diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
index 124ec906b1f..2b81b509659 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CMakeLocatorFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<
     return m_result;
 }
 
-void CMakeLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void CMakeLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     // Get the project containing the target selected
     const auto cmakeProject = qobject_cast<CMakeProject *>(
                 Utils::findOrDefault(SessionManager::projects(), [selection](Project *p) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.h
index 374c5816fa7..28fede0f751 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ public:
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.cpp
index df624793ddf..4d7cb124f38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.cpp
@@ -180,8 +180,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> BaseFileFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFil
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void BaseFileFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void BaseFileFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                            QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     EditorManager::openEditor(selection.internalData.toString(), Id(),
                               EditorManager::CanContainLineAndColumnNumber);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.h
index c4623a25dcb..e9d55681e26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/basefilefilter.h
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public:
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
 
 protected:
     void setFileIterator(Iterator *iterator);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
index 14e57ad0178..bb38336656c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> CommandLocator::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFil
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void CommandLocator::accept(LocatorFilterEntry entry) const
+void CommandLocator::accept(LocatorFilterEntry entry,
+                            QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     // Retrieve action via index.
     const int index = entry.internalData.toInt();
     QTC_ASSERT(index >= 0 && index < d->commands.size(), return);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
index 1ce2eb0226e..f3b855e587b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/commandlocator.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
index d46550a5698..47f53687925 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> ExecuteFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilt
     return value;
 }
 
-void ExecuteFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void ExecuteFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                           QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     ExecuteFilter *p = const_cast<ExecuteFilter *>(this);
 
     const QString value = selection.displayName.trimmed();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.h
index 32d8f78705b..1bf14d831d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/executefilter.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public:
     ExecuteFilter();
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &) override {}
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
index 7307473168b..72b75303f38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> ExternalToolsFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Locat
     return m_results;
 }
 
-void ExternalToolsFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void ExternalToolsFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                 QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     auto tool = selection.internalData.value<ExternalTool *>();
     QTC_ASSERT(tool, return);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.h
index 86ebf5f851b..0da84363295 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/externaltoolsfilter.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
index 78510d46ff1..7a4be1eee9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> *categorize(const QString &entry, const QString &candi
 
 } // anynoumous namespace
 
-FileSystemFilter::FileSystemFilter(LocatorWidget *locatorWidget)
-        : m_locatorWidget(locatorWidget)
+FileSystemFilter::FileSystemFilter()
 {
     setId("Files in file system");
     setDisplayName(tr("Files in File System"));
@@ -148,15 +147,18 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> FileSystemFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorF
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void FileSystemFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void FileSystemFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                              QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     QString fileName = selection.fileName;
     QFileInfo info(fileName);
     if (info.isDir()) {
         QString value = shortcutString();
         value += QLatin1Char(' ');
         value += QDir::toNativeSeparators(info.absoluteFilePath() + QLatin1Char('/'));
-        m_locatorWidget->show(value, value.length());
+        *newText = value;
+        *selectionStart = value.length();
         return;
     } else if (!info.exists()) {
         QFile file(selection.internalData.toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.h
index 63384e2cd91..57cd96206eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/filesystemfilter.h
@@ -36,25 +36,23 @@
 namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
-class LocatorWidget;
-
 class FileSystemFilter : public ILocatorFilter
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit FileSystemFilter(LocatorWidget *locatorWidget);
+    explicit FileSystemFilter();
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     QByteArray saveState() const override;
     void restoreState(const QByteArray &state) override;
     bool openConfigDialog(QWidget *parent, bool &needsRefresh) override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &) override {}
 
 private:
-    LocatorWidget *m_locatorWidget;
     bool m_includeHidden = true;
     QString m_currentDocumentDirectory;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
index 7dfde167414..966654c1c0d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -419,10 +419,12 @@ void ILocatorFilter::setConfigurable(bool configurable)
 */
 
 /*!
-    \fn void ILocatorFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+    \fn void ILocatorFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection, QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 
     Called with the entry specified by \a selection when the user activates it
     in the result list.
+    Implementations can return a new search term \a newText, which has \a selectionLength characters
+    starting from \a selectionStart preselected, and the cursor set to the end of the selection.
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
index fba8d19b2fb..f9430511570 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &entry) = 0;
 
-    virtual void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const = 0;
+    virtual void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                        QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const = 0;
 
     virtual void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.cpp
index 91e80fc4bf7..addb172db28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/mapreduce.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
+#include <utils/utilsicons.h>
 
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QtPlugin>
@@ -89,31 +90,29 @@ void Locator::initialize(CorePlugin *corePlugin, const QStringList &, QString *)
     m_settingsPage = new LocatorSettingsPage(this);
     m_corePlugin->addObject(m_settingsPage);
 
