlugin.php b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPlugin.php
index 8e12971565f8..38ac9225193d 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPlugin.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPlugin.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 namespace OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre;
 
 use OC\Files\View;
+use OCA\DAV\Files\Xml\FilterRequest;
 use Sabre\DAV\Exception\PreconditionFailed;
 use Sabre\DAV\Exception\BadRequest;
 use Sabre\DAV\ServerPlugin;
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ public function initialize(\Sabre\DAV\Server $server) {
 
 		$server->xml->namespaceMap[self::NS_OWNCLOUD] = 'oc';
 
+		$server->xml->elementMap[self::REPORT_NAME] = FilterRequest::class;
+
 		$this->server = $server;
 		$this->server->on('report', [$this, 'onReport']);
 	}
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ public function getSupportedReportSet($uri) {
 	 * REPORT operations to look for files
 	 *
 	 * @param string $reportName
-	 * @param $report
+	 * @param mixed $report
 	 * @param string $uri
 	 * @return bool
 	 * @throws BadRequest
@@ -167,50 +170,44 @@ public function getSupportedReportSet($uri) {
 	 * @internal param $ [] $report
 	 */
 	public function onReport($reportName, $report, $uri) {
+
 		$reportTargetNode = $this->server->tree->getNodeForPath($uri);
 		if (!$reportTargetNode instanceof Directory || $reportName !== self::REPORT_NAME) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$ns = '{' . $this::NS_OWNCLOUD . '}';
-		$requestedProps = [];
-		$filterRules = [];
-
-		// parse report properties and gather filter info
-		foreach ($report as $reportProps) {
-			$name = $reportProps['name'];
-			if ($name === $ns . 'filter-rules') {
-				$filterRules = $reportProps['value'];
-			} else if ($name === '{DAV:}prop') {
-				// propfind properties
-				foreach ($reportProps['value'] as $propVal) {
-					$requestedProps[] = $propVal['name'];
-				}
+		$requestedProps = $report->properties;
+		$filterRules = $report->filters;
+
+		// "systemtag" is always an array of tags, favorite a string/int/null
+		if (empty($filterRules['systemtag']) && is_null($filterRules['favorite'])) {
+			// FIXME: search currently not possible because results are missing properties!
+			throw new BadRequest('No filter criteria specified');
+		} else {
+			if (isset($report->search['pattern'])) {
+				// TODO: implement this at some point...
+				throw new BadRequest('Search pattern cannot be combined with filter');
 			}
-		}
 
-		if (empty($filterRules)) {
-			// an empty filter would return all existing files which would be slow
-			throw new BadRequest('Missing filter-rule block in request');
-		}
+			// gather all file ids matching filter
+			try {
+				$resultFileIds = $this->processFilterRules($filterRules);
+			} catch (TagNotFoundException $e) {
+				throw new PreconditionFailed('Cannot filter by non-existing tag', 0, $e);
+			}
 
-		// gather all file ids matching filter
-		try {
-			$resultFileIds = $this->processFilterRules($filterRules);
-		} catch (TagNotFoundException $e) {
-			throw new PreconditionFailed('Cannot filter by non-existing tag', 0, $e);
-		}
+			// pre-slice the results if needed for pagination to not waste
+			// time resolving nodes that will not be returned anyway
+			$resultFileIds = $this->slice($resultFileIds, $report);
 
-		// find sabre nodes by file id, restricted to the root node path
-		$results = $this->findNodesByFileIds($reportTargetNode, $resultFileIds);
+			// find sabre nodes by file id, restricted to the root node path
+			$results = $this->findNodesByFileIds($reportTargetNode, $resultFileIds);
+		}
 
 		$filesUri = $this->getFilesBaseUri($uri, $reportTargetNode->getPath());
-		$responses = $this->prepareResponses($filesUri, $requestedProps, $results);
+		$results = $this->prepareResponses($filesUri, $requestedProps, $results);
 
