diff --git a/src/app-grid.c b/src/app-grid.c
index a4dbf15941b1eafbc7d22a6f72ac655b0984c610..4224fcb13d2bcca7bf6be3f1f25475f85d79b5c0 100644
--- a/src/app-grid.c
+++ b/src/app-grid.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct _PhoshAppGridPrivate {
 
   GtkWidget *deck;
   GtkWidget *search;
+  GtkWidget *search_apply_revealer;
+  GtkWidget *search_apply_button;
   GtkWidget *apps;
   GtkWidget *favs;
   GtkWidget *favs_revealer;
@@ -635,6 +637,8 @@ on_search_activated (GtkSearchEntry *entry,
   if (!gtk_widget_has_focus (GTK_WIDGET (entry)))
     return;
 
+  gtk_widget_grab_focus (priv->search_apply_button);
+
   /* Don't activate when there isn't an active search */
   if (!priv->search_string || *priv->search_string == '\0')
     return;
@@ -661,6 +665,8 @@ on_search_lost_focus (GtkWidget    *widget,
 {
   PhoshAppGridPrivate *priv = phosh_app_grid_get_instance_private (self);
 
+  gtk_revealer_set_reveal_child (GTK_REVEALER (priv->search_apply_revealer), FALSE);
+
   gtk_style_context_remove_class (gtk_widget_get_style_context (priv->apps),
                                   ACTIVE_SEARCH_CLASS);
 
@@ -675,6 +681,8 @@ on_search_gained_focus (GtkWidget    *widget,
 {
   PhoshAppGridPrivate *priv = phosh_app_grid_get_instance_private (self);
 
+  gtk_revealer_set_reveal_child (GTK_REVEALER (priv->search_apply_revealer), TRUE);
+
   if (priv->search_string && *priv->search_string != '\0') {
     gtk_style_context_add_class (gtk_widget_get_style_context (priv->apps),
                                  ACTIVE_SEARCH_CLASS);
@@ -735,6 +743,8 @@ phosh_app_grid_class_init (PhoshAppGridClass *klass)
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, PhoshAppGrid, folder_stack);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, PhoshAppGrid, scrolled_window);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, PhoshAppGrid, search);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, PhoshAppGrid, search_apply_revealer);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, PhoshAppGrid, search_apply_button);
 
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_folder_edit_toggled);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, on_folder_entry_activated);
diff --git a/src/ui/app-grid.ui b/src/ui/app-grid.ui
index 02b309525a4ce8b9c28dc9afa6c3a08626a775aa..ada22cffb33e941a57b7c3564fb19db54538fa02 100644
--- a/src/ui/app-grid.ui
+++ b/src/ui/app-grid.ui
@@ -35,6 +35,32 @@
                     </style>
                   </object>
                 </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkRevealer" id="search_apply_revealer">
+                    <property name="visible">1</property>
+                    <property name="transition-type">slide-left</property>
+                    <child>
+                      <object class="GtkButton" id="search_apply_button">
+                        <property name="visible">1</property>
+                        <property name="margin-start">6</property>
+                        <property name="valign">center</property>
+                        <property name="width-request">36</property>
+                        <property name="height-request">36</property>
+                        <child>
+                          <object class="GtkImage">
+                            <property name="visible">1</property>
+                            <property name="icon-name">object-select-symbolic</property>
+                            <property name="pixel-size">16</property>
+                          </object>
+                        </child>
+                        <style>
+                          <class name="circular"/>
+                          <class name="suggested-action"/>
+                        </style>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
                 <style>
                   <class name="phosh-search-bar-box"/>
                 </style>