-    m_locatorWidget = new LocatorWidget(this);
-    m_locatorWidget->setEnabled(false);
-    StatusBarWidget *view = new StatusBarWidget;
-    view->setWidget(m_locatorWidget);
-    view->setContext(Context("LocatorWidget"));
-    view->setPosition(StatusBarWidget::First);
-    m_corePlugin->addAutoReleasedObject(view);
-
-    QAction *action = new QAction(m_locatorWidget->windowIcon(), m_locatorWidget->windowTitle(), this);
+    QAction *action = new QAction(Utils::Icons::ZOOM.icon(), tr("Locate..."), this);
     Command *cmd = ActionManager::registerAction(action, Constants::LOCATE);
     cmd->setDefaultKeySequence(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+K")));
-    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, &Locator::openLocator);
-    connect(cmd, &Command::keySequenceChanged,
-            this, [this, cmd]() { updatePlaceholderText(cmd); });
-    updatePlaceholderText(cmd);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, this, [] {
+        LocatorManager::show(QString());
+    });
 
     ActionContainer *mtools = ActionManager::actionContainer(Constants::M_TOOLS);
     mtools->addAction(cmd);
 
-    m_corePlugin->addObject(new LocatorManager(m_locatorWidget));
+    auto locatorWidget = new LocatorWidget(this);
+    StatusBarWidget *view = new StatusBarWidget;
+    view->setWidget(locatorWidget);
+    view->setContext(Context("LocatorWidget"));
+    view->setPosition(StatusBarWidget::First);
+    m_corePlugin->addAutoReleasedObject(view);
+
+    m_corePlugin->addObject(new LocatorManager(locatorWidget));
 
     m_openDocumentsFilter = new OpenDocumentsFilter;
     m_corePlugin->addObject(m_openDocumentsFilter);
 
-    m_fileSystemFilter = new FileSystemFilter(m_locatorWidget);
+    m_fileSystemFilter = new FileSystemFilter();
     m_corePlugin->addObject(m_fileSystemFilter);
 
     m_executeFilter = new ExecuteFilter();
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ void Locator::initialize(CorePlugin *corePlugin, const QStringList &, QString *)
     m_externalToolsFilter = new ExternalToolsFilter;
     m_corePlugin->addObject(m_externalToolsFilter);
 
-    m_corePlugin->addAutoReleasedObject(new LocatorFiltersFilter(this, m_locatorWidget));
+    m_corePlugin->addAutoReleasedObject(new LocatorFiltersFilter(this));
 #ifdef Q_OS_OSX
     m_corePlugin->addAutoReleasedObject(new SpotlightLocatorFilter);
 #endif
@@ -130,21 +129,6 @@ void Locator::initialize(CorePlugin *corePlugin, const QStringList &, QString *)
     connect(ICore::instance(), &ICore::saveSettingsRequested, this, &Locator::saveSettings);
 }
 
-void Locator::updatePlaceholderText(Command *command)
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(command, return);
-    if (command->keySequence().isEmpty())
-        m_locatorWidget->setPlaceholderText(tr("Type to locate"));
-    else
-        m_locatorWidget->setPlaceholderText(tr("Type to locate (%1)").arg(
-                                                command->keySequence().toString(QKeySequence::NativeText)));
-}
-
-void Locator::openLocator()
-{
-    m_locatorWidget->show(QString());
-}
-
 void Locator::extensionsInitialized()
 {
     m_filters = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::getObjects<ILocatorFilter>();
@@ -198,11 +182,10 @@ void Locator::loadSettings()
     settings->endGroup();
     settings->endGroup();
 
-    m_locatorWidget->updateFilterList();
-    m_locatorWidget->setEnabled(true);
     if (m_refreshTimer.interval() > 0)
         m_refreshTimer.start();
     m_settingsInitialized = true;
+    emit filtersChanged();
 }
 
 void Locator::updateEditorManagerPlaceholderText()
@@ -296,7 +279,7 @@ void Locator::setFilters(QList<ILocatorFilter *> f)
 {
     m_filters = f;
     updateEditorManagerPlaceholderText(); // possibly some shortcut changed
-    m_locatorWidget->updateFilterList();
+    emit filtersChanged();
 }
 
 void Locator::setCustomFilters(QList<ILocatorFilter *> filters)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.h
index 84b1ab64de6..40e560e97d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locator.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
 class CorePlugin;
-class LocatorWidget;
 class OpenDocumentsFilter;
 class FileSystemFilter;
 class LocatorSettingsPage;
@@ -65,17 +64,17 @@ public:
     int refreshInterval();
     void setRefreshInterval(int interval);
 