-		$xml = $this->server->xml->write(
-			'{DAV:}multistatus',
-			new MultiStatus($responses)
-		);
+		$xml = $this->server->generateMultiStatus($results);
 
 		$this->server->httpResponse->setStatus(207);
 		$this->server->httpResponse->setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/xml; charset=utf-8');
@@ -219,6 +216,15 @@ public function onReport($reportName, $report, $uri) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	private function slice($results, $report) {
+		if (!is_null($report->search)) {
+			$length = $report->search['limit'];
+			$offset = $report->search['offset'];
+			$results = array_slice($results, $offset, $length);
+		}
+		return $results;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the base uri of the files root by removing
 	 * the subpath from the URI
@@ -252,18 +258,9 @@ private function getFilesBaseUri($uri, $subPath) {
 	 * @throws TagNotFoundException whenever a tag was not found
 	 */
 	protected function processFilterRules($filterRules) {
-		$ns = '{' . $this::NS_OWNCLOUD . '}';
 		$resultFileIds = null;
-		$systemTagIds = [];
-		$favoriteFilter = null;
-		foreach ($filterRules as $filterRule) {
-			if ($filterRule['name'] === $ns . 'systemtag') {
-				$systemTagIds[] = $filterRule['value'];
-			}
-			if ($filterRule['name'] === $ns . 'favorite') {
-				$favoriteFilter = true;
-			}
-		}
+		$systemTagIds = $filterRules['systemtag'];
+		$favoriteFilter = $filterRules['favorite'];
 
 		if ($favoriteFilter !== null) {
 			$resultFileIds = $this->fileTagger->load('files')->getFavorites();
@@ -337,7 +334,7 @@ private function getSystemTagFileIds($systemTagIds) {
 	 * @return Response[]
 	 */
 	public function prepareResponses($filesUri, $requestedProps, $nodes) {
-		$responses = [];
+		$results = [];
 		foreach ($nodes as $node) {
 			$propFind = new PropFind($filesUri . $node->getPath(), $requestedProps);
 
@@ -346,18 +343,9 @@ public function prepareResponses($filesUri, $requestedProps, $nodes) {
 			$result = $propFind->getResultForMultiStatus();
 			$result['href'] = $propFind->getPath();
 
-			$resourceType = $this->server->getResourceTypeForNode($node);
-			if (in_array('{DAV:}collection', $resourceType) || in_array('{DAV:}principal', $resourceType)) {
-				$result['href'] .= '/';
-			}
-
-			$responses[] = new Response(
-				rtrim($this->server->getBaseUri(), '/') . $filesUri . $node->getPath(),
-				$result,
-				200
-			);
+			$results[] = $result;
 		}
-		return $responses;
+		return $results;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -378,10 +366,9 @@ public function findNodesByFileIds($rootNode, $fileIds) {
 			$entry = $folder->getById($fileId);
 			if ($entry) {
 				$entry = current($entry);
-				if ($entry instanceof \OCP\Files\File) {
-					$results[] = new File($this->fileView, $entry);
-				} else if ($entry instanceof \OCP\Files\Folder) {
-					$results[] = new Directory($this->fileView, $entry);
+				$node = $this->makeSabreNode($entry);
+				if ($node) {
+					$results[] = $node;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -389,6 +376,15 @@ public function findNodesByFileIds($rootNode, $fileIds) {
 		return $results;
 	}
 
