diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/search.js b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/search.js
index 1fb0a7cb8..970dc92bb 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/search.js
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/js/main/search.js
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@
           Delay: 300,
           _Position: function () {
             this.DOMResults.setAttribute("class", "autocomplete");
-            this.DOMResults.style.top = (this.Input.offsetTop + this.Input.offsetHeight) + "px";
-            this.DOMResults.style.left = this.Input.offsetLeft + "px";
-            this.DOMResults.style.width = this.Input.clientWidth + "px";
           },
           _Open: function () {
             var params = this;
@@ -85,12 +82,6 @@
             });
           },
         }, "#" + qinput_id);
-
-        // hack, see : https://github.com/autocompletejs/autocomplete.js/issues/37
-        w.addEventListener('resize', function () {
-          var event = new CustomEvent("position");
-          qinput.dispatchEvent(event);
-        });
       }
 
       qinput.addEventListener('focus', placeCursorAtEndOnce, false);
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/autocomplete.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/autocomplete.less
index a1a74480b..32b0b82f6 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/autocomplete.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/autocomplete.less
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 .autocomplete {
   position: absolute;
+  width: @search-width;
   max-height: 0;
   overflow-y: hidden;
   .ltr-text-align-left();
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 
     > li {
       cursor: pointer;
-      padding: 0.5rem;
+      padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
 
       &.active,
       &:active,
@@ -50,10 +51,11 @@
     display: block;
     background-color: var(--color-autocomplete-background);
     color: var(--color-autocomplete-font);
-    border: 1px solid var(--color-autocomplete-border);
+    outline: 1px solid var(--color-autocomplete-border);
     max-height: 500px;
     overflow-y: auto;
     z-index: 100;
+    margin-top: 3rem;
 
     &:empty {
       display: none;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@
 
 @media screen and (max-width: @phone) {
   .autocomplete {
+    width: calc(100% - 0.5rem); // does not work yet -> take up entire screen
     bottom: 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
index 6e7dd4eb2..b21e91e90 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/definitions.less
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 @result-padding: 1rem;
 @results-image-row-height: 12rem;
 @results-image-row-height-phone: 6rem;
-@search-width: 40rem;
+@search-width: 44rem;
 // heigh of #search, see detail.less
 @search-height: 7.6rem;
 
diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
index 62fda55b7..76a410a64 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/src/less/search.less
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@
 }
 
 .search_box {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
+  width: @search-width;
   grid-area: search;
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: row;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  outline: 1px solid var(--color-search-border);
+  border-radius: 0.7rem;
 }
 
 #clear_search {
@@ -104,16 +105,12 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   width: 1.8em;
   margin: 0;
-  padding: 8px 2px;
+  padding: 0.7rem 0.2rem;
   background: none repeat scroll 0 0 var(--color-search-background);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-search-border);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-search-border);
-  border-right: none;
-  border-left: none;
-  border-radius: 0;
+  border: none;
   outline: none;
   color: var(--color-search-font);
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
   z-index: 10000;
 
   &:hover {
@@ -131,27 +128,22 @@ html.no-js #clear_search.hide_if_nojs {
 
 #q,
 #send_search {
-  display: block !important;
-  border-collapse: separate;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
+  display: block;
   margin: 0;
-  padding: 10px;
+  padding: 0.7rem;
   background: none repeat scroll 0 0 var(--color-search-background);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-search-border);
-  border-radius: 0;
+  border: none;
   outline: none;
   color: var(--color-search-font);
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
   z-index: 2;
 }
 
 #q {
-  outline: medium none;
-  .ltr-padding-left(12px);
+  width: 100%;
+  .ltr-padding-left(1rem);
   .ltr-padding-right(0) !important;
-  .ltr-border-right(none);
-  width: @search-width;
-  .ltr-rounded-left-corners(10px);
+  .ltr-rounded-left-corners(0.7rem);
 }
 
 #q::-ms-clear,
@@ -160,8 +152,7 @@ html.no-js #clear_search.hide_if_nojs {
 }
 
 #send_search {
-  .ltr-border-left(none);
-  .ltr-rounded-right-corners(10px);
+  .ltr-rounded-right-corners(0.7rem);
 
   &:hover {
     cursor: pointer;