diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
index 603beffde..8976313c2 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/Search.php
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
      */
     public $scope;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool Search on enter key instead of every key stroke.
+     */
+    public $searchOnEnter = false;
+
     //
     // Object properties
     //
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
             'growable',
             'scope',
             'mode',
+            'searchOnEnter',
         ]);
 
         /*
@@ -92,8 +98,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
 
         if ($this->partial) {
             return $this->controller->makePartial($this->partial);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             return $this->makePartial('search');
         }
     }
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
         $this->vars['cssClasses'] = implode(' ', $this->cssClasses);
         $this->vars['placeholder'] = Lang::get($this->prompt);
         $this->vars['value'] = $this->getActiveTerm();
+        $this->vars['searchOnEnter'] = $this->searchOnEnter;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -143,8 +149,7 @@ class Search extends WidgetBase
     {
         if (strlen($term)) {
             $this->putSession('term', $term);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             $this->resetSession();
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm b/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
index 713ea8e84..92d4bc922 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/search/partials/_search.htm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         name="<?= $this->getName() ?>"
         value="<?= $value ?>"
         data-request="<?= $this->getEventHandler('onSubmit') ?>"
-        data-track-input
+        <?= !$searchOnEnter ? 'data-track-input' : '' ?>
         data-load-indicator
         data-load-indicator-opaque
         class="form-control <?= $cssClasses ?>"