diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
index da9dec4ef..58cdb514a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/panel_friends.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 	<!--combo_box allow_text_entry="false" enabled="true" follows="right|top" bottom_delta="20" height="18" hidden="false" left="-255" max_chars="20" tool_tip="Buddy group" name="buddy_group_combobox" width="130">
 		<combo_item type="string" length="20" enabled="true" name="All" value="All">All</combo_item>
 	</combo_box-->
-	<text bottom_delta="-40" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" name="Contact Search:" width="110">Contact Search:</text>
-	<search_editor bottom_delta="0" enabled="true" follows="left|top" font="SansSerif" height="18" left="90" name="buddy_search_lineedit" label="Type here to search" tool_tip="The friend name you want to search for" width="160"/>
+	<!--text bottom_delta="-40" follows="left|top" font="SansSerifSmall" height="16" name="Contact Search:" width="110">Contact Search:</text-->
+	<search_editor bottom_delta="-40" enabled="true" follows="left|top" font="SansSerif" height="18" name="buddy_search_lineedit" label="Contact Search" tool_tip="The friend name you want to search for" width="160"/>
 	<button bottom_delta="0" follows="top|right" height="22" label="0" left="-120" name="expand_collapse_btn" tool_tip="Expand/Collapse extra info" width="22"/>
 	<pad bottom="-7" height="0" left="-90" width="1"/>
 	<!--button bottom_delta="-25" follows="top|right" height="22" label="Set Contact" name="assign_btn" tool_tip="Assign a friend to a Contact Group" width="80"/-->