diff --git a/angular_app/event-tickets.html b/angular_app/event-tickets.html
index 581ce76..09973e3 100644
--- a/angular_app/event-tickets.html
+++ b/angular_app/event-tickets.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                 <form class="form-inline">
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="query-tickets">{{'Search:' | translate}}</label>
-                                        <input eventman-focus type="text" id="query-tickets" class="form-control" placeholder="{{'Name or email' | translate}}" ng-model="query" ng-model-options="{debounce: 350}">
+                                        <input eventman-focus type="text" id="query-tickets" class="form-control query-input" placeholder="{{'Name or email or key:value' | translate}}" ng-model="query" ng-model-options="{debounce: 350}" esc-key="resetInput()">
                                     </div>&nbsp;<label>&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" ng-model="registeredFilterOptions.all" /> {{'Show cancelled tickets' | translate}}</label>
                                 </form>
                             </div>
diff --git a/angular_app/js/controllers.js b/angular_app/js/controllers.js
index 880b4d7..5906daf 100644
--- a/angular_app/js/controllers.js
+++ b/angular_app/js/controllers.js
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@ eventManControllers.controller('EventTicketsCtrl', ['$scope', '$state', 'Event',
             } catch(err) {}
         };
 
+        $scope.resetInput = function() {
+            $scope.query = "";
+        };
+
         $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
             $scope.EventUpdates && $scope.EventUpdates.close();
         });
diff --git a/angular_app/js/directives.js b/angular_app/js/directives.js
index 772ba98..5202b05 100644
--- a/angular_app/js/directives.js
+++ b/angular_app/js/directives.js
@@ -40,3 +40,16 @@ eventManApp.directive('resetFocus', function () {
     };
 });
 
+
+eventManApp.directive('escKey', function() {
+    return function(scope, element, attrs) {
+        element.bind('keydown keypress', function(evt) {
+            if (evt.which === 27) {
+                scope.$apply(function() {
+                    scope.$eval(attrs.escKey);
+                });
+                evt.preventDefault();
+            }
+        });
+    };
+});
diff --git a/static/css/eventman.css b/static/css/eventman.css
index 4bb67c5..3ca4724 100644
--- a/static/css/eventman.css
+++ b/static/css/eventman.css
@@ -111,3 +111,7 @@ input[type=text].form-control, input[type=search].form-control {
 :not(.no-leave)#toast-container > div.ng-leave {
     transition-duration: .2s;
 }
+
+.query-input {
+    min-width: 400px;
+}
diff --git a/static/i18n/it_IT.json b/static/i18n/it_IT.json
index 53af188..a35d606 100644
--- a/static/i18n/it_IT.json
+++ b/static/i18n/it_IT.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "Attendees:": "Partecipanti:",
     "Registered:": "Registrato:",
     "Search:": "Cerca:",
-    "Name or email": "Nome o email",
+    "Name or email or key:value": "Nome, email o chiave:valore",
     "Show cancelled tickets": "Mostra i biglietti cancellati",
     "filtered item/s": "elementi filtrati",
     "export CSV": "esporta in CSV",
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     "Join again this event": "Partecipa di nuovo a questo evento",
     "All Tickets": "Tutti i biglietti",
     "Tickets:": "Biglietti",
+    "Name or email": "Nome o email",
     "update user information": "aggiorna le informazioni dell'utente",
     "Old password": "Vecchia password",
     "New password": "Nuova password",