diff --git a/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php b/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
index a162cc8c5..ad396c032 100644
--- a/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
+++ b/application/ui.extkeywidget.class.inc.php
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ EOF
 			$iMinChars = isset($aArgs['iMinChars']) ? $aArgs['iMinChars'] : 3; //@@@ $this->oAttDef->GetMinAutoCompleteChars();
 
 			// the input for the auto-complete
-			$sHTMLValue .= "<input class=\"field_autocomplete\" type=\"text\" id=\"label_$this->iId\" value=\"$sDisplayValue\"/>";
+			$sHTMLValue .= "<input id=\"label_$this->iId\" value=\"$sDisplayValue\"/>";
 			$sHTMLValue .= "<span class=\"field_input_btn\"><div class=\"mini_button\"  id=\"mini_search_{$this->iId}\" onClick=\"oACWidget_{$this->iId}.Search();\"><i class=\"fas fa-search\"></i></div></span>";
 
 			// another hidden input to store & pass the object's Id
@@ -281,18 +281,53 @@ EOF
 			$JSSearchMode = $this->bSearchMode ? 'true' : 'false';
 			// Scripts to start the autocomplete and bind some events to it
 			$oPage->add_ready_script(
-<<<EOF
-		oACWidget_{$this->iId} = new ExtKeyWidget('{$this->iId}', '{$this->sTargetClass}', '$sFilter', '$sTitle', false, $sWizHelper, '{$this->sAttCode}', $sJSSearchMode, $sJSDoSearch);
-		oACWidget_{$this->iId}.emptyHtml = "<div style=\"background: #fff; border:0; text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;\"><p>$sMessage</p></div>";
-		$('#label_$this->iId').autocomplete(GetAbsoluteUrlAppRoot()+'pages/ajax.render.php', { scroll:true, minChars:{$iMinChars}, autoFill:false, matchContains:true, mustMatch: true, keyHolder:'#{$this->iId}', extraParams:{operation:'ac_extkey', sTargetClass:'{$this->sTargetClass}',sFilter:'$sFilter',bSearchMode:$JSSearchMode, json: function() { return $sWizHelperJSON; } }});
-		$('#label_$this->iId').keyup(function() { if ($(this).val() == '') { $('#$this->iId').val(''); } } ); // Useful for search forms: empty value in the "label", means no value, immediatly !
-		$('#label_$this->iId').result( function(event, data, formatted) { OnAutoComplete('{$this->iId}', event, data, formatted); } );
-		$('#$this->iId').bind('update', function() { oACWidget_{$this->iId}.Update(); } );
+<<<JS
+		$('#label_$this->iId').autocomplete({
+			source: function( request, response ) {
+		        $.post( {
+		          url: GetAbsoluteUrlAppRoot()+'pages/ajax.render.php',
+		          dataType: "json",
+		          data: {
+		          	q:request.term,
+	                operation:'ac_extkey', 
+					sTargetClass:'{$this->sTargetClass}',
+					sFilter:'$sFilter',
+					bSearchMode:$JSSearchMode, 
+					sOutputFormat:'json',
+					json: function() { return $sWizHelperJSON; } 
+		          },
+		          success: function( data ) {
+		          	response( data );
+		          }
+		        } );
+		    },
+			autoFocus: true,    
+			minLength:{$iMinChars}, 			 
+		    select: function( event, ui ) {
+		        $('#$this->iId').val( ui.item.value );
+		        $('#label_$this->iId').val( ui.item.label );		        
+				$('#$this->iId').trigger('validate');
+				$('#$this->iId').trigger('extkeychange');
+				$('#$this->iId').trigger('change');
+		        return false;
+		    }			 
+		})
+		.autocomplete( "instance" )._renderItem = function( ul, item ) {
+		  var term = this.term.replace("/([\^\$\(\)\[\]\{\}\*\.\+\?\|\\])/gi", "\\$1");
+		  var val = item.label.replace(new RegExp("(?![^&;]+;)(?!<[^<>]*)(" + term + ")(?![^<>]*>)(?![^&;]+;)", "gi"), "<strong>$1</strong>");
+		  if (item.obsolete == 'yes'){ 
+		  	val = val + ' <b>old</b>';
+		  }
+	      return $( "<li>" )
+	        .append( val )
+	        .appendTo( ul );
+	    };
+		
 		if ($('#ac_dlg_{$this->iId}').length == 0)
 		{
 			$('body').append('<div id="ac_dlg_{$this->iId}"></div>');
 		}
-EOF
+JS
 );
 		}
 		if ($bExtensions && MetaModel::IsHierarchicalClass($this->sTargetClass) !== false)
@@ -441,10 +476,12 @@ EOF
 		$iMax = 150;
 		$oValuesSet->SetLimit($iMax);
 		$oValuesSet->SetSort(false);
+		$aOrder = array('friendlyname'=>true);
+		$oValuesSet->SetOrderBy($aOrder);
+		$oValuesSet->SetSort(true);
 		$oValuesSet->SetModifierProperty('UserRightsGetSelectFilter', 'bSearchMode', $this->bSearchMode);
 		$oValuesSet->SetLimit($iMax);
-		$aValuesContains = $oValuesSet->GetValues(array('this' => $oObj, 'current_extkey_id' => $iCurrentExtKeyId), $sContains, 'contains');
-		asort($aValuesContains);
+		$aValuesContains = $oValuesSet->GetValues(array('this' => $oObj, 'current_extkey_id' => $iCurrentExtKeyId), $sContains, 'start_with');
 		$aValues = array();
 		foreach($aValuesContains as $sKey => $sFriendlyName)
 		{
@@ -453,6 +490,24 @@ EOF
 				$aValues[$sKey] = $sFriendlyName;
 			}
 		}
+		if (sizeof($aValuesContains) < $iMax)
+		{
+			$aValuesContains = $oValuesSet->GetValues(array('this' => $oObj, 'current_extkey_id' => $iCurrentExtKeyId), $sContains,
+				'contains');
+			//asort($aValuesContains);
+			$iSize=sizeof($aValuesContains);
+			foreach($aValuesContains as $sKey => $sFriendlyName)
+			{
+				if (!isset($aValues[$sKey]))
+				{
+					$aValues[$sKey] = $sFriendlyName;
+					if (++$iSize >= $iMax)
+					{
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		switch($sOutputFormat)
 		{
diff --git a/core/valuesetdef.class.inc.php b/core/valuesetdef.class.inc.php
index 4e73d84c1..0299f5c1e 100644
--- a/core/valuesetdef.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/valuesetdef.class.inc.php
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ class ValueSetObjects extends ValueSetDefinition
 		$this->m_oExtraCondition = $oFilter;
 		$this->m_bIsLoaded = false;
 	}
-
+	public function SetOrderBy(array $aOrderBy)
+	{
+		$this->m_aOrderBy = $aOrderBy;
+	}
 	public function ToObjectSet($aArgs = array(), $sContains = '', $iAdditionalValue = null)
 	{
 		if ($this->m_bAllowAllData)
@@ -243,7 +246,7 @@ class ValueSetObjects extends ValueSetDefinition
 		$oExpression = DBObjectSearch::GetPolymorphicExpression($oFilter->GetClass(), 'friendlyname');
 		$aFields = $oExpression->ListRequiredFields();
 		$sClass = $oFilter->GetClass();
-		foreach($aFields as $sField)
+		/*foreach($aFields as $sField)
 		{
 			$aFieldItems = explode('.', $sField);
 			if ($aFieldItems[0] != $sClass)
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ class ValueSetObjects extends ValueSetDefinition
 				$sOperation = 'contains';
 				break;
 			}
-		}
+		}*/
 
