diff --git a/src/core/StelMovementMgr.cpp b/src/core/StelMovementMgr.cpp
index ad7cf89192de3f..8f4524f1fbb193 100644
--- a/src/core/StelMovementMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/core/StelMovementMgr.cpp
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ void StelMovementMgr::panView(const double deltaAz, const double deltaAlt)
 		{
 			setViewUpVector(Vec3d(0., 0., 1.));
 		}
+		emit currentDirectionChanged();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/StelMovementMgr.hpp b/src/core/StelMovementMgr.hpp
index 2f1ec2f24e6f6b..39b9f35d66381d 100644
--- a/src/core/StelMovementMgr.hpp
+++ b/src/core/StelMovementMgr.hpp
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ public slots:
 	void flagEnableZoomKeysChanged(bool b);
 	void userMaxFovChanged(double fov);
 	void currentFovChanged(double fov);
+	void currentDirectionChanged();
 
 private slots:
 	//! Called when the selected object changes.
diff --git a/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp b/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
index 5c62aa7894ece4..fc5d5ae2e7bf09 100644
--- a/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SearchDialog.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ void SearchDialog::createDialogContent()
 	connect(ui->AxisXSpinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(manualPositionChanged()));
 	connect(ui->AxisYSpinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged()), this, SLOT(manualPositionChanged()));
 	connect(ui->goPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(manualPositionChanged()));
+	connect(GETSTELMODULE(StelMovementMgr), SIGNAL(currentDirectionChanged()), this, SLOT(setCenterOfScreenCoordinates()));
 	setCenterOfScreenCoordinates();
 	
 	connect(ui->alphaPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(greekLetterClicked()));