diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/BaseControls/SearchPad.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/BaseControls/SearchPad.cs
index 5f7de458f4..324895fed7 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/BaseControls/SearchPad.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/BaseControls/SearchPad.cs
@@ -301,6 +301,19 @@ namespace HtmlHelp2
 			catch {
 			}
 		}
+
+		public bool PerformF1FTS(string fullTypeName)
+		{
+			if(!HtmlHelp2Environment.IsReady || searchIsBusy) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			// call internal "PerformFTS" method
+			this.PerformFTS(fullTypeName);
+
+			HtmlHelp2SearchResultsView searchResults = HtmlHelp2SearchResultsView.Instance;
+			return searchResults.SearchResultsListView.Items.Count > 0;
+		}
 		#endregion
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/MsHelpProvider.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/MsHelpProvider.cs
index d44dbee102..2b81462cda 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/MsHelpProvider.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/HtmlHelp2/Project/src/MsHelpProvider.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using ICSharpCode.Core;
+using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop;
+using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui;
+
 using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom;
 
 namespace HtmlHelp2
@@ -18,13 +21,27 @@ namespace HtmlHelp2
 		public override bool TryShowHelp(string fullTypeName)
 		{
 			LoggingService.Info("MsHelpProvider.TryShowHelp");
-			return false;
+
+			try {
+				PadDescriptor search = WorkbenchSingleton.Workbench.GetPad(typeof(HtmlHelp2SearchPad));
+				return ((HtmlHelp2SearchPad)search.PadContent).PerformF1FTS(fullTypeName);
+			}
+			catch {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		public override bool TryShowHelpByKeyword(string keyword)
 		{
 			LoggingService.Info("MsHelpProvider.TryShowHelpByKeyword");
-			return false;
+
+			try {
+				PadDescriptor search = WorkbenchSingleton.Workbench.GetPad(typeof(HtmlHelp2SearchPad));
+				return ((HtmlHelp2SearchPad)search.PadContent).PerformF1FTS(keyword);
+			}
+			catch {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }