diff --git a/mainwindow.cc b/mainwindow.cc
index 34706c9f..b5980f7c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cc
+++ b/mainwindow.cc
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateSearchPaneAndBar( bool searchInDock )
   updateGroupList();
   applyWordsZoomLevel();
 
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( text, DisablePopup );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( text, WildcardsAreAlreadyEscaped, DisablePopup );
   focusTranslateLine();
 }
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ void MainWindow::mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent *event)
 
     QString str = QApplication::clipboard()->text(subtype,
       QClipboard::Selection);
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( str ), NoPopupChange );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( str, EscapeWildcards, NoPopupChange );
 
         QKeyEvent ev(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_Enter,
            Qt::NoModifier);
@@ -2350,17 +2350,22 @@ void MainWindow::respondToTranslationRequest( Config::InputPhrase const & phrase
   }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( QString const & text, TranslateBoxPopup popupAction )
+void MainWindow::setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( QString text, WildcardPolicy wildcardPolicy,
+                                                   TranslateBoxPopup popupAction )
 {
+  if( wildcardPolicy == EscapeWildcards )
+    text = Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( text );
+
   if( popupAction == NoPopupChange || cfg.preferences.searchInDock )
     translateLine->setText( text );
   else
     translateBox->setText( text, popupAction == EnablePopup );
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( QString const & text, TranslateBoxPopup popupAction )
+void MainWindow::setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( QString const & text, WildcardPolicy wildcardPolicy,
+                                                    TranslateBoxPopup popupAction )
 {
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( text, popupAction );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( text, wildcardPolicy, popupAction );
   translateBoxSuffix = QString();
 }
 
@@ -2753,7 +2758,8 @@ void MainWindow::typingEvent( QString const & t )
     if( translateLine->isEnabled() )
     {
       translateLine->setFocus();
-      setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( t, EnablePopup );
+      // Escaping the typed-in characters is the user's responsibility.
+      setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( t, WildcardsAreAlreadyEscaped, EnablePopup );
       translateLine->setCursorPosition( t.size() );
     }
   }
@@ -2771,7 +2777,7 @@ void MainWindow::showHistoryItem( QString const & word )
 
   history.enableAdd( false );
 
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( word ), DisablePopup );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( word, EscapeWildcards, DisablePopup );
   showTranslationFor( word );
 
   history.enableAdd( cfg.preferences.storeHistory );
@@ -3891,7 +3897,7 @@ ArticleView * MainWindow::getCurrentArticleView()
 void MainWindow::phraseReceived( Config::InputPhrase const & phrase )
 {
   toggleMainWindow( true );
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( phrase.phrase ), NoPopupChange );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( phrase.phrase, EscapeWildcards, NoPopupChange );
   translateBoxSuffix = phrase.punctuationSuffix;
   respondToTranslationRequest( phrase, false );
 }
@@ -3904,7 +3910,7 @@ void MainWindow::wordReceived( const QString & word)
 void MainWindow::headwordReceived( const QString & word, const QString & ID )
 {
   toggleMainWindow( true );
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( word ), NoPopupChange );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( word, EscapeWildcards, NoPopupChange );
   respondToTranslationRequest( Config::InputPhrase::fromPhrase( word ),
                                false, ArticleView::scrollToFromDictionaryId( ID ) );
 }
@@ -4544,7 +4550,7 @@ void MainWindow::foundDictsContextMenuRequested( const QPoint &pos )
 
 void MainWindow::sendWordToInputLine( const QString & word )
 {
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( word ), NoPopupChange );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( word, EscapeWildcards, NoPopupChange );
 }
 
 void MainWindow::storeResourceSavePath( const QString & newPath )
@@ -4847,7 +4853,7 @@ void MainWindow::headwordFromFavorites( QString const & headword,
   }
 
   // Show headword without lost of focus on Favorites tree
-  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( Folding::escapeWildcardSymbols( headword ), DisablePopup );
+  setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( headword, EscapeWildcards, DisablePopup );
   showTranslationFor(headword );
 }
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.hh b/mainwindow.hh
index 2b2806c4..87cd959d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.hh
+++ b/mainwindow.hh
@@ -265,9 +265,12 @@ private:
   void updateSuggestionList();
   void updateSuggestionList( QString const & text );
 
+  enum WildcardPolicy { EscapeWildcards, WildcardsAreAlreadyEscaped };
   enum TranslateBoxPopup { NoPopupChange, EnablePopup, DisablePopup };
-  void setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( QString const & text, TranslateBoxPopup popupAction );
-  void setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( QString const & text, TranslateBoxPopup popupAction );
+  void setTranslateBoxTextAndKeepSuffix( QString text, WildcardPolicy wildcardPolicy,
+                                         TranslateBoxPopup popupAction );
+  void setTranslateBoxTextAndClearSuffix( QString const & text, WildcardPolicy wildcardPolicy,
+                                          TranslateBoxPopup popupAction );
 
 private slots: