diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 0381fac7d6d..8d0c3d3621f 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ function comment_node_search_result($node) {
     // Do not make a string if comments are closed and there are currently
     // zero comments.
     if ($node->comment != COMMENT_NODE_CLOSED || $comments > 0) {
-      return format_plural($comments, '1 comment', '@count comments');
+      return array('comment' => format_plural($comments, '1 comment', '@count comments'));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/node/node.api.php b/modules/node/node.api.php
index d7a98c6fb0c..90ffd8b7fbc 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -642,14 +642,20 @@ function hook_node_prepare($node) {
  * @param $node
  *   The node being displayed in a search result.
  *
- * @return
- *   Extra information to be displayed with search result.
+ * @return array
+ *   Extra information to be displayed with search result. This information
+ *   should be presented as an associative array. It will be concatenated
+ *   with the post information (last updated, author) in the default search
+ *   result theming.
+ *
+ * @see template_preprocess_search_result()
+ * @see search-result.tpl.php
  *
  * @ingroup node_api_hooks
  */
 function hook_node_search_result($node) {
   $comments = db_query('SELECT comment_count FROM {node_comment_statistics} WHERE nid = :nid', array('nid' => $node->nid))->fetchField();
-  return format_plural($comments, '1 comment', '@count comments');
+  return array('comment' => format_plural($comments, '1 comment', '@count comments'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/search/search-result.tpl.php b/modules/search/search-result.tpl.php
index 30b321fb2bd..db9f2202fc2 100644
--- a/modules/search/search-result.tpl.php
+++ b/modules/search/search-result.tpl.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  * - $info_split['date']: Last update of the node. Short formatted.
  * - $info_split['comment']: Number of comments output as "% comments", %
  *   being the count. Depends on comment.module.
- * - $info_split['upload']: Number of attachments output as "% attachments", %
- *   being the count. Depends on upload.module.
  *
  * Other variables:
  * - $classes_array: Array of HTML class attribute values. It is flattened