diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/typeahead.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/typeahead.js
index 648b86256..c11a14ad2 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/typeahead.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/typeahead.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $(function () {
         var lastQuery = null;
         var runQueryTimeout = null;
         var loadIndicatorTimeout = null;
+        var focusOutTimeout = null;
         function showLoadIndicator() {
             $container.find("li:not(.query-holder)").remove();
             $container.append("<li class='loading'><span class='fa fa-4x fa-cog fa-spin'></span></li>");
@@ -76,14 +77,7 @@ $(function () {
                             $("<li>").append(
                                 $("<a>").attr("href", res.url).append(
                                     $linkContent
-                                ).on("mousedown", function (event) {
-                                    if ($(this).length) {
-                                        location.href = $(this).attr("href");
-                                    }
-                                    $(this).parent().addClass("active");
-                                    event.preventDefault();
-                                    event.stopPropagation();
-                                })
+                                )
                             )
                         );
                     });
@@ -115,8 +109,17 @@ $(function () {
                 event.stopPropagation();
             }
         });
-        $query.on("blur", function (event) {
-            $container.removeClass('focused');
+        $container.add($query).on("keydown", function (event) {
+            if (event.which === 27) {  // escape
+                $container.removeClass('focused');
+            }
+        }).on("focusin", function (event) {
+            window.clearTimeout(focusOutTimeout);
+            $(document.body).one("focusout", function (event) {
+                focusOutTimeout = window.setTimeout(function () {
+                    $container.removeClass('focused');
+                }, 100);
+            })
         });
         $query.on("keyup", function (event) {
             var $first = $container.find("li:not(.query-holder)").first();