diff --git a/public/less/admin/admin.less b/public/less/admin/admin.less
index 581415c4a0..72ee4f209c 100644
--- a/public/less/admin/admin.less
+++ b/public/less/admin/admin.less
@@ -213,6 +213,20 @@
 	}
 
 	#acp-search {
+		input {
+			background: black;
+			border: 0;
+			color: white;
+			box-shadow: none;
+			width: 31px;
+			.transition(.4s ease width);
+			font-family: @font-family-monospace;
+
+			&:focus {
+				width: 200px;
+			}
+		}
+		
 		.search-match {
 			font-weight: 700;
 			color: black;
diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/footer.js b/public/src/forum/admin/footer.js
index a2dcbe6c70..062b7ed7e8 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/footer.js
@@ -102,18 +102,22 @@ define('forum/admin/footer', ['forum/admin/settings'], function(Settings) {
 	function setupACPSearch() {
 		var menu = $('#acp-search .dropdown-menu'),
 			routes = [],
+			input = $('#acp-search input'),
 			firstResult = null;
 
-		$('#acp-search input').on('keyup', function() {
+		input.on('keyup', function() {
 			$('#acp-search .dropdown').addClass('open');
 		});
 
 		$('#acp-search').parents('form').on('submit', function(ev) {
-			var href = firstResult ? firstResult : RELATIVE_PATH + '/search/' + $(this).find('input').val();
+			var input = $(this).find('input'),
+				href = firstResult ? firstResult : RELATIVE_PATH + '/search/' + input.val();
+
 			ajaxify.go(href.replace(/^\//, ''));
 
 			setTimeout(function() {
 				$('#acp-search .dropdown').removeClass('open');
+				$(input).blur();
 			}, 150);
 
 			ev.preventDefault();
@@ -124,7 +128,11 @@ define('forum/admin/footer', ['forum/admin/settings'], function(Settings) {
 			routes.push($(link).attr('href'));
 		});
 
-		$('#acp-search input').on('keyup focus', function() {
+		input.on('blur', function() {
+			$(this).val('').attr('placeholder', '/');
+		});
+
+		input.on('keyup focus', function() {
 			var $input = $(this),
 				value = $input.val().toLowerCase(),
 				menuItems = $('#acp-search .dropdown-menu').html('');
@@ -133,6 +141,8 @@ define('forum/admin/footer', ['forum/admin/settings'], function(Settings) {
 				return txt.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + txt.substr(1).toLowerCase();
 			}
 
+			$input.attr('placeholder', '');
+
 			firstResult = null;
 
 			if (value.length >= 3) {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/header.tpl b/src/views/admin/header.tpl
index b464908dac..ea0484edfe 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/header.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/header.tpl
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 				<form class="navbar-form navbar-left hidden-xs" role="search">
 					<div class="form-group" id="acp-search" >
 						<div class="dropdown" >
-							<input type="text" data-toggle="dropdown" class="form-control" placeholder="Search ACP...">
+							<input type="text" data-toggle="dropdown" class="form-control" placeholder="/">
 							<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu"></ul>
 						</div>
 					</div>