diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
index 77d9c01c31..597f7392f4 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void ResourceTreeView::PopulateContextMenu(wxutil::PopupMenu& popupMenu)
     );
 }
 
-void ResourceTreeView::SetFilterText(const wxString& filterText)
+bool ResourceTreeView::SetFilterText(const wxString& filterText)
 {
     // We use the lower-case copy of the given filter text
     _filterText = filterText.Lower();
@@ -218,18 +218,16 @@ void ResourceTreeView::SetFilterText(const wxString& filterText)
         if (!_filterText.empty() && !TreeModel::RowContainsString(row, _filterText, _colsToSearch, true))
         {
             // The selected row is not relevant anymore
-            JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
-            return;
+            return JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
         }
 
         // Try to keep whatever selection we had before
         Select(item);
         EnsureVisible(item);
+        return true;
     }
-    else
-    {
-        JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
-    }
+     
+    return JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
 }
 
 void ResourceTreeView::UpdateTreeVisibility()
@@ -241,16 +239,19 @@ void ResourceTreeView::UpdateTreeVisibility()
     }
 }
 
-void ResourceTreeView::JumpToFirstFilterMatch()
+bool ResourceTreeView::JumpToFirstFilterMatch()
 {
-    if (_filterText.empty()) return;
+    if (_filterText.empty()) return false;
 
     auto item = _treeModelFilter->FindNextString(_filterText, _colsToSearch);
 
     if (item.IsOk())
     {
         JumpToSearchMatch(item);
+        return true;
     }
+    
+    return false;
 }
 
 void ResourceTreeView::JumpToNextFilterMatch()
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
index 923941dd1f..37ca625976 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeView.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class ResourceTreeView :
     // this string will match against the default iconAndName column,
     // all rows not containing the string will be hidden.
     // Filtering happens case-insensitively.
-    virtual void SetFilterText(const wxString& filterText);
+    // As feedback this method returns true if the filter has any matches.
+    virtual bool SetFilterText(const wxString& filterText);
 
     // Removes the string filter
     virtual void ClearFilterText();
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ class ResourceTreeView :
     // hook as an alternative to this method.
     void AddCustomMenuItem(const ui::IMenuItemPtr& item);
 
-    virtual void JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
+    // Returns true if there is a first filter match
+    virtual bool JumpToFirstFilterMatch();
     virtual void JumpToNextFilterMatch();
     virtual void JumpToPrevFilterMatch();
 
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.cpp b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.cpp
index ccec671b04..078e4c9fb1 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.cpp
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.cpp
@@ -41,13 +41,7 @@ ResourceTreeViewToolbar::ResourceTreeViewToolbar(wxWindow* parent, ResourceTreeV
 
     _filterEntry = new wxTextCtrl(this, wxID_ANY, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER);
     _filterEntry->SetMinSize(wxSize(100, -1));
-    _filterEntry->Bind(wxEVT_TEXT, [this](wxCommandEvent& ev)
-    {
-        if (_treeView != nullptr)
-        {
-            _treeView->SetFilterText(ev.GetString());
-        }
-    });
+    _filterEntry->Bind(wxEVT_TEXT, &ResourceTreeViewToolbar::_onEntryText, this);
     _filterEntry->Bind(wxEVT_CHAR, &ResourceTreeViewToolbar::_onEntryChar, this);
     _filterEntry->SetToolTip(_("Enter search text to filter the tree,\nuse arrow keys to navigate"));
 
@@ -139,6 +133,29 @@ void ResourceTreeViewToolbar::_onEntryChar(wxKeyEvent& ev)
     }
 }
 
+void ResourceTreeViewToolbar::_onEntryText(wxCommandEvent& ev)
+{
+    if (_treeView == nullptr)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto filterText = ev.GetString();
+    bool filterResult = _treeView->SetFilterText(filterText);
+
+    if (!filterText.empty() && !filterResult)
+    {
+        // No match, set the text to red for user feedback
+        _filterEntry->SetForegroundColour(wxColor(220, 0, 0));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        _filterEntry->SetForegroundColour(wxNullColour);
+    }
+
+    _filterEntry->Refresh();
+}
+
 void ResourceTreeViewToolbar::_onFilterButtonToggled(wxCommandEvent& ev)
 {
     if (_treeView == nullptr) return;
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
index 18ce1636af..11f579325c 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/ResourceTreeViewToolbar.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class ResourceTreeViewToolbar :
     void JumpToPrevFilterMatch();
 
     void _onEntryChar(wxKeyEvent& ev);
+    void _onEntryText(wxCommandEvent& ev);
     void _onFilterButtonToggled(wxCommandEvent& ev);
     
     void UpdateFromTreeView();