diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index a141675c2..401e53ba7 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
 - **Sidebar** - Last menu item now has a border when sidebar and menu are used together
 - **Search** - Fixed `onSelect` not returning the correct value when using `type: category`
 - **Search** - Fixed `onSelect` returning the first term that matches the beginining of the selected value not the exact value.
+- **Search** - Fix `loading search` with an `icon button` causing double loaders.
 - **Search** - `searchFields` setting now correctly replaces default fields instead of adding the user fields to defaults
 - **Search** - Calls to `set value` or `query` now obey `minCharacterLength`
 - **Search** - Search API calls now use the same level debug settings as search
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/search.less b/src/definitions/modules/search.less
index a133b8b66..c458e037a 100755
--- a/src/definitions/modules/search.less
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/search.less
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
        Loading
 ---------------------*/
 
-.ui.loading.search .input > .icon:before {
+.ui.loading.search .input > i.icon:before {
   position: absolute;
   content: '';
   top: 50%;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
   border-radius: @circularRadius;
   border: @loaderLineWidth solid @loaderFillColor;
 }
-.ui.loading.search .input > .icon:after {
+.ui.loading.search .input > i.icon:after {
   position: absolute;
   content: '';
   top: 50%;