diff --git a/src/ace/Editor.js b/src/ace/Editor.js
index 086a9e45..84a98148 100644
--- a/src/ace/Editor.js
+++ b/src/ace/Editor.js
@@ -698,6 +698,21 @@ ace.Editor = function(renderer, doc) {
       this.selection.setSelectionRange(range);
     },
 
+    this.replaceAll = function(replacement) {
+        this.clearSelection();
+        this.selection.moveCursorTo(0, 0);
+
+        var ranges = this.$search.findAll(this.doc);
+        if (!ranges.length)
+            return;
+
+        for (var i=0; i<ranges.length; i++) {
+            var range = ranges[i];
+            range.end = this.doc.replace(range, replacement);
+        }
+        this.selection.setSelectionRange(range);
+    },
+
     this.find = function(needle) {
         this.clearSelection();
         this.$search.set({needle: needle});
diff --git a/src/ace/Search.js b/src/ace/Search.js
index 19f9e248..80c2e3db 100644
--- a/src/ace/Search.js
+++ b/src/ace/Search.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ ace.Search.SELECTION = 2;
     };
 
     this.find = function(doc) {
-        var needle = this.$options.needle;
         if (!this.$options.needle)
             return null;
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ ace.Search.SELECTION = 2;
     };
 
     this.findAll = function(doc) {
-        var needle = this.$options.needle;
         if (!this.$options.needle)
             return [];