diff --git a/src/App/Header.svelte b/src/App/Header.svelte
index 88fafe21f..ca24e4da4 100644
--- a/src/App/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/App/Header.svelte
@@ -29,19 +29,12 @@
     display: flex;
     height: var(--button-regular-height);
     align-items: center;
-    margin-right: 0.5rem;
-  }
-  .search {
-    width: 16rem;
   }
 
   @media (max-width: 720px) {
     header .right {
       gap: 1rem;
     }
-    .search {
-      display: none;
-    }
   }
 
   .toggle {
@@ -65,9 +58,7 @@
 <header>
   <div class="left">
     <Link route={{ resource: "home" }}><span class="logo"><Logo /></span></Link>
-    <div class="search">
-      <Search />
-    </div>
+    <Search />
   </div>
 
   <div class="right">
diff --git a/src/App/Header/Search.svelte b/src/App/Header/Search.svelte
index 0e537e24c..04d188013 100644
--- a/src/App/Header/Search.svelte
+++ b/src/App/Header/Search.svelte
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 <script lang="ts" strictEvents>
   import debounce from "lodash/debounce";
   import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte";
-  import * as router from "@app/lib/router";
 
   import * as Search from "@app/lib/search";
   import * as modal from "@app/lib/modal";
+  import * as router from "@app/lib/router";
+  import { unreachable } from "@app/lib/utils";
+
+  import Icon from "@app/components/Icon.svelte";
   import SearchResultsModal from "@app/App/Header/SearchResultsModal.svelte";
   import TextInput from "@app/components/TextInput.svelte";
-  import { unreachable } from "@app/lib/utils";
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
     finished: never;
   }>();
 
-  let input = "";
+  export let input = "";
   let loading = false;
   let shaking = false;
 
   // Clears search input on user navigation.
   router.historyStore.subscribe(() => (input = ""));
 
+  const collapsedWidth = 13;
+  const expandedWidth = 20;
+
   function shake() {
     shaking = true;
     debounce(() => (shaking = false), 500)();
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@
         });
       }
       dispatch("finished");
+      searchBarWidth = collapsedWidth;
     } else {
       unreachable(searchResult);
     }
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@
   }
 
   $: valid = input !== "";
+  $: searchBarWidth = collapsedWidth;
 </script>
 
 <style>
@@ -97,15 +104,31 @@
       transform: translateX(0);
     }
   }
+  .search {
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+  }
+  @media (max-width: 720px) {
+    .search {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
 </style>
 
