diff --git a/src/meshlab/additionalgui.cpp b/src/meshlab/additionalgui.cpp
index 7745dab90..c891d2764 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/additionalgui.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/additionalgui.cpp
@@ -855,4 +855,4 @@ void MyToolButton::paintEvent( QPaintEvent * )
 	initStyleOption( & opt ); 
 	opt.features &= (~ QStyleOptionToolButton::HasMenu); 
 	p.drawComplexControl( QStyle::CC_ToolButton, opt );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
index 05b0d1a93..8e0624c8e 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
@@ -351,8 +351,9 @@ private:
 	QMenu *handleMenu;
 	QMenu *splitMenu;
 	QMenu *unSplitMenu;
-	////////// Search Action ////////////////
-	QAction* searchAct;
+	////////// Search Shortcut ////////////////
+	QShortcut* searchShortCut;
+	MyToolButton* searchButton;
 	//////////// Actions Menu File ///////////////////////
   QAction *newProjectAct;
   QAction *openProjectAct, *appendProjectAct, *saveProjectAct, *saveProjectAsAct;
diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
index 5db1f969d..827656cb8 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
 
 void MainWindow::createActions()
 {
-	/*searchAct = new QAction(tr("Search into MeshLab"), this);
-	searchAct->setShortcutContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
-	searchAct->setShortcut(Qt::CTRL+Qt::Key_F);*/
+	searchShortCut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL+Qt::Key_F), this);
+	searchShortCut->setContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
 	//////////////Action Menu File ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	newProjectAct = new QAction(QIcon(":/images/new_project.png"),tr("New Empty Project..."), this);
 	newProjectAct->setShortcutContext(Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
@@ -478,17 +477,16 @@ void MainWindow::createToolBars()
 	searchToolBar->setMovable(false);
 	searchToolBar->setFloatable(false);
 	searchToolBar->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum,QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-	MyToolButton* searchbutton = new MyToolButton(this);
-	searchbutton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
-	searchbutton->setIcon(QIcon(":/images/search.png"));
-	searchToolBar->addWidget(searchbutton);
-	SearchMenu* ser = new SearchMenu(wama,10,searchbutton);
-	searchbutton->setMenu(ser);
-	connect(ser,SIGNAL(updatedResults()),searchbutton,SLOT(tbupdate()));
+	searchButton = new MyToolButton(this);
+	searchButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
+	searchButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/images/search.png"));
+	searchToolBar->addWidget(searchButton);
+	SearchMenu* ser = new SearchMenu(wama,10,searchButton);
+	searchButton->setMenu(ser);
+	connect(searchShortCut,SIGNAL(activated()),searchButton,SLOT(showMenu()));
 }
 
 
-
 void MainWindow::createMenus()
 {
 	//////////////////// Menu File ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////