diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   'names' =>
   array(
     'core.pkg.css' => 'afe6e16d',
-    'core.pkg.js' => '417722ff',
+    'core.pkg.js' => 'c415c382',
     'darkconsole.pkg.js' => 'ca8671ce',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '4b8686e3',
     'differential.pkg.js' => '11a5b750',
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-refresh-csrf.js' => 'c4b31646',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-remarkup-preview.js' => 'f7379f45',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-reveal-content.js' => '8f24abfc',
-    'rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js' => 'f6b56f7a',
+    'rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js' => 'd8469741',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-select-on-click.js' => '0e34ca02',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-toggle-class.js' => 'a82a7769',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-tokenizer.js' => 'b3a4b884',
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-oncopy' => 'c3e218fe',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-remarkup-assist' => 'c021950a',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-reveal-content' => '8f24abfc',
-    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-search-typeahead' => 'f6b56f7a',
+    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-search-typeahead' => 'd8469741',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-show-all-transactions' => '7c273581',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-tooltips' => '48db4145',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-comment-form' => '9084a36f',
@@ -1768,6 +1768,16 @@
       3 => 'javelin-dom',
       4 => 'phabricator-keyboard-shortcut',
     ),
+    'd8469741' =>
+    array(
+      0 => 'javelin-behavior',
+      1 => 'javelin-typeahead-ondemand-source',
+      2 => 'javelin-typeahead',
+      3 => 'javelin-dom',
+      4 => 'javelin-uri',
+      5 => 'javelin-util',
+      6 => 'javelin-stratcom',
+    ),
     'd8e135db' =>
     array(
       0 => 'javelin-behavior',
@@ -1898,16 +1908,6 @@
       2 => 'javelin-util',
       3 => 'javelin-reactor',
     ),
-    'f6b56f7a' =>
-    array(
-      0 => 'javelin-behavior',
-      1 => 'javelin-typeahead-ondemand-source',
-      2 => 'javelin-typeahead',
-      3 => 'javelin-dom',
-      4 => 'javelin-uri',
-      5 => 'javelin-util',
-      6 => 'javelin-stratcom',
-    ),
     'f7379f45' =>
     array(
       0 => 'javelin-behavior',
diff --git a/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuSearchView.php b/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuSearchView.php
--- a/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuSearchView.php
+++ b/src/view/page/menu/PhabricatorMainMenuSearchView.php
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
   public function render() {
     $user = $this->user;
 
-    $target_id  = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
+    $target_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
     $search_id = $this->getID();
+    $button_id = celerity_generate_unique_node_id();
 
     $input = phutil_tag(
       'input',
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
       array(
         'id'          => $target_id,
         'input'       => $search_id,
+        'button'      => $button_id,
         'src'         => '/typeahead/common/mainsearch/',
         'limit'       => 10,
         'placeholder' => pht('Search'),
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@
       ),
       phutil_tag_div('phabricator-main-menu-search-container', array(
         $input,
-        phutil_tag('button', array(), pht('Search')),
+        phutil_tag(
+          'button',
+          array('id' => $button_id),
+          pht('Search')),
         $primary_input,
         $target,
       )));
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-search-typeahead.js
@@ -130,4 +130,9 @@
   });
 
   typeahead.start();
+
+  JX.DOM.listen(JX.$(config.button), 'click', null, function (e) {
+    typeahead.setPlaceholder('');
+    typeahead.updatePlaceHolder();
+  });
 });