diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 0e3086a1..c89af609 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@ $('table').trigger('search', false);</pre></div>
 					<ul>
 						<li>Possible values to use as parameter
 							<ul>
-								<li>Boolean <code>false</code> Default same as <code>['blur', 13]</code></li>
+								<li>Boolean <code>false</code> Default same as <code>['blur', 'search', 13]</code></li>
 								<li>String <code>search change keypress input blur</code> Events</li>
 								<li>Number Keycodes 13 = Enter, 9 = Tab, etc. see <code>$.tablesorter.keyCodes</code> for internal constants</li>
 								<li>Object <code>{keycode: Number, ctrl : boolean, alt : boolean, shift : boolean}</code></li>
diff --git a/js/widgets/widget-filter.js b/js/widgets/widget-filter.js
index 48eb4a82..5bf654e6 100644
--- a/js/widgets/widget-filter.js
+++ b/js/widgets/widget-filter.js
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
 					liveSearch = typeof wo.filter_liveSearch === 'boolean' ?
 						wo.filter_liveSearch :
 						ts.getColumnData( table, wo.filter_liveSearch, column ),
-					searchTrigger = wo.filter_searchTrigger === false ? ['blur' , tskeyCodes.enter ] : wo.filter_searchTrigger,
+					searchTrigger = wo.filter_searchTrigger === false ? ['blur' , 'search', tskeyCodes.enter ] : wo.filter_searchTrigger,
 					triggerSearch = false;
 				
 				if ( table.config.widgetOptions.filter_initialized ) {