diff --git a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
index d5b44ce9189..4a1f187f921 100644
--- a/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
+++ b/backup/util/ui/renderer.php
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     public function render_restore_course_search(restore_course_search $component) {
         $url = $component->get_url();
 
-        $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'restore-course-search form-inline mb-1'));
+        $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'restore-course-search mb-1'));
         $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'rcs-results table-sm w-75'));
 
         $table = new html_table();
@@ -759,22 +759,14 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $output .= html_writer::table($table);
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
 
-        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'rcs-search'));
-        $attrs = array(
-            'type' => 'text',
-            'name' => restore_course_search::$VAR_SEARCH,
-            'value' => $component->get_search(),
-            'class' => 'form-control'
-        );
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attrs);
-        $attrs = array(
-            'type' => 'submit',
-            'name' => 'searchcourses',
-            'value' => get_string('search'),
-            'class' => 'btn btn-secondary'
-        );
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attrs);
-        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+        $data = [
+            'inform' => true,
+            'extraclasses' => 'rcs-search mb-3 w-25',
+            'inputname' => restore_course_search::$VAR_SEARCH,
+            'searchstring' => get_string('searchcourses'),
+            'query' => $component->get_search(),
+        ];
+        $output .= $this->output->render_from_template('core/search_input', $data);
 
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
         return $output;
@@ -880,7 +872,7 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     public function render_restore_category_search(restore_category_search $component) {
         $url = $component->get_url();
 
-        $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'restore-course-search form-inline mb-1'));
+        $output = html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'restore-course-search mb-1'));
         $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'rcs-results table-sm w-75'));
 
         $table = new html_table();
@@ -922,22 +914,14 @@ class core_backup_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $output .= html_writer::table($table);
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
 
-        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'rcs-search'));
-        $attrs = array(
-            'type' => 'text',
-            'name' => restore_category_search::$VAR_SEARCH,
-            'value' => $component->get_search(),
-            'class' => 'form-control'
-        );
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attrs);
-        $attrs = array(
-            'type' => 'submit',
-            'name' => 'searchcourses',
-            'value' => get_string('search'),
-            'class' => 'btn btn-secondary'
-        );
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', $attrs);
-        $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
+        $data = [
+            'inform' => true,
+            'extraclasses' => 'rcs-search mb-3 w-25',
+            'inputname' => restore_category_search::$VAR_SEARCH,
+            'searchstring' => get_string('search'),
+            'query' => $component->get_search(),
+        ];
+        $output .= $this->output->render_from_template('core/search_input', $data);
 
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
         return $output;
diff --git a/lib/templates/search_input.mustache b/lib/templates/search_input.mustache
index 5d47c5ee72d..f494a268856 100644
--- a/lib/templates/search_input.mustache
+++ b/lib/templates/search_input.mustache
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "action": "https://moodle.local/admin/search.php",
         "extraclasses": "my-2",
         "inputname": "search",
+        "inform": false,
         "searchstring": "Search settings",
         "value": "policy",
         "btnclass": "primary",
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@
     }
 }}
 <div class="simplesearchform {{{ extraclasses }}}">
+    {{^inform}}
     <form autocomplete="off" action="{{{ action }}}" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" class="mform form-inline simplesearchform">
+    {{/inform}}
     {{#hiddenfields}}
         <input type="hidden" name="{{ name }}" value="{{ value }}">
     {{/hiddenfields}}
@@ -61,9 +64,12 @@
                 <span class="sr-only">{{{ searchstring }}}</span>
             </button>
         </div>
+
     </div>
     {{#otherfields}}
         <div  class="ml-2">{{{ otherfields }}}</div>
     {{/otherfields}}
-</form>
+{{^inform}}
+    </form>
+{{/inform}}
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
index ffa370d0d78..b2da8cbc832 100644
--- a/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/boost/style/moodle.css
@@ -16202,7 +16202,7 @@ body.path-question-type .mform fieldset.hidden {
   margin: 0; }
 
 .simplesearchform .btn-submit {
-  border-color: #ced4da;
+  border-color: #8f959e;
   color: #6c757d; }
 
 .simplesearchform .btn-close,
@@ -16249,7 +16249,7 @@ body.path-question-type .mform fieldset.hidden {
       margin-right: auto; } }
 
 .navbar.navbar-light .simplesearchform .btn-open {
-  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); }
   .navbar.navbar-light .simplesearchform .btn-open:hover {
     color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); }
 
diff --git a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
index ff04b5e81af..b6108ccb431 100644
--- a/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/classic/style/moodle.css
@@ -16427,7 +16427,7 @@ body.path-question-type .mform fieldset.hidden {
   margin: 0; }
 
 .simplesearchform .btn-submit {
-  border-color: #ced4da;
+  border-color: #8f959e;
   color: #6c757d; }
 
 .simplesearchform .btn-close,
@@ -16474,7 +16474,7 @@ body.path-question-type .mform fieldset.hidden {
       margin-right: auto; } }
 
 .navbar.navbar-light .simplesearchform .btn-open {
-  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); }
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); }
   .navbar.navbar-light .simplesearchform .btn-open:hover {
     color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); }