close search and replace dialog after it is used (closes #17625)
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/ReplaceDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/ReplaceDialog.py
index e5a1371..e73f2c5 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/ReplaceDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/ReplaceDialog.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
         text.undo_block_stop()
         if first and last:
             self.show_hit(first, last)
+        self.close()
 
     def do_find(self, ok=0):
         if not self.engine.getprog():
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4405779..6014d2e 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 - Issue #17572: Avoid chained exceptions while passing bad directives to
   time.strptime().  Initial patch by Claudiu Popa.
 
+- Issue #17625: In IDLE, close the replace dialog after it is used.
+
 - Issue #14254: IDLE now handles readline correctly across shell restarts.
 
 - Issue #17614: IDLE no longer raises exception when quickly closing a file.