diff --git a/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py b/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
index ad6f869753..f07f562a8d 100755
--- a/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
+++ b/debug-viewer/GstDebugViewer/GUI.py
@@ -1223,8 +1223,6 @@ class Window (object):
         self.log_view = self.widgets.log_view
         self.log_view.drag_dest_unset ()
         self.log_view.set_search_column (-1)
-        self.log_view.props.enable_search = False
-        self.log_view.props.fixed_height_mode = True
 
         self.log_view.connect ("button-press-event", self.handle_log_view_button_press_event)
 
diff --git a/debug-viewer/data/gst-debug-viewer.glade b/debug-viewer/data/gst-debug-viewer.glade
index 3baff81b40..8c984809bf 100644
--- a/debug-viewer/data/gst-debug-viewer.glade
+++ b/debug-viewer/data/gst-debug-viewer.glade
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		      <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
 		      <property name="rules_hint">True</property>
 		      <property name="reorderable">False</property>
-		      <property name="enable_search">False</property>
+		      <property name="enable_search">True</property>
 		      <property name="fixed_height_mode">False</property>
 		      <property name="hover_selection">False</property>
 		      <property name="hover_expand">False</property>