diff --git a/manual/gui.rst b/manual/gui.rst
index 0da076c2c0..4df3ef12c7 100644
--- a/manual/gui.rst
+++ b/manual/gui.rst
@@ -700,6 +700,12 @@ Calibre has several keyboard shortcuts to save you time and mouse movement. Thes
       - Restart calibre in debug mode
     * - :kbd:`Shift+Ctrl+E`
       - Add empty books to calibre
+    * - :kbd:`Q`
+      - Open the Quick View popup for viewing books in related series/tags/etc.
+    * - :kbd:`Shift+Q`
+      - Focus the opened Quick View panel
+    * - :kbd:`Shift+S`
+      - Perform a search in the Quick View panel
     * - :kbd:`Ctrl+Q`
       - Quit calibre
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
index 90de2d2d93..7071b3c1bd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_quickview.py
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
                      group=self.action_spec[0])
         self.focus_action.triggered.connect(self.focus_quickview)
 
+        self.search_action = QAction(self.gui)
+        self.gui.addAction(self.search_action)
+        self.gui.keyboard.register_shortcut('Search from Quickview', _('Search from Quickview'),
+                     description=_('Search for the currently selected Quickview item'),
+                     default_keys=('Shift+S',), action=self.search_action,
+                     group=self.action_spec[0])
+        self.search_action.triggered.connect(self.search_quickview)
+
     def show_quickview(self, *args):
         if self.current_instance:
             if not self.current_instance.is_closed:
@@ -71,3 +79,8 @@ class ShowQuickviewAction(InterfaceAction):
         if not (self.current_instance and not self.current_instance.is_closed):
             self.show_quickview()
         self.current_instance.set_focus()
+
+    def search_quickview(self):
+        if not self.current_instance or self.current_instance.is_closed:
+            return
+        self.current_instance.do_search()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
index e496e346f6..1d2d0f3ad9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ IN_WIDGET_DOCK = 3
 IN_WIDGET_SEARCH = 4
 IN_WIDGET_CLOSE = 5
 
-class BooksKeyPressFilter(QObject):
+class BooksTableFilter(QObject):
 
     return_pressed_signal = pyqtSignal()
 
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ class BooksKeyPressFilter(QObject):
             return True
         return False
 
+class WidgetFocusFilter(QObject):
+
+    focus_entered_signal = pyqtSignal(object)
+
+    def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
+        if event.type() == QEvent.FocusIn:
+            self.focus_entered_signal.emit(obj)
+        return False
+
 class WidgetTabFilter(QObject):
 
     def __init__(self, attach_to_Class, which_widget, tab_signal):
@@ -132,13 +141,22 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
 
         self.items.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         self.items.currentTextChanged.connect(self.item_selected)
+        self.items.setProperty('highlight_current_item', 150)
+
+        focus_filter = WidgetFocusFilter(self.items)
+        focus_filter.focus_entered_signal.connect(self.focus_entered)
+        self.items.installEventFilter(focus_filter)
 
         self.tab_pressed_signal.connect(self.tab_pressed)
         # Set up the books table columns
-        return_filter = BooksKeyPressFilter(self.books_table)
+        return_filter = BooksTableFilter(self.books_table)
         return_filter.return_pressed_signal.connect(self.return_pressed)
         self.books_table.installEventFilter(return_filter)
 
+        focus_filter = WidgetFocusFilter(self.books_table)
+        focus_filter.focus_entered_signal.connect(self.focus_entered)
+        self.books_table.installEventFilter(focus_filter)
+
         self.close_button = self.buttonBox.button(QDialogButtonBox.Close)
 
         self.tab_order_widgets = [self.items, self.books_table, self.lock_qv,
@@ -148,6 +166,7 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
 
         self.books_table.setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
         self.books_table.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
+        self.books_table.setProperty('highlight_current_item', 150)
         self.books_table.setColumnCount(3)
         t = QTableWidgetItem(_('Title'))
         self.books_table.setHorizontalHeaderItem(self.title_column, t)
@@ -157,6 +176,9 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         self.books_table.setHorizontalHeaderItem(self.series_column, t)
         self.books_table_header_height = self.books_table.height()
         self.books_table.cellDoubleClicked.connect(self.book_doubleclicked)
+        self.books_table.currentCellChanged.connect(self.books_table_cell_changed)
+        self.books_table.cellClicked.connect(self.books_table_set_search_string)
+        self.books_table.cellActivated.connect(self.books_table_set_search_string)
         self.books_table.sortByColumn(self.title_column, Qt.AscendingOrder)
 
