diff --git a/sdrgui/CMakeLists.txt b/sdrgui/CMakeLists.txt
index 341129f64..bfb62aa82 100644
--- a/sdrgui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sdrgui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ set(sdrgui_SOURCES
     gui/commandoutputdialog.cpp
     gui/comboboxnoarrow.cpp
     gui/crightclickenabler.cpp
+    gui/customtextedit.cpp
     gui/cwkeyergui.cpp
     gui/devicestreamselectiondialog.cpp
     gui/deviceuserargsdialog.cpp
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ set(sdrgui_HEADERS
     gui/commandoutputdialog.h
     gui/comboboxnoarrow.h
     gui/crightclickenabler.h
+    gui/customtextedit.h
     gui/cwkeyergui.h
     gui/devicestreamselectiondialog.h
     gui/deviceuserargsdialog.h
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67ceb13a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright (C) 2020 Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB                                   //
+//                                                                               //
+// Subclasses QTextEdit to implement and editingFinished() signal like           //
+// QLineEdit's one                                                               //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify          //
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by          //
+// the Free Software Foundation as version 3 of the License, or                  //
+// (at your option) any later version.                                           //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,               //
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of                //
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                  //
+// GNU General Public License V3 for more details.                               //
+//                                                                               //
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License             //
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "customtextedit.h"
+
+CustomTextEdit::CustomTextEdit(QWidget* parent) : QTextEdit(parent), textChanged(false), trackChange(false)
+{
+    connect(this,&QTextEdit::textChanged,this,&CustomTextEdit::handleTextChange);
+}
+
+void CustomTextEdit::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* e)
+{
+    trackChange = true;
+    textChanged = false;
+    QTextEdit::focusInEvent(e);
+}
+
+void CustomTextEdit::focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
+{
+    QTextEdit::focusOutEvent(e);
+    trackChange = false;
+
+    if (textChanged)
+    {
+        textChanged = false;
+        emit editingFinished();
+    }
+}
+
+void CustomTextEdit::handleTextChange()
+{
+    if (trackChange) {
+        textChanged = true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.h b/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..680a534dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/customtextedit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright (C) 2020 Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB                                   //
+//                                                                               //
+// Subclasses QTextEdit to implement and editingFinished() signal like           //
+// QLineEdit's one                                                               //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify          //
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by          //
+// the Free Software Foundation as version 3 of the License, or                  //
+// (at your option) any later version.                                           //
+//                                                                               //
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,               //
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of                //
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                  //
+// GNU General Public License V3 for more details.                               //
+//                                                                               //
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License             //
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include <QTextEdit>
+
+class CustomTextEdit : public QTextEdit
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    CustomTextEdit(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+protected:
+    void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent* e);
+    void focusOutEvent(QFocusEvent *e);
+
+signals:
+    void editingFinished();
+
+private slots:
+    void handleTextChange();
+
+private:
+    bool textChanged, trackChange;
+};