diff --git a/resources/assets/stylesheets/scss/globalsearch.scss b/resources/assets/stylesheets/scss/globalsearch.scss
index 2ff6b1a45ff572004493bf72f1b66672a05bff0f..8052d3b725119a79720ec29b9cee9399666652d0 100644
--- a/resources/assets/stylesheets/scss/globalsearch.scss
+++ b/resources/assets/stylesheets/scss/globalsearch.scss
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         transition: opacity $transition-duration;
     }
     &.has-value #globalsearch-clear {
-        opacity: 1;
+        display: inline;
     }
 
     // The actual search input
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ html.responsive-display {
         }
 
         #globalsearch-clear {
-            opacity: 1;
+            display: inline;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/globalsearch/searchbar.php b/templates/globalsearch/searchbar.php
index beb4ba22baadea25f0d7e972e5b1cb441e35024a..6c2f07b6b0923f9911ebbf4907bb3508b790feb7 100644
--- a/templates/globalsearch/searchbar.php
+++ b/templates/globalsearch/searchbar.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
            placeholder="<?= _('Was suchen Sie?') ?>" role="searchbox">
     <?= Icon::create('decline', Icon::ROLE_INACTIVE)->asImg([
         'id' => 'globalsearch-clear',
-        'class' => 'hidden-small-down'
+        'class' => 'hidden-small-down',
+        'alt' => _('Suche zurücksetzen'),
     ]) ?>
     <?= Icon::create('search', Icon::ROLE_INFO_ALT)->asInput([
         'id' => 'globalsearch-icon',