diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
index f05cf20d8f..3e85e2ef34 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/search.py
@@ -99,12 +99,14 @@ def create_adv_tab(self):
             ('any', _("O&ne or more of these words:")),
     ):
         le = QLineEdit(w)
+        le.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
         setattr(self, key, le)
         l.addRow(text, le)
 
     w.g2.l = l = QFormLayout(w.g2)
     l.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout.FieldGrowthPolicy.AllNonFixedFieldsGrow)
     self.none = le = QLineEdit(w)
+    le.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
     l.addRow(_("Any of these &unwanted words:"), le)
 
 
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ def create_simple_tab(self, db):
     l.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout.FieldGrowthPolicy.AllNonFixedFieldsGrow)
 
     self.title_box = le = QLineEdit(w)
+    le.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
     le.setObjectName('title_box')
     le.setPlaceholderText(_('The title to search for'))
     l.addRow(_('&Title:'), le)
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ def create_simple_tab(self, db):
     self.general_combo.addItems(searchables)
     self.box_last_values = copy.deepcopy(box_values)
     self.general_box = le = QLineEdit(self)
+    le.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
     le.setObjectName('general_box')
     l.addRow(self.general_combo, le)
     if self.box_last_values:
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@ def create_template_tab(self):
     l.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout.FieldGrowthPolicy.AllNonFixedFieldsGrow)
 
     self.template_value_box = le = QLineEdit(w)
+    le.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
     le.setObjectName('template_value_box')
     le.setPlaceholderText(_('The value to search for'))
     le.setToolTip('<p>' +
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
index e3f27402b4..873d45dc05 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class TemplateLineEditor(QLineEdit):
     def __init__(self, parent):
         QLineEdit.__init__(self, parent)
         self.mi   = None
+        self.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
 
     def set_mi(self, mi):
         self.mi = mi