diff --git a/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css b/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
index 6203c4f2..b7143d30 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
+++ b/themes/wilma/css/wilma.css
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ a.filter-search {
 input.search-homepage {
 		border: 0;
 		background-color: #f9fafa;
-		background: url('../images/limit-search.png') no-repeat;
 		background-position: right;
-		opacity: .7;
+		opacity: .5;
+		text-align:right; 
 }
 
 .filter-default {
diff --git a/themes/wilma/i18n/all.properties b/themes/wilma/i18n/all.properties
index 2aa17572..c659cdd5 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/i18n/all.properties
+++ b/themes/wilma/i18n/all.properties
@@ -812,4 +812,4 @@ map_being_refreshed_msg = is now being refreshed. The visualization will load as
 publication_pubs = publications (pubs.)
 percent_activity = % activity
 
-
+limit_search = limit search
diff --git a/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl b/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
index 0a71962c..fe00ce0b 100644
--- a/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
+++ b/themes/wilma/templates/page-home.ftl
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                         <div id="search-home-field">
                             <input type="text" name="querytext" class="search-homepage" value="" autocapitalize="off" />
                             <input type="submit" value="${i18n().search_button}" class="search" />
-                            <input type="hidden" name="classgroup" class="search-homepage" value="" autocapitalize="off" />
+                            <input type="hidden" name="classgroup"  value="" autocapitalize="off" />
                         </div>
                 
                         <a class="filter-search filter-default" href="#" title="${i18n().intro_filtersearch}">
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <#include "footer.ftl">
         <#-- builds a json object that is used by js to render the academic departments section -->
         <@lh.listAcademicDepartments />
-        <script>
+    <script>       
         var i18nStrings = {
             researcherString: '${i18n().researcher}',
             researchersString: '${i18n().researchers}',
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@
             viewAllDepartments: '${i18n().view_all_departments}',
             noDepartmentsFound: '${i18n().no_departments_found}'
         };
-        </script>
+        // set the 'limmit search' text and alignment
+        if  ( $('input.search-homepage').css('text-align') == "right" ) {       
+             $('input.search-homepage').attr("value","${i18n().limit_search} \u2192");
+        }  
+        
+    </script>
     </body>
 </html>
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