diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
index eb18d32b25c..48c9890cfb5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js.coffee
@@ -203,4 +203,13 @@ $ ->
     form = btn.closest("form")
     new ConfirmDangerModal(form, text)
 
+  $('input[type="search"]').each ->
+    $this = $(this)
+    $this.attr 'value', $this.val()
+    return
+    
+  $(document).on 'keyup', 'input[type="search"]' , (e) ->
+    $this = $(this)
+    $this.attr 'value', $this.val()
+
   new Aside()
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/forms.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/forms.scss
index 4dab806d50e..d097e4d32f7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/forms.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/forms.scss
@@ -2,11 +2,42 @@ textarea {
   resize: vertical;
 }
 
-input[type='search'].search-text-input {
-  background-image: image-url("icon-search.png");
+input {
+  border-radius: $border-radius-base;
+}
+
+input[type='search'] {
+  background-color: white;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+}
+
+input[type='search'].search-input {
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: 10px;
-  padding-left: 25px;
+  background-size: 16px;
+  background-position-x: 30%;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  background-color: $gray-light;
+
+  &.search-input[value=""] {
+    background-image: url('data:image/png;base64,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');
+  }
+
+  &.search-input::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  &.search-input:-moz-placeholder { /* Firefox 18- */
+    text-align: center;  
+  }
+
+  &.search-input::-moz-placeholder {  /* Firefox 19+ */
+    text-align: center;  
+  }
+
+  &.search-input:-ms-input-placeholder {  
+    text-align: center; 
+  }
 }
 
 input[type='text'].danger {
@@ -74,6 +105,7 @@ label {
 
 .form-control {
   @include box-shadow(none);
+  border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
 .form-control-inline {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
index ba5e72c8c5a..f875b1460e7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/header.scss
@@ -108,16 +108,10 @@ header {
 
     .search-input {
       width: 220px;
-      background-image: image-url("icon-search.png");
-      background-repeat: no-repeat;
-      background-position: 195px;
-      @include input-big;
 
       &:focus {
         @include box-shadow(none);
         outline: none;
-        border-color: #DDD;
-        background-color: #FFF;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/tw_bootstrap_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/tw_bootstrap_variables.scss
index 798cd224ad0..33270388e64 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/tw_bootstrap_variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/tw_bootstrap_variables.scss
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ $brand-info:     $gl-info;
 $brand-warning:  $gl-warning;
 $brand-danger:   $gl-danger;
 
-$border-radius-base:        2px !default;
-$border-radius-large:       2px !default;
-$border-radius-small:       2px !default;
+$border-radius-base:        3px !default;
+$border-radius-large:       3px !default;
+$border-radius-small:       3px !default;
 
 
 //== Scaffolding
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
index ad92cc22815..dd6a251f811 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issues.scss
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@
 .issue-search-form {
   margin: 0;
   height: 24px;
-
-  .issue_search {
-    border: 1px solid #DDD !important;
-    background-color: #f4f4f4;
-  }
 }
 
 form.edit-issue {
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index f3a2723ee0d..a2458ad3be0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   def search_placeholder
     if @project && @project.persisted?
-      'Search in this project'
+      'Search'
     elsif @snippet || @snippets || @show_snippets
       'Search snippets'
     elsif @group && @group.persisted?
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_form.html.haml
index 3a5ad00aa91..6672ea79629 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_search_form.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 = form_tag(path, method: :get, id: "issue_search_form", class: 'pull-left issue-search-form') do
   .append-right-10.hidden-xs.hidden-sm
-    = search_field_tag :issue_search, params[:issue_search], { placeholder: 'Filter by title or description', class: 'form-control issue_search search-text-input', spellcheck: false }
+    = search_field_tag :issue_search, params[:issue_search], { placeholder: 'Filter by name ...', class: 'form-control issue_search search-text-input', spellcheck: false }
     = hidden_field_tag :state, params['state']
     = hidden_field_tag :scope, params['scope']
     = hidden_field_tag :assignee_id, params['assignee_id']
diff --git a/features/steps/project/wiki.rb b/features/steps/project/wiki.rb
index d753ae14590..2a735afbe7b 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/wiki.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/wiki.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectWiki < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'I search for Wiki content' do
-    fill_in "Search in this project", with: "wiki_content"
+    fill_in "Search", with: "wiki_content"
     click_button "Search"
   end