diff -r b891bf435f69 Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Fri Apr 05 16:21:39 2013 +0300
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/SearchDialog.py	Sun Apr 07 22:55:18 2013 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from Tkinter import *
-
 from idlelib import SearchEngine
 from idlelib.SearchDialogBase import SearchDialogBase
 
@@ -29,8 +28,23 @@
     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 show_hit(self, first, last):
+        try:
+            text = self.text
+            text.mark_set("insert", first)
+            text.tag_remove("sel", "1.0", "end")
+            text.tag_add("sel", first, last)
+            text.tag_remove("hit", "1.0", "end")
+            if first == last:
+                text.tag_add("hit", first)
+            else:
+                text.tag_add("hit", first, last)
+            text.see("insert")
+            text.update_idletasks()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
 
     def find_again(self, text):
         if not self.engine.getpat():
@@ -56,6 +70,7 @@
             text.tag_add("sel", first, last)
             text.mark_set("insert", self.engine.isback() and first or last)
             text.see("insert")
+            self.show_hit(first, last)
             return True
         else:
             text.bell()
@@ -66,3 +81,7 @@
         if pat:
             self.engine.setcookedpat(pat)
         return self.find_again(text)
+        
+    def close(self, event=None):
+        SearchDialogBase.close(self, event)
+        self.text.tag_remove("hit", "1.0", "end")