From fd7cbbe4642ff3cdf3eebb70eacbe3d1b10244a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:50:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] ...

---
 src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
index 35bc7d6259..f1c4c7202d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tweak_book/editor/text.py
@@ -142,11 +142,14 @@ class TextEdit(QPlainTextEdit):
         sel = QTextEdit.ExtraSelection()
         sel.format.setBackground(self.highlight_color)
         sel.cursor = self.textCursor()
-        self.current_search_mark = sel
+        if sel.cursor.hasSelection():
+            self.current_search_mark = sel
+            c = self.textCursor()
+            c.clearSelection()
+            self.setTextCursor(c)
+        else:
+            self.current_search_mark = None
         self.update_extra_selections()
-        c = self.textCursor()
-        c.clearSelection()
-        self.setTextCursor(c)
 
     # Line numbers and cursor line {{{
     def highlight_cursor_line(self):