diff -r 3969797dd598 Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Wed Mar 20 19:28:19 2013 -0700
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Sat Mar 23 17:08:38 2013 -0500
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
     def default_command(self, event=None):
         if not self.engine.getprog():
             return
-        if self.find_again(self.text):
-            self.close()
+        self.find_again(self.text)
 
     def find_again(self, text):
         if not self.engine.getpat():