diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index f880b9e68..263bc43fa 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ void DatabaseWidget::deleteEntries()
     }
 }
 
+void DatabaseWidget::setFocus()
+{
+	m_entryView->setFocus();
+}
+
 void DatabaseWidget::copyTitle()
 {
     Entry* currentEntry = m_entryView->currentEntry();
diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
index 2fd373549..f55fa2027 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void createEntry();
     void cloneEntry();
     void deleteEntries();
+    void setFocus();
     void copyTitle();
     void copyUsername();
     void copyPassword();
diff --git a/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp b/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
index 3d9325a0b..5edf17cdd 100644
--- a/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
@@ -24,20 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "core/FilePath.h"
 
-bool SearchEventFilter::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
-{
-    if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
-        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
-        if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
-            emit escapePressed();
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return QObject::eventFilter(obj, event);
-}
-
-
 SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , m_ui(new Ui::SearchWidget())
@@ -51,11 +37,11 @@ SearchWidget::SearchWidget(QWidget *parent)
     connect(m_ui->searchEdit, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), SLOT(startSearch()));
     connect(m_ui->searchIcon, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), m_ui->searchEdit, SLOT(setFocus()));
     connect(m_searchTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(startSearch()));
-    connect(&m_searchEventFilter, SIGNAL(escapePressed()), m_ui->searchEdit, SLOT(clear()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(escapePressed()), m_ui->searchEdit, SLOT(clear()));
 
     new QShortcut(Qt::CTRL + Qt::Key_F, m_ui->searchEdit, SLOT(setFocus()), nullptr, Qt::ApplicationShortcut);
 
-    m_ui->searchEdit->installEventFilter(&m_searchEventFilter);
+    m_ui->searchEdit->installEventFilter(this);
 
     QMenu *searchMenu = new QMenu();
     m_actionCaseSensitive = searchMenu->addAction(tr("Case Sensitive"), this, SLOT(updateCaseSensitive()));
@@ -72,10 +58,44 @@ SearchWidget::~SearchWidget()
 
 }
 
+bool SearchWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(event);
+        if (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Escape) {
+            emit escapePressed();
+            return true;
+        }
+        else 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.
+            if (!m_ui->searchEdit->hasSelectedText()) {
+                emit copyPressed();
+                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.
+            QLineEdit* searchEdit = m_ui->searchEdit;
+            if (!searchEdit->hasSelectedText() &&
+                searchEdit->cursorPosition() == searchEdit->text().length()) {
+                emit downPressed();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return QObject::eventFilter(obj, event);
+}
+
 void SearchWidget::connectSignals(SignalMultiplexer& mx)
 {
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(search(QString)), SLOT(search(QString)));
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(caseSensitiveChanged(bool)), SLOT(setSearchCaseSensitive(bool)));
+    mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(copyPressed()), SLOT(copyPassword()));
+    mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(downPressed()), SLOT(setFocus()));
 }
 
 void SearchWidget::databaseChanged(DatabaseWidget *dbWidget)
diff --git a/src/gui/SearchWidget.h b/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
index 844cfb0dc..01f9e5365 100644
--- a/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ namespace Ui {
     class SearchWidget;
 }
 
-class SearchEventFilter : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-signals:
-    void escapePressed();
-
-protected:
-    virtual bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event) override;
-};
-
-
 class SearchWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -50,9 +39,15 @@ public:
     void connectSignals(SignalMultiplexer& mx);
     void setCaseSensitive(bool state);
 
+protected:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event);
+
 signals:
     void search(const QString &text);
     void caseSensitiveChanged(bool state);
+    void escapePressed();
+    void copyPressed();
+    void downPressed();
 
 public slots:
     void databaseChanged(DatabaseWidget* dbWidget);
@@ -65,8 +60,6 @@ private slots:
 private:
     const QScopedPointer<Ui::SearchWidget> m_ui;
     QTimer* m_searchTimer;
-    SearchEventFilter m_searchEventFilter;
-
     QAction *m_actionCaseSensitive;
 
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(SearchWidget)
diff --git a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
index 41059276d..91271c189 100644
--- a/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
+++ b/tests/gui/TestGui.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QSignalSpy>
+#include <QClipboard>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 #include "config-keepassx-tests.h"
 #include "core/Config.h"
@@ -287,6 +289,10 @@ void TestGui::testAddEntry()
     // Add entry "something 2"
     QTest::mouseClick(entryNewWidget, Qt::LeftButton);
     QTest::keyClicks(titleEdit, "something 2");
+    QLineEdit* passwordEdit = editEntryWidget->findChild<QLineEdit*>("passwordEdit");
+    QLineEdit* passwordRepeatEdit = editEntryWidget->findChild<QLineEdit*>("passwordRepeatEdit");
+    QTest::keyClicks(passwordEdit, "something 2");
+    QTest::keyClicks(passwordRepeatEdit, "something 2");
     QTest::mouseClick(editEntryWidgetButtonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok), Qt::LeftButton);
 
     // Add entry "something 3"
@@ -358,17 +364,17 @@ void TestGui::testEntryEntropy()
     QTest::keyClicks(editNewPassword, "correcthorsebatterystaple");
     QCOMPARE(entropyLabel->text(),  QString("Entropy: 47.98 bit"));
     QCOMPARE(strengthLabel->text(), QString("Password Quality: Weak"));
-    
+
     editNewPassword->setText("");
     QTest::keyClicks(editNewPassword, "YQC3kbXbjC652dTDH");
     QCOMPARE(entropyLabel->text(),  QString("Entropy: 96.07 bit"));
     QCOMPARE(strengthLabel->text(), QString("Password Quality: Good"));
-    
+
     editNewPassword->setText("");
     QTest::keyClicks(editNewPassword, "Bs5ZFfthWzR8DGFEjaCM6bGqhmCT4km");
     QCOMPARE(entropyLabel->text(),  QString("Entropy: 174.59 bit"));
     QCOMPARE(strengthLabel->text(), QString("Password Quality: Excellent"));
-    
+
     // We are done
 }
 
@@ -406,6 +412,19 @@ void TestGui::testSearch()
     // Search for "someTHING"
     QTest::keyClicks(searchTextEdit, "THING");
     QTRY_COMPARE(entryView->model()->rowCount(), 2);
+    // Press Down to focus on the entry view if at EOL
+    QTest::keyClick(searchTextEdit, Qt::Key_Right, Qt::ControlModifier);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(searchTextEdit->hasFocus());
+    QTest::keyClick(searchTextEdit, Qt::Key_Down);
+    QTRY_VERIFY(entryView->hasFocus());
+    // Test clipboard
+    QClipboard *clipboard = QApplication::clipboard();
+    QTest::keyClick(entryView, Qt::Key_C, Qt::ControlModifier);
+    QModelIndex searchedItem = entryView->model()->index(0, 1);
+    Entry* searchedEntry = entryView->entryFromIndex(searchedItem);
+    QTRY_COMPARE(searchedEntry->password(), clipboard->text());
+    // Restore focus
+    QTest::mouseClick(searchTextEdit, Qt::LeftButton);
 
     // Test case sensitive search
     searchWidget->setCaseSensitive(true);