diff --git a/app/src/DashboardPage.js b/app/src/DashboardPage.js
index 04ff4f24..a3ac7352 100644
--- a/app/src/DashboardPage.js
+++ b/app/src/DashboardPage.js
@@ -154,13 +154,22 @@ export function Getters() {
 }
 
 export function DashboardPage() {
-
     const navigate = useNavigate();
 
     const {searchStr, setSearchStr, activeTags} = useSearch();
-    const {suggestionsResults, handleResultSelect, resultRenderer, loading} = useContext(SearchSuggestionsContext);
+    const {
+        suggestionsResults,
+        handleResultSelect,
+        resultRenderer,
+        loading,
+        setSearchStr: setSuggestionSearchStr
+    } = useContext(SearchSuggestionsContext);
     const {status} = useContext(StatusContext);
 
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        setSuggestionSearchStr(searchStr);
+    }, [searchStr])
+
     let title = 'Dashboard';
     if (searchStr) {
         title = `Search: ${searchStr} - Dashboard`;
diff --git a/app/src/api.js b/app/src/api.js
index 3b4d9628..142b4c2c 100644
--- a/app/src/api.js
+++ b/app/src/api.js
@@ -1022,17 +1022,24 @@ export async function searchSuggestions(search_str) {
     }
 }
 
-export async function searchEstimate(search_str, tagNames) {
+export async function searchEstimateFiles(search_str, tagNames) {
     const body = {search_str: search_str, tag_names: tagNames};
-    const response = await apiPost(`${API_URI}/search_estimates`, body);
+    const response = await apiPost(`${API_URI}/files/search_estimates`, body);
     if (response.ok) {
         const content = await response.json();
-
-        const fileGroups = content.file_groups;
-        const zimsEstimates = content.zims_estimates;
         return {
-            fileGroups,
-            zimsEstimates,
+            fileGroups: content.file_groups,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+export async function searchEstimateZims(search_str, tagNames) {
+    const body = {search_str: search_str, tag_names: tagNames};
+    const response = await apiPost(`${API_URI}/zim/search_estimates`, body);
+    if (response.ok) {
+        const content = await response.json();
+        return {
+            zimsEstimates: content.zims_estimates,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/Nav.js b/app/src/components/Nav.js
index 18bfaaab..2a0d409e 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Nav.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Nav.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Icon from "semantic-ui-react/dist/commonjs/elements/Icon";
 import {CPUTemperatureIcon, DarkModeToggle, HotspotStatusIcon, NAME, SystemLoadIcon} from "./Common";
 import {ShareButton} from "./Share";
 import {useWROLMode} from "../hooks/customHooks";
+import {SearchIconButton} from "./Search";
 
 const links = [
     {text: 'Videos', to: '/videos', key: 'videos'},
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export function NavBar() {
         <NavIconWrapper><ShareButton/></NavIconWrapper>
         <NavIconWrapper><HotspotStatusIcon/></NavIconWrapper>
         <NavIconWrapper><DarkModeToggle/></NavIconWrapper>
+        <span style={{marginTop: '0.5em'}}><SearchIconButton/></span>
     </React.Fragment>;
 
     return <>
diff --git a/app/src/components/Search.js b/app/src/components/Search.js
index 4b33e81e..ebe24404 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Search.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Search.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import React, {useState} from "react";
+import React, {useContext, useState} from "react";
 import {createSearchParams, Route, Routes, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
-import {FilesSearchView} from "./Files";
+import {FileSearchFilterButton, FilesSearchView} from "./Files";
 import {useLatestRequest, usePages, useQuery} from "../hooks/customHooks";
 import {ZimSearchView} from "./Zim";
-import {searchEstimate, searchSuggestions} from "../api";
-import {fuzzyMatch, normalizeEstimate, TabLinks} from "./Common";
+import {searchEstimateFiles, searchEstimateZims, searchSuggestions} from "../api";
+import {fuzzyMatch, normalizeEstimate, SearchResultsInput, TabLinks} from "./Common";
 import _ from "lodash";
 import {TagsContext} from "../Tags";
 import {Header as SHeader, Label} from "semantic-ui-react";
+import {Button, Modal, ModalContent} from "./Theme";
+import Grid from "semantic-ui-react/dist/commonjs/collections/Grid";
 
 export const SearchSuggestionsContext = React.createContext({
     suggestionsResults: {},
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@ export const SearchSuggestionsContext = React.createContext({
     handleResultSelect: null,
     resultRenderer: null,
     loading: false,
+    searchStr: '',
+    setSearchStr: null,
 });
 
