diff --git a/kcontrol/kicker/menutab.ui b/kcontrol/kicker/menutab.ui
index e64285767..d29c41e16 100644
--- a/kcontrol/kicker/menutab.ui
+++ b/kcontrol/kicker/menutab.ui
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 						</sizepolicy>
 					</property>
 					<property name="text">
-						<string>Custom K Menu button icon:</string>
+						<string>K Menu button icon:</string>
 					</property>
 				</widget>
 				<widget class="KPushButton" row="3" column="3" colspan="2">
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
 				</spacer>
 			</grid>
 		</widget>
-		<widget class="QButtonGroup" row="0" column="1" rowspan="2">
+		<widget class="QButtonGroup" row="0" column="1" rowspan="1">
 		<property name="name">
 			<cstring>m_pRecentOrderGroup</cstring>
 		</property>
@@ -602,6 +602,53 @@
 				</spacer>
 			</grid>
 		</widget>
+		<widget class="QButtonGroup" row="1" column="1" rowspan="1">
+			<property name="name">
+				<cstring>m_pSearchGroup</cstring>
+			</property>
+			<property name="title">
+				<string>K Menu Search</string>
+			</property>
+			<grid>
+				<property name="name">
+					<cstring>unnamed</cstring>
+				</property>
+				<widget class="QCheckBox">
+					<property name="name">
+						<cstring>kcfg_UseSearchBar</cstring>
+					</property>
+					<property name="text">
+						<string>Show search field in K Menu</string>
+					</property>
+					<property name="checked">
+						<bool>true</bool>
+					</property>
+					<property name="enabled">
+						<bool>false</bool>
+					</property>
+					<property name="whatsThis" stdset="0">
+						<string>&lt;qt&gt;When this option is selected a text-based search field will appear in the K Menu.&lt;/qt&gt;</string>
+					</property>
+				</widget>
+				<spacer row="0" column="1" rowspan="3" colspan="1">
+					<property name="name">
+						<cstring>Spacer8</cstring>
+					</property>
+					<property name="orientation">
+						<enum>Horizontal</enum>
+					</property>
+					<property name="sizeType">
+						<enum>Expanding</enum>
+					</property>
+					<property name="sizeHint">
+						<size>
+							<width>20</width>
+							<height>0</height>
+						</size>
+					</property>
+				</spacer>
+			</grid>
+		</widget>
 	</grid>
     </vbox>
 </widget>
diff --git a/kicker/kicker/ui/k_mnu.cpp b/kicker/kicker/ui/k_mnu.cpp
index 589ed74e8..ae5076501 100644
--- a/kicker/kicker/ui/k_mnu.cpp
+++ b/kicker/kicker/ui/k_mnu.cpp
@@ -220,17 +220,19 @@ void PanelKMenu::initialize()
     PanelServiceMenu::initialize();
 
     // Insert search field
-    TQHBox* hbox = new TQHBox( this );
-    KToolBarButton *clearButton = new KToolBarButton( "locationbar_erase", 0, hbox );
-    searchEdit = new KPIM::ClickLineEdit(hbox, " "+i18n("Press '/' to search..."));
-    hbox->setFocusPolicy(TQWidget::StrongFocus);
-    hbox->setFocusProxy(searchEdit);
-    hbox->setSpacing( 3 );
-    connect(clearButton, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), searchEdit, TQT_SLOT(clear()));
-    connect(this, TQT_SIGNAL(aboutToHide()), this, TQT_SLOT(slotClearSearch())); 
-    connect(searchEdit, TQT_SIGNAL(textChanged(const TQString&)),
-        this, TQT_SLOT( slotUpdateSearch( const TQString&)));
-    insertItem(hbox, searchLineID, 0);
+    if (KickerSettings::UseSearchBar())
+        TQHBox* hbox = new TQHBox( this );
+        KToolBarButton *clearButton = new KToolBarButton( "locationbar_erase", 0, hbox );
+        searchEdit = new KPIM::ClickLineEdit(hbox, " "+i18n("Press '/' to search..."));
+        hbox->setFocusPolicy(TQWidget::StrongFocus);
+        hbox->setFocusProxy(searchEdit);
+        hbox->setSpacing( 3 );
+        connect(clearButton, TQT_SIGNAL(clicked()), searchEdit, TQT_SLOT(clear()));
+        connect(this, TQT_SIGNAL(aboutToHide()), this, TQT_SLOT(slotClearSearch())); 
+        connect(searchEdit, TQT_SIGNAL(textChanged(const TQString&)),
+            this, TQT_SLOT( slotUpdateSearch( const TQString&)));
+        insertItem(hbox, searchLineID, 0);
+    }
 
     //TQToolTip::add(clearButton, i18n("Clear Search"));
     //TQToolTip::add(searchEdit, i18n("Enter the name of an application"));
diff --git a/kicker/libkicker/kickerSettings.kcfg b/kicker/libkicker/kickerSettings.kcfg
index 7e6f76366..ff86c8431 100644
--- a/kicker/libkicker/kickerSettings.kcfg
+++ b/kicker/libkicker/kickerSettings.kcfg
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
       <default>true</default>
    </entry>
 
+<entry name="UseSearchBar" type="Bool" >
+      <label>Show searh field in Kmenu</label>
+      <default>true</default>
+   </entry>
+
 <entry name="SidePixmapName" key="SideName" type="String" >
       <label>The name of the file to use as the side image in the K Menu</label>
       <default>kside.png</default>