diff --git a/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectManagerPlg.cpp b/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectManagerPlg.cpp
index e412c2dd..8b0ba4d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectManagerPlg.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectManagerPlg.cpp
@@ -616,6 +616,11 @@ void ProjectManagerPlugin::on_client_merged(qmdiHost *host) {
     auto projectSearch = new QAction(tr("Search in project"));
     projectSearch->setShortcut(QKeySequence(Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::ShiftModifier | Qt::Key_F));
     connect(projectSearch, &QAction::triggered, this, [searchPanel, this]() {
+        auto currentEditor = dynamic_cast<qmdiEditor *>(getManager()->currentClient());
+        if (currentEditor) {
+            auto text = currentEditor->getSelectedText();
+            searchPanelUI->setSearchPattern(text);
+        }
         searchPanel->raise();
         searchPanel->show();
         searchPanel->setFocus();
diff --git a/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectSearch.cpp b/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectSearch.cpp
index 1da22ca0..bbe570d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectSearch.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ProjectManager/ProjectSearch.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ void ProjectSearch::setSearchPath(const QString &s) { ui->pathEdit->setText(s);
 
 const QString ProjectSearch::getSearchPattern() { return ui->searchFor->text(); }
 
-void ProjectSearch::setSearchPattern(const QString &s) { ui->searchFor->setText(s); }
+void ProjectSearch::setSearchPattern(const QString &s) {
+    ui->searchFor->setText(s);
+    ui->searchFor->selectAll();
+}
 
 const QString ProjectSearch::getSearchInclude() { return ui->includeFiles->text(); }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/qmdieditor.cpp b/src/widgets/qmdieditor.cpp
index 195af8bc..1cdd20d9 100644
--- a/src/widgets/qmdieditor.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/qmdieditor.cpp
@@ -898,6 +898,12 @@ void qmdiEditor::goTo(int x, int y) {
     }
 }
 
+QString qmdiEditor::getSelectedText() const
+{
+    auto cursor = textEditor->textCursor();
+    return cursor.selectedText();
+}
+
 void qmdiEditor::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event) {
 
     QWidget::focusInEvent(event);
diff --git a/src/widgets/qmdieditor.h b/src/widgets/qmdieditor.h
index 13ade1aa..a7c87b96 100644
--- a/src/widgets/qmdieditor.h
+++ b/src/widgets/qmdieditor.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class qmdiEditor : public QWidget, public qmdiClient {
                isJSONDocument();
     }
 
+    QString getSelectedText() const;
+
   public slots:
     void on_fileChanged(const QString &filename);
     void displayBannerMessage(QString message, int time);