README.md | 4 +++-
 src/nnn.c | 7 ++++++-

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4c9671c29e0f30b1eaea1a7e50e393bbb7adce6..ff608cdffefea3c927dda58769502a6eeb824a43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@           ↓ j  Down        PgDn ^D  Scroll down
           ← h  Parent dir  ~ ` @ -  HOME, /, start, last
         ↵ → l  Open file/dir     .  Toggle show hidden
     Home g ^A  First entry    G ^E  Last entry
-            /  Filter       Ins ^T  Toggle nav-as-you-type
             b  Pin current dir  ^B  Go to pinned dir
        Tab ^I  Next context      d  Toggle detail view
          , ^/  Leader key  N LeadN  Context N
+            /  Filter/Lead  Ins ^T  Toggle nav-as-you-type
           Esc  Exit prompt      ^L  Redraw/clear prompt
            ^G  Quit and cd       q  Quit context
          Q ^Q  Quit              ?  Help, config
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ | <kbd><</kbd>, <kbd>,</kbd> | Go to previous active context |
 | key | Go to bookmarked location |
 | <kbd>~</kbd> <kbd>`</kbd> <kbd>@</kbd> <kbd>-</kbd> | Go to HOME, `/`, start, last visited dir |
 | <kbd>q</kbd> | Quit context |
+
+When the filter is on, <kbd>/</kbd> works as an additional Leader key.
 
 #### Contexts
 
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index c7179d4de112db1688af4b7f55a3b218843da1ec..a03e66abb233f3805e22cf5b5de33c96e2ad8af4 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,11 @@ 					goto end;
 
 				redraw(path);
 				goto end;
+			case '/': /* works as Leader key in filter mode */
+				*ch = CONTROL('_'); // fallthrough
+				if (len == 1)
+					cur = oldcur;
+				goto end;
 			case '?':  /* '?' is an invalid regex, show help instead */
 				if (len == 1) {
 					cur = oldcur;
@@ -2808,10 +2813,10 @@ 		"a↓ j  Down        PgDn ^D  Scroll down\n"
 		"a← h  Parent dir  ~ ` @ -  HOME, /, start, last\n"
 	      "8↵ → l  Open file/dir     .  Toggle show hidden\n"
 	  "4Home g ^A  First entry    G ^E  Last entry\n"
-		  "c/  Filter       Ins ^T  Toggle nav-as-you-type\n"
 		  "cb  Pin current dir  ^B  Go to pinned dir\n"
 	     "7Tab ^I  Next context      d  Toggle detail view\n"
 	       "9, ^/  Leader key  N LeadN  Context N\n"
+		  "c/  Filter/Lead  Ins ^T  Toggle nav-as-you-type\n"
 		"aEsc  Exit prompt      ^L  Redraw/clear prompt\n"
 		 "b^G  Quit and cd       q  Quit context\n"
 	       "9Q ^Q  Quit              ?  Help, config\n"