diff --git a/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp b/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
index 5f247ee101..31287c089e 100644
--- a/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SearchWidget.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "SearchWidget.h"
+#include "gui/MainWindow.h"
 #include "ui_SearchHelpWidget.h"
 #include "ui_SearchWidget.h"
 
@@ -94,10 +95,12 @@ bool SearchWidget::eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* event)
             emit escapePressed();
             return true;
         } else if (keyEvent->matches(QKeySequence::Copy)) {
-            // If Control+C is pressed in the search edit when no text
-            // is selected, copy the password of the current entry.
+            // If the system Copy shortcut (typically Ctrl+C or Cmd+C) is pressed
+            // in the search edit when no text is selected, route the event to the
+            // main window. With the default shorcut configuration, this will copy
+            // the password of the current entry to the clipboard.
             if (!m_ui->searchEdit->hasSelectedText()) {
-                emit copyPressed();
+                QCoreApplication::sendEvent(getMainWindow(), event);
                 return true;
             }
         } else if (keyEvent->matches(QKeySequence::MoveToNextLine)) {
@@ -135,7 +138,6 @@ void SearchWidget::connectSignals(SignalMultiplexer& mx)
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(saveSearch(QString)), SLOT(saveSearch(QString)));
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(caseSensitiveChanged(bool)), SLOT(setSearchCaseSensitive(bool)));
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(limitGroupChanged(bool)), SLOT(setSearchLimitGroup(bool)));
-    mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(copyPressed()), SLOT(copyPassword()));
     mx.connect(this, SIGNAL(downPressed()), SLOT(focusOnEntries()));
     mx.connect(SIGNAL(requestSearch(QString)), m_ui->searchEdit, SLOT(setText(QString)));
     mx.connect(SIGNAL(clearSearch()), this, SLOT(clearSearch()));
diff --git a/src/gui/SearchWidget.h b/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
index 55edad5833..8d2c63394d 100644
--- a/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/SearchWidget.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class SearchWidget : public QWidget
     void caseSensitiveChanged(bool state);
     void limitGroupChanged(bool state);
     void escapePressed();
-    void copyPressed();
     void downPressed();
     void enterPressed();
     void lostFocus();