diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
index 8b876b9af217..0a7b70e07616 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@ public class SearchUtil {
       }
       keySetList.add(keySet);
     }
+    if (keySetList.isEmpty() && !StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(filter)) {
+      keySetList.add(Collections.singleton(filter));
+    }
     return keySetList;
   }