diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 3cb6c946dd..cbc59a4427 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2011-11-03 15:24 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (bedipritpal@hotmail.com)
+  * contrib/hbide/ideedit.prg
+    + Implemented: F3 key as "Search Next" per default key for 
+                   next search of previous string on some platforms.
+      NOTE: if you have mapped F3 for some other action than 
+            "Search Next" action will be ceased.
+
 2011-10-30 01:35 UTC+0200 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * harbour/src/rtl/hbdyn.c
     * added dummy assignment to pacify warning
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbide/ideedit.prg b/harbour/contrib/hbide/ideedit.prg
index cf75589401..145118c010 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbide/ideedit.prg
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbide/ideedit.prg
@@ -634,6 +634,13 @@ METHOD IdeEdit:execKeyEvent( nMode, nEvent, p, p1 )
 
       SWITCH ( key )
 
+
+      CASE Qt_Key_F3
+         IF ! lCtrl .AND. ! lAlt
+            ::oFR:find( .f. )
+         ENDIF
+         EXIT
+
       CASE Qt_Key_Insert
          IF lCtrl
             ::copy()