         # get the standard table row height. Do this here because calling
@@ -178,6 +200,7 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         self.view.model().new_bookdisplay_data.connect(self.book_was_changed)
 
         self.close_button.setDefault(False)
+        self.search_button.setToolTip(_('Search in the library view for the currently highlighted selection'))
         if self.is_pane:
             self.dock_button.setText(_('Undock'))
             self.dock_button.setToolTip(_('Pop up the quickview panel into its own floating window'))
@@ -185,9 +208,11 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
             self.lock_qv.setText(_('Lock Quickview contents'))
             self.search_button.setText(_('Search'))
             self.gui.quickview_splitter.add_quickview_dialog(self)
+            self.search_button.setToolTip(self.search_button.toolTip() + _(' (has shortcut)'))
+            self.close_button.setToolTip(_('The Quickview shortcut toggles this pane on/off'))
         else:
-            self.lock_qv.setText(_('&Dock'))
             self.close_button.setText(_('&Close'))
+            self.dock_button.setText(_('&Dock'))
             self.dock_button.setToolTip(_('Embed the quickview panel into the main calibre window'))
             self.dock_button.setIcon(QIcon(I('arrow-down.png')))
         self.set_focus()
@@ -195,6 +220,41 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         self.books_table.horizontalHeader().sectionResized.connect(self.section_resized)
         self.dock_button.clicked.connect(self.show_as_pane_changed)
 
+    def set_search_text(self, txt):
+        if txt:
+            self.search_button.setEnabled(True)
+        else:
+            self.search_button.setEnabled(False)
+        self.last_search = txt
+
+    def focus_entered(self, obj):
+        if obj == self.books_table:
+            self.books_table_set_search_string(self.books_table.currentRow(),
+                                               self.books_table.currentColumn())
+        elif obj.currentItem():
+            self.item_selected(obj.currentItem().text())
+
+    def books_table_cell_changed(self, cur_row, cur_col, prev_row, prev_col):
+        self.books_table_set_search_string(cur_row, cur_col)
+
+    def books_table_set_search_string(self, current_row, current_col):
+        current = self.books_table.currentItem()
+        if current is None:
+            return
+        if current.column() == 0:
+            self.set_search_text('title:="' + current.text().replace('"', '\\"') + '"')
+        elif current.column() == 1:
+            authors = []
+            for aut in [t.strip() for t in current.text().split('&')]:
+                authors.append('authors:="' + aut.replace('"', '\\"') + '"')
+            self.set_search_text(' and '.join(authors))
+        else:
+            t = current.text().rpartition('[')[0].strip()
+            if t:
+                self.set_search_text('series:="' + t.replace('"', '\\"') + '"')
+            else:
+                self.set_search_text(None)
+
     def tab_pressed(self, in_widget, isForward):
         if isForward:
             in_widget += 1
@@ -244,6 +304,7 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         if self.no_valid_items:
             return
         self.fill_in_books_box(unicode(txt))
+        self.set_search_text(self.current_key + ':"=' + txt.replace('"', '\\"') + '"')
 
     # Given a cell in the library view, display the information
     def refresh(self, idx):
@@ -312,9 +373,8 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
             sv = '.' + selected_item
         else:
             sv = selected_item
-        sv = sv.replace('"', r'\"')
-        self.last_search = self.current_key+':"=' + sv + '"'
-        books = self.db.search(self.last_search, return_matches=True,
+        sv = self.current_key + ':"=' + sv.replace('"', r'\"') + '"'
+        books = self.db.search(sv, return_matches=True,
                                sort_results=False)
 
         self.books_table.setRowCount(len(books))
@@ -352,6 +412,7 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
         if select_item is not None:
             self.books_table.setCurrentItem(select_item)
             self.books_table.scrollToItem(select_item, QAbstractItemView.PositionAtCenter)
+        self.set_search_text(sv)
 
     # Deal with sizing the table columns. Done here because the numbers are not
     # correct until the first paint.
@@ -393,7 +454,7 @@ class Quickview(QDialog, Ui_Quickview):
                 em.actual_plugin_.edit_metadata(None)
 
     def set_focus(self):
-        self.books_table.setFocus(Qt.ActiveWindowFocusReason)
+        self.items.setFocus(Qt.ActiveWindowFocusReason)
 
     # called when a book is clicked on the library view
     def slave(self, current):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.ui
index 934744c338..2f22f193c3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/quickview.ui
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         <string>&amp;Search</string>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Search in the library view for the selected item</string>
+        <string>Search in the library view for the currently highlighted selection</string>
        </property>
        <property name="autoDefault">
         <bool>false</bool>