diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
index 1385230..dda43c5 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.glade
@@ -830,30 +830,19 @@
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="label5">
+                      <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="search_on_top">
+                        <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show search bar on top</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can_focus">False</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="label" translatable="yes">Search command:</property>
+                        <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="left_attach">0</property>
                         <property name="top_attach">5</property>
-                      </packing>
-                    </child>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkEntry" id="search_command">
-                        <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_STRUCTURE_MASK</property>
-                        <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
-                        <property name="primary_icon_activatable">False</property>
-                        <property name="secondary_icon_activatable">False</property>
-                      </object>
-                      <packing>
-                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                        <property name="top_attach">5</property>
+                        <property name="width">2</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                     <child>
@@ -904,6 +893,33 @@
                         <property name="width">2</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkLabel" id="search_command_label">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">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="label" translatable="yes">Search command:</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkEntry" id="search_command">
+                        <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_STRUCTURE_MASK</property>
+                        <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
+                        <property name="primary_icon_activatable">False</property>
+                        <property name="secondary_icon_activatable">False</property>
+                      </object>
+                      <packing>
+                        <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                        <property name="top_attach">9</property>
+                      </packing>
+                    </child>
                   </object>
                 </child>
               </object>
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
index 2971482..3d0c187 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenuConfig.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
 
         self.startWithFavorites = self.builder.get_object("startWithFavorites")
         self.showAppComments = self.builder.get_object("showAppComments")
+        self.search_on_top = self.builder.get_object("search_on_top")
         self.useAPT = self.builder.get_object("use_apt")
         self.showCategoryIcons = self.builder.get_object("showCategoryIcons")
         self.showRecentPlugin = self.builder.get_object("showRecentPlugin")
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ class mintMenuConfig(object):
 
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settings, "bool", "start-with-favorites", self.startWithFavorites, "toggled", self.startWithFavorites.set_active, self.startWithFavorites.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "show-application-comments", self.showAppComments, "toggled", self.showAppComments.set_active, self.showAppComments.get_active)
+        self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "search-on-top", self.search_on_top, "toggled", self.search_on_top.set_active, self.search_on_top.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "use-apt", self.useAPT, "toggled", self.useAPT.set_active, self.useAPT.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "show-category-icons", self.showCategoryIcons, "toggled", self.showCategoryIcons.set_active, self.showCategoryIcons.get_active)
         self.bindGSettingsValueToWidget(self.settingsApplications, "bool", "categories-mouse-over", self.hover, "toggled", self.hover.set_active, self.hover.get_active)
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
index ffc4296..e171e13 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <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="orientation">vertical</property>
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
                     <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 +261,7 @@
                       </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>
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
-              <object class="GtkBox" id="hbox9">
+              <object class="GtkBox" id="search_bar">
                 <property name="height_request">30</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
                 <property name="fill">False</property>
-                <property name="pack_type">end</property>
                 <property name="position">1</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index b952bf3..45b8daf 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")
@@ -181,7 +184,6 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         self.favoritesBox = self.builder.get_object("favoritesBox")
         self.applicationsScrolledWindow = self.builder.get_object("applicationsScrolledWindow")
 
-
         self.headingstocolor = [self.builder.get_object("label6"), self.builder.get_object("label2")]
         self.numApps = 0
         # These properties are NECESSARY to maintain consistency
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ 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.switch_search_bar_position)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("use-apt", self.switchAPTUsage)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("fav-cols", self.changeFavCols)
             self.settings.notifyAdd("remember-filter", self.changeRememberFilter)
@@ -243,6 +246,9 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
+        # Position search bar
+        self.position_search_bar()
+
         self.currentFavCol = 0
         self.favorites = []
 
@@ -376,6 +382,21 @@ class pluginclass(object):
             if isinstance(child, FavApplicationLauncher):
                 child.setIconSize(self.faviconsize)
 
+    def switch_search_bar_position(self, settings, key, args):
+        self.search_on_top = settings.get_boolean(key)
+        self.position_search_bar()
+
+    def position_search_bar(self):
+        """ Set search bar position (top/bottom) based on self.search_on_top """
+        self.main_box.remove(self.notebook)
+        self.main_box.remove(self.search_bar)
+        if self.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()
@@ -462,6 +483,7 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         self.showcategoryicons = self.settings.get("bool", "show-category-icons")
         self.categoryhoverdelay = self.settings.get("int", "category-hover-delay")
         self.showapplicationcomments = self.settings.get("bool", "show-application-comments")
+        self.search_on_top = self.settings.get("bool", "search-on-top")
         self.useAPT = self.settings.get("bool", "use-apt")
         self.rememberFilter = self.settings.get("bool", "remember-filter")
         self.enableInternetSearch = self.settings.get("bool", "enable-internet-search")
@@ -520,11 +542,10 @@ class pluginclass(object):
         self.settings.set("int", "last-active-tab", self.lastActiveTab)
 
     def changeTab(self, tabNum, clear = True):
-        notebook = self.builder.get_object("notebook2")
         if tabNum == 0:
-            notebook.set_current_page(0)
+            self.notebook.set_current_page(0)
         elif tabNum == 1:
-            notebook.set_current_page(1)
+            self.notebook.set_current_page(1)
 
         self.focusSearchEntry(clear)
         self.lastActiveTab = tabNum
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 65c00e9..ef3918d 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
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@
       <description></description>
     </key>
 
+    <key type="b" name="search-on-top">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary></summary>
+      <description></description>
+    </key>
+
     <key type="b" name="use-apt">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary></summary>