diff --git a/src/src/controller/LayoutFilterProxyModel.h b/src/src/controller/LayoutFilterProxyModel.h
index b9cf784..b3ea3ac 100644
--- a/src/src/controller/LayoutFilterProxyModel.h
+++ b/src/src/controller/LayoutFilterProxyModel.h
@@ -32,25 +32,19 @@ class LayoutFilterProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel {
         invalidateFilter();
     }
 
-protected:
-    bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const override {
-        if (pattern_.isEmpty())
-            return true;
+    bool hasPattern() const { return !pattern_.isEmpty(); }
 
-        QAbstractItemModel *src = sourceModel();
-        if (!src)
-            return true;
-
-        const QModelIndex idx = src->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
-        if (!idx.isValid())
+    // True when the node at sourceIndex is a direct match (by name, or by the
+    // contents of its already-built table) — i.e. not merely a kept ancestor.
+    bool nodeMatches(const QModelIndex &sourceIndex) const {
+        if (pattern_.isEmpty() || !sourceIndex.isValid())
             return false;
 
-        const QString name = src->data(idx, Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
+        const QString name = sourceIndex.data(Qt::DisplayRole).toString();
         if (name.contains(pattern_, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
             return true;
 
-        // Content search for nodes that have already been parsed.
-        const QVariant v = src->data(idx, Qt::UserRole + 1);
+        const QVariant v = sourceIndex.data(Qt::UserRole + 1);
         auto *node = reinterpret_cast<moex::ViewNode *>(v.value<void *>());
         if (node != nullptr && node->inited() && node->table()) {
             const std::string needle = pattern_.toLower().toStdString();
@@ -65,6 +59,19 @@ class LayoutFilterProxyModel : public QSortFilterProxyModel {
         return false;
     }
 
+protected:
+    bool filterAcceptsRow(int source_row, const QModelIndex &source_parent) const override {
+        if (pattern_.isEmpty())
+            return true;
+
+        QAbstractItemModel *src = sourceModel();
+        if (!src)
+            return true;
+
+        const QModelIndex idx = src->index(source_row, 0, source_parent);
+        return nodeMatches(idx);
+    }
+
 private:
     static bool ContainsLower(const std::string &haystack, const std::string &needle_lower) {
         if (needle_lower.empty())
diff --git a/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.cpp b/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.cpp
index b6e6ada..8d9ae11 100755
--- a/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ LayoutDockWidget::LayoutDockWidget(QWidget *parent) : QDockWidget(parent)
 
     connect(searchEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
             this, &LayoutDockWidget::onSearchTextChanged);
+    connect(searchEdit, &QLineEdit::returnPressed,
+            this, &LayoutDockWidget::goToNextMatch);
     connect(treeView, &QTreeView::clicked,
             this, &LayoutDockWidget::clickedTreeNode);
     connect(treeView, &QTreeView::activated,
@@ -122,6 +124,44 @@ void LayoutDockWidget::populateTree()
     treeView->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
 }
 
+void LayoutDockWidget::collectMatches(const QModelIndex &proxyParent, QModelIndexList &out) const
+{
+    const int rows = proxyModel->rowCount(proxyParent);
+    for (int i = 0; i < rows; ++i) {
+        const QModelIndex proxyIdx = proxyModel->index(i, 0, proxyParent);
+        const QModelIndex sourceIdx = proxyModel->mapToSource(proxyIdx);
+        if (proxyModel->nodeMatches(sourceIdx)) {
+            out.push_back(proxyIdx);
+        }
+        collectMatches(proxyIdx, out);
+    }
+}
+
+void LayoutDockWidget::goToNextMatch()
+{
+    if (!controller || !proxyModel->hasPattern())
+        return;
+
+    QModelIndexList matches;
+    collectMatches(QModelIndex(), matches);
+    if (matches.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    // Advance to the first match after the current selection, wrapping around.
+    const QModelIndex current = treeView->currentIndex();
+    int next = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < matches.size(); ++i) {
+        if (matches[i] == current) {
+            next = (i + 1) % matches.size();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const QModelIndex target = matches[next];
+    treeView->setCurrentIndex(target);
+    treeView->scrollTo(target, QAbstractItemView::PositionAtCenter);
+}
+
 void LayoutDockWidget::onSearchTextChanged(const QString &text)
 {
     if(!proxyModel)
diff --git a/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.h b/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.h
index f6d2b5a..c686480 100755
--- a/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.h
+++ b/src/src/dock/LayoutDockWidget.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class LayoutDockWidget : public QDockWidget
     void showTreeIndex(const QModelIndex &index);
     void populateTree();
     void buildAndShowNode(moex::ViewNode *node);
+    void collectMatches(const QModelIndex &proxyParent, QModelIndexList &out) const;
+    void goToNextMatch();
 public:
     explicit LayoutDockWidget(QWidget *parent = 0);