diff --git a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.html b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.html
index 5bdf87ca98..ded971e9e2 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.html
+++ b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.html
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
          mdInput
          placeholder="Search"
          (keyup)="onSearch($event.target.value, $event.which)"
-         (focus)="onSearch($event.target.value)">
+         (focus)="onSearch($event.target.value)"
+         (click)="onSearch($event.target.value)">
 </md-input-container>
diff --git a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
index bfd9116d04..f282724988 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/search/search-box/search-box.component.spec.ts
@@ -67,4 +67,12 @@ describe('SearchBoxComponent', () => {
       expect(search.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some query');
     }));
   });
+
+  describe('on click', () => {
+    it('should call the search service on click', inject([SearchService], (search: SearchService) => {
+      const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input'));
+      input.triggerEventHandler('click', { target: { value: 'some query'}});
+      expect(search.search).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some query');
+    }));
+  });
 });