diff --git a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
index 29f6f9791..9b2b968d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/qupzilla.cpp
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ void QupZilla::loadSettings()
     settings.beginGroup("Browser-View-Settings");
     bool showStatusBar = settings.value("showStatusBar", true).toBool();
     bool showHomeIcon = settings.value("showHomeButton", true).toBool();
+    bool showWebSearchBar = settings.value("showWebSearchBar", true).toBool();
     bool showBackForwardIcons = settings.value("showBackForwardButtons", true).toBool();
     bool showBookmarksToolbar = settings.value("showBookmarksToolbar", true).toBool();
     bool showNavigationToolbar = settings.value("showNavigationToolbar", true).toBool();
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ void QupZilla::loadSettings()
     m_navigationBar->buttonHome()->setVisible(showHomeIcon);
     m_navigationBar->buttonBack()->setVisible(showBackForwardIcons);
     m_navigationBar->buttonNext()->setVisible(showBackForwardIcons);
+    m_navigationBar->searchLine()->setVisible(showWebSearchBar);
     m_navigationBar->buttonAddTab()->setVisible(showAddTab);
 
     m_sideBarManager->showSideBar(activeSideBar, false);
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
index cb9a3e939..68d5fc96e 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences(QupZilla* mainClass, QWidget* parent)
     ui->showHome->setChecked(settings.value("showHomeButton", true).toBool());
     ui->showBackForward->setChecked(settings.value("showBackForwardButtons", true).toBool());
     ui->showAddTabButton->setChecked(settings.value("showAddTabButton", false).toBool());
+    ui->showWebSearchBar->setChecked(settings.value("showWebSearchBar", true).toBool());
     ui->useTransparentBg->setChecked(settings.value("useTransparentBackground", false).toBool());
     settings.endGroup();
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
@@ -762,6 +763,7 @@ void Preferences::saveSettings()
     settings.setValue("showNavigationToolbar", ui->showNavigationToolbar->isChecked());
     settings.setValue("showHomeButton", ui->showHome->isChecked());
     settings.setValue("showBackForwardButtons", ui->showBackForward->isChecked());
+    settings.setValue("showWebSearchBar", ui->showWebSearchBar->isChecked());
     settings.setValue("useTransparentBackground", ui->useTransparentBg->isChecked());
     settings.setValue("showAddTabButton", ui->showAddTabButton->isChecked());
     settings.endGroup();
diff --git a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.ui b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.ui
index 5e3718faf..b45f63466 100644
--- a/src/lib/preferences/preferences.ui
+++ b/src/lib/preferences/preferences.ui
@@ -495,6 +495,19 @@
              </property>
             </spacer>
            </item>
+           <item row="1" column="2">
+            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+             </property>
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+              <size>
+               <width>40</width>
+               <height>20</height>
+              </size>
+             </property>
+            </spacer>
+           </item>
            <item row="1" column="1">
             <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_7">
              <item row="0" column="0">
@@ -520,19 +533,6 @@
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="1" column="2">
-            <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-             <property name="orientation">
-              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-             </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-              <size>
-               <width>40</width>
-               <height>20</height>
-              </size>
-             </property>
-            </spacer>
-           </item>
            <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
              <property name="text">
@@ -554,21 +554,21 @@
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="5" column="1">
+           <item row="6" column="1">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showAddTabButton">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Show Add Tab button</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="0" colspan="2">
+           <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
              <property name="text">
               <string>&lt;b&gt;Background&lt;b/&gt;</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="8" column="1">
+           <item row="9" column="1">
             <spacer name="verticalSpacer_12">
              <property name="orientation">
               <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
@@ -581,13 +581,20 @@
              </property>
             </spacer>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="1">
+           <item row="8" column="1">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useTransparentBg">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Use transparent background</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="5" column="1">
+            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showWebSearchBar">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Show web search bar</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
         </widget>