diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
index a9c61ae705a26d1688c5f49df059c59fbd245458..9d33baabcb70daf09600446f567660d4a9016f6b 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
@@ -165,7 +165,13 @@ h1, h2, legend {
 /* 
  * Navigation bar - Search
  */
- 
+
+.navbar.navbar-default,
+.nav.navbar-nav,
+.nav.navbar-nav > ul {
+	width: 100%;
+}
+
 .navbar-form {
 	padding-left: 5px;
 }
@@ -175,8 +181,8 @@ h1, h2, legend {
     background-image: url(../img/search-icon.png);
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: 12px 9px;
-	width: 145px;
 	border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;
+	width: 80%;
 }
 
 .search-query-searching {
diff --git a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
index 22a75f057a17256cd518a7eb6184af80b99e809f..b8af6aca8c2283ca02034f320652b1866db0d069 100644
--- a/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
+++ b/plasmid/source/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
         //
         var $header = $("<div>", {"id": "sideMenuHeader"});
         var $headerItemList = $("<ul>", {"class": "nav navbar-nav"});
+        var $headerItemList2 = $("<ul>", {"class": "nav navbar-nav"});
         $header.append($("<nav>", {"class": "navbar navbar-default", "role": "navigation", "style": "margin:0px; border-left-width:0px; border-right-width:0px;"})
-                        .append($headerItemList)
+                        .append($headerItemList).append($("<br>")).append($headerItemList2)
                        );
 
         var $toggleButton = $("<li>")
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
         var $searchForm = $("<li>")
                 .append($("<form>", {"class": "navbar-form", "onsubmit": "return false;", "style": "padding-right:0px;"})
                         .append(searchElement));
+        $searchForm.css({"width" : "100%"});
         var $searchFormDropdown = $("<li>")
         .append($("<form>", {"class": "navbar-form", "onsubmit": "return false;"})
                 .append(dropDownSearch));
@@ -205,9 +207,10 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
         $headerItemList.append($toggleButton);
         $headerItemList.append($toggleMenuButton);
         $headerItemList.append($toggleNavButton);
-        $headerItemList.append($searchForm);
+        
+        $headerItemList2.append($searchForm);
         if(dropDownSearch !== "") {
-        	$headerItemList.append($searchFormDropdown);
+        	$headerItemList2.append($searchFormDropdown);
         }
         
         var $body = $("<div>", {"id": "sideMenuBody"});