diff --git a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
index 74d8f755a..1be344c98 100644
--- a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
@@ -121,11 +121,12 @@ FileBrowser::FileBrowser(const QString & directories, const QString & filter,
 	searchWidgetLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	searchWidgetLayout->setSpacing( 0 );
 
-	m_filterEdit = new QLineEdit( searchWidget );
-	m_filterEdit->setPlaceholderText( tr("Search") );
-	m_filterEdit->setClearButtonEnabled( true );
-	connect( m_filterEdit, SIGNAL( textEdited( const QString& ) ),
-			this, SLOT( filterAndExpandItems( const QString& ) ) );
+	m_filterEdit = new QLineEdit(searchWidget);
+	m_filterEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search"));
+	m_filterEdit->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+	m_filterEdit->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("zoom"), QLineEdit::LeadingPosition);
+
+	connect(m_filterEdit, &QLineEdit::textEdited, [this](const QString & filter) { filterAndExpandItems(filter); });
 
 	auto reload_btn = new QPushButton(embed::getIconPixmap("reload"), QString(), searchWidget);
 	reload_btn->setToolTip( tr( "Refresh list" ) );
diff --git a/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
index 7ba8bcc53..0217e3037 100644
--- a/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/PluginBrowser.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ PluginBrowser::PluginBrowser( QWidget * _parent ) :
 	hint->setWordWrap( true );
 
 	auto searchBar = new QLineEdit(m_view);
-	searchBar->setPlaceholderText( "Search" );
-	searchBar->setMaxLength( 64 );
-	searchBar->setClearButtonEnabled( true );
+	searchBar->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search"));
+	searchBar->setMaxLength(64);
+	searchBar->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+	searchBar->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("zoom"), QLineEdit::LeadingPosition);
 
 	m_descTree = new QTreeWidget( m_view );
 	m_descTree->setColumnCount( 1 );
diff --git a/src/gui/modals/EffectSelectDialog.cpp b/src/gui/modals/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
index 31ffd7728..993052fab 100644
--- a/src/gui/modals/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/modals/EffectSelectDialog.cpp
@@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ EffectSelectDialog::EffectSelectDialog( QWidget * _parent ) :
 	m_model.setSourceModel( &m_sourceModel );
 	m_model.setFilterCaseSensitivity( Qt::CaseInsensitive );
 
-	connect( ui->filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString& ) ),
-				&m_model, SLOT( setFilterFixedString( const QString& ) ) );
-	connect( ui->filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString& ) ),
-					this, SLOT(updateSelection()));
-	connect( ui->filterEdit, SIGNAL( textChanged( const QString& ) ),
-							SLOT(sortAgain()));
+	ui->filterEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Search"));
+	ui->filterEdit->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
+	ui->filterEdit->addAction(embed::getIconPixmap("zoom"), QLineEdit::LeadingPosition);
+
+	connect(ui->filterEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, &m_model, &QSortFilterProxyModel::setFilterFixedString);
+	connect(ui->filterEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &EffectSelectDialog::updateSelection);
+	connect(ui->filterEdit, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &EffectSelectDialog::sortAgain);
 
 	ui->pluginList->setModel( &m_model );