diff --git a/src/sakia/gui/navigation/identities/view.py b/src/sakia/gui/navigation/identities/view.py
index a4977195986c1b2bcff779efc5f46d8532a4edae..4889a6866dcbb37b53f819fc02018fc6330618c2 100644
--- a/src/sakia/gui/navigation/identities/view.py
+++ b/src/sakia/gui/navigation/identities/view.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class IdentitiesView(QWidget, Ui_IdentitiesWidget):
         self.edit_textsearch.setPlaceholderText(
             self.tr(IdentitiesView._search_placeholder)
         )
+        self.edit_textsearch.returnPressed.connect(self.request_search_by_text)
         self.button_search.addAction(self.direct_connections)
         self.button_search.clicked.connect(self.request_search_by_text)