diff --git a/src/ui/articleview.cc b/src/ui/articleview.cc
index f1ebb2ea..bc7d3cff 100644
--- a/src/ui/articleview.cc
+++ b/src/ui/articleview.cc
@@ -2104,6 +2104,7 @@ void ArticleView::highlightFTSResults()
   }
 
   ftsSearchPanel->show();
+  performFtsFindOperation( true );
 }
 
 void ArticleView::setActiveDictIds( const ActiveDictIds & ad )