diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/css/src/staff-global.scss b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/css/src/staff-global.scss
index f9b1355b0b..af6bc019a6 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/css/src/staff-global.scss
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/css/src/staff-global.scss
@@ -4103,6 +4103,27 @@ span {
 
 // ==== MODULE LINKS - End ====
 
+#catalog-search-link {
+    border-right: 1px solid lighten( #E6F0F2, 15% );
+    padding-right: .3em;
+}
+
+#catalog-search-dropdown {
+    padding: 0;
+
+    & > a {
+        border-left: 1px solid darken( #B4D2D8, 5% );
+        margin-right: .6em;
+        padding: .4em .6em;
+
+        &:hover,
+        &.catalog-search-dropdown-hover {
+            background-color: darken( #E6F0F2, 5% );
+            border-left: 1px solid darken( #B4D2D8, 15% );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @media (min-width: 200px) {
     .navbar-nav > li {
         float: left;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/header.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/header.inc
index 7e3c17812a..d8d311714f 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/header.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/header.inc
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
         <ul id="toplevelmenu" class="nav navbar-nav">
             [% IF ( CAN_user_circulate_circulate_remaining_permissions ) %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/circ/circulation-home.pl">Circulation</a></li>[% END %]
             [% IF CAN_user_borrowers_edit_borrowers %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/members-home.pl">Patrons</a></li>[% END %]
-            <li class="dropdown">
-                <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">Search <b class="caret"></b></a>
+            <li id="catalog-search-link">
+                <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl">Search</a>
+            </li>
+            <li class="dropdown" id="catalog-search-dropdown">
+                <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"><b class="caret"></b></a>
                 <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right">
                     [% IF ( CAN_user_catalogue ) %]<li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl">Advanced search</a></li>
                     <li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/itemsearch.pl">Item search</a></li>[% END %]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
index 3712e656ee..57d7521567 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ $.fn.selectTabByID = function (tabID) {
         $("a[href$=\"/" + path + params + "\"]", navmenulist).addClass("current");
     }
 
+    $("#catalog-search-link a").on("hover", function(){
+        $("#catalog-search-dropdown a").toggleClass("catalog-search-dropdown-hover");
+    });
 });
 
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