diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 116316161..54f2212be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Fixed
 - [#1897] Close menu button without selecting specific item
 
+### Changed
+- Quick search needs minimum of 3 characters
+
 ## [17.0.4] - 2022-12-02
 ### Fixed
 - [#1888] Casts for missing types, cast handling for script local classes
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
index 8cbd7614e..6e2f79fde 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainPanel.java
@@ -1586,6 +1586,10 @@ public final class MainPanel extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener, Se
             tagTree.updateUI();
         }
     }
+    
+    private boolean isFilterEmpty(String filter) {
+        return filter.trim().length() < 3;
+    }
 
     public void doFilter() {
         View.checkAccess();      
@@ -1598,7 +1602,7 @@ public final class MainPanel extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener, Se
         String newFilter = filterField.getText();
                 
         
-        if (oldFilter.trim().equals("")) {
+        if (isFilterEmpty(oldFilter)) {
             unfilteredExpandedNodes = View.getExpandedNodes(tagTree);                        
         }
         
@@ -1607,7 +1611,7 @@ public final class MainPanel extends JPanel implements TreeSelectionListener, Se
         }                                
         
         tagTree.setModel(new FilteredTreeModel(newFilter, tagTree.getFullModel()));        
-        if (!newFilter.trim().isEmpty()) {
+        if (!isFilterEmpty(newFilter)) {
             for (int i = 0; i < tagTree.getRowCount(); i++) {
                 tagTree.expandRow(i);
             }