diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/FindAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/FindAction.java
index 4ac51d96056..b5170b674e1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/FindAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/FindAction.java
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ public abstract class FindAction extends SelectionParseAction {
 	 	if( obj == null || !(obj instanceof ICElement ) ){
 	 		operationNotAvailable();
 	 		return;
+	 	} else {
+	 		clearStatusLine();
 	 	}
 		ICElement element = (ICElement) obj;
 		
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ public abstract class FindAction extends SelectionParseAction {
 		if (node == null || !( node instanceof IASTNode )){
 			operationNotAvailable();
 			return;
+		} else {
+			clearStatusLine();
 		}
 	
 		CSearchQuery job = createSearchQuery(node);
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
index a8d99eafa11..c99f5c3d3e4 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/OpenDeclarationsAction.java
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ public class OpenDeclarationsAction extends SelectionParseAction implements IUpd
 	 		if( namedElement == null ){
 	 			operationNotAvailable();
 	 			return;
+	 		} else {
+	 			clearStatusLine();
 	 		}
 	 		
 			if( storage.getResource() != null )
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/SelectionParseAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/SelectionParseAction.java
index 143847cdc62..aea8c443055 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/SelectionParseAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/actions/SelectionParseAction.java
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ public class SelectionParseAction extends Action {
 		 if( statusManager != null )
 		 	statusManager.setErrorMessage(CSearchMessages.getString("CSearchOperation.operationUnavailable.message"));//$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
+	protected void clearStatusLine() {
+		IStatusLineManager statusManager = null;
+		 if (fSite instanceof IViewSite){
+		 	statusManager = ((IViewSite) fSite).getActionBars().getStatusLineManager();
+		 }
+		 else if (fSite instanceof IEditorSite){
+		 	statusManager = ((IEditorSite) fSite).getActionBars().getStatusLineManager();
+		 }	
+		 if( statusManager != null )
+		 	statusManager.setErrorMessage( "" ); //$NON-NLS-1$
+	}
 
 	//TODO: Change this to work with qualified identifiers
 	public SelSearchNode getSelection( int fPos ) {