 
@@ -113,10 +117,10 @@ export function useSuggestions(searchStr) {
 }
 
 
-export function useSearchSuggestions() {
+export function useSearchSuggestions(defaultSearchStr) {
     const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const [searchStr, setSearchStr] = React.useState(defaultSearchStr || '');
     const {SingleTag, fuzzyMatchTagsByName} = React.useContext(TagsContext);
-    const {searchStr} = useSearch();
     const {suggestions, loading} = useSuggestions(searchStr);
 
     // The results that will be displayed by <Search>.
@@ -226,43 +230,73 @@ export function useSearchSuggestions() {
         return <span>{title}</span>
     };
 
-    return {suggestions, suggestionsResults, suggestionsSums, searchStr, handleResultSelect, resultRenderer, loading}
+    return {
+        suggestions,
+        suggestionsResults,
+        suggestionsSums,
+        searchStr,
+        setSearchStr,
+        handleResultSelect,
+        resultRenderer,
+        loading
+    }
 }
 
 
 export function useSearchEstimate(searchStr, tagNames) {
-    const {data, sendRequest, loading} = useLatestRequest(250);
+    const {data: filesData, sendRequest: sendFilesRequest, loading: loadingFiles} = useLatestRequest(250);
+    const {data: zimsData, sendRequest: sendZimsRequest, loading: loadingZims} = useLatestRequest(250);
 
     // The estimates from the response.
-    const [estimates, setEstimates] = React.useState({});
+    const [estimates, setEstimates] = React.useState({
+        fileGroups: [],
+        zims: [],
+    });
     // The estimates summarized.
-    const [estimatesSums, setEstimatesSums] = React.useState({});
+    const [estimatesSums, setEstimatesSums] = React.useState({
+        fileGroups: 0,
+        zims: 0,
+    });
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         // Handle results from `sendRequest`.
-        if (_.isEmpty(data)) {
+        if (_.isEmpty(filesData)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        setEstimates(data);
-        setEstimatesSums({
-            fileGroups: data.fileGroups,
-            zims: data.zimsEstimates.reduce((i, j) => i + j['estimate'], 0),
-        });
-    }, [JSON.stringify(data)]);
+        setEstimates({...estimates, fileGroups: filesData.fileGroups});
+        setEstimatesSums({...estimatesSums, fileGroups: filesData.fileGroups});
+    }, [JSON.stringify(filesData)]);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
-        // Use the `useLatestRequest` to handle user typing.
-        sendRequest(async () => await searchEstimate(searchStr, tagNames));
-    }, [searchStr, JSON.stringify(tagNames)], sendRequest);
+        sendFilesRequest(async () => await searchEstimateFiles(searchStr, tagNames));
+    }, [searchStr, JSON.stringify(tagNames)], sendFilesRequest);
 
-    return {estimates, estimatesSums, loading}
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        // Handle results from `sendRequest`.
+        if (_.isEmpty(zimsData)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setEstimates({...estimates, zimsEstimates: zimsData.zimsEstimates});
+        setEstimatesSums({...estimatesSums, zims: zimsData.zimsEstimates.reduce((i, j) => i + j['estimate'], 0)});
+    }, [JSON.stringify(zimsData)]);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        sendZimsRequest(async () => await searchEstimateZims(searchStr, tagNames));
+    }, [searchStr, JSON.stringify(tagNames)], sendZimsRequest);
+
+    return {
+        estimates,
+        estimatesSums,
+        loading: loadingFiles || loadingZims,
+    }
 }
 
 
 export function SearchView() {
     const {searchStr, activeTags} = useSearch();
-    const {estimates, estimatesSums} = useSearchEstimate(searchStr, activeTags);
+    const {estimates, estimatesSums, loading} = useSearchEstimate(searchStr, activeTags);
 
     let filesTabName = <span>Files <Label>?</Label></span>;
     let zimsTabName = <span>Zims<Label>?</Label></span>;
@@ -280,7 +314,54 @@ export function SearchView() {
         <TabLinks links={links}/>
         <Routes>
             <Route path='/*' element={<FilesSearchView/>}/>
-            <Route path='/zim' exact element={<ZimSearchView estimates={estimates}/>}/>
+            <Route path='/zim' exact element={<ZimSearchView estimates={estimates} loading={loading}/>}/>
         </Routes>
     </React.Fragment>
 }
+
+export function SearchIconButton() {
+    // A single button which displays a modal for search suggestions.
+    const {
+        suggestionsResults,
+        handleResultSelect,
+        resultRenderer,
+        loading,
+        searchStr,
+        setSearchStr,
+    } = useContext(SearchSuggestionsContext);
+    const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
+
+    const localHandleResultSelect = (i) => {
+        // Close modal when user selects a result.
+        setOpen(false);
+        handleResultSelect(i);
+    }
+
+    return <React.Fragment>
+        <Button icon='search' onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}/>
+        <Modal open={open} onClose={() => setOpen(false)} centered={false}>
+            <ModalContent>
+                <Grid columns={2}>
+                    <Grid.Row>
+                        <Grid.Column mobile={13} computer={14}>
+                            <SearchResultsInput clearable
+                                                searchStr={searchStr}
+                                                onChange={setSearchStr}
+                                                onSubmit={setSearchStr}
+                                                size='large'
+                                                placeholder='Search everywhere...'
+                                                results={suggestionsResults}
+                                                handleResultSelect={localHandleResultSelect}
+                                                resultRenderer={resultRenderer}
+                                                loading={loading}
+                            />
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                        <Grid.Column mobile={3} computer={2}>
+                            <FileSearchFilterButton/>
+                        </Grid.Column>
+                    </Grid.Row>
+                </Grid>
+            </ModalContent>
+        </Modal>
+    </React.Fragment>
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/Zim.js b/app/src/components/Zim.js
index ffca307b..00e00b92 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Zim.js
+++ b/app/src/components/Zim.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
     Divider,
     Header,
     Icon,
+    Loader,
     Modal,
     ModalActions,
     ModalContent,
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ const ZimsRefreshWarning = () => {
     </Message>;
 }
 
