diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/HomeActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/HomeActivity.java
index 1257ad2b52..4227de4ac9 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/HomeActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/HomeActivity.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.highfidelity.hifiinterface;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.design.widget.NavigationView;
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import io.highfidelity.hifiinterface.view.DomainAdapter;
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.On
     private NavigationView mNavigationView;
     private RecyclerView mDomainsView;
     private TextView searchNoResultsView;
+    private ImageView mSearchIconView;
+    private ImageView mClearSearch;
+    private EditText mSearchView;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -94,16 +97,11 @@ public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.On
         });
         mDomainsView.setAdapter(mDomainAdapter);
 
-        EditText searchView = findViewById(R.id.searchView);
-        int searchPlateId = searchView.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_plate", null, null);
-        View searchPlate = searchView.findViewById(searchPlateId);
-        if (searchPlate != null) {
-            searchPlate.setBackgroundColor (Color.TRANSPARENT);
-            int searchTextId = searchPlate.getContext ().getResources ().getIdentifier ("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
-            TextView searchTextView = searchView.findViewById(searchTextId);
-            searchTextView.setTextAppearance(R.style.SearchText);
-        }
-        searchView.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
+        mSearchView = findViewById(R.id.searchView);
+        mSearchIconView = findViewById(R.id.search_mag_icon);
+        mClearSearch = findViewById(R.id.search_clear);
+
+        mSearchView.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
             @Override
             public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence charSequence, int i, int i1, int i2) {}
 
@@ -113,11 +111,18 @@ public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.On
             @Override
             public void afterTextChanged(Editable editable) {
                 mDomainAdapter.loadDomains(editable.toString());
+                if(editable.length()>0) {
+                    mSearchIconView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                    mClearSearch.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                } else {
+                    mSearchIconView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                    mClearSearch.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                }
             }
         });
-        searchView.setOnKeyListener((view, i, keyEvent) -> {
+        mSearchView.setOnKeyListener((view, i, keyEvent) -> {
             if (i == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
-                String urlString = searchView.getText().toString();
+                String urlString = mSearchView.getText().toString();
                 if (!urlString.trim().isEmpty()) {
                     urlString = HifiUtils.getInstance().sanitizeHifiUrl(urlString);
                 }
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.On
             }
             return false;
         });
+
         updateLoginMenu();
 
     }
@@ -215,4 +221,8 @@ public class HomeActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements NavigationView.On
     public void onBackPressed() {
         finishAffinity();
     }
+
+    public void onSearchClear(View view) {
+        mSearchView.setText("");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/provider/UserStoryDomainProvider.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/provider/UserStoryDomainProvider.java
index 32980e6547..50202234e9 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/provider/UserStoryDomainProvider.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/provider/UserStoryDomainProvider.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class UserStoryDomainProvider implements DomainProvider {
                 true,
                 mProtocol,
                 pageNumber);
+        Log.d("API-USER-STORY-DOMAINS", "Protocol [" + mProtocol + "] include_actions [" + INCLUDE_ACTIONS_FOR_PLACES + "]");
         userStories.enqueue(new retrofit2.Callback<UserStories>() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(Call<UserStories> call, Response<UserStories> response) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_clear.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_clear.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94efe2bbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_clear.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:viewportHeight="15.0"
+    android:viewportWidth="15.0" android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="#404040" android:pathData="M7.5,7.5m-7.5,0a7.5,7.5 0,1 1,15 0a7.5,7.5 0,1 1,-15 0"/>
+    <path android:fillColor="#00000000"
+        android:pathData="M4.683,4.583L10,10.27"
+        android:strokeColor="#E3E3E3" android:strokeLineCap="round"
+        android:strokeLineJoin="bevel" android:strokeWidth="1"/>
+    <path android:fillColor="#00000000"
+        android:pathData="M10,4.73L4.683,10.417"
+        android:strokeColor="#E3E3E3" android:strokeLineCap="round"
+        android:strokeLineJoin="bevel" android:strokeWidth="1"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..099c8ea953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp" android:viewportHeight="18.0"
+    android:viewportWidth="18.0" android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="#F2F2F2" android:fillType="evenOdd" android:pathData="M12.5,11L11.7,11L11.4,10.7C12.4,9.6 13,8.1 13,6.5C13,2.9 10.1,0 6.5,0C2.9,0 0,2.9 0,6.5C0,10.1 2.9,13 6.5,13C8.1,13 9.6,12.4 10.7,11.4L11,11.7L11,12.5L16,17.5L17.5,16L12.5,11ZM6.5,11C4,11 2,9 2,6.5C2,4 4,2 6.5,2C9,2 11,4 11,6.5C11,9 9,11 6.5,11Z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/content_home.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/content_home.xml
index 2b6f8d94d6..59a7abb66c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/content_home.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/content_home.xml
@@ -17,13 +17,37 @@
         android:background="@drawable/search_bg"
         android:gravity="center_vertical|end"
         android:paddingStart="32dp"
-        android:paddingEnd="32dp"
+        android:paddingEnd="56dp"
         android:fontFamily="@font/raleway"
         android:hint="@string/search_hint"
         android:inputType="textUri"
         android:imeOptions="actionGo"
         />
 
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/search_mag_icon"
+        android:layout_width="24dp"
+        android:layout_height="24dp"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/searchView"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/searchView"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/searchView"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="25.5dp"
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_search"
+        />
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/search_clear"
+        android:layout_width="20dp"
+        android:layout_height="20dp"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/searchView"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/searchView"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/searchView"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="25.5dp"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_clear"
+        android:onClick="onSearchClear"
+        />
+
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/searchNoResultsView"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index bad51ce697..92e9f859ee 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <color name="white_opaque">#ffffff</color>
-    <color name="colorPrimary">#272727</color>
+    <color name="colorPrimary">@color/backgroundLight</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#000000</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#54D7FD</color>
     <color name="backgroundEditText">#E3E3E3</color>