diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/Contacts.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/Contacts.qml
index 4666c928a..274483a77 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/Contacts.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/Contacts.qml
@@ -160,22 +160,12 @@ Item
 		anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 		color: "white"
 
-		Image
-		{
-			id: searchIcon
-			height: searchText.height /  2
-			width: searchText.height / 2
-			anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-			source: "qrc:/icons/searvh.svg"
-		}
-
 		TextField
 		{
 			id: searchText
-			anchors.left: searchIcon.right
 			anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 			placeholderText : "Search contacts..."
-			width: parent.width - searchIcon.width - 5
+			width: parent.width - 5
 			anchors.leftMargin: 5
 
 			background: Rectangle
diff --git a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
index 9c4a7a235..aa86e46f7 100644
--- a/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
+++ b/retroshare-qml-app/src/main-app.qml
@@ -108,8 +108,25 @@ ApplicationWindow
 			anchors.left: imageLoader.right
 			anchors.leftMargin: 20
 		}
+
+
+		BtnIcon
+		{
+			id: searchIcon
+			height: parent.height - 10
+			width: parent.height - 10
+			anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+			imgUrl: "qrc:/icons/search.svg"
+			anchors.right: menu.left
+			onClicked:
+			{
+				stackView.push("qrc:/Contacts.qml",
+							            {'searching': true} )
+			}
+		}
 		MouseArea
 		{
+			id: menu
 			height: parent.height
 			width: parent.height
 			anchors.right: parent.right