diff --git a/src/standardsearchbar.ui b/src/standardsearchbar.ui
--- a/src/standardsearchbar.ui
+++ b/src/standardsearchbar.ui
@@ -27,15 +27,21 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Find:</string>
+      <widget class="KLineEdit" name="pattern">
+       <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+       <property name="placeholderText">
+        <string>Find…</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximumSize" >
+        <size>
+         <width>16777215</width>
+         <height>16777215</height>
+        </size>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="KLineEdit" name="pattern"/>
-     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="next">
        <property name="text">
@@ -51,33 +57,26 @@
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
-      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-       <property name="orientation">
-        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeType">
-        <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
-       </property>
-       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-        <size>
-         <width>13</width>
-         <height>13</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-      </spacer>
-     </item>
-     <item>
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="matchCase">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="matchCase">
        <property name="text">
         <string>&amp;Match case</string>
        </property>
+       <property name="checkable">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="KSqueezedTextLabel" name="status">
        <property name="alignment">
         <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
        </property>
+       <property name="maximumSize" >
+        <size>
+         <width>160</width>
+         <height>16777215</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>