diff --git a/src/qt/transactionview.h b/src/qt/transactionview.h
--- a/src/qt/transactionview.h
+++ b/src/qt/transactionview.h
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
     void chooseDate(int idx);
     void chooseType(int idx);
     void chooseWatchonly(int idx);
-    void changedPrefix(const QString &prefix);
-    void changedAmount(const QString &amount);
+    void changedAmount();
+    void changedPrefix();
     void exportClicked();
     void focusTransaction(const QModelIndex &);
     void focusTransaction(const uint256 &txid);
diff --git a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
--- a/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactionview.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
 #include <QTableView>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
@@ -116,6 +117,17 @@
     amountWidget->setValidator(new QDoubleValidator(0, 1e20, 8, this));
     hlayout->addWidget(amountWidget);
 
+    // Delay before filtering transactions in ms
+    static const int input_filter_delay = 200;
+
+    QTimer *amount_typing_delay = new QTimer(this);
+    amount_typing_delay->setSingleShot(true);
+    amount_typing_delay->setInterval(input_filter_delay);
+
+    QTimer *prefix_typing_delay = new QTimer(this);
+    prefix_typing_delay->setSingleShot(true);
+    prefix_typing_delay->setInterval(input_filter_delay);
+
     QVBoxLayout *vlayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     vlayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     vlayout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -176,10 +188,14 @@
     connect(typeWidget, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(chooseType(int)));
     connect(watchOnlyWidget, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this,
             SLOT(chooseWatchonly(int)));
-    connect(addressWidget, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this,
-            SLOT(changedPrefix(QString)));
-    connect(amountWidget, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this,
-            SLOT(changedAmount(QString)));
+    connect(amountWidget, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), amount_typing_delay,
+            SLOT(start()));
+    connect(amount_typing_delay, SIGNAL(timeout()), this,
+            SLOT(changedAmount()));
+    connect(addressWidget, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), prefix_typing_delay,
+            SLOT(start()));
+    connect(prefix_typing_delay, SIGNAL(timeout()), this,
+            SLOT(changedPrefix()));
 
     connect(view, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QModelIndex)), this,
             SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QModelIndex)));
@@ -332,22 +348,22 @@
             watchOnlyWidget->itemData(idx).toInt()));
 }
 
-void TransactionView::changedPrefix(const QString &prefix) {
+void TransactionView::changedPrefix() {
     if (!transactionProxyModel) {
         return;
     }
 
-    transactionProxyModel->setAddressPrefix(prefix);
+    transactionProxyModel->setAddressPrefix(addressWidget->text());
 }
 
-void TransactionView::changedAmount(const QString &amount) {
+void TransactionView::changedAmount() {
     if (!transactionProxyModel) {
         return;
     }
 
     Amount amount_parsed = Amount::zero();
-    if (BitcoinUnits::parse(model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(), amount,
-                            &amount_parsed)) {
+    if (BitcoinUnits::parse(model->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(),
+                            amountWidget->text(), &amount_parsed)) {
         transactionProxyModel->setMinAmount(amount_parsed);
     } else {
         transactionProxyModel->setMinAmount(Amount::zero());