diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
index 9bd9a736e..1b4f6cd19 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/global-search/global-search.component.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ form {
   .input-group .btn {
     border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
     color: var(--pngx-primary-text-contrast);
+    padding-top: .15rem;
+    padding-bottom: .15rem;
+    min-height: calc(1.3em + 0.5rem + calc(var(--bs-border-width) * 2)) !important;
   }
 
   .form-control {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/styles.scss b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
index be1262dc8..04b908720 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/styles.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/styles.scss
@@ -332,8 +332,7 @@ textarea,
   }
 }
 
-.input-group .form-control-sm,
-.input-group .btn-sm {
+.input-group .form-control-sm {
   // accommodate larger font size on mobile
   padding-top: .15rem;
   padding-bottom: .15rem;