diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_logs.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_logs.html
index 9e4a6f272e..c9db4e8afa 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_logs.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_logs.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 	<ul class="linklist">
 		<li class="leftside">
-			{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}{L_COLON} <input type="text" class="inputbox autowidth" name="keywords" value="{S_KEYWORDS}" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" class="button2" name="filter" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
+			{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}{L_COLON} <input type="search" class="inputbox autowidth" name="keywords" value="{S_KEYWORDS}" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" class="button2" name="filter" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
 		</li>
 		<li class="rightside pagination">
 			<!-- IF TOTAL -->{TOTAL} &bull; <!-- ENDIF -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_notes_user.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_notes_user.html
index 3bbbd10f12..328d12a04f 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_notes_user.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/mcp_notes_user.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 	<ul class="linklist">
 		<li class="leftside">
-			{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}{L_COLON} <input type="text" class="inputbox autowidth" name="keywords" value="{S_KEYWORDS}" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" class="button2" name="filter" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
+			{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}{L_COLON} <input type="search" class="inputbox autowidth" name="keywords" value="{S_KEYWORDS}" />&nbsp;<input type="submit" class="button2" name="filter" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
 		</li>
 		<li class="rightside pagination">
 			<!-- IF TOTAL_REPORTS -->{TOTAL_REPORTS} &bull; <!-- ENDIF -->
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
index 1a068c4191..3c98edec79 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/overall_header.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 			<div id="search-box">
 				<form action="{U_SEARCH}" method="get" id="search">
 				<fieldset>
-					<input name="keywords" id="keywords" type="text" maxlength="128" title="{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}" class="inputbox search" value="<!-- IF SEARCH_WORDS-->{SEARCH_WORDS}<!-- ELSE -->{L_SEARCH_MINI}<!-- ENDIF -->" onclick="if(this.value=='{LA_SEARCH_MINI}')this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value='{LA_SEARCH_MINI}';" />
+					<input name="keywords" id="keywords" type="search" maxlength="128" title="{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}" class="inputbox search" value="{SEARCH_WORDS}" placeholder="{L_SEARCH_MINI}" />
 					<input class="button2" value="{L_SEARCH}" type="submit" /><br />
 					<a href="{U_SEARCH}" title="{L_SEARCH_ADV_EXPLAIN}">{L_SEARCH_ADV}</a> {S_SEARCH_HIDDEN_FIELDS}
 				</fieldset>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_body.html
index dee080def5..fedbdc6642 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_body.html
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 	<fieldset>
 	<dl>
 		<dt><label for="keywords">{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}{L_COLON}</label><br /><span>{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS_EXPLAIN}</span></dt>
-		<dd><input type="text" class="inputbox" name="keywords" id="keywords" size="40" title="{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}" /></dd>
+		<dd><input type="search" class="inputbox" name="keywords" id="keywords" size="40" title="{L_SEARCH_KEYWORDS}" /></dd>
 		<dd><label for="terms1"><input type="radio" name="terms" id="terms1" value="all" checked="checked" /> {L_SEARCH_ALL_TERMS}</label></dd>
 		<dd><label for="terms2"><input type="radio" name="terms" id="terms2" value="any" /> {L_SEARCH_ANY_TERMS}</label></dd>
 	</dl>
 	<dl>
 		<dt><label for="author">{L_SEARCH_AUTHOR}{L_COLON}</label><br /><span>{L_SEARCH_AUTHOR_EXPLAIN}</span></dt>
-		<dd><input type="text" class="inputbox" name="author" id="author" size="40" title="{L_SEARCH_AUTHOR}" /></dd>
+		<dd><input type="search" class="inputbox" name="author" id="author" size="40" title="{L_SEARCH_AUTHOR}" /></dd>
 	</dl>
 	</fieldset>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
index 34fbb4cb12..1132e5295a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<!-- IF SEARCH_MATCHES -->
 		<div class="search-box">
 			<!-- IF SEARCH_IN_RESULTS -->
-				<label for="add_keywords">{L_SEARCH_IN_RESULTS}{L_COLON} <input type="text" name="add_keywords" id="add_keywords" value="" class="inputbox narrow" /></label>
+				<label for="add_keywords">{L_SEARCH_IN_RESULTS}{L_COLON} <input type="search" name="add_keywords" id="add_keywords" value="" class="inputbox narrow" /></label>
 				<input class="button2" type="submit" name="submit" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
 			<!-- ENDIF -->
 		</div>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
index 22c8796ebc..dd16b27988 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<div class="search-box">
 			<form method="get" id="forum-search" action="{S_SEARCHBOX_ACTION}">
 			<fieldset>
-				<input class="inputbox search tiny" type="text" name="keywords" id="search_keywords" size="20" value="{L_SEARCH_FORUM}" onclick="if (this.value == '{LA_SEARCH_FORUM}') this.value = '';" onblur="if (this.value == '') this.value = '{LA_SEARCH_FORUM}';" />
+				<input class="inputbox search tiny" type="search" name="keywords" id="search_keywords" size="20" placeholder="{L_SEARCH_FORUM}" />
 				<input class="button2" type="submit" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
 				{S_SEARCH_LOCAL_HIDDEN_FIELDS}
 			</fieldset>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_body.html
index 5ec8480deb..5f999ade0c 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewtopic_body.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		<div class="search-box">
 			<form method="get" id="topic-search" action="{S_SEARCHBOX_ACTION}">
 			<fieldset>
-				<input class="inputbox search tiny"  type="text" name="keywords" id="search_keywords" size="20" value="{L_SEARCH_TOPIC}" onclick="if(this.value=='{LA_SEARCH_TOPIC}')this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value='{LA_SEARCH_TOPIC}';" />
+				<input class="inputbox search tiny"  type="search" name="keywords" id="search_keywords" size="20" placeholder="{L_SEARCH_TOPIC}" />
 				<input class="button2" type="submit" value="{L_SEARCH}" />
 				{S_SEARCH_LOCAL_HIDDEN_FIELDS}
 			</fieldset>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/colours.css b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/colours.css
index a2fe112b45..7d0462be1b 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/colours.css
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/colours.css
@@ -995,6 +995,14 @@ fieldset.quick-login input.inputbox {
 	color: #333333;
 }
 
+.inputbox:-moz-placeholder {
+	color: #333333;
+}
+
+.inputbox::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+	color: #333333;
+}
+
 .inputbox:hover {
 	border-color: #11A3EA;
 }
@@ -1004,6 +1012,15 @@ fieldset.quick-login input.inputbox {
 	color: #0F4987;
 }
 
+.inputbox:focus:-moz-placeholder {
+	color: transparent;
+}
+
+.inputbox:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+	color: transparent;
+}
+
+
 /* Form button styles
 ---------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/forms.css b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/forms.css
index 8829211934..b66544acf7 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/forms.css
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/theme/forms.css
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ textarea.inputbox {
 	width: auto !important;
 }
 
+input[type="search"] {
+	-webkit-appearance: textfield;
+	-webkit-box-sizing: content-box;
+}
+
+input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration, input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-button, input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* Form button styles
 ---------------------------------------- */
 input.button1, input.button2 {