diff --git a/ui/index.jsp b/ui/index.jsp
index 762145fadb3..dafd8a9af79 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/index.jsp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                                 <li>
                                     <div id="basic_search" class="search_textbg">
                                         <input class="text" type="text" id="search_input" />
-                                        <div class="search_closebutton" style="display: none;">
+                                        <div id="search_closebutton" class="search_closebutton" style="display: none;">
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </li>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
index 37ec4ce9150..6803bdfc8ec 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
@@ -988,10 +988,16 @@ function listMidMenuItems2(commandString, getSearchParamsFn, jsonResponse1, json
 	
 	(page > 1)? $("#midmenu_prevbutton").show(): $("#midmenu_prevbutton").hide();
 	
+	var searchParams = getSearchParamsFn();
+	if(searchParams.length > 0)
+	    $("#search_closebutton").show();
+	else
+	    $("#search_closebutton").hide();
+	
     var count = 0;    
     $.ajax({
         cache: false,
-        data: createURL("command="+commandString+getSearchParamsFn()+"&pagesize="+midmenuItemCount+"&page="+page),
+        data: createURL("command="+commandString+searchParams+"&pagesize="+midmenuItemCount+"&page="+page),
         dataType: "json",
         async: false,
         success: function(json) {