diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
index fca7318df..cd287afe2 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ void SearchEngine::tab_changed(int t)
 {//when we switch from a tab that is not empty to another that is empty the download button
   //doesn't have to be available
     if (t>-1) {//-1 = no more tab
-        if (all_tab.at(tabWidget->currentIndex())->getCurrentSearchListModel()->rowCount()) {
+        currentSearchTab = all_tab.at(tabWidget->currentIndex());
+        if (currentSearchTab->getCurrentSearchListModel()->rowCount()) {
             download_button->setEnabled(true);
             goToDescBtn->setEnabled(true);
         }
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ void SearchEngine::tab_changed(int t)
             download_button->setEnabled(false);
             goToDescBtn->setEnabled(false);
         }
+        search_status->setText(currentSearchTab->status);
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ void SearchEngine::on_search_button_clicked() {
             search_button->setText(tr("Search"));
             return;
         }
+        allTabsSetActiveState(false);
     }
     searchProcess->waitForFinished();
     // Reload environment variables (proxy)
@@ -207,6 +210,7 @@ void SearchEngine::on_search_button_clicked() {
     }
     // Tab Addition
     currentSearchTab = new SearchTab(this);
+    activeSearchTab = currentSearchTab;
     connect(currentSearchTab->header(), SIGNAL(sectionResized(int, int, int)), this, SLOT(saveResultsColumnsWidth()));
     all_tab.append(currentSearchTab);
     QString tabName = pattern;
@@ -278,7 +282,8 @@ void SearchEngine::downloadTorrent(QString engine_url, QString torrent_url) {
 
 void SearchEngine::searchStarted() {
     // Update SearchEngine widgets
-    search_status->setText(tr("Searching..."));
+    activeSearchTab->status = tr("Searching...");
+    search_status->setText(activeSearchTab->status);
     search_status->repaint();
     search_button->setText(tr("Stop"));
 }
@@ -298,8 +303,8 @@ void SearchEngine::readSearchOutput() {
     foreach (const QByteArray &line, lines_list) {
         appendSearchResult(QString::fromUtf8(line));
     }
-    if (currentSearchTab)
-        currentSearchTab->getCurrentLabel()->setText(tr("Results")+QString::fromUtf8(" <i>(")+QString::number(nb_search_results)+QString::fromUtf8(")</i>:"));
+    if (activeSearchTab)
+        activeSearchTab->getCurrentLabel()->setText(tr("Results")+QString::fromUtf8(" <i>(")+QString::number(nb_search_results)+QString::fromUtf8(")</i>:"));
 }
 
 void SearchEngine::downloadFinished(int exitcode, QProcess::ExitStatus) {
@@ -412,7 +417,7 @@ void SearchEngine::updateNova() {
 // Slot called when search is Finished
 // Search can be finished for 3 reasons :
 // Error | Stopped by user | Finished normally
-void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus) {
+void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode, QProcess::ExitStatus) {
     if (searchTimeout->isActive()) {
         searchTimeout->stop();
     }
@@ -422,24 +427,28 @@ void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus) {
     }
     if (exitcode) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        search_status->setText(tr("Search aborted"));
+        activeSearchTab->status = tr("Search aborted");
 #else
-        search_status->setText(tr("An error occurred during search..."));
+        activeSearchTab->status = tr("An error occurred during search...");
 #endif
-    }else{
+    } else {
         if (search_stopped) {
-            search_status->setText(tr("Search aborted"));
-        }else{
+            activeSearchTab->status = tr("Search aborted");
+        } else {
             if (no_search_results) {
-              search_status->setText(tr("Search returned no results"));
-            }else{
-              search_status->setText(tr("Search has finished"));
+                activeSearchTab->status = tr("Search returned no results");
+            } else {
+                activeSearchTab->status = tr("Search has finished");
             }
         }
     }
 
