diff --git a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
index 944af8e6e8ed5a4b2fd98ad8d12c424e89125507..7b600fd5cd06cd8748d1ff91bb76985f4bb22b7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,59 @@ void LocatorWidget::updateFilterList()
 
 bool LocatorWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
 {
-    if (obj == m_fileLineEdit && event->type() == QEvent::FocusOut) {
+    if (obj == m_fileLineEdit && event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+        if (m_possibleToolTipRequest)
+            m_possibleToolTipRequest = false;
+        if (QToolTip::isVisible())
+            QToolTip::hideText();
+
+        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
+        switch (keyEvent->key()) {
+        case Qt::Key_Up:
+        case Qt::Key_Down:
+        case Qt::Key_PageUp:
+        case Qt::Key_PageDown:
+            showCompletionList();
+            QApplication::sendEvent(m_completionList, event);
+            return true;
+        case Qt::Key_Enter:
+        case Qt::Key_Return:
+            scheduleAcceptCurrentEntry();
+            return true;
+        case Qt::Key_Escape:
+            m_completionList->hide();
+            return true;
+        case Qt::Key_Tab:
+            m_completionList->next();
+            return true;
+        case Qt::Key_Backtab:
+            m_completionList->previous();
+            return true;
+        case Qt::Key_Alt:
+            if (keyEvent->modifiers() == Qt::AltModifier) {
+                m_possibleToolTipRequest = true;
+                return true;
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    } else if (obj == m_fileLineEdit && event->type() == QEvent::KeyRelease) {
+        QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
+        if (m_possibleToolTipRequest) {
+            m_possibleToolTipRequest = false;
+            if (m_completionList->isVisible()
+                    && (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Alt)
+                    && (keyEvent->modifiers() == Qt::NoModifier)) {
+                const QModelIndex index = m_completionList->currentIndex();
+                if (index.isValid()) {
+                    QToolTip::showText(m_completionList->pos() + m_completionList->visualRect(index).topRight(),
+                                       m_locatorModel->data(index, Qt::ToolTipRole).toString());
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (obj == m_fileLineEdit && event->type() == QEvent::FocusOut) {
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
         QFocusEvent *fev = static_cast<QFocusEvent*>(event);
         if (fev->reason() != Qt::ActiveWindowFocusReason ||
@@ -432,64 +484,6 @@ bool LocatorWidget::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event)
     return QWidget::eventFilter(obj, event);
 }
 
-void LocatorWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
-{
-    if (QToolTip::isVisible())
-        QToolTip::hideText();
-    if (m_possibleToolTipRequest)
-        m_possibleToolTipRequest = false;
-
-    switch (keyEvent->key()) {
-    case Qt::Key_Up:
-    case Qt::Key_Down:
-    case Qt::Key_PageUp:
-    case Qt::Key_PageDown:
-        showCompletionList();
-        QApplication::sendEvent(m_completionList, keyEvent);
-        return;
-    case Qt::Key_Enter:
-    case Qt::Key_Return:
-        scheduleAcceptCurrentEntry();
-        return;
-    case Qt::Key_Escape:
-        m_completionList->hide();
-        return;
-    case Qt::Key_Tab:
-        m_completionList->next();
-        return;
-    case Qt::Key_Backtab:
-        m_completionList->previous();
-        return;
-    case Qt::Key_Alt:
-        if (keyEvent->modifiers() == Qt::AltModifier) {
-            m_possibleToolTipRequest = true;
-            return;
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-    QWidget::keyPressEvent(keyEvent);
-}
-
-void LocatorWidget::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent)
-{
-    if (m_possibleToolTipRequest) {
-        m_possibleToolTipRequest = false;
-        if (m_completionList->isVisible()
-                && (keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Alt)
-                && (keyEvent->modifiers() == Qt::NoModifier)) {
-            const QModelIndex index = m_completionList->currentIndex();
-            if (index.isValid()) {
-                QToolTip::showText(m_completionList->pos() + m_completionList->visualRect(index).topRight(),
-                                   m_locatorModel->data(index, Qt::ToolTipRole).toString());
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    QWidget::keyReleaseEvent(keyEvent);
-}
-
 void LocatorWidget::showCompletionList()
 {
     const int border = m_completionList->frameWidth();
diff --git a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.h b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.h
index 84a4e3d958c2d0cd0bd275329b526383ae6cdb91..9b0f434e97e217c8fcbf1fb7308972f9a7d2ea9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *event);
-    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent);
-    void keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *keyEvent);
 
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *e);