--- a/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
@@ -407,6 +407,36 @@
         <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
         <slot>addFiltypPB_clicked()</slot>
     </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>andWordsLE</sender>
+        <signal>returnPressed()</signal>
+        <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
+        <slot>searchPB_clicked()</slot>
+    </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>orWordsLE</sender>
+        <signal>returnPressed()</signal>
+        <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
+        <slot>searchPB_clicked()</slot>
+    </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>noWordsLE</sender>
+        <signal>returnPressed()</signal>
+        <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
+        <slot>searchPB_clicked()</slot>
+    </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>phraseLE</sender>
+        <signal>returnPressed()</signal>
+        <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
+        <slot>searchPB_clicked()</slot>
+    </connection>
+    <connection>
+        <sender>subtreeLE</sender>
+        <signal>returnPressed()</signal>
+        <receiver>advsearch</receiver>
+        <slot>searchPB_clicked()</slot>
+    </connection>
 </connections>
 <includes>
     <include location="local" impldecl="in declaration">recoll.h</include>