diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
index 25b3c33f8..9c4432042 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget(QWidget *parent,
             &DeckEditorDatabaseDisplayWidget::copyDatabaseCellContents);
     connect(help, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] { createSearchSyntaxHelpWindow(searchEdit); });
 
+    connect(databaseDisplayWidget, &DeckEditorDatabaseDisplayWidget::addCardToMainDeck, this,
+            &VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::highlightAllSearchEdit);
+    connect(databaseDisplayWidget, &DeckEditorDatabaseDisplayWidget::addCardToSideboard, this,
+            &VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::highlightAllSearchEdit);
+
     databaseView = databaseDisplayWidget->getDatabaseView();
     databaseView->setFocusProxy(searchEdit);
     databaseView->setItemDelegate(nullptr);
@@ -181,6 +186,11 @@ void VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::retranslateUi()
     clearFilterWidget->setToolTip(tr("Clear all filters"));
 }
 
+void VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::highlightAllSearchEdit()
+{
+    searchEdit->setSelection(0, searchEdit->text().length());
+}
+
 void VisualDatabaseDisplayWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
     QWidget::resizeEvent(event);
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
index 5c112b4e4..190ea1f6d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/visual_database_display/visual_database_display_widget.h
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ private:
     int currentPage = 0;    // Current page index
     int cardsPerPage = 100; // Number of cards per page
 
+    void highlightAllSearchEdit();
+
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
 };