-export const ZimSearchView = ({estimates}) => {
+export const ZimSearchView = ({estimates, loading}) => {
     const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = React.useState(null);
     const {searchStr, activeTags, setTags} = useSearch();
     const {zimsEstimates} = estimates;
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ export const ZimSearchView = ({estimates}) => {
         setActiveIndex(index === activeIndex_ ? -1 : index);
     }
 
-    let body = <ZimsRefreshWarning/>;
+    let body;
     if (!_.isEmpty(zimsEstimates)) {
         body = zimsEstimates.map((i, index) => <ZimAccordion
             key={i['path']}
@@ -306,6 +307,10 @@ export const ZimSearchView = ({estimates}) => {
             activeTags={activeTags}
             onClick={handleClick}
         />);
+    } else if (loading) {
+        body = <Loader active={true}/>;
+    } else if (_.isEmpty(zimsEstimates)) {
+        body = <ZimsRefreshWarning/>;
     }
 
     return <>
diff --git a/modules/zim/api.py b/modules/zim/api.py
index fa0ba5b5..144a7c6e 100644
--- a/modules/zim/api.py
+++ b/modules/zim/api.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from wrolpi.downloader import download_manager
 from wrolpi.events import Events
 from wrolpi.root_api import get_blueprint, json_response
 from . import lib, schema
+from .models import Zims
 
 bp = get_blueprint('Zim', '/api/zim')
 
@@ -158,3 +159,36 @@ async def delete_outdated_zims(_: Request):
         lib.flag_outdated_zim_files()
         Events.send_deleted(f'Deleted {deleted_count} outdated Zims')
     return response.empty(HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT)
+
+
+@bp.post('/search_estimates')
+@validate(json=schema.SearchEstimateRequest)
+async def post_search_estimates(_: Request, body: schema.SearchEstimateRequest):
+    """Get an estimated count of FileGroups/Zims which may or may not have been tagged."""
+
+    if not body.search_str and not body.tag_names:
+        return response.empty(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    if body.tag_names:
+        # Get actual count of entries tagged with the tag names.
+        zims_estimates = list()
+        for zim, count in Zims.entries_with_tags(body.tag_names).items():
+            d = dict(
+                estimate=count,
+                **zim.__json__(),
+            )
+            zims_estimates.append(d)
+    else:
+        # Get estimates using libzim.
+        zims_estimates = list()
+        for zim, estimate in Zims.estimate(body.search_str).items():
+            d = dict(
+                estimate=estimate,
+                **zim.__json__(),
+            )
+            zims_estimates.append(d)
+
+    ret = dict(
+        zims_estimates=zims_estimates
+    )
+    return json_response(ret)
diff --git a/modules/zim/schema.py b/modules/zim/schema.py
index 9558bcfa..a6786450 100644
--- a/modules/zim/schema.py
+++ b/modules/zim/schema.py
@@ -93,3 +93,9 @@ class ZimSubscribeRequest:
 class OutdatedZims:
     outdated: List[str]
     current: List[str]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SearchEstimateRequest:
+    search_str: Optional[str] = None
+    tag_names: List[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: list())
diff --git a/modules/zim/test/test_api.py b/modules/zim/test/test_api.py
index 1ad70503..0f6cb47f 100644
--- a/modules/zim/test/test_api.py
+++ b/modules/zim/test/test_api.py
@@ -218,3 +218,15 @@ async def test_find_outdated_zim_files(test_session, test_directory, test_zim_by
     assert wikipedia_two.is_file()
     assert asdf.is_file()
     assert empty.is_file()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_estimates(test_session, test_async_client, zim_factory):
+    zim_factory('test zim')
+    test_session.commit()
+
+    body = dict(search_str='one')
+    request, response = await test_async_client.post('/api/zim/search_estimates', json=body)
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    assert len(response.json['zims_estimates']) == 1
+    assert response.json['zims_estimates'][0]['estimate'] == 2
diff --git a/wrolpi/files/api.py b/wrolpi/files/api.py
index adde7cf0..85c8dae2 100644
--- a/wrolpi/files/api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/files/api.py
@@ -372,3 +372,17 @@ async def post_upload(request: Request):
 