+	private function makeSabreNode(\OCP\Files\Node $filesNode) {
+		if ($filesNode instanceof \OCP\Files\File) {
+			return new File($this->fileView, $filesNode);
+		} else if ($filesNode instanceof \OCP\Files\Folder) {
+			return new Directory($this->fileView, $filesNode);
+		}
+		throw new \Exception('Unrecognized Files API node returned, aborting');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the currently logged in user is an administrator
 	 */
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Files/Xml/FilterRequest.php b/apps/dav/lib/Files/Xml/FilterRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cbc6f73ebbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Files/Xml/FilterRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OCA\DAV\Files\Xml;
+
+use Sabre\Xml\Element\Base;
+use Sabre\Xml\Element\KeyValue;
+use Sabre\Xml\Reader;
+use Sabre\Xml\XmlDeserializable;
+
+class FilterRequest implements XmlDeserializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * An array with requested properties.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $properties;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $filters;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	public $search;
+
+	/**
+	 * The deserialize method is called during xml parsing.
+	 *
+	 * This method is called statically, this is because in theory this method
+	 * may be used as a type of constructor, or factory method.
+	 *
+	 * Often you want to return an instance of the current class, but you are
+	 * free to return other data as well.
+	 *
+	 * You are responsible for advancing the reader to the next element. Not
+	 * doing anything will result in a never-ending loop.
+	 *
+	 * If you just want to skip parsing for this element altogether, you can
+	 * just call $reader->next();
+	 *
+	 * $reader->parseInnerTree() will parse the entire sub-tree, and advance to
+	 * the next element.
+	 *
+	 * @param Reader $reader
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	static function xmlDeserialize(Reader $reader) {
+		$elems = (array)$reader->parseInnerTree([
+			'{DAV:}prop' => KeyValue::class,
+			'{http://owncloud.org/ns}filter-rules' => Base::class,
+			'{http://owncloud.org/ns}search' => KeyValue::class,
+		]);
+
+		$newProps = [
+			'filters'    => [
+				'systemtag' => [],
+				'favorite' => null
+			],
+			'properties' => [],
+			'search' => null,
+		];
+
+		if (!is_array($elems)) {
+			$elems = [];
+		}
+
+		foreach ($elems as $elem) {
+
+			switch ($elem['name']) {
+
+				case '{DAV:}prop' :
+					$newProps['properties'] = array_keys($elem['value']);
+					break;
+				case '{http://owncloud.org/ns}filter-rules' :
+
+					foreach ($elem['value'] as $tag) {
+						if ($tag['name'] === '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag') {
+							$newProps['filters']['systemtag'][] = $tag['value'];
+						}
+						if ($tag['name'] === '{http://owncloud.org/ns}favorite') {
+							$newProps['filters']['favorite'] = true;
+						}
+					}
+					break;
+				case '{http://owncloud.org/ns}search' :
+					$value = $elem['value'];
+					if (isset($value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}pattern'])) {
+						$newProps['search']['pattern'] = $value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}pattern'];
+					}
+					if (isset($value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}limit'])) {
+						$newProps['search']['limit'] = (int)$value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}limit'];
+					}
+					if (isset($value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}offset'])) {
+						$newProps['search']['offset'] = (int)$value['{http://owncloud.org/ns}offset'];
+					}
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$obj = new self();
+		foreach ($newProps as $key => $value) {
+			$obj->$key = $value;
+		}
+
+		return $obj;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPluginTest.php b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPluginTest.php
index e9ee0d94546d..65036329bd85 100644
--- a/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPluginTest.php
+++ b/apps/dav/tests/unit/Connector/Sabre/FilesReportPluginTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 namespace OCA\DAV\Tests\unit\Connector\Sabre;
 
 use OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\FilesReportPlugin as FilesReportPluginImplementation;
+use OCA\DAV\Files\Xml\FilterRequest;
 use OCP\SystemTag\ISystemTagObjectMapper;
 use OC\Files\View;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 use OCP\SystemTag\ISystemTagManager;
 use OCP\ITags;
 use OCP\Files\FileInfo;
+use OCP\IRequest;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 
 class FilesReportPluginTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 	/** @var \Sabre\DAV\Server|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
@@ -70,13 +73,11 @@ public function setUp() {
 			->disableOriginalConstructor()
 			->getMock();
 
-		$this->view = $this->getMockBuilder('\OC\Files\View')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
+		$this->view = new View();
 
 		$this->server = $this->getMockBuilder('\Sabre\DAV\Server')
 			->setConstructorArgs([$this->tree])
-			->setMethods(['getRequestUri', 'getBaseUri'])
+			->setMethods(['getRequestUri', 'getBaseUri', 'generateMultiStatus'])
 			->getMock();
 
