diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
index 8731ba48d973e1c4281f2b6a8c77b3efcffcfdb8..10f0b2ae5066bcce0ce86bbe1388046ac9d7df12 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
@@ -84,13 +84,19 @@ stage {
 
 /* Entries */
 StEntry {
+  min-height: 1.5em;
   border-radius: $button_radius;
-  padding: 4px;
+  padding: 7px 9px;
   border-width: 1px;
   color: $fg_color;
   @include entry(normal);
-  //&:hover { @include entry(hover);}
-  &:focus { @include entry(focus,$fc:transparentize($fg_color,0.5));}
+  &:hover { @include entry(hover);}
+  &:focus {
+    @include entry(focus,$fc:transparentize($fg_color,0.5));
+    padding: 6px 8px;
+    border-width: 2px;
+    border-color: $selected_bg_color;
+  }
   &:insensitive { @include entry(insensitive);}
   selection-background-color: $selected_bg_color;
   selected-color: $selected_fg_color;
@@ -1356,16 +1362,10 @@ StScrollBar {
   //search entry
   .search-entry, %search_entry {
     width: 320px;
-    padding: 7px 9px;
     border-radius: 18px;
     color: $fg_color;
     background-color: $base_color;
     border-color: $borders_color;
-    &:focus {
-      padding: 6px 8px;
-      border-width: 2px;
-      border-color: $selected_bg_color;
-    }
 
     .search-entry-icon { icon-size: 1em; padding: 0 4px; color: $fg_color; }
 
diff --git a/js/ui/lookingGlass.js b/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
index a53fd90db7bf52fedc0cf77c3d479c18765b1991..8c50b8e8bc9b7a203dfe4b7f01ce145cd1e7cd27 100644
--- a/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
+++ b/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
@@ -847,7 +847,10 @@ var LookingGlass = class LookingGlass {
         this._entryArea = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'EntryArea' });
         this._evalBox.add_actor(this._entryArea);
 
-        let label = new St.Label({ text: CHEVRON });
+        let label = new St.Label({
+            text: CHEVRON,
+            y_align: Clutter.ActorAlign.CENTER,
+        });
         this._entryArea.add(label);
 
         this._entry = new St.Entry({ can_focus: true });