diff --git a/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties b/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
--- a/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
+++ b/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/Bundle.properties
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 ACS_TEXT_BUTTON_APPLY=N/A
 TEXT_BUTTON_STOP=Stop Search
 ACS_TEXT_BUTTON_STOP=Stops searching and displays files found so far
-TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE= {0,choice,0#No matches selected|1#Replace one match|1<Replace {0} matches}
+TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE= {0,choice,0#No matches selected|1#&Replace one match|1<&Replace {0} matches}
 TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE_INVALID=Results are outdated
 ACS_TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE=Performs replace of all matches selected with a checked check-box
 TEXT_INFO_REPLACE_FINISHED={0} {0,choice,0#matches|1#match|1<matches} replaced
diff --git a/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/ui/BasicReplaceResultsPanel.java b/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/ui/BasicReplaceResultsPanel.java
--- a/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/ui/BasicReplaceResultsPanel.java
+++ b/api.search/src/org/netbeans/modules/search/ui/BasicReplaceResultsPanel.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.search.ReplaceTask;
 import org.netbeans.modules.search.ResultModel;
 import org.netbeans.modules.search.ResultView;
+import org.openide.awt.Mnemonics;
 import org.openide.nodes.AbstractNode;
 import org.openide.nodes.Children;
 import org.openide.nodes.Node;
@@ -150,6 +151,14 @@
         });
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void searchFinished() {
+        super.searchFinished(); 
+        if (replaceButton.isVisible() && replaceButton.isEnabled()){
+            replaceButton.requestFocusInWindow();
+        }
+    }
+
     private class ModelListener implements PropertyChangeListener {
 
         @Override
@@ -167,8 +176,7 @@
 
     private void setButtonText() {
         int matches = resultModel.getSelectedMatchesCount();
-        replaceButton.setText(NbBundle.getMessage(ResultView.class,
-                "TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE", matches));                       //NOI18N
+        Mnemonics.setLocalizedText(replaceButton, NbBundle.getMessage(ResultView.class, "TEXT_BUTTON_REPLACE", matches));//NOI18N
         replaceButton.setEnabled(matches > 0);
     }