 		$this->server->expects($this->any())
@@ -109,6 +110,15 @@ public function setUp() {
 			->method('getUser')
 			->will($this->returnValue($user));
 
+		// add FilesPlugin to test more properties
+		$this->server->addPlugin(
+			new \OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\FilesPlugin(
+				$this->tree,
+				$this->createMock(IConfig::class),
+				$this->createMock(IRequest::class)
+			)
+		);
+
 		$this->plugin = new FilesReportPluginImplementation(
 			$this->tree,
 			$this->view,
@@ -156,21 +166,16 @@ public function testOnReportInvalidReportName() {
 	public function testOnReport() {
 		$path = 'test';
 
-		$parameters = [
-			[
-				'name'  => '{DAV:}prop',
-				'value' => [
-					['name' => '{DAV:}getcontentlength', 'value' => ''],
-					['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}size', 'value' => ''],
-				],
-			],
-			[
-				'name'  => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}filter-rules',
-				'value' => [
-					['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-					['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
-				],
-			],
+		$parameters = new FilterRequest();
+		$parameters->properties = [
+			'{DAV:}getcontentlength',
+			'{http://owncloud.org/ns}size',
+			'{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid',
+			'{DAV:}resourcetype',
+		];
+		$parameters->filters = [
+			'systemtag' => [123, 456],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->groupManager->expects($this->any())
@@ -186,14 +191,8 @@ public function testOnReport() {
 			->with('456', 'files')
 			->will($this->returnValue(['111', '222', '333']));
 
-		$reportTargetNode = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\Directory')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-
-		$response = $this->getMockBuilder('Sabre\HTTP\ResponseInterface')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-
+		$reportTargetNode = $this->createMock(\OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\Directory::class);
+		$response = $this->createMock(\Sabre\HTTP\ResponseInterface::class);
 		$response->expects($this->once())
 			->method('setHeader')
 			->with('Content-Type', 'application/xml; charset=utf-8');
@@ -210,12 +209,16 @@ public function testOnReport() {
 			->with('/' . $path)
 			->will($this->returnValue($reportTargetNode));
 
-		$filesNode1 = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\Folder')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-		$filesNode2 = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCP\Files\File')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
+		$filesNode1 = $this->createMock(\OCP\Files\Folder::class);
+		$filesNode1->method('getId')->willReturn(111);
+		$filesNode1->method('getPath')->willReturn('/node1');
+		$filesNode1->method('isReadable')->willReturn(true);
+		$filesNode1->method('getSize')->willReturn(2048);
+		$filesNode2 = $this->createMock(\OCP\Files\File::class);
+		$filesNode2->method('getId')->willReturn(222);
+		$filesNode2->method('getPath')->willReturn('/sub/node2');
+		$filesNode2->method('getSize')->willReturn(1024);
+		$filesNode2->method('isReadable')->willReturn(true);
 
 		$this->userFolder->expects($this->at(0))
 			->method('getById')
@@ -232,7 +235,110 @@ public function testOnReport() {
 		$this->server->httpResponse = $response;
 		$this->plugin->initialize($this->server);
 
