diff --git a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
index 6fe8712ee08ab8ebabdaca59bcfb4d253f8f85a5..0637191f97182f29a2d82e28edf1a5261f2bcb9b 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ impl View for BufferSearchBar {
                     .constrained()
                     .with_min_width(theme.search.editor.min_width)
                     .with_max_width(theme.search.editor.max_width)
+                    .with_height(theme.search.search_bar_row_height)
                     .flex(1., false),
             )
             .contained()
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ impl View for BufferSearchBar {
             .with_child(mode_column)
             .contained()
             .with_style(theme.search.container)
+            .aligned()
             .into_any_named("search bar")
     }
 }