diff --git a/etemplate/js/ajax_select.js b/etemplate/js/ajax_select.js
index a34d6be240..0fff370116 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/ajax_select.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/ajax_select.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ var current_app = 'etemplate';
 var ajax_select_timer_id = 0;
 var ajax_select_timeout = 300;
 
+var ajax_select_event = null;
+
+// These keys will not trigger a search if the results box is currently displayed
+var no_search_keys = [
+	'9',		// Tab
+	'38', '63232', 	// Up
+	'40', '63233'	// Down
+];
+
 function ajax_select_widget_setup(widget_id, onchange, options, currentapp) {
 	current_app = currentapp;
 	if(onchange) {
@@ -197,6 +206,12 @@ function timer_change(e, value) {
 	if ( ajax_select_timer_id != 0) {
 		clearTimeout(ajax_select_timer_id);
 	}
+	if(!e) {
+		var e = cloneObject(window.event);
+	} else {
+		var e = cloneObject(e);
+	}
+	ajax_select_event = e;
 	ajax_select_timer_id = setTimeout(
 		function() {
 			change(e, value);
@@ -209,18 +224,27 @@ function change(e, value) {
 	if(!e) {
 		var e = window.event;
 	}
+	
 	if(e.target) {
 		var target = e.target;
+	} else if (ajax_select_event) {
+		var e = ajax_select_event;
+		ajax_select_event = null;
+		if(e.target) {
+			var target = e.target;
+		} else if (e.srcElement) {
+			var target = e.srcElement;
+		} 
 	} else if (e.srcElement) {
 		var target = e.srcElement;
-	}
+	} 
 	if(target) {
 		if (target.nodeType == 3) { // defeat Safari bug
 			target = target.parentNode;
 		} 
 		var id = target.id;
 		var value = target.value;
-	} else if (e) {
+	} else if (typeof(e) == 'string' ) {
 		var id = e;
 		if(value) {
 			var value = value;
@@ -228,14 +252,30 @@ function change(e, value) {
 			var value = e.value;
 		}
 		var set_id = id.substr(0, id.lastIndexOf('['));
+	} else {
+		alert('Error in events');
+		return;
 	}
 
 	var base_id = id.substr(0, id.lastIndexOf('['));
 	if(document.getElementById(base_id + '[results]')) {
 		set_id = base_id + '[results]'; 
-		// Tab doesn't trigger the search
-		if(e.keyCode == 9 ) {
-			return;
+
+		/*
+		 * We check for Tab, Up and Down
+		 */
+		var interested = false;
+		var keycode = '';
+		for(var i = 0; i < no_search_keys.length; i++) {
+			if(e.which) {
+				keycode = e.which;
+			} else if(e && e.keyCode) {
+				keycode = e.keyCode;
+			}
+			if(keycode == no_search_keys[i]) {
+				interested = true;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		set_id = base_id + '[search]';
@@ -257,6 +297,18 @@ function change(e, value) {
 }
 
 
+/**
+*  Deep copy an object
+*  Used because IE thinks its a good idea to use a global var for events
+*/
+function cloneObject(obj) {
+	var clone = {};
+	for(var i in obj) {
+		clone[i] = obj[i];
+	}
+	return clone;
+}
+
 /* Remove options from a results box
 *  @param id - The id of the select
 */