diff --git a/include/ui/mainwindow.h b/include/ui/mainwindow.h
index 9e6b281..a180043 100644
--- a/include/ui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/include/ui/mainwindow.h
@@ -213,11 +213,8 @@ private:
     QMutex mu_remoteRouteProfiles;
 
     // search
-    bool searchEnabled = false;
     QString searchString;
 
-    void setSearchState(bool enable);
-
     QList<std::shared_ptr<Configs::ProxyEntity>> filterProfilesList(const QList<int>& profiles);
 
     QList<std::shared_ptr<Configs::ProxyEntity>> get_now_selected_list();
diff --git a/include/ui/mainwindow.ui b/include/ui/mainwindow.ui
index b64930a..d08b87f 100644
--- a/include/ui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/include/ui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
    <string notr="true">nya</string>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
-   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3" stretch="0,0,0">
+   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3" stretch="0,0,0,0">
     <item>
      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
       <item>
@@ -204,11 +204,18 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="search_input"/>
-      </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
+    <item>
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="search_input">
+      <property name="placeholderText">
+       <string>Search Filter...</string>
+      </property>
+      <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
+       <bool>true</bool>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QSplitter" name="splitter">
       <property name="orientation">
diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index 69574e2..7633cb0 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -326,10 +326,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
     ui->proxyListTable->setTabKeyNavigation(false);
 
     // search box
-    setSearchState(false);
     connect(shortcut_ctrl_f, &QShortcut::activated, this, [=, this]
     {
-        setSearchState(true);
         ui->search_input->setFocus();
     });
     connect(ui->search_input, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, [=,this](const QString& currentText)
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
             select_mode = false;
             refresh_status();
         }
-        if (searchEnabled) setSearchState(false);
+        if (ui->search_input->hasFocus()) ui->search_input->clear();
     });
 
     // refresh
@@ -1316,31 +1314,6 @@ void MainWindow::UpdateConnectionListWithRecreate(const QList<Stats::ConnectionM
     ui->connections->setUpdatesEnabled(true);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setSearchState(bool enable)
-{
-    searchEnabled = enable;
-    if (enable)
-    {
-        ui->data_view->hide();
-        ui->search_input->show();
-        adjustSize();
-    } else
-    {
-        ui->search_input->blockSignals(true);
-        ui->search_input->clear();
-        ui->search_input->blockSignals(false);
-
-        ui->search_input->hide();
-        ui->data_view->show();
-        adjustSize();
-        if (!searchString.isEmpty())
-        {
-            searchString.clear();
-            refresh_proxy_list(-1);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 QList<std::shared_ptr<Configs::ProxyEntity>> MainWindow::filterProfilesList(const QList<int>& profiles)
 {
     QList<std::shared_ptr<Configs::ProxyEntity>> res;