diff --git a/documentation/documentationfindwidget.h b/documentation/documentationfindwidget.h
--- a/documentation/documentationfindwidget.h
+++ b/documentation/documentationfindwidget.h
@@ -50,9 +50,22 @@
     private Q_SLOTS:
         void searchNext();
         void searchPrevious();
-        
+        void emitDataChanged();
+
     Q_SIGNALS:
-        void newSearch(const QString& text, KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions);
+        /**
+         * Emitted when the user requests a search.
+         * @param text text to search in documentation
+         * @param options MatchCase being set or empty flags (Next/Previous unused here)
+         */
+        void searchRequested(const QString& text, KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions options);
+        /**
+         * Emitted when the user edits the search field or changes the case-sensitivity checkbox.
+         * Allows documentation views capable of live searches to show live results while the user types.
+         * @param text current text in search text field
+         * @param options MatchCase being set or empty flags (Next/Previous unused here)
+         */
+        void searchDataChanged(const QString& text, KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions options);
         /**
          * Emitted when the search tool view is closed, so no more search hits should be displayed.
          */
diff --git a/documentation/documentationfindwidget.cpp b/documentation/documentationfindwidget.cpp
--- a/documentation/documentationfindwidget.cpp
+++ b/documentation/documentationfindwidget.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@
     m_ui = new Ui::FindWidget;
     m_ui->setupUi(this);
 
+    connect(m_ui->findText, &QLineEdit::textEdited,
+            this, &DocumentationFindWidget::emitDataChanged);
+    connect(m_ui->matchCase, &QAbstractButton::toggled,
+            this, &DocumentationFindWidget::emitDataChanged);
     connect(m_ui->findText, &QLineEdit::returnPressed,
             this, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchNext);
     connect(m_ui->nextButton, &QToolButton::clicked,
             this, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchNext);
     connect(m_ui->previousButton, &QToolButton::clicked,
             this, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchPrevious);
+    // TODO: disable next/previous buttons if no (more) search hits, color coding in text field
 }
 
 DocumentationFindWidget::~DocumentationFindWidget()
@@ -48,16 +53,16 @@
     if (m_ui->matchCase->isChecked())
         opts |= MatchCase;
 
-    emit newSearch(m_ui->findText->text(), opts);
+    emit searchRequested(m_ui->findText->text(), opts);
 }
 
 void KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::searchPrevious()
 {
     FindOptions opts=Previous;
     if (m_ui->matchCase->isChecked())
         opts |= MatchCase;
 
-    emit newSearch(m_ui->findText->text(), opts);
+    emit searchRequested(m_ui->findText->text(), opts);
 }
 
 void KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::startSearch()
@@ -67,6 +72,15 @@
     m_ui->findText->setFocus();
 }
 
+void DocumentationFindWidget::emitDataChanged()
+{
+    FindOptions opts;
+    if (m_ui->matchCase->isChecked())
+        opts |= MatchCase;
+
+    emit searchDataChanged(m_ui->findText->text(), opts);
+}
+
 void KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent* event)
 {
     emit searchFinished();
diff --git a/documentation/standarddocumentationview.h b/documentation/standarddocumentationview.h
--- a/documentation/standarddocumentationview.h
+++ b/documentation/standarddocumentationview.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
      * Search for @p text in the documentation view.
      */
     void search(const QString& text, KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions options);
+    void searchIncremental(const QString& text, KDevelop::DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions options);
     void finishSearch();
 
     /**
diff --git a/documentation/standarddocumentationview.cpp b/documentation/standarddocumentationview.cpp
--- a/documentation/standarddocumentationview.cpp
+++ b/documentation/standarddocumentationview.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@
     layout()->addWidget(d->m_view);
 
     findWidget->setEnabled(true);
-    connect(findWidget, &DocumentationFindWidget::newSearch, this, &StandardDocumentationView::search);
+    connect(findWidget, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchRequested, this, &StandardDocumentationView::search);
+    connect(findWidget, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchDataChanged, this, &StandardDocumentationView::searchIncremental);
     connect(findWidget, &DocumentationFindWidget::searchFinished, this, &StandardDocumentationView::finishSearch);
 
 #ifdef USE_QTWEBKIT
@@ -183,6 +184,30 @@
     d->m_view->page()->findText(text, ff);
 }
 
+void StandardDocumentationView::searchIncremental(const QString& text, DocumentationFindWidget::FindOptions options)
+{
+#ifdef USE_QTWEBKIT
+    typedef QWebPage WebkitThing;
+#else
+    typedef QWebEnginePage WebkitThing;
+#endif
+    WebkitThing::FindFlags findFlags;
+
+    if (options & DocumentationFindWidget::MatchCase)
+        findFlags |= WebkitThing::FindCaseSensitively;
+
+    // calling with changed text with added or removed chars at end will result in current
+    // selection kept, if also matching new text
+    // behaviour on changed case sensitivity though is advancing to next match even if current
+    // would be still matching. as there is no control about currently shown match, nothing
+    // we can do about it. thankfully case sensitivity does not happen too often, so should
+    // not be too grave UX
+    // at least with webengine 5.9.1 there is a bug when switching from no-casesensitivy to
+    // casesensitivity, that global matches are not updated and the ones with non-matching casing
+    // still active. no workaround so far.
+    d->m_view->page()->findText(text, findFlags);
+}
+
 void StandardDocumentationView::finishSearch()
 {
     // passing emptry string to reset search, as told in API docs