diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/PDFReader.kt b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/PDFReader.kt
index eec27c4fb..348849246 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/PDFReader.kt
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/java/app/omnivore/omnivore/ui/reader/PDFReader.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class PDFReaderActivity: AppCompatActivity(), DocumentListener, TextSelectionMan
   private lateinit var thumbnailBar: PdfThumbnailBar
   private lateinit var configuration: PdfConfiguration
   private lateinit var modularSearchView: PdfSearchViewModular
-  private lateinit var highlighter: SearchResultHighlighter
 
   val viewModel: PDFReaderViewModel by viewModels()
 
@@ -177,32 +176,6 @@ class PDFReaderActivity: AppCompatActivity(), DocumentListener, TextSelectionMan
   }
 
   private fun initModularSearchViewAndButton() {
-    // The search result highlighter will highlight any selected result.
-    highlighter = SearchResultHighlighter(this).also {
-      fragment.addDrawableProvider(it)
-    }
-
-    modularSearchView = findViewById(R.id.modularSearchView)
-      ?: throw IllegalStateException("Error while loading CustomFragmentActivity. The example layout was missing the search view.")
-
-    modularSearchView.setSearchViewListener(object : SimpleSearchResultListener() {
-      override fun onMoreSearchResults(results: List<SearchResult>) {
-        highlighter.addSearchResults(results)
-      }
-
-      override fun onSearchCleared() {
-        highlighter.clearSearchResults()
-      }
-
-      override fun onSearchResultSelected(result: SearchResult?) {
-        // Pass on the search result to the highlighter. If 'null' the highlighter will clear any selection.
-        highlighter.setSelectedSearchResult(result)
-        if (result != null) {
-          fragment.scrollTo(PdfUtils.createPdfRectUnion(result.textBlock.pageRects), result.pageIndex, 250, false)
-        }
-      }
-    })
-
     // The search view is hidden by default (see layout). Set up a click listener that will show the view once pressed.
     val openSearchButton = findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.openSearchButton)
       ?: throw IllegalStateException(
@@ -210,6 +183,25 @@ class PDFReaderActivity: AppCompatActivity(), DocumentListener, TextSelectionMan
           "was missing the open search button with id `R.id.openSearchButton`."
       )
 
+    val closeSearchButton = findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.closeSearchButton)
+      ?: throw IllegalStateException(
+        "Error while loading CustomFragmentActivity. The example layout " +
+          "was missing the close search button with id `R.id.closeSearchButton`."
+      )
+
+    modularSearchView = findViewById(R.id.modularSearchView)
+      ?: throw IllegalStateException("Error while loading CustomFragmentActivity. The example layout was missing the search view.")
+
+    modularSearchView.setSearchViewListener(object : SimpleSearchResultListener() {
+      override fun onSearchResultSelected(result: SearchResult?) {
+        // Pass on the search result to the highlighter. If 'null' the highlighter will clear any selection.
+        if (result != null) {
+          closeSearchButton.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
+          fragment.scrollTo(PdfUtils.createPdfRectUnion(result.textBlock.pageRects), result.pageIndex, 250, false)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
     openSearchButton.apply {
       setImageDrawable(
         tintDrawable(
@@ -217,8 +209,24 @@ class PDFReaderActivity: AppCompatActivity(), DocumentListener, TextSelectionMan
           ContextCompat.getColor(this@PDFReaderActivity, R.color.black)
         )
       )
+
       setOnClickListener {
-        if (modularSearchView.isShown) modularSearchView.hide() else modularSearchView.show()
+        closeSearchButton.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        modularSearchView.show()
+      }
+    }
+
+    closeSearchButton.apply {
+      setImageDrawable(
+        tintDrawable(
+          drawable,
+          ContextCompat.getColor(this@PDFReaderActivity, R.color.white)
+        )
+      )
+
+      setOnClickListener {
+        closeSearchButton.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
+        modularSearchView.hide()
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/close.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/close.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4f627f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/close.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:height="24dp" android:width="24dp" android:viewportWidth="24" android:viewportHeight="24"><path android:fillColor="#000" android:pathData="M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z"/></vector>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/pdf_thumbnail_toggle.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/pdf_thumbnail_toggle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..772d8270e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/drawable-v24/pdf_thumbnail_toggle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:height="24dp" android:width="24dp" android:viewportWidth="24" android:viewportHeight="24"><path android:fillColor="#000" android:pathData="M21 4H3C2.45 4 2 4.45 2 5V19C2 19.55 2.45 20 3 20H21C21.55 20 22 19.55 22 19V5C22 4.45 21.55 4 21 4M8 18H4V6H8V18M14 18H10V6H14V18M20 18H16V6H20V18Z"/></vector>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/layout/pdf_reader_fragment.xml b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/layout/pdf_reader_fragment.xml
index 03f6af258..401e22ae8 100644
--- a/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/layout/pdf_reader_fragment.xml
+++ b/android/Omnivore/app/src/main/res/layout/pdf_reader_fragment.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@
         android:elevation="8dp"
         android:visibility="visible"/>
 
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="end"
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:elevation="16dp"
+        android:splitMotionEvents="false">
+
+        <ImageView
+            android:id="@+id/closeSearchButton"
+            android:layout_width="50dp"
+            android:layout_height="50dp"
+            android:padding="12dp"
+            android:elevation="16dp"
+            android:visibility="invisible"
+            android:src="@drawable/close" />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
     <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -41,6 +59,6 @@
             android:layout_width="50dp"
             android:layout_height="50dp"
             android:padding="12dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/pspdf__ic_thumbnails" />
+            android:src="@drawable/pdf_thumbnail_toggle" />
     </LinearLayout>
 </FrameLayout>