diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.rhtml b/app/views/issues/index.rhtml
index ee6514d0..ddd5d908 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.rhtml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
                        { :url => { :set_filter => 1 },
                          :before => 'selectAllOptions("selected_columns");',
                          :update => "content",
+                         :complete => "apply_filters_observer()",
                          :with => "Form.serialize('query_form')"
                        }, :class => 'icon icon-checked' %>
                        
diff --git a/app/views/queries/_filters.rhtml b/app/views/queries/_filters.rhtml
index 58ea1524..20640eb8 100644
--- a/app/views/queries/_filters.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/queries/_filters.rhtml
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ function toggle_multi_select(field) {
         select.multiple = true;
     }
 }
+
+function apply_filters_observer() {
+  $$("#query_form input[type=text]").invoke("observe", "keypress", function(e){
+    if(e.keyCode == Event.KEY_RETURN) {
+      <%= remote_function(:url => { :set_filter => 1},
+                          :update => "content",
+                          :with => "Form.serialize('query_form')",
+                          :complete => "e.stop(); apply_filters_observer()") %>
+    }
+  });
+}
+Event.observe(document,"dom:loaded", apply_filters_observer);
 //]]>
 </script>