-    if (currentSearchTab)
-        currentSearchTab->getCurrentLabel()->setText(tr("Results", "i.e: Search results")+QString::fromUtf8(" <i>(")+QString::number(nb_search_results)+QString::fromUtf8(")</i>:"));
+    if (activeSearchTab)
+        if (currentSearchTab == activeSearchTab) search_status->setText(activeSearchTab->status);
+        activeSearchTab->getCurrentLabel()->setText(tr("Results", "i.e: Search results")+QString::fromUtf8(" <i>(")+QString::number(nb_search_results)+QString::fromUtf8(")</i>:"));
+        activeSearchTab->isActive = false;
+        activeSearchTab = 0;
+
     search_button->setText(tr("Search"));
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +456,7 @@ void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus) {
 // Line is in the following form :
 // file url | file name | file size | nb seeds | nb leechers | Search engine url
 void SearchEngine::appendSearchResult(const QString &line) {
-    if (!currentSearchTab) {
+    if (!activeSearchTab) {
         if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
             searchProcess->terminate();
         }
@@ -462,9 +471,9 @@ void SearchEngine::appendSearchResult(const QString &line) {
     if (nb_fields < NB_PLUGIN_COLUMNS-1) { //-1 because desc_link is optional
         return;
     }
-    Q_ASSERT(currentSearchTab);
+    Q_ASSERT(activeSearchTab);
     // Add item to search result list
-    QStandardItemModel* cur_model = currentSearchTab->getCurrentSearchListModel();
+    QStandardItemModel* cur_model = activeSearchTab->getCurrentSearchListModel();
     Q_ASSERT(cur_model);
     int row = cur_model->rowCount();
     cur_model->insertRow(row);
@@ -498,8 +507,9 @@ void SearchEngine::appendSearchResult(const QString &line) {
 }
 
 void SearchEngine::closeTab(int index) {
-    if (index == tabWidget->indexOf(currentSearchTab)) {
-        qDebug("Deleted current search Tab");
+    // Search is run for active tab so if user decided to close it, then stop search
+    if (activeSearchTab && index == tabWidget->indexOf(activeSearchTab)) {
+        qDebug("Closed active search Tab");
         if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
             searchProcess->terminate();
         }
@@ -507,7 +517,8 @@ void SearchEngine::closeTab(int index) {
             searchTimeout->stop();
         }
         search_stopped = true;
-        currentSearchTab = 0;
+        if (currentSearchTab == activeSearchTab) currentSearchTab = 0;
+        activeSearchTab = 0;
     }
     delete all_tab.takeAt(index);
     if (!all_tab.size()) {
@@ -544,3 +555,10 @@ void SearchEngine::on_goToDescBtn_clicked()
         }
     }
 }
+
+inline void SearchEngine::allTabsSetActiveState(bool newState)
+{
+    foreach(SearchTab *tab, all_tab) {
+        tab->isActive = newState;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.h b/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
index d8803a101..861ff8f39 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.h
@@ -50,81 +50,83 @@ class QTimer;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 class SearchEngine : public QWidget, public Ui::search_engine{
-  Q_OBJECT
-  Q_DISABLE_COPY(SearchEngine)
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_DISABLE_COPY(SearchEngine)
 
 private:
-  enum PluginColumn { PL_DL_LINK, PL_NAME, PL_SIZE, PL_SEEDS, PL_LEECHS, PL_ENGINE_URL, PL_DESC_LINK, NB_PLUGIN_COLUMNS };
+    enum PluginColumn { PL_DL_LINK, PL_NAME, PL_SIZE, PL_SEEDS, PL_LEECHS, PL_ENGINE_URL, PL_DESC_LINK, NB_PLUGIN_COLUMNS };
 
 public:
-  SearchEngine(MainWindow *mp_mainWindow);
-  ~SearchEngine();
-  QString selectedCategory() const;
-  QString selectedEngine() const;
+    SearchEngine(MainWindow *mp_mainWindow);
+    ~SearchEngine();
+    QString selectedCategory() const;
+    QString selectedEngine() const;
 
