diff --git a/src/stac_fastapi/indexed/search/search_handler.py b/src/stac_fastapi/indexed/search/search_handler.py
index 6cad314..6fa50c0 100644
--- a/src/stac_fastapi/indexed/search/search_handler.py
+++ b/src/stac_fastapi/indexed/search/search_handler.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ async def search(self) -> ItemCollection:
                 )
             )
         return ItemCollection(
+            type="FeatureCollection",
             features=items,
             links=links,
         )