diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_bar.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_bar.js
index 6248489922c..9063b2aca50 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_bar.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_bar.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 var SearchBar = Widget.extend({
     template: 'SearchView.SearchBar',
     events: _.extend({}, Widget.prototype.events, {
+        'compositionend .o_searchview_input': '_onCompositionendInput',
+        'compositionstart .o_searchview_input': '_onCompositionstartInput',
         'keydown': '_onKeydown',
     }),
     /**
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ var SearchBar = Widget.extend({
 
         this.autoCompleteSources = [];
         this.searchFacets = [];
+        this._isInputComposing = false;
     },
     /**
      * @override
@@ -207,11 +210,28 @@ var SearchBar = Widget.extend({
             });
         }
     },
+    /**
+     * @rivate
+     * @param {CompositionEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onCompositionendInput: function () {
+        this._isInputComposing = false;
+    },
+    /**
+     * @rivate
+     * @param {CompositionEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onCompositionstartInput: function () {
+        this._isInputComposing = true;
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {KeyEvent} e
      */
     _onKeydown: function (e) {
+        if (this._isInputComposing) {
+            return;
+        }
         switch(e.which) {
             case $.ui.keyCode.LEFT:
                 this._focusPreceding();
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_facet.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_facet.js
index ca9a7ad6225..3f18597cccf 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_facet.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/control_panel/search/search_facet.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ var SearchFacet = Widget.extend({
     template: 'SearchView.SearchFacet',
     events: _.extend({}, Widget.prototype.events, {
         'click .o_facet_remove': '_onFacetRemove',
+        'compositionend': '_onCompositionend',
+        'compositionstart': '_onCompositionstart',
         'keydown': '_onKeydown',
     }),
     /**
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ var SearchFacet = Widget.extend({
         });
         this.separator = this._getSeparator();
         this.icon = this._getIcon();
+        this._isComposing = false;
     },
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -105,6 +108,20 @@ var SearchFacet = Widget.extend({
     // Handlers
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {CompositionEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onCompositionend: function (ev) {
+        this._isComposing = false;
+    },
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {CompositionEvent} ev
+     */
+    _onCompositionstart: function (ev) {
+        this._isComposing = true;
+    },
     /**
      * @private
      */
@@ -116,6 +133,9 @@ var SearchFacet = Widget.extend({
      * @param {KeyboardEvent} ev
      */
     _onKeydown: function (ev) {
+        if (this._isComposing) {
+            return;
+        }
         switch (ev.which) {
             case $.ui.keyCode.BACKSPACE:
                 this.trigger_up('facet_removed', {group: this.facet});
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/auto_complete.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/auto_complete.js
index 1bb00be8d38..30c38690d17 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/auto_complete.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/widgets/auto_complete.js
@@ -29,16 +29,23 @@ return Widget.extend({
         this.searching = true;
         this.search_string = '';
         this.current_search = null;
+        this._isInputComposing = false;
     },
     start: function () {
         var self = this;
+        this.$input.on('compositionend', function (ev) {
+            self._isInputComposing = false;
+        });
+        this.$input.on('compositionstart', function (ev) {
+            self._isInputComposing = true;
+        });
         this.$input.on('keyup', function (ev) {
-            if (ev.which === $.ui.keyCode.RIGHT) {
+            if (ev.which === $.ui.keyCode.RIGHT && !self._isInputComposing) {
                 self.searching = true;
                 ev.preventDefault();
                 return;
             }
-            if (ev.which === $.ui.keyCode.ENTER) {
+            if (ev.which === $.ui.keyCode.ENTER && !self._isInputComposing) {
                 if (self.search_string.length) {
                     self.select_item(ev);
                 }
@@ -68,6 +75,9 @@ return Widget.extend({
             }
         });
         this.$input.on('keydown', function (ev) {
+            if (self._isInputComposing) {
+                return;
+            }
             switch (ev.which) {
                 case $.ui.keyCode.ENTER: