diff --git a/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml b/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
index ab30760d106f0..b1c11b8f2b557 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/UnifiedSearchInputContainer.qml
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ TextField {
     rightPadding: trayWindowUnifiedSearchTextFieldClearTextButton.width + trayWindowUnifiedSearchTextFieldClearTextButton.anchors.rightMargin + textFieldHorizontalPaddingOffset
 
     placeholderText: qsTr("Search files, messages, events …")
+    verticalAlignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
 
     selectByMouse: true
 
+    background: Rectangle {
+        border.color: palette.dark
+        radius: Style.trayWindowRadius
+        color: palette.window
+    }
+
     Image {
         id: trayWindowUnifiedSearchTextFieldSearchIcon
         width: Style.trayListItemIconSize - anchors.leftMargin
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
index e6771179267e3..b29d30959d8da 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 
         UnifiedSearchInputContainer {
             id: trayWindowUnifiedSearchInputContainer
-            height: Style.trayWindowHeaderHeight * 0.65
+            height: Math.max(Style.talkReplyTextFieldPreferredHeight, contentHeight)
 
             anchors {
                 top: trayWindowHeaderBackground.bottom