diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/infobar/infobar.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/infobar/infobar.cpp
index 7c3fb874c..dc677895b 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/infobar/infobar.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/infobar/infobar.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ InfoBar::InfoBar( QWidget* parent )
     ui->imageLabel->setText( QString() );
 
     m_searchWidget = new QSearchField( this );
-    m_searchWidget->setPlaceholderText( "Filter..." );
+    m_searchWidget->setPlaceholderText( tr( "Filter..." ) );
     m_searchWidget->setMinimumWidth( 180 );
     connect( m_searchWidget, SIGNAL( textChanged( QString ) ), this, SLOT( onFilterEdited() ) );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/thirdparty/Qocoa/qsearchfield.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/thirdparty/Qocoa/qsearchfield.cpp
index bc5716931..06532d71a 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/thirdparty/Qocoa/qsearchfield.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/thirdparty/Qocoa/qsearchfield.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,17 @@ QSearchField::QSearchField(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
     TomahawkUtils::unmarginLayout(layout);
     setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
-    lineEdit->setStyleSheet( "QLineEdit { border: 1px solid gray; border-radius: 6px; margin-right: 2px; }" );
+    lineEdit->setStyleSheet( "QLineEdit { border: 1px solid gray; border-radius: 6px; }" );
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     lineEdit->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
     lineEdit->setMinimumHeight(27);
     setFixedHeight(27);
+#else
+    lineEdit->setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2);
+    lineEdit->setMinimumHeight(27);
+#endif
+
 }
 
 void QSearchField::setText(const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
index 33595d9b4..51c6c0542 100644
--- a/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawkwindow.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ TomahawkWindow::setupSideBar()
     m_sidebar->setChildrenCollapsible( false );
 
     m_searchWidget = new QSearchField( m_sidebar );
-    m_searchWidget->setPlaceholderText( "Global Search..." );
+    m_searchWidget->setPlaceholderText( tr( "Global Search..." ) );
     connect( m_searchWidget, SIGNAL( returnPressed() ), this, SLOT( onFilterEdited() ) );
 
     m_sourcetree = new SourceTreeView();