-<div class="search-bar" class:shaking>
-  <TextInput
-    variant="dashed"
-    valid={input !== ""}
-    {loading}
-    disabled={loading}
-    bind:value={input}
-    on:submit={search}
-    placeholder="Search a name or address…" />
+<div class="search" style:width={`${searchBarWidth}rem`}>
+  <div class="search-bar" class:shaking>
+    <TextInput
+      valid={input !== ""}
+      {loading}
+      disabled={loading}
+      bind:value={input}
+      on:focus={() => (searchBarWidth = expandedWidth)}
+      on:blur={() =>
+        input === "" ? (searchBarWidth = collapsedWidth) : undefined}
+      on:submit={search}
+      placeholder="Search a name…">
+      <div slot="left">
+        <Icon name="magnifying-glass" />
+      </div>
+    </TextInput>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/App/Hotkeys.svelte b/src/App/Hotkeys.svelte
index 2d06d8446..d1b3ad799 100644
--- a/src/App/Hotkeys.svelte
+++ b/src/App/Hotkeys.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       case "/": {
         event.preventDefault();
         const searchInput: HTMLElement | null = document.querySelector(
-          '*[placeholder="Search a name or address…"]',
+          '*[placeholder="Search a name…"]',
         );
         searchInput?.focus();
         break;
diff --git a/src/components/Icon.svelte b/src/components/Icon.svelte
index 5f91c4b76..be1d7d8f3 100644
--- a/src/components/Icon.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Icon.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     | "ellipsis"
     | "fork"
     | "gear"
+    | "magnifying-glass"
     | "moon"
     | "sun"
     | "twitter";
@@ -297,6 +298,18 @@
   1.8701-0.84393 3.4204-0.22929 4.6486 0.6925 1.3838 2.004 2.4102 3.1211 3.0036
   0.15696 0.08337 0.23697 0.26295 0.19401 0.43534-0.042953 0.17246-0.19784
   0.29353-0.37557 0.29353z" />
+  {:else if name === "magnifying-glass"}
+    <path
+      fill-rule="evenodd"
+      clip-rule="evenodd"
+      d="M11 6.5C8.51472 6.5 6.5
+    8.51472 6.5 11C6.5 13.4853 8.51472 15.5 11 15.5C13.4853 15.5 15.5 13.4853
+    15.5 11C15.5 8.51472 13.4853 6.5 11 6.5ZM5.5 11C5.5 7.96243 7.96243 5.5 11
+    5.5C14.0376 5.5 16.5 7.96243 16.5 11C16.5 12.3387 16.0217 13.5658 15.2266
+    14.5195L19.3536 18.6464C19.5488 18.8417 19.5488 19.1583 19.3536
+    19.3536C19.1583 19.5488 18.8417 19.5488 18.6464 19.3536L14.5195
+    15.2266C13.5658 16.0217 12.3387 16.5 11 16.5C7.96243 16.5 5.5 14.0376 5.5
+    11Z" />
   {:else}
     {unreachable(name)}
   {/if}
diff --git a/src/components/TextInput.svelte b/src/components/TextInput.svelte
index e5de1ca92..fe46a8531 100644
--- a/src/components/TextInput.svelte
+++ b/src/components/TextInput.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   }>();
 
   let rightContainerWidth: number;
+  let leftContainerWidth: number;
   let inputElement: HTMLInputElement | undefined = undefined;
 
   onMount(() => {
@@ -84,6 +85,18 @@
   .dashed:focus {
     background: var(--color-background-1);
   }
+  .left-container {
+    color: var(--color-secondary);
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    height: var(--button-regular-height);
+    padding-right: 0.5rem;
+    padding-left: 0.5rem;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+  }
   .right-container {
     color: var(--color-secondary);
     position: absolute;
@@ -120,9 +133,18 @@
 
 <div class="wrapper">
   <div class="validation-wrapper">
+    <div class="left-container" bind:clientWidth={leftContainerWidth}>
+      {#if $$slots.left}
+        <slot name="left" />
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+
     <input
       class:regular={variant === "regular"}
       class:dashed={variant === "dashed"}
+      style:padding-left={leftContainerWidth
+        ? `${leftContainerWidth}px`
+        : "auto"}
       style:padding-right={rightContainerWidth
         ? `${rightContainerWidth}px`
         : "auto"}
@@ -133,6 +155,8 @@
       {disabled}
       bind:value
       on:input
+      on:focus
+      on:blur
       on:keydown|stopPropagation={handleKeydown}
       on:click
       on:change />
diff --git a/tests/e2e/hotkeys.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/hotkeys.spec.ts
index 1d8ca59d0..1d3d5374c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/hotkeys.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/hotkeys.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@tests/support/fixtures.js";
 
-const searchPlaceholder = "Search a name or address…";
+const searchPlaceholder = "Search a name…";
 
 test("global hotkeys", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
diff --git a/tests/e2e/search.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/search.spec.ts
index af9c075d8..f0d0071ba 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/search.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/search.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 
 test("navigate to existing project", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
-  const searchInput = page.getByPlaceholder("Search a name or address…");
+  const searchInput = page.getByPlaceholder("Search a name…");
   await searchInput.click();
   await searchInput.fill(`${ridPrefix}${rid}`);
   await searchInput.press("Enter");
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test("navigate to existing project", async ({ page }) => {
 
 test("navigate to a project that does not exist", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
-  const searchInput = page.getByPlaceholder("Search a name or address…");
+  const searchInput = page.getByPlaceholder("Search a name…");
   await searchInput.click();
 
   const nonExistantId = `${ridPrefix}:zt${rid.substring(2)}`;