diff --git a/app/controllers/course/room_requests.php b/app/controllers/course/room_requests.php
index 907f6abe9f66cbdf745d6d12e9806b42d854d458..4a2849bf9b3fcafe89ae559637017412d52317f3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/course/room_requests.php
+++ b/app/controllers/course/room_requests.php
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
     }
 
 
-
+    /*
+     * Start point to creating a new request
+     */
     public function new_request_action($request_id = '')
     {
         if (!Config::get()->RESOURCES_ALLOW_ROOM_REQUESTS) {
@@ -283,6 +285,9 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
 
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Step 1: Either selecting a room category or searching for a room name
+     */
     public function request_first_step_action($request_id)
     {
         $this->request_id = $request_id;
@@ -298,7 +303,6 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
             $this->category_id = Request::get('category_id');
             $_SESSION[$request_id]['room_category'] = $this->category_id;
             $this->search_by_category = Request::submitted('search_by_category');
-            // TODO do we need to delete one of these after step 0?
 
             // user looks for a special room OR for room within a selected category
             if ($this->room_name != null && $this->search_by_roomname != null) {
@@ -336,6 +340,16 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
         // small icons before room name to show whether they are bookable or not
         $this->available_room_icons = $this->getRoomBookingIcons($this->available_rooms, $this->request_id);
         $this->selected_room = Resource::find($_SESSION[$request_id]['room_id']);
+        $this->selected_room_category_id = $this->selected_room->category_id;
+        $_SESSION[$request_id]['room_category'] = $this->selected_room_category_id;
+
+        // for step 2 after choosing a room
+        if ($step == 2) {
+            echo"Hallo";
+            $this->category = ResourceCategory::find($this->selected_room_category_id);
+            $this->available_properties = $this->category->getRequestableProperties();
+        }
+
 
         // after selecting a room, go to next step
         if ((Request::submitted('request_second_step'))) {
@@ -348,6 +362,15 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
 
         }
 
+        // we might also search for new rooms and stay within step 1
+        if (Request::get('room_name') && Request::submitted('search_by_name')) {
+            $_SESSION[$request_id]['room_name'] = Request::get('room_name');
+            $this->redirect(
+                'course/room_requests/find_by_roomname/' . $this->request_id . '/' . $this->step
+            );
+        }
+
+
     }
 
     public function find_by_category_action($request_id, $step)
@@ -356,9 +379,7 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
         $this->step = $step;
 
         $this->room_category_id = $_SESSION[$request_id]['room_category'];
-
         $this->category = ResourceCategory::find($this->room_category_id);
-
         $this->request = RoomRequest::find($this->request_id) ? RoomRequest::find($this->request_id) :  new RoomRequest($this->request_id);
 
         RoomManager::findRoomsByRequest($this->request);
@@ -366,11 +387,13 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
 
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Step 2: After choosing a category or a room, check the properties
+     */
     public function request_second_step_action($request_id)
     {
         $this->request_id = $request_id;
         $this->step = 2;
-        //$this->selected_room = Resource::find($_SESSION[$request_id]['room_id']);
 
         $this->redirect(
             'course/room_requests/find_by_roomname/' . $this->request_id . '/' . $this->step
@@ -430,9 +453,6 @@ class Course_RoomRequestsController extends AuthenticatedController
 
 
 
-
-
-
     /************ OLD STUFF *******/
     /**
      * This action is the entry point for adding properties to a room request.
diff --git a/app/views/course/room_requests/_new_request_form_footer.php b/app/views/course/room_requests/_new_request_form_footer.php
index 52ed700de3373632230a40c25b29ec539b4800d6..c32c567f8a63ff5c79e6302093e5ccf565e97167 100644
--- a/app/views/course/room_requests/_new_request_form_footer.php
+++ b/app/views/course/room_requests/_new_request_form_footer.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
         ) ?>
 
-        <?= \Studip\Button::create(_('Raum auswählen und weiter'), 'request_second_step') ?>
+        <?= \Studip\Button::create(_('Weiter'), 'request_second_step') ?>
 
     <? endif ?>
 
diff --git a/app/views/course/room_requests/_room_with_properties.php b/app/views/course/room_requests/_room_with_properties.php
index ad1bd7554b0c954ac8e145030238b5de9ad8d1b4..138803b5152b3d203e2326de8584ea5dc20166dd 100644
--- a/app/views/course/room_requests/_room_with_properties.php
+++ b/app/views/course/room_requests/_room_with_properties.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
     <?= htmlReady($selected_room->name) ?>
 <? endif ?>
 
-<?= var_dump($selected_room); ?>
+
diff --git a/app/views/course/room_requests/find_by_roomname.php b/app/views/course/room_requests/find_by_roomname.php
index bcfaf79020a6d0a0565429844712ae919561a15c..6ffbd57d4d873199f35497e5e7ea3af264c17f99 100644
--- a/app/views/course/room_requests/find_by_roomname.php
+++ b/app/views/course/room_requests/find_by_roomname.php
@@ -56,10 +56,25 @@
                     </span>
                     </label>
                 <? endif ?>
+                <!-- ROOM CATEGORY PROPERTIES -->
+                <? if ($available_properties) : ?>
+                    <? foreach ($available_properties as $property) : ?>
+                        <?= $property->toHtmlInput(
+                            $selected_properties[$property->name],
+                            'selected_properties[' . htmlReady($property->name) . ']',
+                            true,
+                            false
+                        ) ?>
+                    <? endforeach ?>
+                <? endif ?>
+
+
+
                 <? if (!$embedded) : ?>
             </fieldset>
         </div>
 
+
         <div>
             <fieldset>
                 <legend><?= _('Raumsuche') ?></legend>
diff --git a/app/views/course/room_requests/new_request.php b/app/views/course/room_requests/new_request.php
index cacf8937d7c88accaf519638ef81ca460731849c..bd10d45a036f9508d5a2979222deeedf4b02a8a5 100644
--- a/app/views/course/room_requests/new_request.php
+++ b/app/views/course/room_requests/new_request.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                             [
                                 'type'  => 'image',
                                 'class' => 'text-bottom',
-                                'name'  => 'reset_category',
+                                'name'  => 'reset_name',
                                 'style' => 'margin-left: 0.2em; margin-top: 0.6em;'
                             ]
                         ) ?>