diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/forms.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/forms.less
index dbbe8e407d..0a892b2da6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/forms.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/forms.less
@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ label.control-label {
 }
 
 
+.form-search .search-input {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    border-color: @grayLight;
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:focus:hover {
+        border-color: #ccc;
+    }
+
+    &:-moz-placeholder {
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+    &:-ms-input-placeholder {
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+    &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+      font-weight: normal;
+    }
+}
+
+
 // GENERAL STYLES
 // --------------
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-navigation.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-navigation.html
index c88dda456c..3e87bccde6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-navigation.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/application/umb-navigation.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<div id="leftcolumn" ng-controller="Umbraco.NavigationController" 
+<div id="leftcolumn" ng-controller="Umbraco.NavigationController"
     ng-mouseleave="leaveTree($event)" ng-mouseenter="enterTree($event)">
-    
+
     <umb-sections sections="sections" ng-if="authenticated">
     </umb-sections>
 
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
     <div id="navigation" ng-show="showNavigation" class="fill umb-modalcolumn" ng-animate="'slide'" nav-resize>
 
         <div ng-swipe-left="nav.hideNavigation()" class="navigation-inner-container span6">
-            
+
             <!-- the search -->
             <div ng-controller="Umbraco.SearchController" ng-if="authenticated">
-                          
-                <!-- Search form -->      
+
+                <!-- Search form -->
                 <div id="search-form">
                     <div class="umb-modalcolumn-header">
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
                                 hotkey="ctrl+space"
                                 id="search-field"
                                 ng-model="searchTerm"
-                                class="umb-search-field search-query"
+                                class="umb-search-field search-query search-input"
                                 localize="placeholder"
                                 placeholder="@placeholders_search"
-                                ng-keydown="navigateResults($event)"/>                            
+                                ng-keydown="navigateResults($event)"/>
                         </form>
                     </div>
                 </div>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                             <div>
                                 <h5><localize key="general_searchResults">Search results</localize></h5>
                             </div>
-                        
+
                             <ul class="umb-search-group" ng-repeat="group in groups">
                                 <li ng-repeat="result in group.results" ng-class="{'current':selectedItem == result}">
                                     <div>
@@ -57,34 +57,34 @@
                             </ul>
 
                         </li>
-                    </ul>    
+                    </ul>
                 </div>
-            
+
             </div>
 
             <!-- the tree -->
             <div id="tree" class="umb-modalcolumn-body" ng-if="authenticated">
-                <umb-tree 
+                <umb-tree
                     cachekey="_"
-                    eventhandler="treeEventHandler" 
+                    eventhandler="treeEventHandler"
                     section="{{currentSection}}" >
                 </umb-tree>
             </div>
         </div>
 
         <div class="offset6" id="navOffset" style="z-index: 10">
-            
+
             <!-- The context menu -->
             <div id='contextMenu' class="umb-modalcolumn fill shadow" ng-swipe-left="nav.hideMenu()" ng-show="showContextMenu" ng-animate="'slide'">
-                <umb-context-menu                     
+                <umb-context-menu
                     menu-dialog-title="{{menuDialogTitle}}"
                     current-section="{{currentSection}}"
                     current-node="menuNode"
                     menu-actions="menuActions">
-                </umb-context-menu>    
+                </umb-context-menu>
             </div>
-            
-            
+
+
             <!-- Tree dialogs -->
             <div id="dialog" class='umb-modalcolumn fill shadow'
                 ng-swipe-left="nav.hideDialog()"
@@ -97,5 +97,5 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-    
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+</div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
index ad9083d084..a9a05a8163 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/listview/listview.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                    <div class="inner-addon left-addon">
                        <i class="icon icon-search" ng-click="enterSearch($event)"></i>
                        <input
-                        class="form-control"
+                        class="form-control search-input"
                         type="text"
                         localize="placeholder"
                         placeholder="@general_typeToSearch"