diff --git a/application/datatable.class.inc.php b/application/datatable.class.inc.php
index 81e749303..0080db0aa 100644
--- a/application/datatable.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/datatable.class.inc.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DataTable
 	 */
 	public function __construct($iListId, $oSet, $aClassAliases, $sTableId = null)
 	{
-		$this->iListId = str_replace(array('[', ']', '-', ':'), '_', $iListId); // Make a "safe" ID for jQuery
+		$this->iListId = utils::GetSafeId($iListId); // Make a "safe" ID for jQuery
 		$this->oSet = $oSet;
 		$this->aClassAliases = $aClassAliases;
 		$this->sTableId = $sTableId;
diff --git a/application/menunode.class.inc.php b/application/menunode.class.inc.php
index 024279d8a..ed75ab623 100644
--- a/application/menunode.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/menunode.class.inc.php
@@ -644,12 +644,13 @@ class OQLMenuNode extends MenuNode
 			$this->bSearch, // Search pane
 			true, // Search open
 			$oPage, 
-			$aExtraParams
+			array_merge($this->m_aParams, $aExtraParams)
 		);
 	}
 
 	public static function RenderOQLSearch($sOql, $sTitle, $sUsageId, $bSearchPane, $bSearchOpen, WebPage $oPage, $aExtraParams = array())
 	{
+		$sUsageId = utils::GetSafeId($sUsageId);
 		$oSearch = DBObjectSearch::FromOQL($sOql);
 		$sIcon = MetaModel::GetClassIcon($oSearch->GetClass());
 
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ class SearchMenuNode extends MenuNode
 	public function RenderContent(WebPage $oPage, $aExtraParams = array())
 	{
 		$oSearch = new DBObjectSearch($this->sClass);
-		$aParams = array_merge(array('open' => true, 'table_id' => 'Menu_'.$this->GetMenuId()), $aExtraParams);
+		$aParams = array_merge(array('open' => true, 'table_id' => 'Menu_'.utils::GetSafeId($this->GetMenuId())), $aExtraParams);
 		$oBlock = new DisplayBlock($oSearch, 'search', false /* Asynchronous */, $aParams);
 		$oBlock->Display($oPage, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/application/ui.linkswidget.class.inc.php b/application/ui.linkswidget.class.inc.php
index 2e3e41ccc..bd906847e 100644
--- a/application/ui.linkswidget.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/ui.linkswidget.class.inc.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class UILinksWidget
 			foreach($this->m_aEditableFields as $sFieldCode)
 			{
 				$sFieldId = $this->m_iInputId.'_'.$sFieldCode.'['.$linkObjOrId->GetKey().']';
-				$sSafeId = self::MakeID($sFieldId);
+				$sSafeId = utils::GetSafeId($sFieldId);
 				$oAttDef = MetaModel::GetAttributeDef($this->m_sLinkedClass, $sFieldCode);
 				$aRow[$sFieldCode] = cmdbAbstractObject::GetFormElementForField($oP, $this->m_sLinkedClass, $sFieldCode, $oAttDef, $linkObjOrId->Get($sFieldCode), '' /* DisplayValue */, $sSafeId, $sNameSuffix, 0, $aArgs);
 				$aFieldsMap[$sFieldCode] = $sSafeId;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class UILinksWidget
 			foreach($this->m_aEditableFields as $sFieldCode)
 			{
 				$sFieldId = $this->m_iInputId.'_'.$sFieldCode.'['.$linkObjOrId.']';
-				$sSafeId = self::MakeID($sFieldId);
+				$sSafeId = utils::GetSafeId($sFieldId);
 				$oAttDef = MetaModel::GetAttributeDef($this->m_sLinkedClass, $sFieldCode);
 				$aRow[$sFieldCode] = cmdbAbstractObject::GetFormElementForField($oP, $this->m_sLinkedClass, $sFieldCode, $oAttDef, $oNewLinkObj->Get($sFieldCode) /* TO DO/ call GetDefaultValue($oObject->ToArgs()) */, '' /* DisplayValue */, $sSafeId /* id */, $sNameSuffix, 0, $aArgs);
 				$aFieldsMap[$sFieldCode] = $sSafeId;
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ EOF
 			);
 		}
 		
-		$sExtKeyToMeId = self::MakeID($sPrefix.$this->m_sExtKeyToMe);
+		$sExtKeyToMeId = utils::GetSafeId($sPrefix.$this->m_sExtKeyToMe);
 		$aFieldsMap[$this->m_sExtKeyToMe] = $sExtKeyToMeId;
 		$aRow['form::checkbox'] .= "<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"$sExtKeyToMeId\" value=\"".$oCurrentObj->GetKey()."\">";
 
-		$sExtKeyToRemoteId = self::MakeID($sPrefix.$this->m_sExtKeyToRemote);
+		$sExtKeyToRemoteId = utils::GetSafeId($sPrefix.$this->m_sExtKeyToRemote);
 		$aFieldsMap[$this->m_sExtKeyToRemote] = $sExtKeyToRemoteId;
 		$aRow['form::checkbox'] .= "<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"$sExtKeyToRemoteId\" value=\"$iRemoteObjKey\">";
 		
@@ -200,11 +200,6 @@ EOF
 		}
 		return $aRow;
 	}
-	
-	protected function MakeID($sName)
-	{
-		return str_replace(array('[', ']', '-'), '_', $sName);
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Display one row of the whole form
diff --git a/application/utils.inc.php b/application/utils.inc.php
index d1dcd9d3b..0a6f14739 100644
--- a/application/utils.inc.php
+++ b/application/utils.inc.php
@@ -840,6 +840,16 @@ class utils
 		{
 			return $sProposed;
 		}
-	}	 	
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Some characters cause troubles with jQuery when used inside DOM IDs, so let's replace them by the safe _ (underscore)
+	 * @param string $sId The ID to sanitize
+	 * @return string The sanitized ID
+	 */
+	static public function GetSafeId($sId)
+	{
+		return str_replace(array(':', '[', ']', '+', '-'), '_', $sId);
+	}	
 }
 ?>
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