diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchBar.js b/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchBar.js
index c9f695f4c..4e00db634 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchBar.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchBar.js
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ define([
             Common.UI.Window.prototype.render.call(this);
 
             this.inputSearch = this.$window.find('#search-bar-text');
+            this.inputSearch.on('input', _.bind(function () {
+                this.disableNavButtons();
+            }, this));
 
             this.btnBack = new Common.UI.Button({
                 parentEl: $('#search-bar-back'),
@@ -113,6 +116,8 @@ define([
 
             this.on('animate:before', _.bind(this.focus, this));
 
+            Common.NotificationCenter.on('search:updateresults', _.bind(this.disableNavButtons, this));
+
             return this;
         },
 
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ define([
                 this.inputSearch.val('');
             }
 
+            this.disableNavButtons();
             this.focus();
         },
 
@@ -167,6 +173,12 @@ define([
             this.fireEvent('search:show', [true, this.inputSearch.val()]);
         },
 
+        disableNavButtons: function (resultNumber, allResults) {
+            var disable = this.inputSearch.val() === '';
+            this.btnBack.setDisabled(disable || !allResults || resultNumber === 0);
+            this.btnNext.setDisabled(disable);
+        },
+
         textFind: 'Find'
 
     }, Common.UI.SearchBar || {}));
diff --git a/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchPanel.js b/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchPanel.js
index 9715b8cf1..239b9662b 100644
--- a/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchPanel.js
+++ b/apps/common/main/lib/view/SearchPanel.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ define([
                     validateOnBlur: false,
                     style: 'width: 100%;'
                 });
+                this.inputText._input.on('input', _.bind(this.disableNavButtons, this));
 
                 this.inputReplace = new Common.UI.InputField({
                     el: $('#search-adv-replace-text'),
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ define([
                     me.$resultsContainer.scroller.update({alwaysVisibleY: true});
                 });
 
+                Common.NotificationCenter.on('search:updateresults', _.bind(this.disableNavButtons, this));
                 if (window.SSE) {
                     this.cmbWithin = new Common.UI.ComboBox({
                         el: $('#search-adv-cmb-within'),
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ define([
             this.$resultsContainer.outerHeight($('#search-box').outerHeight() - $('#search-header').outerHeight() - $('#search-adv-settings').outerHeight());
             this.$resultsContainer.scroller.update({alwaysVisibleY: true});
 
+            this.disableNavButtons();
             this.fireEvent('show', this );
         },
 
@@ -302,6 +305,12 @@ define([
             this.updateResultsNumber('no-results');
         },
 
+        disableNavButtons: function (resultNumber, allResults) {
+            var disable = this.inputText._input.val() === '';
+            this.btnBack.setDisabled(disable || !allResults || resultNumber === 0);
+            this.btnNext.setDisabled(disable);
+        },
+
         textFind: 'Find',
         textFindAndReplace: 'Find and replace',
         textCloseSearch: 'Close search',
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index 5f30ed3e7..3a6bb4e66 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ define([
             } else if (text !== undefined) {
                 this.leftMenu.panelSearch.setFindText('');
             }
+            this.leftMenu.panelSearch.disableNavButtons();
             this.leftMenu.panelSearch.focus();
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
index c45152321..ee0b601af 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ define([
             if (this.view) {
                 this.view.updateResultsNumber(current, all);
             }
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('search:updateresults', current, all);
         },
 
         onStartTextAroundSearch: function () {
diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index f2e08d19f..2206c2590 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ define([
             if (this.panelSearch) {
                 if (this.btnSearchBar.pressed) {
                     this.panelSearch.show();
-                    this.fireEvent('search:aftershow', this);
                 } else {
                     this.panelSearch.hide();
                 }
@@ -418,6 +417,7 @@ define([
                         this.btnSearchBar.toggle(true);
                         this.onBtnMenuClick(this.btnSearchBar);
                         this.onCoauthOptions();
+                        this.fireEvent('search:aftershow', this);
                     }
                 }
                 /** coauthoring end **/
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
index a2538ec14..bb96924ee 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/LeftMenu.js
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ define([
             } else if (text !== undefined) {
                 this.leftMenu.panelSearch.setFindText('');
             }
+            this.leftMenu.panelSearch.disableNavButtons();
             this.leftMenu.panelSearch.focus();
         },
 
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
index b170b4901..67c9d9734 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ define([
             if (this.view) {
                 this.view.updateResultsNumber(current, all);
             }
+            Common.NotificationCenter.trigger('search:updateresults', current, all);
         },
 
         textNoTextFound: 'The data you have been searching for could not be found. Please adjust your search options.',
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
index f3b8f98aa..912d430a4 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/view/LeftMenu.js
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ define([
             if (this.panelSearch) {
                 if (this.btnSearchBar.pressed) {
                     this.panelSearch.show();
-                    this.fireEvent('search:aftershow', this);
                 } else {
                     this.panelSearch.hide();
                 }
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@ define([
                         this.btnSearchBar.toggle(true);
                         this.onBtnMenuClick(this.btnSearchBar);
                         this.onCoauthOptions();
+                        this.fireEvent('search:aftershow', this);
                     }
                 }
                 /** coauthoring end **/