diff --git a/htdocs/admin/translation.php b/htdocs/admin/translation.php
index abb5ebfd6ba..5493741c0d8 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/translation.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/translation.php
@@ -463,7 +463,11 @@ if ($mode == 'searchkey') {
 	} else {
 		// Now search into translation array
 		foreach ($newlang->tab_translate as $key => $val) {
-			if ($transkey && !preg_match('/'.preg_quote($transkey, '/').'/i', $key)) {
+			$newtranskey = preg_replace('/\$$/', '', preg_replace('/^\^/', '', $transkey));
+			$newtranskeystart = preg_match('/^\^/', $transkey);
+			$newtranskeyend = preg_match('/\$$/', $transkey);
+			$regexstring = ($newtranskeystart ? '^' : '').preg_quote($newtranskey, '/').($newtranskeyend ? '$' : '');
+			if ($transkey && !preg_match('/'.$regexstring.'/i', $key)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			if ($transvalue && !preg_match('/'.preg_quote($transvalue, '/').'/i', $val)) {