diff --git a/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp b/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
--- a/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphincontextmenu.cpp
@@ -369,11 +369,17 @@
     QAction* action = exec(m_pos);
     if (addToPlacesAction && (action == addToPlacesAction)) {
         const DolphinViewContainer* container =  m_mainWindow->activeViewContainer();
-        if (container->url().isValid()) {
+        QUrl url = container->url();
+        if (url.isValid()) {
             PlacesItemModel model;
-            PlacesItem* item = model.createPlacesItem(container->placesText(),
-                                                      container->url(),
-                                                      KIO::iconNameForUrl(container->url()));
+            QString icon;
+            if (m_mainWindow->activeViewContainer()->isSearchModeEnabled()) {
+                icon = QStringLiteral("folder-saved-search-symbolic");
+            } else {
+                icon = KIO::iconNameForUrl(url);
+                icon = QStringLiteral("folder-saved-search-symbolic");
+            }
+            PlacesItem* item = model.createPlacesItem(container->placesText(), url, icon);
             model.appendItemToGroup(item);
             model.saveBookmarks();
         }
diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
     QString text;
 
     if (isSearchModeEnabled()) {
-        text = m_searchBox->searchPath().fileName() + QLatin1String(": ") + m_searchBox->text();
+        text = i18n("Search for %1 in %2", m_searchBox->text(), m_searchBox->searchPath().fileName());
     } else {
         text = url().fileName();
         if (text.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.h b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.h
--- a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.h
+++ b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     void slotReturnPressed();
     void slotFacetsButtonToggled();
     void slotFacetChanged();
+    void slotSearchSaved();
 
 private:
     void initButton(QToolButton* button);
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
 
     QLabel* m_searchLabel;
     QLineEdit* m_searchInput;
+    QAction* m_saveSearchAction;
     QScrollArea* m_optionsScrollArea;
     QToolButton* m_fileNameButton;
     QToolButton* m_contentButton;
diff --git a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
--- a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
+++ b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "dolphin_searchsettings.h"
 #include "dolphinfacetswidget.h"
 
+#include <panels/places/placesitemmodel.h>
+
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
     m_topLayout(0),
     m_searchLabel(0),
     m_searchInput(0),
+    m_saveSearchAction(0),
     m_optionsScrollArea(0),
     m_fileNameButton(0),
     m_contentButton(0),
@@ -250,13 +253,15 @@
 {
     m_startSearchTimer->stop();
     m_startedSearching = true;
+    m_saveSearchAction->setEnabled(true);
     emit searchRequest();
 }
 
 void DolphinSearchBox::emitCloseRequest()
 {
     m_startSearchTimer->stop();
     m_startedSearching = false;
+    m_saveSearchAction->setEnabled(false);
     emit closeRequest();
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +304,23 @@
     emit searchRequest();
 }
 
+void DolphinSearchBox::slotSearchSaved()
+{
+    const QUrl searchURL = urlForSearching();
+    if (searchURL.isValid()) {
+        PlacesItemModel model;
+        const QString label = i18n("Search for %1 in %2", text(), searchPath().fileName());
+        // FIXME: We hardcode the 'folder-saved-search-symbolic' icon here because we can't trust KIO::iconNameForUrl()
+        // Due to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386182
+        // Once that is fixed, please use KIO::iconNameForUrl() instead
+        PlacesItem* item = model.createPlacesItem(label,
+                                                  searchURL,
+                                                  QStringLiteral("folder-saved-search-symbolic"));
+        model.appendItemToGroup(item);
+        model.saveBookmarks();
+    }
+}
+
 void DolphinSearchBox::initButton(QToolButton* button)
 {
     button->installEventFilter(this);
@@ -356,6 +378,14 @@
             this, &DolphinSearchBox::slotSearchTextChanged);
     setFocusProxy(m_searchInput);
 
+    // Add "Save search" button inside search box
+    m_saveSearchAction = new QAction(this);
+    m_saveSearchAction->setIcon (QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-save-symbolic")));
+    m_saveSearchAction->setText(i18nc("action:button", "Save this search to quickly access it again in the future"));
+    m_saveSearchAction->setEnabled(false);
+    m_searchInput->addAction(m_saveSearchAction, QLineEdit::TrailingPosition);
+    connect(m_saveSearchAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &DolphinSearchBox::slotSearchSaved);
+
     // Apply layout for the search input
     QHBoxLayout* searchInputLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
     searchInputLayout->setMargin(0);