diff --git a/templates/ktcore/principals/editgroup.smarty b/templates/ktcore/principals/editgroup.smarty
index e4a7750..c5a38ad 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/principals/editgroup.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/principals/editgroup.smarty
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ the system's information about group <strong>#name#</strong>{/i18n}</p>
       {/foreach}
       <div class="form_actions">
          <input type="submit" value="{i18n}save changes to group{/i18n}" />
-         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
+         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[{addQS}old_search={$old_search}&do_search=1{/addQS}]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
       </div>
    </fieldset>
    </form>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/principals/edituser.smarty b/templates/ktcore/principals/edituser.smarty
index cef0c8c..1ba94a7 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/principals/edituser.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/principals/edituser.smarty
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       {/foreach}
       <div class="form_actions">
          <input type="submit" value="{i18n}save changes{/i18n}" />
-         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
+         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[{addQS}old_search={$old_search}&do_search=1{/addQS}]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
       </div>
    </fieldset>
    </form>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_managesubgroups.smarty b/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_managesubgroups.smarty
index c0747df..9d1b744 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_managesubgroups.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_managesubgroups.smarty
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
       <div class="form_actions">
          <input type="submit" value="{i18n}save changes{/i18n}" />
-         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
+         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[{addQS}old_search={$old_search}&do_search=1{/addQS}]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
       </div>
    </fieldset>
    </form>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_manageusers.smarty b/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_manageusers.smarty
index 53214ec..caefb1b 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_manageusers.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/principals/groups_manageusers.smarty
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
       <div class="form_actions">
          <input type="submit" value="{i18n}save changes{/i18n}" />
-         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
+         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[{addQS}old_search={$old_search}&do_search=1{/addQS}]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
       </div>
    </fieldset>
    </form>
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/principals/usergroups.smarty b/templates/ktcore/principals/usergroups.smarty
index 2bf04b1..49ca901 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/principals/usergroups.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/principals/usergroups.smarty
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
       <div class="form_actions">
          <input type="submit" value="{i18n}save changes{/i18n}" />
-         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
+         <input type="submit" name="kt_cancel[{addQS}old_search={$old_search}&do_search=1{/addQS}]" value="{i18n}Cancel{/i18n}" />
       </div>
    </fieldset>
    </form>