diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/widget/FocusSearchView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/widget/FocusSearchView.kt
index 16feac76..59085079 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/widget/FocusSearchView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/looker/droidify/widget/FocusSearchView.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
+import com.looker.droidify.R
 
 class FocusSearchView : SearchView {
     constructor(context: Context) : super(context)
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ class FocusSearchView : SearchView {
 
     var allowFocus = true
 
+    init {
+        maxWidth = Int.MAX_VALUE
+        queryHint = context.getString(R.string.search)
+    }
+
     override fun dispatchKeyEventPreIme(event: KeyEvent): Boolean {
         // Always clear focus on back press
         return if (hasFocus() && event.keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {