diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
index 350b82aab..02a10e453 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 package org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.widget
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.KeyEvent
+import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import androidx.annotation.AttrRes
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import com.google.android.material.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.suggestion.SearchSuggestionListener
 
+private const val DRAWABLE_END = 2
+
 class SearchEditText @JvmOverloads constructor(
 	context: Context,
 	attrs: AttributeSet? = null,
@@ -16,6 +21,7 @@ class SearchEditText @JvmOverloads constructor(
 ) : AppCompatEditText(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) {
 
 	var searchSuggestionListener: SearchSuggestionListener? = null
+	private val clearIcon = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.abc_ic_clear_material)
 
 	var query: String
 		get() = text?.trim()?.toString().orEmpty()
@@ -50,9 +56,32 @@ class SearchEditText @JvmOverloads constructor(
 		lengthAfter: Int,
 	) {
 		super.onTextChanged(text, start, lengthBefore, lengthAfter)
+		setCompoundDrawablesRelativeWithIntrinsicBounds(
+			null,
+			null,
+			if (text.isNullOrEmpty()) null else clearIcon,
+			null,
+		)
 		searchSuggestionListener?.onQueryChanged(query)
 	}
 
+	@SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
+	override fun onTouchEvent(event: MotionEvent): Boolean {
+		if (event.action == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+			val drawable = compoundDrawablesRelative[DRAWABLE_END] ?: return super.onTouchEvent(event)
+			val isOnDrawable = drawable.isVisible && if (layoutDirection == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL) {
+				event.x.toInt() in paddingLeft..(drawable.bounds.width() + paddingLeft)
+			} else {
+				event.x.toInt() in (width - drawable.bounds.width() - paddingRight)..(width - paddingRight)
+			}
+			if (isOnDrawable) {
+				text?.clear()
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return super.onTouchEvent(event)
+	}
+
 	override fun clearFocus() {
 		super.clearFocus()
 		text?.clear()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 446d1ae2f..359e1d52a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
 						android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
 						android:importantForAutofill="no"
 						android:paddingBottom="1dp"
-						android:singleLine="true" />
+						android:singleLine="true"
+						tools:drawableEnd="@drawable/ic_clear" />
 
 				</com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar>