diff --git a/imgsrc/gear.svg b/imgsrc/gear.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c40d1c7064
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diff --git a/resources/images/gear.png b/resources/images/gear.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9220638f49
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diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
index fb7e6c1e10..e5906faf82 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SearchBar(QWidget):  # {{{
         x.setMinimumContentsLength(10)
         l.addWidget(x)
 
-        parent.advanced_search_toggle_action = ac = parent.search.add_action('search.png', QLineEdit.LeadingPosition)
+        parent.advanced_search_toggle_action = ac = parent.search.add_action('gear.png', QLineEdit.LeadingPosition)
         parent.addAction(ac)
         parent.keyboard.register_shortcut('advanced search toggle',
                 _('Advanced search'), default_keys=("Shift+Ctrl+F",),
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ class SearchBar(QWidget):  # {{{
 
         self.search_button = QToolButton()
         self.search_button.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextOnly)
+        self.search_button.setIcon(QIcon(I('search.png')))
+        self.search_button.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
         self.search_button.setText(_('Search'))
         self.search_button.setAutoRaise(True)
         self.search_button.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
@@ -264,6 +266,8 @@ class SearchBar(QWidget):  # {{{
         x.setToolTip(_(
             'Use an existing Saved search or create a new one'
         ))
+        x.setText(_('Saved search'))
+        x.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
         x.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
         x.setPopupMode(x.InstantPopup)
         x.setAutoRaise(True)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
index 33a08e3097..9446eae4a7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_box.py
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class SearchBoxMixin(object):  # {{{
 
     def init_search_box_mixin(self):
         self.search.initialize('main_search_history', colorize=True,
-                help_text=_('Search (For advanced search click the icon to the left)'))
+                help_text=_('Search (For advanced search click the gear icon to the left)'))
         self.search.cleared.connect(self.search_box_cleared)
         # Queued so that search.current_text will be correct
         self.search.changed.connect(self.search_box_changed,