+signals:
+    void filtersChanged();
+
 public slots:
     void refresh(QList<ILocatorFilter *> filters = QList<ILocatorFilter *>());
     void saveSettings();
-    void openLocator();
 
 private:
-    void updatePlaceholderText(Core::Command *command);
     void loadSettings();
     void updateEditorManagerPlaceholderText();
 
-    LocatorWidget *m_locatorWidget;
     LocatorSettingsPage *m_settingsPage;
 
     bool m_settingsInitialized = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
index ae61898aeac..9b72dff0d81 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ using namespace Core::Internal;
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(ILocatorFilter*)
 
-LocatorFiltersFilter::LocatorFiltersFilter(Locator *plugin,
-                                               LocatorWidget *locatorWidget):
+LocatorFiltersFilter::LocatorFiltersFilter(Locator *plugin):
     m_plugin(plugin),
-    m_locatorWidget(locatorWidget),
     m_icon(Utils::Icons::NEXT.icon())
 {
     setId("FiltersFilter");
@@ -87,15 +85,18 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> LocatorFiltersFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Loca
     return entries;
 }
 
-void LocatorFiltersFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void LocatorFiltersFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                  QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     bool ok;
     int index = selection.internalData.toInt(&ok);
     QTC_ASSERT(ok && index >= 0 && index < m_filterShortcutStrings.size(), return);
     const QString shortcutString = m_filterShortcutStrings.at(index);
-    if (!shortcutString.isEmpty())
-        m_locatorWidget->show(shortcutString + QLatin1Char(' '),
-                              shortcutString.length() + 1);
+    if (!shortcutString.isEmpty()) {
+        *newText = shortcutString + QLatin1Char(' ');
+        *selectionStart = shortcutString.length() + 1;
+    }
 }
 
 void LocatorFiltersFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.h
index a97cc9493af..238eb440abb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorfiltersfilter.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
 class Locator;
-class LocatorWidget;
 
 /*!
   This filter provides the user with the list of available Locator filters.
@@ -44,19 +43,18 @@ class LocatorFiltersFilter : public ILocatorFilter
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    LocatorFiltersFilter(Locator *plugin,
-                         LocatorWidget *locatorWidget);
+    LocatorFiltersFilter(Locator *plugin);
 
     // ILocatorFilter
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
     Locator *m_plugin;
-    LocatorWidget *m_locatorWidget;
     QStringList m_filterShortcutStrings;
     QStringList m_filterDisplayNames;
     QIcon m_icon;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
index 55ffc5c93c6..e05a09337ad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ LocatorWidget::LocatorWidget(Locator *qop) :
 
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_Hover);
     setFocusProxy(m_fileLineEdit);
-    setWindowTitle(tr("Locate..."));
     resize(200, 90);
     QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ LocatorWidget::LocatorWidget(Locator *qop) :
     layout->setMargin(0);
     layout->addWidget(m_fileLineEdit);
 
-    setWindowIcon(Utils::Icons::ZOOM.icon());
     const QPixmap pixmap = Utils::Icons::MAGNIFIER.pixmap();
     m_fileLineEdit->setFiltering(true);
     m_fileLineEdit->setButtonPixmap(Utils::FancyLineEdit::Left, pixmap);
@@ -345,11 +343,27 @@ LocatorWidget::LocatorWidget(Locator *qop) :
     m_showProgressTimer.setSingleShot(true);
     m_showProgressTimer.setInterval(50); // don't show progress for < 50ms tasks
     connect(&m_showProgressTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [this]() { setProgressIndicatorVisible(true);});
+
+    Command *locateCmd = ActionManager::command(Constants::LOCATE);
+    if (QTC_GUARD(locateCmd)) {
+        connect(locateCmd, &Command::keySequenceChanged, this, [this,locateCmd] {
+            updatePlaceholderText(locateCmd);
+        });
+        updatePlaceholderText(locateCmd);
+    }
+
+    connect(m_locatorPlugin, &Locator::filtersChanged, this, &LocatorWidget::updateFilterList);
+    updateFilterList();
 }
 
-void LocatorWidget::setPlaceholderText(const QString &text)
+void LocatorWidget::updatePlaceholderText(Command *command)
 {
-    m_fileLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(text);
+    QTC_ASSERT(command, return);
+    if (command->keySequence().isEmpty())
+        m_fileLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Type to locate"));
+    else
+        m_fileLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Type to locate (%1)").arg(
+                                        command->keySequence().toString(QKeySequence::NativeText)));
 }
 
