diff --git a/src/lib/DocSearch.js b/src/lib/DocSearch.js
index afe5567d..1eaabefc 100644
--- a/src/lib/DocSearch.js
+++ b/src/lib/DocSearch.js
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ class DocSearch {
           },
         ]);
         if (handleSelected) {
+          let handleSelectedFn = null;
+          if (typeof handleSelected === 'function') {
+            handleSelectedFn = handleSelected;
+          } else {
+            handleSelectedFn = this.handleSelected;
+          }
           this.autocomplete.on(
             'autocomplete:selected',
-            handleSelected.bind(null, this.autocomplete.autocomplete)
+            handleSelectedFn.bind(null, this.autocomplete.autocomplete)
           );
         }
         this.autocomplete.on(
@@ -328,6 +334,11 @@ class DocSearch {
     return suggestion => template.render(suggestion);
   }
 
+  handleSelected(input, event, suggestion) {
+    input.setVal('');
+    window.location.assign(suggestion.url);
+  }
+
   handleShown(input) {
     const middleOfInput = input.offset().left + input.width() / 2;
     let middleOfWindow = $(document).width() / 2;