diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_input.js b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_input.js
index 8f750ab3f..8bf5e86fa 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_input.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/autosuggest_input.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     onKeyUp: PropTypes.func,
     onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
     autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
+    autoSelect: PropTypes.bool,
     className: PropTypes.string,
     id: PropTypes.string,
     searchTokens: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.string),
@@ -55,13 +56,18 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static defaultProps = {
     autoFocus: false,
+    autoSelect: true,
     searchTokens: ImmutableList(['@', ':', '#']),
   };
 
+  getFirstIndex = () => {
+    return this.props.autoSelect ? 0 : -1;
+  }
+
   state = {
     suggestionsHidden: true,
     focused: false,
-    selectedSuggestion: 0,
+    selectedSuggestion: this.getFirstIndex(),
     lastToken: null,
     tokenStart: 0,
   };
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   onKeyDown = (e) => {
     const { suggestions, disabled } = this.props;
     const { selectedSuggestion, suggestionsHidden } = this.state;
+    const firstIndex = this.getFirstIndex();
 
     if (disabled) {
       e.preventDefault();
@@ -115,16 +122,17 @@ export default class AutosuggestInput extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     case 'ArrowUp':
       if (suggestions.size > 0 && !suggestionsHidden) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        this.setState({ selectedSuggestion: Math.max(selectedSuggestion - 1, 0) });
+        this.setState({ selectedSuggestion: Math.max(selectedSuggestion - 1, firstIndex) });
       }
 
       break;
     case 'Enter':
     case 'Tab':
       // Select suggestion
-      if (suggestions.size > 0 && !suggestionsHidden) {
+      if (suggestions.size > 0 && !suggestionsHidden && selectedSuggestion > -1) {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
+        this.setState({ selectedSuggestion: firstIndex });
         this.props.onSuggestionSelected(this.state.tokenStart, this.state.lastToken, suggestions.get(selectedSuggestion));
       }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
index 6489b4e32..73a7c035f 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon';
+import AutosuggestAccountInput from 'soapbox/components/autosuggest_account_input';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -22,13 +23,16 @@ class Search extends React.PureComponent {
     onSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onClear: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onShow: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onSelected: PropTypes.func,
     openInRoute: PropTypes.bool,
     autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
+    autosuggest: PropTypes.bool,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
     autoFocus: false,
+    ausosuggest: false,
   }
 
   state = {
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ class Search extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  handleKeyUp = (e) => {
+  handleKeyDown = (e) => {
     if (e.key === 'Enter') {
       e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -70,24 +74,36 @@ class Search extends React.PureComponent {
     this.setState({ expanded: false });
   }
 
+  handleSelected = accountId => {
+    const { onSelected } = this.props;
+
+    if (onSelected) {
+      onSelected(accountId, this.context.router.history);
+    }
+  }
+
   render() {
-    const { intl, value, autoFocus, submitted } = this.props;
+    const { intl, value, autoFocus, autosuggest, submitted } = this.props;
     const hasValue = value.length > 0 || submitted;
 
+    const Component = autosuggest ? AutosuggestAccountInput : 'input';
+
     return (
       <div className='search'>
         <label>
           <span style={{ display: 'none' }}>{intl.formatMessage(messages.placeholder)}</span>
-          <input
+          <Component
             className='search__input'
             type='text'
             placeholder={intl.formatMessage(messages.placeholder)}
             value={value}
             onChange={this.handleChange}
-            onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp}
+            onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
             onFocus={this.handleFocus}
             onBlur={this.handleBlur}
+            onSelected={this.handleSelected}
             autoFocus={autoFocus}
+            autoSelect={false}
           />
         </label>
         <div role='button' tabIndex='0' className='search__icon' onClick={this.handleClear}>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/compose/containers/search_container.js b/app/soapbox/features/compose/containers/search_container.js
index e6484216c..f11a6af05 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/compose/containers/search_container.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/compose/containers/search_container.js
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   submitted: state.getIn(['search', 'submitted']),
 });
 
+function redirectToAccount(accountId, routerHistory) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const acct = getState().getIn(['accounts', accountId, 'acct']);
+
+    if (acct && routerHistory) {
+      routerHistory.push(`/@${acct}`);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { autoSubmit }) => {
 
   const debouncedSubmit = debounce(() => {
@@ -40,6 +50,11 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { autoSubmit }) => {
       dispatch(showSearch());
     },
 
+    onSelected(accountId, routerHistory) {
+      dispatch(clearSearch());
+      dispatch(redirectToAccount(accountId, routerHistory));
+    },
+
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
index a4b1d5bb5..959ce245c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TabsBar extends React.PureComponent {
             )}
 
             <div className='tabs-bar__search-container'>
-              <SearchContainer openInRoute />
+              <SearchContainer openInRoute autosuggest />
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className='tabs-bar__split tabs-bar__split--right'>
diff --git a/app/styles/components/search.scss b/app/styles/components/search.scss
index 39c56a308..b3e56eaac 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/search.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/search.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   position: relative;
 }
 
-.search__input {
+input.search__input {
   @include search-input;
   display: block;
   padding: 7px 30px 6px 10px;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     border-bottom: 1px solid hsla(var(--primary-text-color_hsl), 0.2);
   }
 
-  .search__input {
+  input.search__input {
     background-color: var(--background-color);
     border-radius: 8px;
     padding: 12px 36px 12px 16px;
@@ -202,3 +202,7 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.search .autosuggest-textarea__suggestions {
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
diff --git a/app/styles/components/tabs-bar.scss b/app/styles/components/tabs-bar.scss
index 037f70251..2827206d5 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/tabs-bar.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/tabs-bar.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   background: var(--brand-color);
   flex: 0 0 auto;
-  overflow-y: auto;
   height: 50px;
   width: 100%;
   position: sticky;