diff --git a/module/gitlab/js/browsegroup.ui.js b/module/gitlab/js/browsegroup.ui.js
index a63105cb7e..9037d12bcf 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/js/browsegroup.ui.js
+++ b/module/gitlab/js/browsegroup.ui.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ window.renderCell = function(result, {col, row})
     return result;
 };
 
-function searchGroup()
+window.searchGroup = function()
 {
     loadPage({method:'post', data: {keyword: $('#keyword').val()}, target: '#table-gitlab-browsegroup>*'});
 }
diff --git a/module/gitlab/js/browseproject.ui.js b/module/gitlab/js/browseproject.ui.js
index 436323cf1d..26f446ac68 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/js/browseproject.ui.js
+++ b/module/gitlab/js/browseproject.ui.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ window.renderCell = function(result, {col, row})
     return result;
 };
 
-function searchProject()
+window.searchProject = function()
 {
     loadPage({method:'post', data: {keyword: $('#keyword').val()}, target: '#table-gitlab-browseproject>*'});
 }
diff --git a/module/gitlab/js/browsetag.ui.js b/module/gitlab/js/browsetag.ui.js
index 8f532ee3ac..f68011362c 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/js/browsetag.ui.js
+++ b/module/gitlab/js/browsetag.ui.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ window.renderCell = function(result, info)
     return result;
 }
 
-function search()
+window.search = function()
 {
     loadPage({method:'post', data: {keyword: $('#keyword').val()}, target: '#table-gitlab-browseproject>*'});
 }
diff --git a/module/gitlab/js/browseuser.ui.js b/module/gitlab/js/browseuser.ui.js
index 3d1453d99d..eeb57401ec 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/js/browseuser.ui.js
+++ b/module/gitlab/js/browseuser.ui.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function searchUser()
+window.searchUser = function()
 {
     loadPage({method:'post', data: {keyword: $('#keyword').val()}, target: '#table-gitlab-browseuser>*'});
 }
diff --git a/module/gitlab/ui/browsegroup.html.php b/module/gitlab/ui/browsegroup.html.php
index f542e43f10..ca526c297f 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/ui/browsegroup.html.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/ui/browsegroup.html.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ featureBar
     (
         set::id('searchForm'),
         set::actions(array()),
+        set::ajax(array('beforeSubmit' => jsRaw('() => {searchGroup(); return false;}'))),
         formRow
         (
             input
diff --git a/module/gitlab/ui/browseproject.html.php b/module/gitlab/ui/browseproject.html.php
index 092a30ed13..9491f3b692 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/ui/browseproject.html.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/ui/browseproject.html.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ featureBar
     (
         set::id('searchForm'),
         set::actions(array()),
+        set::ajax(array('beforeSubmit' => jsRaw('() => {searchProject(); return false;}'))),
         formRow
         (
             input
diff --git a/module/gitlab/ui/browsetag.html.php b/module/gitlab/ui/browsetag.html.php
index 943997a858..55a8830a73 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/ui/browsetag.html.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/ui/browsetag.html.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ detailHeader
             setID('searchForm'),
             setClass('ml-4'),
             set::actions(array()),
+            set::ajax(array('beforeSubmit' => jsRaw('() => {search(); return false;}'))),
             formRow
             (
                 input
diff --git a/module/gitlab/ui/browseuser.html.php b/module/gitlab/ui/browseuser.html.php
index 5077c8b032..34990fb97e 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/ui/browseuser.html.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/ui/browseuser.html.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ featureBar
     (
         set::id('searchForm'),
         set::actions(array()),
+        set::ajax(array('beforeSubmit' => jsRaw('() => {searchUser(); return false;}'))),
         formRow
         (
             input