diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
index a80b5668f..ebf54e536 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english.xml
@@ -1524,6 +1524,10 @@ Would you like to create those placeholders?
 NOTE: Choosing not to create the placeholders or closing them later, your session WILL BE MODIFIED ON EXIT! We suggest you backup your "session.xml" now."/>
 			<RTLvsDirectWrite title="Cannot run RTL" message="RTL is not compatible with DirectWrite mode. Please disable DirectWrite mode in MISC. section of Preferences dialog, and restart Notepad++."/>
 			<FileMemoryAllocationFailed title="Exception: File memory allocation failed" message="There is probably not enough contiguous free memory for the file being loaded by Notepad++."/><!-- HowToReproduce: Try to open multiple files with total size > ~700MB in the x86 Notepad++ (it will depend on the PC memory configuration and the current system memory usage...). -->
+			<FindRegexBackwardDisabled title="Regex backward search disabled" message="By default, backward regex searching is disabled due to potentially unexpected results. To perform a backward search, open the Find dialog and select either normal or extended search mode instead of regular expression.
+Press the OK button to open the Find dialog or set focus on it.
+			
+If you require the backward regex searching feature, consult the user manual for instructions on enabling it."/>
 		</MessageBox>
 		<ClipboardHistory>
 			<PanelTitle name="Clipboard History"/>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
index 52321ab92..288507d06 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/english_customizable.xml
@@ -1524,6 +1524,10 @@ Would you like to create those placeholders?
 NOTE: Choosing not to create the placeholders or closing them later, your session WILL BE MODIFIED ON EXIT! We suggest you backup your &quot;session.xml&quot; now."/>
 			<RTLvsDirectWrite title="Cannot run RTL" message="RTL is not compatible with DirectWrite mode. Please disable DirectWrite mode in MISC. section of Preferences dialog, and restart Notepad++."/>
 			<FileMemoryAllocationFailed title="Exception: File memory allocation failed" message="There is probably not enough contiguous free memory for the file being loaded by Notepad++."/><!-- HowToReproduce: Try to open multiple files with total size > ~700MB in the x86 Notepad++ (it will depend on the PC memory configuration and the current system memory usage...). -->
+			<FindRegexBackwardDisabled title="Regex backward search disabled" message="By default, backward regex searching is disabled due to potentially unexpected results. To perform a backward search, open the Find dialog and select either normal or extended search mode instead of regular expression.
+Press the OK button to open the Find dialog or set focus on it.
+			
+If you require the backward regex searching feature, consult the user manual for instructions on enabling it."/>
 		</MessageBox>
 		<ClipboardHistory>
 			<PanelTitle name="Clipboard History"/>
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index d920dcab7..b5e9aa578 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -601,6 +601,12 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::init(HWND hwnd)
 	//Search menu
 	//disable "Search Results Window" under Search Menu 
 	::EnableMenuItem(_mainMenuHandle, IDM_FOCUS_ON_FOUND_RESULTS, MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
+	::EnableMenuItem(_mainMenuHandle, IDM_SEARCH_GOTONEXTFOUND, MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
+	::EnableMenuItem(_mainMenuHandle, IDM_SEARCH_GOTOPREVFOUND, MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
+
+	// Find dialog is not created yet
+	::EnableMenuItem(_mainMenuHandle, IDM_SEARCH_FINDNEXT, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED);
+	::EnableMenuItem(_mainMenuHandle, IDM_SEARCH_FINDPREV, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_DISABLED | MF_GRAYED);
 
 	//Main menu is loaded, now load editor context menu items
 	nppParam.getContextMenuFromXmlTree(_mainMenuHandle, _pluginsManager.getMenuHandle());
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
index 88bd0ceb8..d8e62828e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
@@ -1367,6 +1367,8 @@ void Notepad_plus::command(int id)
 				{
 					// regex upward search is disabled
 					// make this a no-action command
+
+					_findReplaceDlg.regexBackwardMsgBox();
 				}
 				else
 				{
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
index 782ca4197..821d22824 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.cpp
@@ -1835,9 +1835,12 @@ intptr_t CALLBACK FindReplaceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 				case IDM_SEARCH_FINDNEXT:
 				case IDM_SEARCH_FINDPREV:
 				{
-					if (HIWORD(wParam) != 1 || 
-						(getCurrentStatus() != DIALOG_TYPE::FIND_DLG && 
-						getCurrentStatus() != DIALOG_TYPE::REPLACE_DLG))
+					if (HIWORD(wParam) != 1 ||
+						(getCurrentStatus() != DIALOG_TYPE::FIND_DLG &&
+						getCurrentStatus() != DIALOG_TYPE::REPLACE_DLG)
+						|| (LOWORD(wParam) == IDM_SEARCH_FINDPREV &&
+							(_options._searchType == FindRegex) &&
+							!nppParamInst.regexBackward4PowerUser()))
 					{
 						return FALSE;
 					}
@@ -1881,6 +1884,8 @@ intptr_t CALLBACK FindReplaceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 						// this can only happen when shift-key was pressed
 						// regex upward search is disabled
 						// turn user action into a no-action step
+
+						regexBackwardMsgBox();
 					}
 					else
 					{
@@ -3590,6 +3595,8 @@ void FindReplaceDlg::findAllIn(InWhat op)
 
