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	Wed Jul 03 16:11:26 2013 -0400
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@
         if self.find_again(self.text):
             self.close()
 
+    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.tag_raise("hit")
+            text.see("insert")
+            text.update_idletasks()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
     def find_again(self, text):
         if not self.engine.getpat():
             self.open(text)
@@ -56,6 +73,7 @@
             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()