diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index 31ef9c78..088f83af 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
+#include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QSplitter>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QProcess>
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ DatabaseWidget::DatabaseWidget(Database* db, QWidget* parent)
     m_searchUi->closeSearchButton->setShortcut(Qt::Key_Escape);
     m_searchWidget->hide();
     m_searchUi->caseSensitiveCheckBox->setVisible(false);
+    m_searchUi->searchEdit->installEventFilter(this);
 
     QVBoxLayout* vLayout = new QVBoxLayout(rightHandSideWidget);
     vLayout->setMargin(0);
@@ -982,3 +984,33 @@ bool DatabaseWidget::currentEntryHasNotes()
     }
     return !currentEntry->notes().isEmpty();
 }
+
+bool DatabaseWidget::eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event)
+{
+    if (object == m_searchUi->searchEdit) {
+        if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+            QKeyEvent* keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+            if (keyEvent->matches(QKeySequence::Copy)) {
+                // If Control+C is pressed in the search edit when no
+                // text is selected, copy the password of the current
+                // entry.
+                Entry* currentEntry = m_entryView->currentEntry();
+                if (currentEntry && !m_searchUi->searchEdit->hasSelectedText()) {
+                    setClipboardTextAndMinimize(currentEntry->password());
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (keyEvent->matches(QKeySequence::MoveToNextLine)) {
+                // If Down is pressed at EOL in the search edit, move
+                // the focus to the entry view.
+                if (!m_searchUi->searchEdit->hasSelectedText() &&
+                    m_searchUi->searchEdit->cursorPosition() == m_searchUi->searchEdit->text().length()) {
+                    m_entryView->setFocus();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
index 1ba3dd1f..653c1fca 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void splitterSizesChanged();
     void entryColumnSizesChanged();
 
+protected:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject* object, QEvent* event);
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void createEntry();
     void cloneEntry();