diff --git a/js/app/controllers/credential.js b/js/app/controllers/credential.js
index b4a2929e..42ecb2dd 100644
--- a/js/app/controllers/credential.js
+++ b/js/app/controllers/credential.js
@@ -325,31 +325,12 @@
 					fields: ['label', 'username', 'email', 'custom_fields']
 				};
 
+                //searchboxfix
+                $scope.$on('nc_searchbox', function(event, args) {
+                    $scope.filterOptions.filterText=args;
+				});
 
 
-				//searchboxfix
-                var native_search = document.getElementById("searchbox");
-                if(native_search !== null){
-                	native_search.nextElementSibling.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
-                	    $scope.$apply(function () {
-                	        $scope.filterOptions.filterText="";
-                	    });
-                	});
-
-                	native_search.classList.remove('hidden');
-                	native_search.addEventListener('keypress', function (e) {
-                	    if(e.keyCode === 13){
-                	        e.preventDefault();
-                	    }
-                	});
-
-                	native_search.addEventListener('keyup', function (e) {
-                	    $scope.$apply(function () {
-                	        $scope.filterOptions.filterText=native_search.value;
-                	    });
-                	});
-                }
-
                 $scope.filtered_credentials = [];
                 $scope.$watch('[selectedtags, filterOptions, delete_time, active_vault.credentials]', function () {
                     if (!$scope.active_vault) {
diff --git a/js/app/controllers/menu.js b/js/app/controllers/menu.js
index 9047c64b..6058b39d 100644
--- a/js/app/controllers/menu.js
+++ b/js/app/controllers/menu.js
@@ -118,6 +118,30 @@
                     }
 				};
 
+                //searchboxfix
+                var native_search = document.getElementById("searchbox");
+                if(native_search !== null){
+                    native_search.nextElementSibling.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+                        $scope.$apply(function () {
+                            $rootScope.$broadcast('nc_searchbox',"");
+                        });
+                    });
+
+                    native_search.classList.remove('hidden');
+                    native_search.addEventListener('keypress', function (e) {
+                        if(e.keyCode === 13){
+                            e.preventDefault();
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    native_search.addEventListener('keyup', function (e) {
+                        $scope.$apply(function () {
+                            $rootScope.$broadcast('nc_searchbox',native_search.value);
+                        });
+                    });
+                }
+
+
 				$scope.clickedNavigationItem="all";
                 $scope.filterCredentialBySpecial = function (string) {
                     $scope.clickedNavigationItem=string;