-  static qreal getPluginVersion(QString filePath) {
-    QFile plugin(filePath);
-    if (!plugin.exists()) {
-      qDebug("%s plugin does not exist, returning 0.0", qPrintable(filePath));
-      return 0.0;
+    static qreal getPluginVersion(QString filePath) {
+        QFile plugin(filePath);
+        if (!plugin.exists()) {
+            qDebug("%s plugin does not exist, returning 0.0", qPrintable(filePath));
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        if (!plugin.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        qreal version = 0.0;
+        while (!plugin.atEnd()) {
+            QByteArray line = plugin.readLine();
+            if (line.startsWith("#VERSION: ")) {
+                line = line.split(' ').last().trimmed();
+                version = line.toFloat();
+                qDebug("plugin %s version: %.2f", qPrintable(filePath), version);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return version;
     }
-    if (!plugin.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
-      return 0.0;
-    }
-    qreal version = 0.0;
-    while (!plugin.atEnd()) {
-      QByteArray line = plugin.readLine();
-      if (line.startsWith("#VERSION: ")) {
-        line = line.split(' ').last().trimmed();
-        version = line.toFloat();
-        qDebug("plugin %s version: %.2f", qPrintable(filePath), version);
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    return version;
-  }
 
 public slots:
-  void on_download_button_clicked();
-  void downloadTorrent(QString engine_url, QString torrent_url);
-  void giveFocusToSearchInput();
+    void on_download_button_clicked();
+    void downloadTorrent(QString engine_url, QString torrent_url);
+    void giveFocusToSearchInput();
 
 protected slots:
-  // Search slots
-  void tab_changed(int);//to prevent the use of the download button when the tab is empty
-  void on_search_button_clicked();
-  void closeTab(int index);
-  void appendSearchResult(const QString &line);
-  void searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus);
-  void readSearchOutput();
-  void searchStarted();
-  void updateNova();
-  void selectMultipleBox(const QString &text);
-  void on_enginesButton_clicked();
-  void saveResultsColumnsWidth();
-  void downloadFinished(int exitcode, QProcess::ExitStatus);
-  void fillCatCombobox();
-  void fillEngineComboBox();
-  void searchTextEdited(QString);
+    // Search slots
+    void tab_changed(int);//to prevent the use of the download button when the tab is empty
+    void on_search_button_clicked();
+    void closeTab(int index);
+    void appendSearchResult(const QString &line);
+    void searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus);
+    void readSearchOutput();
+    void searchStarted();
+    void updateNova();
+    void selectMultipleBox(const QString &text);
+    void on_enginesButton_clicked();
+    void saveResultsColumnsWidth();
+    void downloadFinished(int exitcode, QProcess::ExitStatus);
+    void fillCatCombobox();
+    void fillEngineComboBox();
+    void searchTextEdited(QString);
 
 private slots:
-  void on_goToDescBtn_clicked();
+    void on_goToDescBtn_clicked();
 
 private:
-  // Search related
-  LineEdit* search_pattern;
-  QProcess *searchProcess;
-  QList<QProcess*> downloaders;
-  bool search_stopped;
-  bool no_search_results;
-  QByteArray search_result_line_truncated;
-  unsigned long nb_search_results;
-  SupportedEngines *supported_engines;
-  QTimer *searchTimeout;
-  QPointer<SearchTab> currentSearchTab;
-  QList<QPointer<SearchTab> > all_tab; // To store all tabs
-  const SearchCategories full_cat_names;
-  MainWindow *mp_mainWindow;
+    // Search related
+    LineEdit* search_pattern;
+    QProcess *searchProcess;
+    QList<QProcess*> downloaders;
+    bool search_stopped;
+    bool no_search_results;
+    QByteArray search_result_line_truncated;
+    unsigned long nb_search_results;
+    SupportedEngines *supported_engines;
+    QTimer *searchTimeout;
+    QPointer<SearchTab> currentSearchTab; // Selected tab
+    QPointer<SearchTab> activeSearchTab; // Tab with running search
+    QList<QPointer<SearchTab> > all_tab; // To store all tabs
+    const SearchCategories full_cat_names;
+    MainWindow *mp_mainWindow;
+    inline void allTabsSetActiveState(bool);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
index d95043d46..2ddf645b3 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
@@ -42,101 +42,106 @@
 
