--- a/templates/changelog.tmpl
+++ b/templates/changelog.tmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 <h2>changelog for #repo|escape#</h2>
 
 <form action="#url#log">
+{sessionvars%hiddenformentry}
 <p>
 <label for="search1">search:</label>
 <input name="rev" id="search1" type="text" size="30">
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ navigate: <small class="navigate">#chang
 #entries%changelogentry#
 
 <form action="#url#log">
+{sessionvars%hiddenformentry}
 <p>
 <label for="search2">search:</label>
 <input name="rev" id="search2" type="text" size="30">