 void LocatorWidget::updateFilterList()
@@ -658,10 +672,17 @@ void LocatorWidget::acceptCurrentEntry()
     if (!index.isValid())
         return;
     const LocatorFilterEntry entry = m_locatorModel->data(index, ItemDataRoles::ResultItemRole).value<LocatorFilterEntry>();
-    m_completionList->hide();
-    m_fileLineEdit->clearFocus();
     Q_ASSERT(entry.filter != nullptr);
-    entry.filter->accept(entry);
+    QString newText;
+    int selectionStart = -1;
+    int selectionLength = 0;
+    entry.filter->accept(entry, &newText, &selectionStart, &selectionLength);
+    if (newText.isEmpty()) {
+        m_completionList->hide();
+        m_fileLineEdit->clearFocus();
+    } else {
+        show(newText, selectionStart, selectionLength);
+    }
 }
 
 void LocatorWidget::show(const QString &text, int selectionStart, int selectionLength)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.h
index f6f2f6f4a4f..80b32192284 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     void show(const QString &text, int selectionStart = -1, int selectionLength = 0);
 
-    void setPlaceholderText(const QString &text);
+    void updatePlaceholderText(Command *command);
 
 private:
     void showPopup();
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
index d6bfcab4ef3..16b14ba9767 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ void OpenDocumentsFilter::refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future)
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "refreshInternally", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
 }
 
-void OpenDocumentsFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void OpenDocumentsFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                 QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     EditorManager::openEditor(selection.internalData.toString(), Id(),
                               EditorManager::CanContainLineAndColumnNumber);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.h
index 00622d1dbfd..8d140c86d79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/opendocumentsfilter.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public:
     OpenDocumentsFilter();
     QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                          const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
index 537dcc6da87..bc0584a0a56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppCurrentDocumentFilter::matchesFor(
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void CppCurrentDocumentFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void CppCurrentDocumentFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                      QString *newText, int *selectionStart,
+                                      int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     IndexItem::Ptr info = qvariant_cast<CppTools::IndexItem::Ptr>(selection.internalData);
     Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info->fileName(), info->line(), info->column());
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
index 2a93cd3432e..d3452e26e10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppcurrentdocumentfilter.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
index 084c4d5479d..f8bf53dd325 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> CppLocatorFilter::matchesFor(
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void CppLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void CppLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                              QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     IndexItem::Ptr info = qvariant_cast<IndexItem::Ptr>(selection.internalData);
     Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(info->fileName(), info->line(), info->column());
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
index 84ab9802ba6..1ce112b6626 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpplocatorfilter.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
index 61bf3d76b31..0428ee9c83d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> HelpIndexFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFi
     return entries;
 }
 
-void HelpIndexFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void HelpIndexFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                             QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     const QString &key = selection.displayName;
     const QMap<QString, QUrl> &links = HelpManager::linksForKeyword(key);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.h b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.h
index 701c37dbd39..1cf1f412975 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpindexfilter.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public:
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QSet<QString> searchMatches(const QString &databaseFilePath,
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.cpp
index 85684df6b71..6e176b9df66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> RemoteHelpFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Co
     return entries;
 }
 
-void RemoteHelpFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void RemoteHelpFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                              QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     const QString &url = selection.displayName;
     if (!url.isEmpty())
         emit linkActivated(url);
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.h b/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.h
index 1dc89ab0856..607cbab943a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/remotehelpfilter.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public:
     // ILocatorFilter
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
     QByteArray saveState() const override;
     void restoreState(const QByteArray &state) override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
index a631eafd546..b38ef531d8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> MacroLocatorFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void MacroLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void MacroLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     // Give the focus back to the editor
     Core::IEditor *editor = Core::EditorManager::currentEditor();
     if (editor)
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.h
index 442de6d3e24..f8dc6577537 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macrolocatorfilter.h
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
index 036ba1a314d..7c00e6c9f02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> FunctionFilter::matchesFor(
     return betterEntries;
 }
 
-void FunctionFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void FunctionFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                            QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     const LocatorData::Entry entry = qvariant_cast<LocatorData::Entry>(selection.internalData);
     Core::EditorManager::openEditorAt(entry.fileName, entry.line, entry.column);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.h b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.h
index d696744694c..5d41c870d5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsfunctionfilter.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public:
 
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &future) override;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
index 13769727338..76a81522b18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ QList<LocatorFilterEntry> LineNumberFilter::matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorF
     return value;
 }
 
-void LineNumberFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection) const
+void LineNumberFilter::accept(LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                              QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(newText)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
+    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
     IEditor *editor = EditorManager::currentEditor();
     if (editor) {
         EditorManager::addCurrentPositionToNavigationHistory();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.h
index 8d0fe999ede..de35e95696c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/linenumberfilter.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public:
     void prepareSearch(const QString &entry) override;
     QList<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<Core::LocatorFilterEntry> &future,
                                                const QString &entry) override;
-    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection) const override;
+    void accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
+                QString *newText, int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const override;
     void refresh(QFutureInterface<void> &) override {}
 
 private: