diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/AddressBar.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/AddressBar.qml
index bc9b7080f..c25e1c0a4 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/AddressBar.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/AddressBar.qml
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ Rectangle {
                     padding: 10
                     text: root.directory
 
-                    onAccepted: {
-                        root.navigateToDirectory(text);
-                        root.showBreadcrumb = true;
+                    Keys.onPressed: event => {
+                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
+                            root.navigateToDirectory(text);
+                            root.showBreadcrumb = true;
+                            event.accepted = true;
+                        }
                     }
 
                     MouseArea {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
index 8f49f349d..668e57dca 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/wallpaperSelector/WallpaperSelectorContent.qml
@@ -53,11 +53,14 @@ Item {
         } else if (event.modifiers & Qt.ControlModifier && event.key === Qt.Key_L) {
             addressBar.focusBreadcrumb();
             event.accepted = true;
-        } else {
+        } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Slash) {
             filterField.forceActiveFocus();
+            event.accepted = true;
+        } else {
             if (event.text.length > 0) {
                 filterField.text += event.text;
                 filterField.cursorPosition = filterField.text.length;
+                filterField.forceActiveFocus();
             }
             event.accepted = true;
         }
@@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ Item {
                                         Layout.bottomMargin: 2
                                         implicitWidth: 200
                                         padding: 10
-                                        placeholderText: Translation.tr("Search wallpapers...")
+                                        placeholderText: focus ? Translation.tr("Search wallpapers") : Translation.tr("Hit \"/\" to search")
                                         placeholderTextColor: Appearance.colors.colSubtext
                                         color: Appearance.colors.colOnLayer0
                                         font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.small