diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 5a160e6759..e1805386e7 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -477,14 +477,16 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 		});
 	}
 
-	app.enableTopicSearch = function (options, searchQuery) {
-		var quickSearchResults = options.resultEl;
-		var inputEl = options.inputEl;
+	app.enableTopicSearch = function (options) {
+		var quickSearchResults = options.searchElements.resultEl;
+		var inputEl = options.searchElements.inputEl;
 		var searchTimeoutId = 0;
 		var oldValue = inputEl.val();
 		inputEl.on('blur', function () {
 			setTimeout(function () {
-				quickSearchResults.addClass('hidden');
+				if (!inputEl.is(':focus')) {
+					quickSearchResults.addClass('hidden');
+				}
 			}, 200);
 		});
 		inputEl.on('focus', function () {
@@ -512,16 +514,16 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 					return quickSearchResults.addClass('hidden');
 				}
 				require(['search'], function (search) {
-					searchQuery = searchQuery || { in: 'titles' };
-					searchQuery.term = inputEl.val();
-					search.quick(searchQuery, options);
+					options.searchOptions = options.searchOptions || { in: 'titles' };
+					options.searchOptions.term = inputEl.val();
+					search.quick(options);
 				});
 			}, 250);
 		});
 	};
 
-	app.handleSearch = function (options) {
-		options = options || { in: 'titles' };
+	app.handleSearch = function (searchOptions) {
+		searchOptions = searchOptions || { in: 'titles' };
 		var searchButton = $('#search-button');
 		var searchFields = $('#search-fields');
 		var searchInput = $('#search-fields input');
@@ -537,10 +539,15 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 		searchInput.off('blur').on('blur', dismissSearch);
 		searchInput.off('focus');
 
-		app.enableTopicSearch({
+		var searchElements = {
 			inputEl: searchInput,
 			resultEl: quickSearchContainer,
-		}, options);
+		};
+
+		app.enableTopicSearch({
+			searchOptions: searchOptions,
+			searchElements: searchElements,
+		});
 
 		function dismissSearch() {
 			searchFields.addClass('hidden');
@@ -567,7 +574,10 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 			require(['search'], function (search) {
 				var data = search.getSearchPreferences();
 				data.term = input.val();
-				$(window).trigger('action:search.submit', { data: data });
+				$(window).trigger('action:search.submit', {
+					data: data,
+					searchElements: searchElements,
+				});
 				search.query(data, function () {
 					input.val('');
 				});
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/merge.js b/public/src/client/topic/merge.js
index 228d318f1b..c04ddb0219 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/merge.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/merge.js
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ define('forum/topic/merge', function () {
 			});
 
 			app.enableTopicSearch({
-				inputEl: modal.find('.topic-search-input'),
-				resultEl: modal.find('.quick-search-container'),
-			}, {
-				in: 'titles',
+				searchElements: {
+					inputEl: modal.find('.topic-search-input'),
+					resultEl: modal.find('.quick-search-container'),
+				},
+				searchOptions: {
+					in: 'titles',
+				},
 			});
 			modal.on('click', '[data-tid]', function () {
 				if ($(this).attr('data-tid')) {
diff --git a/public/src/modules/search.js b/public/src/modules/search.js
index 3b89d5dad9..9e1365eca0 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/search.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/search.js
@@ -33,26 +33,29 @@ define('search', ['navigator', 'translator', 'storage'], function (nav, translat
 		});
 	};
 
-	Search.quick = function (query, options, callback) {
+	Search.quick = function (options, callback) {
 		callback = callback || function () {};
-		var template = options.template || 'partials/quick-search-results';
-		$(window).trigger('action:search.quick.start', { data: query });
-		query.searchOnly = 1;
-		Search.api(query, function (data) {
+		$(window).trigger('action:search.quick.start', options);
+		options.searchOptions.searchOnly = 1;
+		Search.api(options.searchOptions, function (data) {
+			var resultEl = options.searchElements.resultEl;
 			if (options.hideOnNoMatches && !data.posts.length) {
-				return options.resultEl.addClass('hidden').find('#quick-search-results-container').html('');
+				return resultEl.addClass('hidden').find('.quick-search-results-container').html('');
 			}
 			data.posts.forEach(function (p) {
 				p.snippet = utils.escapeHTML($('<div>' + p.content + '</div>').text().slice(0, 80) + '...');
 			});
-			app.parseAndTranslate(template, data, function (html) {
+			app.parseAndTranslate('partials/quick-search-results', data, function (html) {
 				if (html.length) {
 					html.find('.timeago').timeago();
-					options.resultEl.removeClass('hidden').find('#quick-search-results-container').html(html);
+					resultEl.removeClass('hidden').find('.quick-search-results-container').html(html);
 				} else {
-					options.resultEl.addClass('hidden').find('#quick-search-results-container').html('');
+					resultEl.addClass('hidden').find('.quick-search-results-container').html('');
 				}
-				$(window).trigger('action:search.quick.complete', { data: data });
+				$(window).trigger('action:search.quick.complete', {
+					data: data,
+					options: options,
+				});
 				callback();
 			});
 		});