diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/console/ConsoleTests.java b/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/console/ConsoleTests.java
index 0a84135..607f70e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/console/ConsoleTests.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.tests/src/org/eclipse/debug/tests/console/ConsoleTests.java
@@ -14,14 +14,22 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
-import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
-
-import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleConstants;
-import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsoleOutputStream;
-import org.eclipse.ui.console.MessageConsole;
-
+import org.eclipse.core.commands.Command;
 import org.eclipse.debug.tests.AbstractDebugTest;
 import org.eclipse.debug.tests.TestUtil;
+import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchCommandConstants;
+import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchPage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.commands.ICommandService;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.ConsolePlugin;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsole;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleConstants;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleManager;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsole;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsoleOutputStream;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.MessageConsole;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
@@ -146,4 +154,34 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Validate that we can use find and replace after opening a console in the
+	 * Console View.
+	 *
+	 * @see <a href="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=268608">bug
+	 *      268608</a>
+	 */
+	public void testFindReplaceIsEnabledOnConsoleOpen() throws Exception {
+		IWorkbenchPage activePage = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();
+		IViewPart consoleView = activePage.showView(IConsoleConstants.ID_CONSOLE_VIEW);
+
+		IOConsole console = new IOConsole("Test Console 7", IConsoleConstants.MESSAGE_CONSOLE_TYPE, null, true); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		console.getDocument().set("some text"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+		IConsoleManager consoleManager = ConsolePlugin.getDefault().getConsoleManager();
+		IConsole[] consoles = { console };
+
+		try {
+			consoleManager.addConsoles(consoles);
+			consoleManager.showConsoleView(console);
+			TestUtil.waitForJobs(getName(), 100, 3000);
+
+			ICommandService commandService = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getService(ICommandService.class);
+			Command command = commandService.getCommand(IWorkbenchCommandConstants.EDIT_FIND_AND_REPLACE);
+			TestCase.assertTrue("expected FindReplace command to be enabled after opening console", command.isEnabled());
+		} finally {
+			consoleManager.removeConsoles(consoles);
+			activePage.hideView(consoleView);
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleView.java b/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleView.java
index a69f1ed..ab03b3a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleView.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.ui.console/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/console/ConsoleView.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleManager;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsolePageParticipant;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleView;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.TextConsolePage;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.TextConsoleViewer;
 import org.eclipse.ui.contexts.IContextActivation;
 import org.eclipse.ui.contexts.IContextService;
 import org.eclipse.ui.part.IPage;
@@ -185,6 +187,16 @@
 		if (page instanceof IOConsolePage) {
 			((IOConsolePage) page).setWordWrap(fWordWrap);
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Bug 268608: cannot invoke find/replace after opening console
+		 *
+		 * Global actions of TextConsolePage must be updated here,
+		 * but they are only updated on a selection change.
+		 */
+		if (page instanceof TextConsolePage) {
+			TextConsoleViewer viewer = ((TextConsolePage) page).getViewer();
+			viewer.setSelection(viewer.getSelection());
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**