diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
index 0e1cf81..ec2ba76 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
@@ -885,6 +885,22 @@
                         <property name="width">2</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="showSearchOnTop">
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show search bar on top</property>
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                        <property name="halign">start</property>
+                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                        <property name="width">2</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
               </object>
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
index 0a3d6cd..4f6175c 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
         self.showPlacesPlugin = self.builder.get_object("showPlacesPlugin")
 
         self.showTooltips = self.builder.get_object("showToolTips")
+        self.showSearchOnTop = self.builder.get_object("showSearchOnTop")
 
         self.swapGeneric = self.builder.get_object("swapGeneric")
         self.hover = self.builder.get_object("hover")
@@ -137,6 +138,8 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "int", "fav-cols", self.favCols, "value-changed", self.favCols.set_value, self.favCols.get_value)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "remember-filter", self.rememberFilter, "toggled", self.rememberFilter.set_active, self.rememberFilter.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "enable-internet-search", self.enableInternetSearch, "toggled", self.enableInternetSearch.set_active,  self.enableInternetSearch.get_active)
+        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "string", "search-command", self.searchCommand, "changed", self.searchCommand.set_text, self.searchCommand.get_text)
+        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "search-on-top", self.showSearchOnTop, "toggled", self.showSearchOnTop.set_active, self.showSearchOnTop.get_active)
 
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsPlaces, "int", "icon-size", self.placesIconSize, "value-changed", self.placesIconSize.set_value, self.placesIconSize.get_value)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsSystem, "int", "icon-size", self.systemIconSize, "value-changed", self.systemIconSize.set_value, self.systemIconSize.get_value)
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "string", "applet-text", self.buttonText, "changed", self.buttonText.set_text, self.buttonText.get_text)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "string", "hot-key", self.hotkeyWidget, "accel-edited", self.hotkeyWidget.set_val, self.hotkeyWidget.get_val)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "string", "applet-icon", self.buttonIconChooser, "file-set", self.setButtonIcon, self.buttonIconChooser.get_filename)
-        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "string", "search-command", self.searchCommand, "changed", self.searchCommand.set_text, self.searchCommand.get_text)
+        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "bool", "tooltips-enabled", self.showTooltips, "toggled", self.showTooltips.set_active, self.showTooltips.get_active)
 
         self.getPluginsToggle()
         self.showRecentPlugin.connect("toggled", self.setPluginsLayout)
@@ -156,8 +159,6 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
         self.showSystemPlugin.connect("toggled", self.setPluginsLayout)
         self.showPlacesPlugin.connect("toggled", self.setPluginsLayout)
 
-        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "bool", "tooltips-enabled", self.showTooltips, "toggled", self.showTooltips.set_active, self.showTooltips.get_active)
-
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsPlaces, "bool", "show-computer", self.computertoggle, "toggled", self.computertoggle.set_active, self.computertoggle.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsPlaces, "bool", "show-home-folder", self.homefoldertoggle, "toggled", self.homefoldertoggle.set_active, self.homefoldertoggle.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsPlaces, "bool", "show-network", self.networktoggle, "toggled", self.networktoggle.set_active, self.networktoggle.get_active)
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
index f74ec29..8f901c2 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkBox" id="vbox4">
+          <object class="GtkBox" id="main_box">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="border_width">3</property>
             <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook2">
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@
                     <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
                     <property name="spacing">3</property>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkBox" id="hbox3">
+                      <object class="GtkBox" id="title_bar">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkBox" id="hbox5">
+                      <object class="GtkBox" id="applications">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <child>
@@ -358,8 +359,8 @@
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="hbox9">
-                <property name="height_request">30</property>
+              <object class="GtkBox" id="search_bar">
+                <property name="height_request">20</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <child>
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index e3c5076..cacaca9 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         self.builder.add_from_file (os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "applications.glade"))
 
         # Read GLADE file
+        self.main_box = self.builder.get_object("main_box")
+        self.notebook = self.builder.get_object("notebook2")
+        self.search_bar = self.builder.get_object("search_bar")
         self.searchEntry = self.builder.get_object("searchEntry")
         self.searchButton = self.builder.get_object("searchButton")
         self.showAllAppsButton = self.builder.get_object("showAllAppsButton")
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ class pluginclass(object):
             self.settings.notifyAdd("swap-generic-name", self.changeSwapGenericName)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("show-category-icons", self.changeShowCategoryIcons)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("show-application-comments", self.changeShowApplicationComments)
+            self.settings.notifyAdd("search-on-top", self.positionSearchBar)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("use-apt", self.switchAPTUsage)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("fav-cols", self.changeFavCols)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("remember-filter", self.changeRememberFilter)
@@ -243,6 +247,8 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
+        self.positionSearchBar()
+
         self.currentFavCol = 0
         self.favorites = []
 
@@ -380,6 +386,16 @@ class pluginclass(object):
             if isinstance(child, FavApplicationLauncher):
                 child.setIconSize(self.faviconsize)
 
+    def positionSearchBar(self, settings=None, key=None, args=None):
+        self.main_box.remove(self.notebook)
+        self.main_box.remove(self.search_bar)
+        if self.settings.get("bool", "search-on-top"):
+            self.main_box.pack_start(self.search_bar, False, False, 0)
+            self.main_box.pack_start(self.notebook, True, True, 0)
+        else:
+            self.main_box.pack_start(self.notebook, True, True, 0)
+            self.main_box.pack_start(self.search_bar, False, False, 0)
+
     def switchAPTUsage(self, settings, key, args):
         self.useAPT = settings.get_boolean(key)
         self.refresh_apt_cache()
diff --git a/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml b/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
index 95f078c..124f180 100644
--- a/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
+++ b/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.linuxmint.mintmenu.gschema.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@
       <summary></summary>
       <description></description>
     </key>
+
+    <key type="b" name="search-on-top">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary></summary>
+      <description></description>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 
   <schema id="com.linuxmint.mintmenu.plugins.system_management" path="/com/linuxmint/mintmenu/plugins/system_management/">