diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index a369f476..e07d5bf2 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ void search_filename(bool forwards)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	findfile(last_search, forwards);
+	if (response == 0 || response == -2)
+		findfile(last_search, forwards);
 }
 
 /* Search again without prompting for the last given search string,
@@ -380,6 +381,18 @@ void research_filename(bool forwards)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Select the first file in the list -- called by ^W^Y. */
+void to_first_file(void)
+{
+	selected = 0;
+}
+
+/* Select the last file in the list -- called by ^W^V. */
+void to_last_file(void)
+{
+	selected = list_length - 1;
+}
+
 /* Strip one element from the end of path, and return the stripped path.
  * The returned string is dynamically allocated, and should be freed. */
 char *strip_last_component(const char *path)
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 0e9b0618..a15f32c1 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -301,12 +301,6 @@ void flip_goto(void)
 void to_files(void)
 {
 }
-void to_first_file(void)
-{
-}
-void to_last_file(void)
-{
-}
 void goto_dir(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/prototypes.h b/src/prototypes.h
index 3fe5cd8a..807c5a9b 100644
--- a/src/prototypes.h
+++ b/src/prototypes.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ typedef void (*functionptrtype)(void);
 #ifdef ENABLE_BROWSER
 void browser_refresh(void);
 char *browse_in(const char *inpath);
+void to_first_file(void);
+void to_last_file(void);
 #endif
 
 /* Most functions in chars.c. */
@@ -636,8 +638,6 @@ void flip_replace(void);
 void flip_goto(void);
 #ifdef ENABLE_BROWSER
 void to_files(void);
-void to_first_file(void);
-void to_last_file(void);
 void goto_dir(void);
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY