diff --git a/src/bootstrap/select.tpl.html b/src/bootstrap/select.tpl.html
index 880396a38..3362317b0 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/select.tpl.html
+++ b/src/bootstrap/select.tpl.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
          class="form-control ui-select-search"
          placeholder="{{$select.placeholder}}"
          ng-model="$select.search"
-         ng-show="$select.searchEnabled && $select.open">
+         ng-show="$select.open"
+         ng-class="{'ui-select-search-disabled' : !$select.searchEnabled}">
   <div class="ui-select-choices"></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/select.css b/src/select.css
index c5aecbd2a..6ea0e8671 100644
--- a/src/select.css
+++ b/src/select.css
@@ -184,3 +184,7 @@
 .ui-select-bootstrap.ng-dirty.ng-invalid > button.btn.ui-select-match {
     border-color: #D44950;
 }
+
+.ui-select-search-disabled {
+  position: fixed; top: -80px; left: -20px;
+}
diff --git a/src/selectize/select.tpl.html b/src/selectize/select.tpl.html
index 1587ab8c7..2ab01892b 100644
--- a/src/selectize/select.tpl.html
+++ b/src/selectize/select.tpl.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="ui-select-container selectize-control single" ng-class="{'open': $select.open}">
   <div class="selectize-input"
-       ng-class="{'focus': $select.open, 'disabled': $select.disabled, 'selectize-focus' : $select.focus}"
+       ng-class="{'focus': $select.open, 'disabled': $select.disabled, 'selectize-focus' : $select.focus }"
        ng-click="$select.activate()">
     <div class="ui-select-match"></div>
     <input type="text" autocomplete="off" tabindex="-1"
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
            ng-click="$select.toggle($event)"
            placeholder="{{$select.placeholder}}"
            ng-model="$select.search"
-           ng-hide="!$select.searchEnabled || ($select.selected && !$select.open)"
+           ng-hide="($select.selected && !$select.open)"
            ng-disabled="$select.disabled"
-           aria-label="{{ $select.baseTitle }}">
+           aria-label="{{ $select.baseTitle }}"
+           ng-class="{'ui-select-search-disabled' : !$select.searchEnabled}">
   </div>
   <div class="ui-select-choices"></div>
 </div>
diff --git a/test/select.spec.js b/test/select.spec.js
index 32271d606..44c6bd5d9 100644
--- a/test/select.spec.js
+++ b/test/select.spec.js
@@ -1067,12 +1067,12 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function() {
 
       it('should show search input when true', function() {
         setupSelectComponent(true, 'selectize');
-        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).not.toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).not.toHaveClass('ui-select-search-disabled');
       });
 
       it('should hide search input when false', function() {
         setupSelectComponent(false, 'selectize');
-        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).toHaveClass('ui-select-search-disabled');
       });
 
     });
@@ -1096,13 +1096,13 @@ describe('ui-select tests', function() {
       it('should show search input when true', function() {
         setupSelectComponent('true', 'bootstrap');
         clickMatch(el);
-        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).not.toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).not.toHaveClass('ui-select-search-disabled');
       });
 
       it('should hide search input when false', function() {
         setupSelectComponent('false', 'bootstrap');
         clickMatch(el);
-        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).toHaveClass('ng-hide');
+        expect($(el).find('.ui-select-search')).toHaveClass('ui-select-search-disabled');
       });
 
     });