diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/companionwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/companionwindow.cpp
index 4268944515..c069ae8852 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/companionwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/companionwindow.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ CompanionWindow::CompanionWindow(DragAndDrop *dragAndDrop, MessageBoxManager* ma
     getWidget(mEncumbranceBar, "EncumbranceBar");
     getWidget(mFilterEdit, "FilterEdit");
     getWidget(mItemView, "ItemView");
-
-    mFilterEdit->setUserString("AcceptTab", "true");
-
     mItemView->eventBackgroundClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &CompanionWindow::onBackgroundSelected);
     mItemView->eventItemClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &CompanionWindow::onItemSelected);
     mFilterEdit->eventEditTextChange += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &CompanionWindow::onNameFilterChanged);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index 6c85fe0162..653f031532 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mArmorRating, "ArmorRating");
         getWidget(mFilterEdit, "FilterEdit");
 
-        mFilterEdit->setUserString("AcceptTab", "true");
-
         mAvatarImage->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &InventoryWindow::onAvatarClicked);
         mAvatarImage->setRenderItemTexture(mPreviewTexture.get());
         mAvatarImage->getSubWidgetMain()->_setUVSet(MyGUI::FloatRect(0.f, 0.f, 1.f, 1.f));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
index 406ff1222d..41be4f3a8f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mEffectBox, "EffectsBox");
         getWidget(mFilterEdit, "FilterEdit");
 
-        mFilterEdit->setUserString("AcceptTab", "true");
-
         mSpellView->eventSpellClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SpellWindow::onModelIndexSelected);
         mFilterEdit->eventEditTextChange += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SpellWindow::onFilterChanged);
         deleteButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SpellWindow::onDeleteClicked);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
index 9d977e603c..b102b13ce7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/tradewindow.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         getWidget(mBottomPane, "BottomPane");
         getWidget(mFilterEdit, "FilterEdit");
 
-        mFilterEdit->setUserString("AcceptTab", "true");
-
         getWidget(mItemView, "ItemView");
         mItemView->eventItemClicked += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &TradeWindow::onItemSelected);
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_companion_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_companion_window.layout
index 0b82a6cf37..dd1fa84479 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_companion_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_companion_window.layout
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <Widget type="HBox"  position="5 5 575 23" align="Left Top HStretch" name="_Filter">
             <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="0 0 0 23" name="FilterEdit">
                 <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
+                <UserString key="AcceptTab" value="true"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>
         <!-- Items -->
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
index 1b75c064bd..a555c94031 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_inventory_window.layout
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
                 </Widget>
                 <!-- Search box-->
                 <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="0 0 0 23" name="FilterEdit">
-                <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
+                    <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
+                    <UserString key="AcceptTab" value="true"/>
                 </Widget>
             </Widget>
 
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_spell_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_spell_window.layout
index 67a9346f49..a3bf106846 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_spell_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_spell_window.layout
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
         <!-- Search box-->
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="8 535 268 23" align="Left Bottom HStretch" name="FilterEdit">
+            <UserString key="AcceptTab" value="true"/>
         </Widget>
 
     </Widget>
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
index 270649ea8a..44f6597fde 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_trade_window.layout
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
             <!-- Search box-->
             <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEditWithBorder" position="0 0 0 23" name="FilterEdit">
                 <UserString key="HStretch" value="true"/>
+                <UserString key="AcceptTab" value="true"/>
             </Widget>
         </Widget>