 		switch ($sOperation)
 		{
diff --git a/css/light-grey.scss b/css/light-grey.scss
index ebfd7e7fd..c8e20e629 100644
--- a/css/light-grey.scss
+++ b/css/light-grey.scss
@@ -3903,4 +3903,52 @@ input:checked + .slider:before {
 }
 .ui-dialog .ui-dialog-content .treecontrol a {
 	font-size: small;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+/*for autocomplete*/
+.ui-autocomplete {
+	padding: 0px;
+	border: 1px solid black;
+	background-color: white;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	z-index: 99999;
+
+	ul {
+		width: 100%;
+		list-style-position: outside;
+		list-style: none;
+		padding: 0;
+		margin: 0;
+	}
+
+	li.ui-menu-item {
+		margin: 0px;
+		padding: 2px 5px;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		padding-right: 20px; /* Space for the scrollbar */
+		cursor: default;
+		display: block;
+		/*
+		if width will be 100% horizontal scrollbar will apear
+		when scroll mode will be used
+		*/
+		/*width: 100%;*/
+		font: menu;
+		font-size: 12px;
+		/*
+		it is very important, if line-height not setted or setted
+		in relative units scroll will be broken in firefox
+		*/
+		line-height: 16px;
+		overflow: hidden;
+
+		&:nth-child(odd) {
+			background-color: #eee;
+		}
+
+		&.ui-state-focus {
+			background-color: #0A246A;
+			border-color: #0A246A;
+			color: white;
+		}
+	}
+}