diff --git a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
index 256e7b97a..93cc06350 100644
--- a/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
+++ b/apps/documenteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ define([
                 viewport.searchBar.hide();
             }
 
-            var text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (this.api.asc_GetSelectedText() || this._state.searchText);
+            var selectedText = this.api.asc_GetSelectedText(),
+                text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (selectedText && selectedText.trim() || this._state.searchText);
             if (this.resultItems && this.resultItems.length > 0 &&
                 (!this._state.matchCase && text && text.toLowerCase() === this.view.inputText.getValue().toLowerCase() ||
                     this._state.matchCase && text === this.view.inputText.getValue())) { // show old results
diff --git a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
index dbd8aadac..663902bf7 100644
--- a/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
+++ b/apps/presentationeditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ define([
                 viewport.searchBar.hide();
             }
 
-            var text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (this.api.asc_GetSelectedText() || this._state.searchText);
+            var selectedText = this.api.asc_GetSelectedText(),
+                text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (selectedText && selectedText.trim() || this._state.searchText);
             if (text) {
                 this.view.setFindText(text);
             } else if (text !== undefined) { // panel was opened from empty searchbar, clear to start new search
diff --git a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
index 9bde72fd4..2324dd13b 100644
--- a/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
+++ b/apps/spreadsheeteditor/main/app/controller/Search.js
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ define([
                 viewport.searchBar.hide();
             }
 
-            var text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (this.api.asc_GetSelectedText() || this._state.searchText);
+            var selectedText = this.api.asc_GetSelectedText(),
+                text = typeof findText === 'string' ? findText : (selectedText && selectedText.trim() || this._state.searchText);
             if (this.resultItems && this.resultItems.length > 0 &&
                     (!text && !this.view.inputText.getValue() ||
                     !this._state.matchCase && text && text.toLowerCase() === this.view.inputText.getValue().toLowerCase() ||