+		$responses = null;
+		$this->server->expects($this->once())
+			->method('generateMultiStatus')
+			->will($this->returnCallback(function($responsesArg) use (&$responses) {
+				$responses = $responsesArg;
+			})
+		);
+
 		$this->assertFalse($this->plugin->onReport(FilesReportPluginImplementation::REPORT_NAME, $parameters, '/' . $path));
+
+		$this->assertCount(2, $responses);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(isset($responses[0][200]));
+		$this->assertTrue(isset($responses[1][200]));
+
+		$this->assertEquals('/test/node1', $responses[0]['href']);
+		$this->assertEquals('/test/sub/node2', $responses[1]['href']);
+
+		$props1 = $responses[0];
+		$this->assertEquals('111', $props1[200]['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid']);
+		$this->assertNull($props1[404]['{DAV:}getcontentlength']);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('\Sabre\DAV\Xml\Property\ResourceType', $props1[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']);
+		$resourceType1 = $props1[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']->getValue();
+		$this->assertEquals('{DAV:}collection', $resourceType1[0]);
+
+		$props2 = $responses[1];
+		$this->assertEquals('1024', $props2[200]['{DAV:}getcontentlength']);
+		$this->assertEquals('222', $props2[200]['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid']);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('\Sabre\DAV\Xml\Property\ResourceType', $props2[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']);
+		$this->assertCount(0, $props2[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']->getValue());
+	}
+
+	public function testOnReportPaginationFiltered() {
+		$path = 'test';
+
+		$parameters = new FilterRequest();
+		$parameters->properties = [
+			'{DAV:}getcontentlength',
+		];
+		$parameters->filters = [
+			'systemtag' => [],
+			'favorite' => true
+		];
+		$parameters->search = [
+			'offset' => 2,
+			'limit' => 3,
+		];
+
+		$filesNodes = [];
+		for ($i = 0; $i < 20; $i++) {
+			$filesNode = $this->createMock(\OCP\Files\File::class);
+			$filesNode->method('getId')->willReturn(1000 + $i);
+			$filesNode->method('getPath')->willReturn('/nodes/node' . $i);
+			$filesNode->method('isReadable')->willReturn(true);
+			$filesNodes[$filesNode->getId()] = $filesNode;
+		}
+
+		// return all above nodes as favorites
+		$this->privateTags->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getFavorites')
+			->will($this->returnValue(array_keys($filesNodes)));
+
+		$reportTargetNode = $this->createMock(\OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\Directory::class);
+
+		$this->tree->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getNodeForPath')
+			->with('/' . $path)
+			->will($this->returnValue($reportTargetNode));
+
+		// getById must only be called for the required nodes
+		$this->userFolder->expects($this->at(0))
+			->method('getById')
+			->with(1002)
+			->willReturn([$filesNodes[1002]]);
+		$this->userFolder->expects($this->at(1))
+			->method('getById')
+			->with(1003)
+			->willReturn([$filesNodes[1003]]);
+		$this->userFolder->expects($this->at(2))
+			->method('getById')
+			->with(1004)
+			->willReturn([$filesNodes[1004]]);
+
+		$this->server->expects($this->any())
+			->method('getRequestUri')
+			->will($this->returnValue($path));
+
+		$this->plugin->initialize($this->server);
+
+		$responses = null;
+		$this->server->expects($this->once())
+			->method('generateMultiStatus')
+			->will($this->returnCallback(function($responsesArg) use (&$responses) {
+				$responses = $responsesArg;
+			})
+		);
+
+		$this->assertFalse($this->plugin->onReport(FilesReportPluginImplementation::REPORT_NAME, $parameters, '/' . $path));
+
+		$this->assertCount(3, $responses);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('/test/nodes/node2', $responses[0]['href']);
+		$this->assertEquals('/test/nodes/node3', $responses[1]['href']);
+		$this->assertEquals('/test/nodes/node4', $responses[2]['href']);
 	}
 
 	public function testFindNodesByFileIdsRoot() {
@@ -327,71 +433,6 @@ public function testFindNodesByFileIdsSubDir() {
 		$this->assertEquals('second node', $result[1]->getName());
 	}
 
