diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
index 272569daea..9152b463f0 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ Item
         height: visible ? UM.Theme.getSize("setting_control").height : 0
         Behavior on height { NumberAnimation { duration: 100 } }
 
+        Timer
+        {
+            id: settingsSearchTimer
+            onTriggered: filter.editingFinished()
+            interval: 500
+            running: false
+            repeat: false
+        }
+
         TextField
         {
             id: filter;
@@ -201,6 +210,11 @@ Item
             property bool lastFindingSettings: false
 
             onTextChanged:
+            {
+                settingsSearchTimer.restart()
+            }
+
+            onEditingFinished:
             {
                 definitionsModel.filter = {"i18n_label": "*" + text};
                 findingSettings = (text.length > 0);