diff --git a/src/common.lua b/src/common.lua
index bb76144..edd64f5 100644
--- a/src/common.lua
+++ b/src/common.lua
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ local function reset_data(data)
 	data.scrbar_rcp    = 1
 	data.scrbar_usg    = 1
 	data.query_item    = nil
+	data.enable_search = nil
 	data.recipes       = nil
 	data.usages        = nil
 	data.export_rcp    = nil
diff --git a/src/fields.lua b/src/fields.lua
index 2fe2857..42540b8 100644
--- a/src/fields.lua
+++ b/src/fields.lua
@@ -309,13 +309,21 @@ end
 local function rcp_fields(player, data, fields)
 	local sb_rcp, sb_usg = fields.scrbar_rcp, fields.scrbar_usg
 
+	if fields.filter and fields.filter == "" then
+		data.enable_search = nil
+	end
+
 	if fields.cancel then
 		reset_data(data)
 
 	elseif fields.exit then
 		data.query_item = nil
 
-	elseif fields.key_enter_field == "filter" or fields.search then
+	elseif fields.enable_search then
+		data.enable_search = true
+		return set_fs(player)
+
+	elseif fields.filter and (fields.key_enter_field == "filter" or fields.search) then
 		if fields.filter == "" then
 			reset_data(data)
 			return set_fs(player)
diff --git a/src/gui.lua b/src/gui.lua
index ecdbb85..6c004e0 100644
--- a/src/gui.lua
+++ b/src/gui.lua
@@ -1325,10 +1325,16 @@ local function get_items_fs(fs, data, player, full_height)
 
 	bg9(data.inv_width + 0.1, 0, 7.9, full_height, PNG.bg_full, 10)
 
-	fs("set_focus[filter]",
-	   "style[filter;font_size=18;textcolor=#ccc]",
-	   fmt("field[%f,0.2;3.35,0.6;filter;;%s]", data.inv_width + 0.85, ESC(data.filter)),
-	   "field_close_on_enter[filter;false]")
+	if data.enable_search then
+		fs("set_focus[filter]",
+		   "style[filter;font_size=18;textcolor=#ccc]",
+		   fmt("field[%f,0.2;3.35,0.6;filter;;%s]", data.inv_width + 0.85, ESC(data.filter)),
+		   "field_close_on_enter[filter;false]")
+	else
+		fs"style_type[label;font=italic;font_size=18]"
+		label(data.inv_width + 0.9, 0.49, clr("#aaa", ES"Search..."))
+		button(data.inv_width + 0.8, 0.2, 4, 1, "enable_search", "")
+	end
 
 	image_button(data.inv_width + 0.35, 0.32, 0.35, 0.35, "", "search", "")
 	image_button(data.inv_width + 5.27, 0.3,  0.35, 0.35, "", "prev_page", "")