-	public function testPrepareResponses() {
-		$requestedProps = ['{DAV:}getcontentlength', '{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid', '{DAV:}resourcetype'];
-
-		$fileInfo = $this->createMock(FileInfo::class);
-		$fileInfo->method('isReadable')->willReturn(true);
-
-		$node1 = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\Directory')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-		$node2 = $this->getMockBuilder('\OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\File')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-
-		$node1->expects($this->once())
-			->method('getInternalFileId')
-			->will($this->returnValue('111'));
-		$node1->expects($this->any())
-			->method('getPath')
-			->will($this->returnValue('/node1'));
-		$node1->method('getFileInfo')->willReturn($fileInfo);
-		$node2->expects($this->once())
-			->method('getInternalFileId')
-			->will($this->returnValue('222'));
-		$node2->expects($this->once())
-			->method('getSize')
-			->will($this->returnValue(1024));
-		$node2->expects($this->any())
-			->method('getPath')
-			->will($this->returnValue('/sub/node2'));
-		$node2->method('getFileInfo')->willReturn($fileInfo);
-
-		$config = $this->createMock('\OCP\IConfig');
-
-		$this->server->addPlugin(
-			new \OCA\DAV\Connector\Sabre\FilesPlugin(
-				$this->tree,
-				$config,
-				$this->createMock('\OCP\IRequest')
-			)
-		);
-		$this->plugin->initialize($this->server);
-		$responses = $this->plugin->prepareResponses('/files/username', $requestedProps, [$node1, $node2]);
-
-		$this->assertCount(2, $responses);
-
-		$this->assertEquals(200, $responses[0]->getHttpStatus());
-		$this->assertEquals(200, $responses[1]->getHttpStatus());
-
-		$this->assertEquals('http://example.com/owncloud/remote.php/dav/files/username/node1', $responses[0]->getHref());
-		$this->assertEquals('http://example.com/owncloud/remote.php/dav/files/username/sub/node2', $responses[1]->getHref());
-
-		$props1 = $responses[0]->getResponseProperties();
-		$this->assertEquals('111', $props1[200]['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid']);
-		$this->assertNull($props1[404]['{DAV:}getcontentlength']);
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('\Sabre\DAV\Xml\Property\ResourceType', $props1[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']);
-		$resourceType1 = $props1[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']->getValue();
-		$this->assertEquals('{DAV:}collection', $resourceType1[0]);
-
-		$props2 = $responses[1]->getResponseProperties();
-		$this->assertEquals('1024', $props2[200]['{DAV:}getcontentlength']);
-		$this->assertEquals('222', $props2[200]['{http://owncloud.org/ns}fileid']);
-		$this->assertInstanceOf('\Sabre\DAV\Xml\Property\ResourceType', $props2[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']);
-		$this->assertCount(0, $props2[200]['{DAV:}resourcetype']->getValue());
-	}
-
 	public function testProcessFilterRulesSingle() {
 		$this->groupManager->expects($this->any())
 			->method('isAdmin')
@@ -407,7 +448,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesSingle() {
 			]);
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals(['111', '222'], $this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules]));
@@ -429,9 +471,10 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesAndCondition() {
 				['456', 'files', 0, '', ['222', '333']],
 			]);
 
+
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals(['222'], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -454,8 +497,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesAndConditionWithOneEmptyResult() {
 			]);
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals([], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -478,8 +521,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesAndConditionWithFirstEmptyResult() {
 			]);
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals([], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -504,9 +547,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesAndConditionWithEmptyMidResult() {
 			]);
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '789'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456', '789'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals([], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -547,8 +589,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesInvisibleTagAsAdmin() {
 			->will($this->returnValue(['222', '333']));
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals(['222'], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -584,8 +626,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesInvisibleTagAsUser() {
 			->will($this->returnValue([$tag1, $tag2]));
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules]);
@@ -627,8 +669,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesVisibleTagAsUser() {
 			->will($this->returnValue(['222', '333']));
 
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '123'],
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}systemtag', 'value' => '456'],
+			'systemtag' => ['123', '456'],
+			'favorite' => null
 		];
 
 		$this->assertEquals(['222'], array_values($this->invokePrivate($this->plugin, 'processFilterRules', [$rules])));
@@ -636,7 +678,8 @@ public function testProcessFilterRulesVisibleTagAsUser() {
 
 	public function testProcessFavoriteFilter() {
 		$rules = [
-			['name' => '{http://owncloud.org/ns}favorite', 'value' => '1'],
+			'systemtag' => [],
+			'favorite' => true
 		];
 