     # Request the next chunk.
     return json_response({'expected_chunk': expected_chunk_num}, HTTPStatus.OK)
+
+
+@bp.post('/search_estimates')
+@validate(json=schema.SearchEstimateRequest)
+async def post_search_estimates(_: Request, body: schema.SearchEstimateRequest):
+    """Get an estimated count of FileGroups which may or may not have been tagged."""
+    if not body.search_str and not body.tag_names:
+        return response.empty(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+
+    file_groups = await lib.estimate_search(body.search_str, body.tag_names)
+    ret = dict(
+        file_groups=file_groups,
+    )
+    return json_response(ret)
diff --git a/wrolpi/files/schema.py b/wrolpi/files/schema.py
index 8891e531..2612038a 100644
--- a/wrolpi/files/schema.py
+++ b/wrolpi/files/schema.py
@@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ class Move:
 class Rename:
     path: str
     new_name: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SearchEstimateRequest:
+    search_str: Optional[str] = None
+    tag_names: List[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: list())
diff --git a/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py b/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
index 8e79862d..923ae03e 100644
--- a/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/files/test/test_api.py
@@ -585,3 +585,15 @@ async def test_delete_directory_recursive(test_session, test_directory, make_fil
 
     empty = test_session.query(FileGroup).one()
     assert empty.primary_path.name == 'empty'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_estimates(test_session, test_async_client, archive_factory):
+    archive_factory(domain='foo.com', contents='contents of foo')
+    archive_factory(domain='bar.com', contents='contents of bar')
+    test_session.commit()
+
+    body = dict(search_str='one')
+    request, response = await test_async_client.post('/api/files/search_estimates', json=body)
+    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
+    assert response.json['file_groups'] == 0
diff --git a/wrolpi/root_api.py b/wrolpi/root_api.py
index 66d5be17..23d0b071 100644
--- a/wrolpi/root_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/root_api.py
@@ -534,43 +534,6 @@ async def post_search_suggestions(_: Request, body: schema.SearchSuggestionsRequ
     return json_response(ret)
 
 
-@api_bp.post('/search_estimates')
-@validate(json=schema.SearchEstimateRequest)
-async def post_search_estimates(_: Request, body: schema.SearchEstimateRequest):
-    """Get an estimated count of FileGroups/Zims which may or may not have been tagged."""
-    from modules.zim.models import Zims
-
-    if not body.search_str and not body.tag_names:
-        return response.empty(HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
-
-    file_groups = await estimate_search(body.search_str, body.tag_names)
-
-    if body.tag_names:
-        # Get actual count of entries tagged with the tag names.
-        zims_estimates = list()
-        for zim, count in Zims.entries_with_tags(body.tag_names).items():
-            d = dict(
-                estimate=count,
-                **zim.__json__(),
-            )
-            zims_estimates.append(d)
-    else:
-        # Get estimates using libzim.
-        zims_estimates = list()
-        for zim, estimate in Zims.estimate(body.search_str).items():
-            d = dict(
-                estimate=estimate,
-                **zim.__json__(),
-            )
-            zims_estimates.append(d)
-
-    ret = dict(
-        file_groups=file_groups,
-        zims_estimates=zims_estimates
-    )
-    return json_response(ret)
-
-
 class CustomJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
 
     def default(self, obj):
diff --git a/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py b/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
index 2abb484b..90d0cb96 100644
--- a/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
+++ b/wrolpi/test/test_root_api.py
@@ -509,21 +509,6 @@ async def test_search_suggestions(test_session, test_async_client, channel_facto
     assert response.json['zims_estimates'][0] == 2
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_search_estimates(test_session, test_async_client, archive_factory, zim_factory):
-    archive_factory(domain='foo.com', contents='contents of foo')
-    archive_factory(domain='bar.com', contents='contents of bar')
-    zim_factory('test zim')
-    test_session.commit()
-
-    body = dict(search_str='one')
-    request, response = await test_async_client.post('/api/search_estimates', json=body)
-    assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
-    assert response.json['file_groups'] == 0
-    assert len(response.json['zims_estimates']) == 1
-    assert response.json['zims_estimates'][0]['estimate'] == 2
-
-
 def test_recursive_errors():
     """Errors are reported recursively."""