diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
index c26fe1c07d84c238df4c15d36c7e09db05a38df1..656c7e54dbe2ef83e36a5052456eef1f9da1d8ab 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchviewlet.css
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@
 	margin-top: 0px;
 	margin-bottom: 0px;
 	padding-bottom: 4px;
+	-webkit-user-select: text;
+	user-select: text;
 }
 
 .search-viewlet .filematch {