 		$this->privateTags->expects($this->once())
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/WebDav.php b/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/WebDav.php
index b4c4e63a5184..db4bc3c75c42 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/WebDav.php
+++ b/tests/integration/features/bootstrap/WebDav.php
@@ -392,18 +392,33 @@ public function listFolder($user, $path, $folderDepth, $properties = null){
 	 * @param string $properties properties which needs to be included in the report
 	 * @param string $filterRules filter-rules to choose what needs to appear in the report
 	 */
-	public function reportFolder($user, $path, $properties, $filterRules){
+	public function reportFolder($user, $path, $properties, $filterRules, $offset = null, $limit = null){
 		$client = $this->getSabreClient($user);
 
 		$body = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-							 <oc:filter-files xmlns:a="DAV:" xmlns:oc="http://owncloud.org/ns" >
-								 <a:prop>
-									' . $properties . '
-								 </a:prop>
-								 <oc:filter-rules>
-									' . $filterRules . '
-								 </oc:filter-rules>
-							 </oc:filter-files>';
+					<oc:filter-files xmlns:a="DAV:" xmlns:oc="http://owncloud.org/ns" >
+						<a:prop>
+							' . $properties . '
+						</a:prop>
+						<oc:filter-rules>
+							' . $filterRules . '
+						</oc:filter-rules>';
+		if (is_int($offset) || is_int($limit)) {
+			$body .=	'
+						<oc:search>';
+			if (is_int($offset)) {
+				$body .= "
+							<oc:offset>${offset}</oc:offset>";
+			}
+			if (is_int($limit)) {
+				$body .= "
+							<oc:limit>${limit}</oc:limit>";
+			}
+			$body .=	'
+						</oc:search>';
+		}
+		$body .= '
+					</oc:filter-files>';
 
 		$response = $client->request('REPORT', $this->makeSabrePath($user, $path), $body);
 		$parsedResponse = $client->parseMultistatus($response['body']);
@@ -757,6 +772,18 @@ public function thereAreNoDuplicateHeaders() {
 	 * @param \Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode|null $expectedElements
 	 */
 	public function checkFavoritedElements($user, $folder, $expectedElements){
+		$this->checkFavoritedElementsPaginated($user, $folder, $expectedElements, null, null);
+	}
+
+    /**
+	 * @Then /^user "([^"]*)" in folder "([^"]*)" should have favorited the following elements from offset ([\d*]) and limit ([\d*])$/
+	 * @param string $user
+	 * @param string $folder
+	 * @param \Behat\Gherkin\Node\TableNode|null $expectedElements
+	 * @param int $offset
+	 * @param int $limit
+	 */
+	public function checkFavoritedElementsPaginated($user, $folder, $expectedElements, $offset, $limit){
 		$elementList = $this->reportFolder($user,
 											$folder,
 											'<oc:favorite/>',
diff --git a/tests/integration/features/favorites.feature b/tests/integration/features/favorites.feature
index c2fdb1dfc118..9c15616fc3f9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/features/favorites.feature
+++ b/tests/integration/features/favorites.feature
@@ -147,3 +147,24 @@ Feature: favorite
         Then user "user1" in folder "/" should have favorited the following elements
             | /taken_out.txt |
 
+    Scenario: Get favorited elements paginated
+        Given using old dav path
+        And As an "admin"
+        And user "user0" exists
+        And user "user0" created a folder "/subfolder"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile0.txt"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile1.txt"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile2.txt"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile3.txt"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile4.txt"
+        And User "user0" copies file "/textfile0.txt" to "/subfolder/textfile5.txt"
+        When user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile0.txt"
+        And user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile1.txt"
+        And user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile2.txt"
+        And user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile3.txt"
+        And user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile4.txt"
+        And user "user0" favorites element "/subfolder/textfile5.txt"
+        Then user "user0" in folder "/subfolder" should have favorited the following elements from offset 3 and limit 2
+            | /subfolder/textfile2.txt |
+            | /subfolder/textfile3.txt |
+