diff --git a/src/editor/findreplace.lua b/src/editor/findreplace.lua
index 9bd7d168d3..5693fbe83e 100644
--- a/src/editor/findreplace.lua
+++ b/src/editor/findreplace.lua
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ function findReplace:RunInFiles(replace)
 
   -- reseditor may already be closed, so check if it's valid first
   if pcall(function() reseditor:GetId() end) then
+    reseditor:AppendText(("Searched for '%s'. "):format(findText))
     reseditor:AppendText(("Found %d instance(s) on %d line(s) in %d file(s).")
       :format(self.occurrences, self.lines, self.files))
     reseditor:EmptyUndoBuffer() -- don't undo the changes in the results