diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.js b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
index 5324b4588..627975659 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/jump_to_note.js
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ export default class JumpToNoteDialog extends BasicWidget {
         this.modal = bootstrap.Modal.getOrCreateInstance(this.$widget);
 
         this.$autoComplete = this.$widget.find(".jump-to-note-autocomplete");
+        this.$autoComplete.on('keydown',  (event) => {
+            if (event.ctrlKey && event.key === 'Enter') {
+                    // Prevent Ctrl + Enter from triggering autoComplete.                    
+                    event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 
+                    event.preventDefault();  
+                    const searchString = this.$autoComplete.val();
+                    appContext.triggerCommand('searchNotes', { searchString });
+                }
+            
+        });
         this.$results = this.$widget.find(".jump-to-note-results");
         this.$showInFullTextButton = this.$widget.find(".show-in-full-text-button");
         this.$showInFullTextButton.on('click', e => this.showInFullText(e));
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
index 38418d398..e297678a5 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/empty.js
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ export default class EmptyTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
 
         this.$widget = $(TPL);
         this.$autoComplete = this.$widget.find(".note-autocomplete");
+
+        this.$autoComplete.on('keydown',  (event) => {
+            if (event.ctrlKey && event.key === 'Enter') {
+                    // Prevent Ctrl + Enter from triggering autoComplete.
+                    event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 
+                    event.preventDefault();  
+                    const searchString = this.$autoComplete.val();
+                    appContext.triggerCommand('searchNotes', { searchString });
+                }
+            
+        });
+
         this.$results = this.$widget.find(".note-detail-empty-results");
 
         noteAutocompleteService.initNoteAutocomplete(this.$autoComplete, {
diff --git a/src/public/translations/en/translation.json b/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
index 66a135935..edefbf5dd 100644
--- a/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@
   },
   "empty": {
     "open_note_instruction": "Open a note by typing the note's title into the input below or choose a note in the tree.",
-    "search_placeholder": "search for a note by its name",
+    "search_placeholder": "search for a note by its name, Ctrl+Enter for full-text search.",
     "enter_workspace": "Enter workspace {{title}}"
   },
   "file": {