diff --git a/core/css/mobile.css b/core/css/mobile.css
index 2256d821d7..9008e39b89 100644
--- a/core/css/mobile.css
+++ b/core/css/mobile.css
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 	width: 0;
 	cursor: pointer;
 	background-color: transparent;
-	background-image: url('../img/actions/search-white.svg');
 	-webkit-transition: all 100ms;
 	-moz-transition: all 100ms;
 	-o-transition: all 100ms;
@@ -44,8 +43,7 @@
 	width: 155px;
 	max-width: 50%;
 	cursor: text;
-	background-color: #fff;
-	background-image: url('../img/actions/search.svg');
+	background-color: #112;
 	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100)";
 	opacity: 1;
 }
diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index ccb4801087..619a9df743 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ input:disabled+label, input:disabled:hover+label, input:disabled:focus+label {
 	font-size: 1.2em;
 	padding: 3px;
 	padding-left: 25px;
-	background: #fff url('../img/actions/search.svg') no-repeat 6px center;
+	background: #112 url('../img/actions/search-white.svg') no-repeat 6px center;
+	color: #fff;
 	border: 0;
 	border-radius: 3px;
 	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=30)";
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ input:disabled+label, input:disabled:hover+label, input:disabled:focus+label {
 .searchbox input[type="search"]:active {
 	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=70)";
 	opacity: .7;
+	color: #fff;
 }
 
 input[type="submit"].enabled {