diff --git a/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.cc b/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.cc
index c756abb7c..53ef09521 100644
--- a/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.cc
+++ b/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.cc
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ BrowserPanel::find ()
 }
 
 void
-BrowserPanel::page_search_edited ()
+BrowserPanel::update_search_highlights ()
 {
   m_search_selection.clear ();
   m_search_index = -1;
@@ -382,6 +382,12 @@ BrowserPanel::page_search_edited ()
     }
 
   }
+}
+
+void
+BrowserPanel::page_search_edited ()
+{
+  update_search_highlights ();
 
   if (! m_search_selection.empty ()) {
     m_search_index = 0;
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@ BrowserPanel::new_url ()
   emit title_changed (title);
 
   //  refresh on-page search
-  page_search_edited ();
+  update_search_highlights ();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.h b/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.h
index 43aed693c..16cf80f71 100644
--- a/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.h
+++ b/src/layui/layui/layBrowserPanel.h
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public slots:
 protected slots:
   void page_search_edited ();
   void page_search_next();
-  void search_text_changed(const QString &text);
+  void search_text_changed (const QString &text);
   void search_edited ();
   void source_changed ();
   void anchor_clicked (const QUrl &url);
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ private:
   void refresh_bookmark_list ();
   void store_bookmarks ();
   void update_navigation_panel ();
+  void update_search_highlights ();
 };
 
 }