diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index c01a5217a..ceb2b2038 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.main
 
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBarDrawerToggle
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.common.BaseActivity
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.main.list.favourites.FavouritesListFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.main.list.history.HistoryListFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.main.list.remote.RemoteListFragment
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.SearchHelper
 
 class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedListener {
 
@@ -47,8 +49,17 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedList
 		drawerToggle.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig)
 	}
 
+	override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu?): Boolean {
+		menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.opt_main, menu)
+		menu?.findItem(R.id.action_search)?.let(SearchHelper::setupSearchView)
+		return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)
+	}
+
 	override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
-		return drawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item) || super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
+		return drawerToggle.onOptionsItemSelected(item) || when(item.itemId) {
+
+			else -> super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
+		}
 	}
 
 	override fun onNavigationItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/SearchHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/SearchHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a101df1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/SearchHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils
+
+import android.view.MenuItem
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
+
+object SearchHelper {
+
+	@JvmStatic
+	fun setupSearchView(menuItem: MenuItem) {
+		val view = menuItem.actionView as? SearchView ?: return
+		//TODO
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5ad991bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_search.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<vector
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	android:width="24dp"
+	android:height="24dp"
+	android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal"
+	android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+	android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+	<path
+		android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
+		android:pathData="M15.5,14h-0.79l-0.28,-0.27C15.41,12.59 16,11.11 16,9.5 16,5.91 13.09,3 9.5,3S3,5.91 3,9.5 5.91,16 9.5,16c1.61,0 3.09,-0.59 4.23,-1.57l0.27,0.28v0.79l5,4.99L20.49,19l-4.99,-5zM9.5,14C7.01,14 5,11.99 5,9.5S7.01,5 9.5,5 14,7.01 14,9.5 11.99,14 9.5,14z" />
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/opt_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/opt_main.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15f6118e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/opt_main.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<menu
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+
+	<item
+		android:id="@+id/action_search"
+		android:icon="@drawable/ic_search"
+		android:orderInCategory="0"
+		android:title="@string/search"
+		app:actionViewClass="androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView"
+		app:showAsAction="ifRoom|collapseActionView" />
+
+</menu>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8e5ccdd56..faba3e7c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@
 	<string name="share">Share</string>
 	<string name="create_shortcut">Create shortcut…</string>
 	<string name="share_s">Share %s</string>
+	<string name="search">Search</string>
 </resources>
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