 SearchTab::SearchTab(SearchEngine *parent) : QWidget(), parent(parent)
 {
-  box=new QVBoxLayout();
-  results_lbl=new QLabel();
-  resultsBrowser = new QTreeView();
-  resultsBrowser->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
-  box->addWidget(results_lbl);
-  box->addWidget(resultsBrowser);
-
-  setLayout(box);
-  // Set Search results list model
-  SearchListModel = new QStandardItemModel(0, SearchSortModel::NB_SEARCH_COLUMNS);
-  SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::NAME, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Name", "i.e: file name"));
-  SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::SIZE, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Size", "i.e: file size"));
-  SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::SEEDS, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Seeders", "i.e: Number of full sources"));
-  SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::LEECHS, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Leechers", "i.e: Number of partial sources"));
-  SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::ENGINE_URL, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Search engine"));
-
-  proxyModel = new SearchSortModel();
-  proxyModel->setDynamicSortFilter(true);
-  proxyModel->setSourceModel(SearchListModel);
-  resultsBrowser->setModel(proxyModel);
-
-  SearchDelegate = new SearchListDelegate();
-  resultsBrowser->setItemDelegate(SearchDelegate);
-
-  resultsBrowser->hideColumn(SearchSortModel::DL_LINK); // Hide url column
-  resultsBrowser->hideColumn(SearchSortModel::DESC_LINK);
-
-  resultsBrowser->setRootIsDecorated(false);
-  resultsBrowser->setAllColumnsShowFocus(true);
-  resultsBrowser->setSortingEnabled(true);
-
-  // Connect signals to slots (search part)
-  connect(resultsBrowser, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(const QModelIndex&)), this, SLOT(downloadSelectedItem(const QModelIndex&)));
-
-  // Load last columns width for search results list
-  if (!loadColWidthResultsList()) {
-    resultsBrowser->header()->resizeSection(0, 275);
-  }
-
-  // Sort by Seeds
-  resultsBrowser->sortByColumn(SearchSortModel::SEEDS, Qt::DescendingOrder);
+    box = new QVBoxLayout();
+    results_lbl = new QLabel();
+    resultsBrowser = new QTreeView();
+    resultsBrowser->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection);
+    box->addWidget(results_lbl);
+    box->addWidget(resultsBrowser);
+    // New tab is created with new search
+    isActive = true;
+
+    setLayout(box);
+    // Set Search results list model
+    SearchListModel = new QStandardItemModel(0, SearchSortModel::NB_SEARCH_COLUMNS);
+    SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::NAME, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Name", "i.e: file name"));
+    SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::SIZE, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Size", "i.e: file size"));
+    SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::SEEDS, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Seeders", "i.e: Number of full sources"));
+    SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::LEECHS, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Leechers", "i.e: Number of partial sources"));
+    SearchListModel->setHeaderData(SearchSortModel::ENGINE_URL, Qt::Horizontal, tr("Search engine"));
+
+    proxyModel = new SearchSortModel();
+    proxyModel->setDynamicSortFilter(true);
+    proxyModel->setSourceModel(SearchListModel);
+    resultsBrowser->setModel(proxyModel);
+
+    SearchDelegate = new SearchListDelegate();
+    resultsBrowser->setItemDelegate(SearchDelegate);
+
+    resultsBrowser->hideColumn(SearchSortModel::DL_LINK); // Hide url column
+    resultsBrowser->hideColumn(SearchSortModel::DESC_LINK);
+
+    resultsBrowser->setRootIsDecorated(false);
+    resultsBrowser->setAllColumnsShowFocus(true);
+    resultsBrowser->setSortingEnabled(true);
+
+    // Connect signals to slots (search part)
+    connect(resultsBrowser, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(const QModelIndex&)), this, SLOT(downloadSelectedItem(const QModelIndex&)));
+
+    // Load last columns width for search results list
+    if (!loadColWidthResultsList()) {
+        resultsBrowser->header()->resizeSection(0, 275);
+    }
+
+    // Sort by Seeds
+    resultsBrowser->sortByColumn(SearchSortModel::SEEDS, Qt::DescendingOrder);
 }
 
 void SearchTab::downloadSelectedItem(const QModelIndex& index) {
-  QString engine_url = proxyModel->data(proxyModel->index(index.row(), SearchSortModel::ENGINE_URL)).toString();
-  QString torrent_url = proxyModel->data(proxyModel->index(index.row(), SearchSortModel::DL_LINK)).toString();
-  setRowColor(index.row(), "blue");
-  parent->downloadTorrent(engine_url, torrent_url);
+    QString engine_url = proxyModel->data(proxyModel->index(index.row(), SearchSortModel::ENGINE_URL)).toString();
+    QString torrent_url = proxyModel->data(proxyModel->index(index.row(), SearchSortModel::DL_LINK)).toString();
+    setRowColor(index.row(), "blue");
+    parent->downloadTorrent(engine_url, torrent_url);
 }
 
