diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 82087fbe5de6bde14fdc9ebc77c016e992cafde4..8f7c4601e8338d573156ba9070dcee66aac7c009 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -11530,6 +11530,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>MenuSearch</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Show/hide 'Search menus' field</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>1</integer>
+  </map>
     <key>GroupListShowIcons</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
index b893e4a058bd61bafaedd05108b54a3c4b7f7f72..f3c270a97be9a69c51f64742d842025d75318bc4 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llstatusbar.cpp
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ BOOL LLStatusBar::postBuild()
 	mFilterEdit = getChild<LLSearchEditor>( "search_menu_edit" );
 	mSearchPanel = getChild<LLPanel>( "menu_search_panel" );
 
-	//mSearchPanel->setVisible(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("MenuSearch"));
+	mSearchPanel->setVisible(gSavedSettings.getBOOL("MenuSearch"));
 	mFilterEdit->setKeystrokeCallback(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::onUpdateFilterTerm, this));
 	mFilterEdit->setCommitCallback(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::onUpdateFilterTerm, this));
 	collectSearchableItems();
-	//gSavedSettings.getControl("MenuSearch")->getCommitSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::updateMenuSearchVisibility, this, _2));
+	gSavedSettings.getControl("MenuSearch")->getCommitSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&LLStatusBar::updateMenuSearchVisibility, this, _2));
 
 	return TRUE;
 }