diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
index 07e20514c3..cf76ace7be 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/ansastorm/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ width="415">
    </panel>
    <search_editor
    clear_button_visible="true"
+   text_pad_left="10"
    height="23"
    follows="left|top|right"
    layout="topleft"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
index 83a1257c2a..0e4c9f9de4 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/sidepanel_appearance.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ width="333">
    </panel>
    <search_editor
    clear_button_visible="true"
+   text_pad_left="10"
    height="23"
    follows="left|top|right"
    layout="topleft"