diff --git a/qt-ui/searchbar.ui b/qt-ui/searchbar.ui
index df956b230..22bce39c6 100644
--- a/qt-ui/searchbar.ui
+++ b/qt-ui/searchbar.ui
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>2</number>
    </property>
+   <item>
+    <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>40</width>
+       <height>20</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="searchEdit">
      <property name="sizePolicy">