diff --git a/src/MainForm.ui.cs b/src/MainForm.ui.cs
index 631541e..9842263 100644
--- a/src/MainForm.ui.cs
+++ b/src/MainForm.ui.cs
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ public partial class MainForm : Form
         // check if we should apply the keypress to the search results
         if ( e.KeyCode == Keys.Escape ) {
             mSearchQuery.Text = "" ;
+            loadSearchResults( mChartImages.Values, "SHOW-ALL" ) ;
             e.SuppressKeyPress = true ;
             e.Handled = true ;
         } else if ( e.KeyCode == Keys.Return ) {