 		//enable "Search Results Window" under Search Menu
 		::EnableMenuItem(::GetMenu(_hParent), IDM_FOCUS_ON_FOUND_RESULTS, MF_ENABLED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
+		::EnableMenuItem(::GetMenu(_hParent), IDM_SEARCH_GOTONEXTFOUND, MF_ENABLED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
+		::EnableMenuItem(::GetMenu(_hParent), IDM_SEARCH_GOTOPREVFOUND, MF_ENABLED | MF_BYCOMMAND);
 	}
 
 	::SendMessage(_pFinder->getHSelf(), WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
@@ -3754,6 +3761,38 @@ Finder* FindReplaceDlg::getFinderFrom(HWND hwnd)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
+int FindReplaceDlg::regexBackwardMsgBox()
+{
+	NppParameters& nppParam = NppParameters::getInstance();
+
+	const int msgboxID = nppParam.getNativeLangSpeaker()->messageBox("FindRegexBackwardDisabled",
+		(*_ppEditView)->getHParent(),
+		L"By default, backward regex searching is disabled due to potentially unexpected results. " \
+		L"To perform a backward search, open the Find dialog and select either normal or extended search mode instead of regular expression.\r\n" \
+		L"Press the OK button to open the Find dialog or set focus on it.\r\n" \
+		L"\r\n" \
+		L"If you require the backward regex searching feature, consult the user manual for instructions on enabling it.",
+		L"Regex backward search disabled",
+		MB_OKCANCEL | MB_APPLMODAL | MB_ICONINFORMATION);
+
+	switch (msgboxID)
+	{
+		case IDOK:
+		{
+			doDialog(FIND_DLG, nppParam.getNativeLangSpeaker()->isRTL());
+			goToCenter();
+			::SetFocus(::GetDlgItem(_hSelf, IDREGEXP));
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case IDCANCEL:
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return msgboxID;
+}
+
 void FindReplaceDlg::setSearchText(TCHAR * txt2find)
 {
 	HWND hCombo = ::GetDlgItem(_hSelf, IDFINDWHAT);
@@ -4131,6 +4170,8 @@ void FindReplaceDlg::execSavedCommand(int cmd, uptr_t intValue, const generic_st
 							// regex upward search is disabled
 							// this macro step could have been recorded in an earlier version before it was not allowed, or hand-edited
 							// make this a no-action macro step
+
+							regexBackwardMsgBox();
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -4157,6 +4198,8 @@ void FindReplaceDlg::execSavedCommand(int cmd, uptr_t intValue, const generic_st
 							// regex upward search is disabled
 							// this macro step could have been recorded in an earlier version before it was not allowed, or hand-edited
 							// make this a no-action macro step
+
+							regexBackwardMsgBox();
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -4173,6 +4216,8 @@ void FindReplaceDlg::execSavedCommand(int cmd, uptr_t intValue, const generic_st
 							// regex upward search is disabled
 							// this macro step could have been recorded in an earlier version before it was disabled, or hand-edited
 							// make this a no-action macro step
+
+							regexBackwardMsgBox();
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -4517,6 +4562,9 @@ void FindReplaceDlg::doDialog(DIALOG_TYPE whichType, bool isRTL, bool toShow)
 	{
 		_isRTL = isRTL;
 		create(IDD_FIND_REPLACE_DLG, isRTL, true, toShow);
+
+		::EnableMenuItem(::GetMenu(_hParent), IDM_SEARCH_FINDNEXT, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_ENABLED);
+		::EnableMenuItem(::GetMenu(_hParent), IDM_SEARCH_FINDPREV, MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_ENABLED);
 	}
 
 	if (whichType == FINDINFILES_DLG)
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.h b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.h
index d52dab076..79ae97283 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/FindReplaceDlg.h
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ public :
 	DIALOG_TYPE getCurrentStatus() {return _currentStatus;};
 	Finder* getFinderFrom(HWND hwnd);
 
+	int regexBackwardMsgBox();
+
 protected :
 	void resizeDialogElements();
 	intptr_t CALLBACK run_dlgProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) override;