Set the scope in search context from group issue and MR pages

app/views/layouts/_search.html.haml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     = hidden_field_tag :group_id, search_context.for_group? ? search_context.group.id : '', class: 'js-search-group-options', data: search_context.group_metadata
     = hidden_field_tag :project_id, search_context.for_project? ? search_context.project.id : '', id: 'search_project_id', class: 'js-search-project-options', data: search_context.project_metadata
 
-    - if search_context.for_project?
+    - if search_context.for_project? || search_context.for_group?
       = hidden_field_tag :scope, search_context.scope
       = hidden_field_tag :search_code, search_context.code_search?
 

changelogs/unreleased/287921-default-global-search-tab-inconsistent.yml

+---
+title: Set the scope in search context from group issue and MR pages
+merge_request: 56383
+author:
+type: other

lib/gitlab/search_context.rb

@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ module Gitlab
           'wiki_blobs'
         elsif view_context.current_controller?(:commits)
           'commits'
-        else nil
+        elsif view_context.current_controller?(:groups)
+          if %w(issues merge_requests).include?(view_context.controller.action_name)
+            view_context.controller.action_name
+          end
         end
       end
     end

spec/lib/gitlab/search_context/builder_spec.rb

@@ -127,6 +127,35 @@ RSpec.describe Gitlab::SearchContext::Builder, type: :controller do
 
       it { is_expected.to be_for_group }
       it { is_expected.to be_search_context(group: group) }
+
+      context 'with group scope' do
+        let(:action_name) { '' }
+
+        before do
+          allow(controller).to receive(:controller_name).and_return('groups')
+          allow(controller).to receive(:action_name).and_return(action_name)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns nil without groups controller action' do
+          expect(subject.scope).to be(nil)
+        end
+
+        context 'when on issues scope' do
+          let(:action_name) { 'issues' }
+
+          it 'search context returns issues scope' do
+            expect(subject.scope).to be('issues')
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when on merge requests scope' do
+          let(:action_name) { 'merge_requests' }
+
+          it 'search context returns issues scope' do
+            expect(subject.scope).to be('merge_requests')
+          end
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 

spec/views/layouts/_search.html.haml_spec.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'layouts/_search' do
+  let(:group) { nil }
+  let(:project) { nil }
+  let(:scope) { 'issues' }
+  let(:search_context) do
+    instance_double(Gitlab::SearchContext,
+      project: project,
+      group: group,
+      scope: scope,
+      ref: nil,
+      snippets: [],
+      search_url: '/search',
+      project_metadata: {},
+      group_metadata: {})
+  end
+
+  before do
+    allow(view).to receive(:search_context).and_return(search_context)
+    allow(search_context).to receive(:code_search?).and_return(false)
+    allow(search_context).to receive(:for_snippets?).and_return(false)
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'search context scope is set' do
+    context 'when on issues' do
+      it 'sets scope to issues' do
+        render
+
+        expect(rendered).to have_css("input[name='scope'][value='issues']", count: 1, visible: false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when on merge requests' do
+      let(:scope) { 'merge_requests' }
+
+      it 'sets scope to merge_requests' do
+        render
+
+        expect(rendered).to have_css("input[name='scope'][value='merge_requests']", count: 1, visible: false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when doing project level search' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(search_context).to receive(:for_project?).and_return(true)
+      allow(search_context).to receive(:for_group?).and_return(false)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'search context scope is set'
+  end
+
+  context 'when doing group level search' do
+    let(:group) { create(:group) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(search_context).to receive(:for_project?).and_return(false)
+      allow(search_context).to receive(:for_group?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'search context scope is set'
+  end
+end