diff --git a/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
index 9e1174d3bb..8fbf5ca824 100644
--- a/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/avo/search_controller.rb
@@ -47,15 +47,7 @@ def search_resource(resource)
         query: resource.query_scope
       ).handle
 
-      query = apply_scope(query) if should_apply_any_scope?
-
-      # Get the count
-      results_count = query.reselect(resource.model_class.primary_key).count
-
-      # Get the results
-      query = query.limit(search_results_count(resource))
-
-      results = apply_search_metadata(query, resource)
+      results_count, results = parse_results(query)
 
       header = resource.plural_name
 
@@ -212,5 +204,33 @@ def search_results_count(resource)
         Avo.configuration.search_results_count
       end
     end
+
+    def parse_results(query)
+      # When using custom search services query should return an array of hashes
+      if query.is_a?(Array)
+        # Apply highlight
+        query.map do |result|
+          result[:_label] = highlight(result[:_label].to_s, CGI.escapeHTML(params[:q] || ""))
+        end
+
+        # Force count to 0 until implement an API to pass the count
+        results_count = 0
+
+        # Apply the limit
+        results = query.first(search_results_count(resource))
+      else
+        query = apply_scope(query) if should_apply_any_scope?
+
+        # Get the count
+        results_count = query.reselect(resource.model_class.primary_key).count
+
+        # Get the results
+        query = query.limit(search_results_count(resource))
+
+        results = apply_search_metadata(query, resource)
+      end
+
+      [results_count, results]
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/avo/search_custom_results_spec.rb b/spec/features/avo/search_custom_results_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a31bdc8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/avo/search_custom_results_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.feature Avo::SearchController, type: :controller do
+  let!(:project) { create :project }
+
+  it "active record search" do
+    get :show, params: {
+      resource_name: "projects"
+    }
+
+    expect(json["projects"]["results"].count).to eq 1
+  end
+
+  it "custom search" do
+    old_query = Avo::Resources::Project.search[:query]
+
+    limit = 8 # default
+    total_results = 9
+
+    Avo::Resources::Project.search[:query] = -> do
+      array = []
+
+      total_results.times do |iteration|
+        array << {
+          _id: iteration,
+          _label: "Label nr #{iteration}",
+          _url: "www.#{iteration}.ro"
+        }
+      end
+
+      array
+    end
+
+    get :show, params: {
+      resource_name: "projects"
+    }
+
+    expect(json["projects"]["results"].count).to eq limit
+
+    limit.times do |index|
+      expect(json["projects"]["results"][index]).to eq({
+        "_id" => index,
+        "_label" => "Label nr #{index}",
+        "_url" => "www.#{index}.ro"
+      })
+    end
+
+    Avo::Resources::Project.search[:query] = old_query
+  end
+end