diff --git a/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js b/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
index e5f4bd824d..6034f81a6e 100644
--- a/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
+++ b/phpBB/assets/javascript/core.js
@@ -513,37 +513,48 @@ phpbb.timezonePreselectSelect = function(forceSelector) {
 };
 
 // Listen live search box events
+var delay = (function(){
+  var timer = 0;
+  return function(callback, ms){
+    clearTimeout (timer);
+    timer = setTimeout(callback, ms);
+  };
+})();
+
 $('.live-search-input').keyup(function() {
 	var str = this.value;
-	if (str.length < 3) { 
-		return;
-	}
-	var link, name;	
-	var clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
-	$("#livesearch").html("");
-	clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
-	$.ajax({
-		url:'memberlist.php?mode=livesearch&'+"&q="+str,
-		success:function(result) {
-				$.each(result, function(idx, elem) {
-					link = "memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=" + elem.id;
-					name = elem.name;
-					clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
-					clone.find(".user-search-link").attr("href", link);
-					clone.find(".user-search-name").html(name);
-					clone.attr("style", "");
-					clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
-				});
+	delay(function(){
+		if (str.length < 3) { 
+			return;
 		}
-	});
+		var link, name;	
+		var clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
+		$("#livesearch").html("");
+		clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
+		$.ajax({
+			url:'memberlist.php?mode=livesearch&'+"&q="+str,
+			success:function(result) {
+					$.each(result, function(idx, elem) {
+						link = "memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=" + elem.id;
+						name = elem.name;
+						clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
+						clone.find(".user-search-link").attr("href", link);
+						clone.find(".user-search-name").html(name);
+						clone.attr("style", "");
+						clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
+					});
+			}
+		});
+	}, 2000 );	
 });
 
-$('.live-search-input').blur(function() {
-		setTimeout(function () {
-			var clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
-        	$("#livesearch").html("");
-		    clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
-		}, 500);	
+$(document).click(function(event) {
+	var target = $( event.target );
+	if(!target.is("#livesearch, #livesearch *, .live-search-input")) {
+		var clone = $("#user-search-row-tpl").clone();
+		$("#livesearch").html("");
+		clone.appendTo("#livesearch");
+	}	
 });
 
 // Toggle notification list
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/memberlist_search.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/memberlist_search.html
index a63e38b184..0efa91cc95 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/memberlist_search.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/memberlist_search.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		<dd><input type="text" name="username" id="username" value="{USERNAME}" class="inputbox live-search-input" autocomplete="off" />
 			<table class="table1 zebra-list" id="livesearch">
 				<tr id="user-search-row-tpl" style="display: none;">
-					<td><a class="user-search-link user-search-name" target="_blank"></a></td>
+					<td><a class="user-search-link user-search-name" ></a></td>
 				</tr>
 			</table>
 		</dd>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/memberlist_search.html b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/memberlist_search.html
index bdb5422b55..ea0b562b41 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/memberlist_search.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/subsilver2/template/memberlist_search.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 		<input class="post live-search-input" type="text" name="username" value="{USERNAME}" autocomplete="off" /> 
 		<table class="tablebg" id="livesearch">
 			<tr id="user-search-row-tpl" style="display: none;">
-				<td><a class="user-search-link user-search-name" target="_blank"></a></td>
+				<td><a class="user-search-link user-search-name" ></a></td>
 			</tr>
 		</table>
 	</td>