diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/keyboard.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/keyboard.js
index 0e46cfbcfad..a9ea1f55553 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/keyboard.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/keyboard.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var OnscreenKeyboardWidget = Widget.extend({
     // Write a character to the input zone
     writeCharacter: function(character){
         var input = this.$target[0];
-        input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keydown',{char: character}));
+        input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keypress',{char: character}));
         if(character !== '\n'){
             input.value += character;
         }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var OnscreenKeyboardWidget = Widget.extend({
     // Removes the last character from the input zone.
     deleteCharacter: function(){
         var input = this.$target[0];
-        input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keydown',{code: 8}));
+        input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keypress',{code: 8}));
         input.value = input.value.substr(0, input.value.length -1);
         input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keyup',{code: 8}));
     },
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ var OnscreenKeyboardWidget = Widget.extend({
     deleteAllCharacters: function(){
         var input = this.$target[0];
         if(input.value){
-            input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keydown',{code: 8}));
+            input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keypress',{code: 8}));
             input.value = "";
             input.dispatchEvent(this.generateEvent('keyup',{code: 8}));
         }
diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
index b6d873ec4ba..2ce78242b59 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/screens.js
@@ -594,13 +594,15 @@ var ProductCategoriesWidget = PosBaseWidget.extend({
 
         var search_timeout  = null;
         this.search_handler = function(event){
-            clearTimeout(search_timeout);
+            if(event.type == "keypress" || event.keyCode === 46 || event.keyCode === 8){
+                clearTimeout(search_timeout);
 
-            var query = this.value;
+                var searchbox = this;
 
-            search_timeout = setTimeout(function(){
-                self.perform_search(self.category, query, event.which === 13);
-            },70);
+                search_timeout = setTimeout(function(){
+                    self.perform_search(self.category, searchbox.value, event.which === 13);
+                },70);
+            }
         };
     },
 
@@ -701,6 +703,8 @@ var ProductCategoriesWidget = PosBaseWidget.extend({
 
         this.el.querySelector('.searchbox input').addEventListener('keypress',this.search_handler);
 
+        this.el.querySelector('.searchbox input').addEventListener('keydown',this.search_handler);
+
         this.el.querySelector('.search-clear').addEventListener('click',this.clear_search_handler);
 
         if(this.pos.config.iface_vkeyboard && this.chrome.widget.keyboard){