diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.css b/copyparty/web/browser.css
index 0e0142ce..b0da13ca 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.css
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ html .ayjump:focus {
 	padding: .35em 0 .2em 0;
 	font-size: 1.4em;
 }
-#srch_namev {
+#folder_search {
 	font-size: medium;
 	max-width: 12em;
 	height: 1.5em;
@@ -3434,7 +3434,7 @@ html.d #treepar {
 	#pathBar {
 		display: block;
 	}
-	#srch_namev {
+	#folder_search {
 		margin: .5em 1em 0 1em;
 	}
 	#wrap {
@@ -3521,7 +3521,7 @@ html.d #treepar {
 	#pathBar {
 		display: block;
 	}
-	#srch_namev {
+	#folder_search {
 		margin: .5em .5em 0 .5em ;
 	}
 	#path {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index 20ef0b82..d34e7723 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 				{%- endfor %}
 			</h1>
 		</div>
-
+		<input id="folder_search" type="text"/>
 	</div>
 
 	{%- if doc %}
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index f7b24962..48e4b73d 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -6690,10 +6690,21 @@ var search_ui = (function () {
 		o[a].oninput = ev_search_input;
 		o[a].onkeydown = ev_search_keydown;
 	}
-	// extract name search bar and place it next to path
-	var searchBar = document.getElementById('srch_namev');
-	searchBar.placeholder = "🔎 search for files";
-	ebi('pathBar').appendChild(searchBar);
+	
+	var folderSearch = ebi('folder_search');
+	folderSearch.placeholder = '🔎 search this folder';
+	folderSearch.onclick = function(){
+		ebi('srch_pathc').checked = true;
+		var path = get_evpath();
+		ebi('srch_pathv').value = path.slice(1, -1);
+	}
+	folderSearch.oninput = function(){
+		var v = unsmart(this.value)
+		var nsearch = ebi('srch_namev');
+		nsearch.value = v;
+		nsearch.oninput();
+	}
+	folderSearch.onkeydown = ev_search_keydown;
 
 	function srch_msg(err, txt) {
 		var o = ebi('srch_q');