diff --git a/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx b/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
index ab4557fce8..eaa654f3e8 100644
--- a/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SearchBox/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -1,81 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import styled from '../../styled-components';
-
 import { IMenuItem } from '../../services/MenuStore';
 import { SearchStore } from '../../services/SearchStore';
 import { MenuItem } from '../SideMenu/MenuItem';
-import { MenuItemLabel } from '../SideMenu/styled.elements';
+
 import { MarkerService } from '../../services/MarkerService';
 import { SearchDocument } from '../../services/SearchWorker.worker';
 
-const SearchInput = styled.input.attrs({
-  className: 'search-input',
-})`
-  width: calc(100% - ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit * 2}px);
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  margin: 0 ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
-  padding: 5px 0 5px ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
-  border: 0;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  color: ${props => props.theme.colors.text};
-  background-color: transparent;
-  outline: none;
-`;
-
-const SearchIcon = styled((props: any) => (
-  <svg
-    className={props.className}
-    version="1.1"
-    viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
-    x="0px"
-    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-    y="0px"
-  >
-    <path d="M968.2,849.4L667.3,549c83.9-136.5,66.7-317.4-51.7-435.6C477.1-25,252.5-25,113.9,113.4c-138.5,138.3-138.5,362.6,0,501C219.2,730.1,413.2,743,547.6,666.5l301.9,301.4c43.6,43.6,76.9,14.9,104.2-12.4C981,928.3,1011.8,893,968.2,849.4z M524.5,522c-88.9,88.7-233,88.7-321.8,0c-88.9-88.7-88.9-232.6,0-321.3c88.9-88.7,233-88.7,321.8,0C613.4,289.4,613.4,433.3,524.5,522z" />
-  </svg>
-)).attrs({
-  className: 'search-icon',
-})`
-  position: absolute;
-  left: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
-  height: 1.8em;
-  width: 0.9em;
-
-  path {
-    fill: ${props => props.theme.colors.text};
-  }
-`;
-
-const SearchResultsBox = styled.div.attrs({
-  className: 'search-results',
-})`
-  padding: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit / 4}px 0;
-  background-color: #ededed;
-  min-height: 150px;
-  max-height: 250px;
-  border-top: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
-  margin-top: 10px;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-  overflow: auto;
-
-  ${MenuItemLabel} {
-    padding-top: 6px;
-    padding-bottom: 6px;
-
-    &:hover {
-      background-color: #e1e1e1;
-    }
-
-    > svg {
-      display: none;
-    }
-  }
-`;
+import { ClearIcon, SearchIcon, SearchInput, SearchResultsBox } from './elements';
 
 export interface SearchBoxProps {
   search: SearchStore;
@@ -113,13 +45,13 @@ export class SearchBox extends React.PureComponent<SearchBoxProps, SearchBoxStat
     this.props.marker.unmark();
   }
 
-  clear() {
+  clear = () => {
     this.setState({
       results: [],
       term: '',
     });
     this.props.marker.unmark();
-  }
+  };
 
   clearIfEsq = event => {
     if (event && event.keyCode === 27) {
@@ -163,6 +95,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends React.PureComponent<SearchBoxProps, SearchBoxStat
 
     return (
       <div>
+        {this.state.term && <ClearIcon onClick={this.clear}>×</ClearIcon>}
         <SearchIcon />
         <SearchInput
           value={this.state.term}
diff --git a/src/components/SearchBox/elements.tsx b/src/components/SearchBox/elements.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f28722d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchBox/elements.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import styled from '../../styled-components';
+import { MenuItemLabel } from '../SideMenu/styled.elements';
+
+export const SearchInput = styled.input.attrs({
+  className: 'search-input',
+})`
+  width: calc(100% - ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit * 2}px);
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  margin: 0 ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
+  padding: 5px ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit / 2}px 5px ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
+  border: 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: ${props => props.theme.colors.text};
+  background-color: transparent;
+  outline: none;
+`;
+
+export const SearchIcon = styled((props: any) => (
+  <svg
+    className={props.className}
+    version="1.1"
+    viewBox="0 0 1000 1000"
+    x="0px"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    y="0px"
+  >
+    <path d="M968.2,849.4L667.3,549c83.9-136.5,66.7-317.4-51.7-435.6C477.1-25,252.5-25,113.9,113.4c-138.5,138.3-138.5,362.6,0,501C219.2,730.1,413.2,743,547.6,666.5l301.9,301.4c43.6,43.6,76.9,14.9,104.2-12.4C981,928.3,1011.8,893,968.2,849.4z M524.5,522c-88.9,88.7-233,88.7-321.8,0c-88.9-88.7-88.9-232.6,0-321.3c88.9-88.7,233-88.7,321.8,0C613.4,289.4,613.4,433.3,524.5,522z" />
+  </svg>
+)).attrs({
+  className: 'search-icon',
+})`
+  position: absolute;
+  left: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
+  height: 1.8em;
+  width: 0.9em;
+
+  path {
+    fill: ${props => props.theme.colors.text};
+  }
+`;
+
+export const SearchResultsBox = styled.div.attrs({
+  className: 'search-results',
+})`
+  padding: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit / 4}px 0;
+  background-color: #ededed;
+  min-height: 150px;
+  max-height: 250px;
+  border-top: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  overflow: auto;
+
+  ${MenuItemLabel} {
+    padding-top: 6px;
+    padding-bottom: 6px;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: #e1e1e1;
+    }
+
+    > svg {
+      display: none;
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
+export const ClearIcon = styled.i`
+  position: absolute;
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit / 2}px;
+  text-align: center;
+  right: ${props => props.theme.spacingUnit}px;
+  line-height: 2em;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+  margin-right: 2px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-style: normal;
+  color: '#666';
+`;