diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.link_widget.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.link_widget.inc.php
index 6368dacc3e..32cb5f30ce 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.link_widget.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.link_widget.inc.php
@@ -420,9 +420,11 @@ class link_widget
 				'no_app_sel' => !!$extension_data['app'],
 				'id'         => is_array($value) ? $value['current'] : $id,
 				'query'      => is_array($value) ? $value['query'] : '',
-				'blur'       => count($options) == 1 ? lang($app) : lang('Search'),
+				'blur'       => $cell['label'] ? $cell['label'] : 
+					(count($options) == 1 ? lang($app) : lang('Search')),
 				'extra'      => $cell['onchange'] ? ','.self::AJAX_NEED_ONCHANGE : null,	// store flang for ajax_search, to display extra_line required by onchange
 			);
+			$cell['label'] = '';	// displayed as blur text
 
 			if ($options)	// limit the app-selectbox to the given apps
 			{