 SearchTab::~SearchTab() {
-  delete box;
-  delete results_lbl;
-  delete resultsBrowser;
-  delete SearchListModel;
-  delete proxyModel;
-  delete SearchDelegate;
+    delete box;
+    delete results_lbl;
+    delete resultsBrowser;
+    delete SearchListModel;
+    delete proxyModel;
+    delete SearchDelegate;
 }
 
 QHeaderView* SearchTab::header() const {
-  return resultsBrowser->header();
+    return resultsBrowser->header();
 }
 
 bool SearchTab::loadColWidthResultsList() {
-  QString line = Preferences::instance()->getSearchColsWidth();
-  if (line.isEmpty())
-    return false;
-  QStringList width_list = line.split(' ');
-  if (width_list.size() > SearchListModel->columnCount())
-    return false;
-  unsigned int listSize = width_list.size();
-  for (unsigned int i=0; i<listSize; ++i) {
-    resultsBrowser->header()->resizeSection(i, width_list.at(i).toInt());
-  }
-  return true;
+    QString line = Preferences::instance()->getSearchColsWidth();
+    if (line.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+
+    QStringList width_list = line.split(' ');
+    if (width_list.size() > SearchListModel->columnCount())
+        return false;
+
+    unsigned int listSize = width_list.size();
+    for (unsigned int i=0; i<listSize; ++i) {
+      resultsBrowser->header()->resizeSection(i, width_list.at(i).toInt());
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 QLabel* SearchTab::getCurrentLabel()
 {
-  return results_lbl;
+    return results_lbl;
 }
 
 QTreeView* SearchTab::getCurrentTreeView()
 {
-  return resultsBrowser;
+    return resultsBrowser;
 }
 
 QSortFilterProxyModel* SearchTab::getCurrentSearchListProxy() const
 {
-  return proxyModel;
+    return proxyModel;
 }
 
 QStandardItemModel* SearchTab::getCurrentSearchListModel() const
 {
-  return SearchListModel;
+    return SearchListModel;
 }
 
 // Set the color of a row in data model
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchtab.h b/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
index 3477258bb..7a8f27a64 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchtab.h
@@ -47,32 +47,32 @@ class QStandardItemModel;
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 class SearchTab: public QWidget, public Ui::search_engine {
-  Q_OBJECT
+    Q_OBJECT
 
 private:
-  QVBoxLayout *box;
-  QLabel *results_lbl;
-  QTreeView *resultsBrowser;
-  QStandardItemModel *SearchListModel;
-  SearchSortModel *proxyModel;
-  SearchListDelegate *SearchDelegate;
-  SearchEngine *parent;
+    QVBoxLayout *box;
+    QLabel *results_lbl;
+    QTreeView *resultsBrowser;
+    QStandardItemModel *SearchListModel;
+    SearchSortModel *proxyModel;
+    SearchListDelegate *SearchDelegate;
+    SearchEngine *parent;
 
 protected slots:
-  void downloadSelectedItem(const QModelIndex& index);
+    void downloadSelectedItem(const QModelIndex& index);
 
 public:
-  SearchTab(SearchEngine *parent);
-  ~SearchTab();
-  bool loadColWidthResultsList();
-  QLabel * getCurrentLabel();
-  QStandardItemModel* getCurrentSearchListModel() const;
-  QSortFilterProxyModel* getCurrentSearchListProxy() const;
-  QTreeView * getCurrentTreeView();
-  void setRowColor(int row, QString color);
-  QHeaderView* header() const;
-
-
+    SearchTab(SearchEngine *parent);
+    ~SearchTab();
+    bool loadColWidthResultsList();
+    QLabel * getCurrentLabel();
+    QStandardItemModel* getCurrentSearchListModel() const;
+    QSortFilterProxyModel* getCurrentSearchListProxy() const;
+    QTreeView * getCurrentTreeView();
+    void setRowColor(int row, QString color);
+    QHeaderView* header() const;
+    bool isActive;
+    QString status;
 };
 
 #endif