diff --git a/Output/Languages/en.xml b/Output/Languages/en.xml
index e3fd4cbe..b0cf6250 100644
--- a/Output/Languages/en.xml
+++ b/Output/Languages/en.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_PLAYERSELECT">Player selection</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_PLAYERSELECT_ON">Show player selection</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_PLAYERSELECT_OFF">Skip player selection</string>  
-  <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_SEARCH">Search:</string>
+  <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_SEARCH">Search song</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_NOLANGUAGE">No language</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_NOYEAR">No Year</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENSONG_NOGENRE">No Genre</string>
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenSong.xml b/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenSong.xml
index 484f4c5a..dc50dded 100644
--- a/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenSong.xml	
+++ b/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenSong.xml	
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@
       </Reflection>
     </Text>
     <Text Name="TextSearchBarTitle">
-      <X>150</X>
-      <Y>918</Y>
+      <X>355</X>
+      <Y>923</Y>
       <Z>0</Z>
-      <H>40.5</H>
+      <H>30.5</H>
       <MaxW>0</MaxW>
-      <Color Name="Invisible" />
-      <SelColor Name="TextSelColor" />
-      <Align>Right</Align>
+      <Color Name="ButtonTextColor" />
+      <SelColor Name="ButtonTextSelColor" />
+      <Align>Center</Align>
       <ResizeAlign>Center</ResizeAlign>
       <Style>Bold</Style>
       <Font>Outline</Font>
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
index 15a6c58b..117970d1 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenSong.cs
@@ -517,6 +517,24 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
         {
             base.HandleMouse(mouseEvent);
 
+			bool overSearchBar = _Statics[_StaticSearchBar].Visible && CHelper.IsInBounds(_Statics[_StaticSearchBar].Rect, mouseEvent) && !_Sso.Selection.PartyMode;
+			_Texts[_TextSearchBarTitle].Selected = overSearchBar;
+
+			if (mouseEvent.LB && overSearchBar)
+			{
+			    if (_SearchActive)
+			    {
+ 			        _SearchActive = false;
+			        _SearchText = String.Empty;
+			        _ApplyNewSearchFilter(_SearchText);
+			    }
+			    else if (!_Sso.Selection.PartyMode)
+			    {
+			        _SearchActive = true;
+			    }
+			    return true;
+			}
+
             if (_DragAndDropCover.Visible)
             {
                 _DragAndDropCover.X += mouseEvent.X - _OldMousePosX;
@@ -849,20 +867,18 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
                 _Texts[_TextSearchBar].Text += '|';
 
                 _Texts[_TextSearchBar].Visible = true;
-                _Texts[_TextSearchBarTitle].Visible = true;
+                _Texts[_TextSearchBarTitle].Visible = false;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBar].Visible = false;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBarSearch].Visible = true;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBarParty].Visible = false;
-                _Statics[_StaticSearchBar].Visible = true;
             }
             else
             {
                 _Texts[_TextSearchBar].Visible = false;
-                _Texts[_TextSearchBarTitle].Visible = false;
+                _Texts[_TextSearchBarTitle].Visible = !_Sso.Selection.PartyMode;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBar].Visible = !_Sso.Selection.PartyMode;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBarSearch].Visible = false;
                 _Texts[_TextHelpBarParty].Visible = _Sso.Selection.PartyMode;
-                _Statics[_StaticSearchBar].Visible = false;
             }
 
             _UpdatePartyModeOptions();
@@ -1423,6 +1439,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             _Texts[_TextOptionsPlayerSelect].Visible = false;
             _Texts[_TextOptionsPlaylist].Visible = false;
             _Statics[_StaticOptionsBG].Visible = false;
+			_Statics[_StaticSearchBar].Visible = !_Sso.Selection.PartyMode;
             _Buttons[_ButtonOpenOptions].Visible = true;
 
             if (view == ESongOptionsView.None)