diff --git a/cre.cpp b/cre.cpp
index dbba4d75b..9dc3214d5 100644
--- a/cre.cpp
+++ b/cre.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,9 @@ static int findText(lua_State *L) {
                 int pos = ranges->get(0)->start.y;
                 //doc->text_view->SetPos(pos); // commented out not to mask lua code which does the same
         		CRLog::debug("# SetPos = %d", pos);
+				lua_pushinteger(L, ranges->length()); // results found
 				lua_pushinteger(L, pos);
-				return 1;
+				return 2;
             }
         }
         return 0;
diff --git a/crereader.lua b/crereader.lua
index 1d8141755..e4d4d9878 100644
--- a/crereader.lua
+++ b/crereader.lua
@@ -611,16 +611,19 @@ function CREReader:searchHighLight(search)
 		origin = 1
 	end
 
-	local pos = self.doc:findText(
+	local found, pos = self.doc:findText(
 		search,
 		origin,
 		0, -- reverse: boolean
 		1  -- caseInsensitive: boolean
 	)
 
-	if pos then
+	if found then
 		self.pos = pos -- first metch position
 		self:redrawCurrentPage()
+		showInfoMsgWithDelay( found.." hits '"..search.."' pos "..pos, 2000, 1)
+	else
+		showInfoMsgWithDelay( "'"..search.."' not found in document", 2000, 1)
 	end
 
 	self.last_search.search = search