diff --git a/resources/lang/en/texts.php b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
index adbec2415fea..dad8a9a24dfd 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ $LANG = array(
     'filter_sort' => 'Filter/Sort',
     'no_description' => 'No Description',
     'time_tracker_login' => 'Time Tracker Login',
-    'save_or_discard' => 'Please save or discard your changes',
+    'save_or_discard' => 'Save or discard your changes',
     'discard_changes' => 'Discard Changes',
     'tasks_not_enabled' => 'Tasks are not enabled.',
 
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
index 28120d1f9334..509c704abfdb 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker.blade.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                 <div class="input-group input-group-lg">
                     <span class="input-group-addon" style="width:1%;" data-bind="click: onFilterClick" title="{{ trans('texts.filter_sort') }}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-filter"></span></span>
                     <input id="search" type="search" class="form-control search" autocomplete="off" autofocus="autofocus"
-                        data-bind="event: { focus: onFilterFocus, input: onFilterChanged, keypress: onFilterKeyPress }, value: filter, valueUpdate: 'afterkeydown', attr: {placeholder: placeholder}">
+                        data-bind="event: { focus: onFilterFocus, input: onFilterChanged, keypress: onFilterKeyPress }, value: filter, valueUpdate: 'afterkeydown', attr: {placeholder: placeholder, style: filterStyle }">
 					<span class="input-group-addon" style="width:1%;" data-bind="click: onRefreshClick" title="{{ trans('texts.refresh') }}"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-repeat"></span></span>
                 </div>
 
@@ -375,8 +375,7 @@
 					return undefined;
 				}
 		    });
-			*/
-			
+
 			/*
 			$( window ).scroll(function() {
 				$('.footer').
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
index 42e01bf8d877..ea1eca4cd0a4 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/time_tracker_knockout.blade.php
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@
             }, 1000);
         }
 
+        self.filterStyle = ko.computed(function() {
+            return 'background-color: ' + (self.filter() ? '#fff68f' : 'white') + ' !important';
+        });
+
         self.statistics = ko.computed(function() {
             return '';
         });