diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.kt
index fe5e1b28..cd1c73c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/MainActivity.kt
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
     private var notificationTabPosition = 0
     private var onTabSelectedListener: OnTabSelectedListener? = null
 
+    private val preferences by lazy { PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this) }
+
     private val emojiInitCallback = object : InitCallback() {
         override fun onInitialized() {
             if (!isDestroyed) {
@@ -171,6 +173,9 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
             startActivity(composeIntent)
         }
 
+        val hideTopToolbar = preferences.getBoolean(PrefKeys.HIDE_TOP_TOOLBAR, false)
+        mainToolbar.visible(!hideTopToolbar)
+
         mainToolbar.menu.add(R.string.action_search).apply {
             setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM)
             icon = IconicsDrawable(this@MainActivity, GoogleMaterial.Icon.gmd_search).apply {
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
             }
         }
 
-        setupDrawer(savedInstanceState)
+        setupDrawer(savedInstanceState, addSearchButton = hideTopToolbar)
 
         /* Fetch user info while we're doing other things. This has to be done after setting up the
          * drawer, though, because its callback touches the header in the drawer. */
@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
         finish()
     }
 
-    private fun setupDrawer(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+    private fun setupDrawer(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, addSearchButton: Boolean) {
 
         drawerToggle = ActionBarDrawerToggle(this, mainDrawerLayout, mainToolbar, com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.R.string.material_drawer_open, com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.R.string.material_drawer_close)
 
@@ -327,8 +332,7 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
 
         header.accountHeaderBackground.setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.headerBackgroundFilter))
         header.accountHeaderBackground.setBackgroundColor(ThemeUtils.getColor(this, R.attr.colorBackgroundAccent))
-        val animateAvatars = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
-                .getBoolean("animateGifAvatars", false)
+        val animateAvatars = preferences.getBoolean("animateGifAvatars", false)
 
         DrawerImageLoader.init(object : AbstractDrawerImageLoader() {
             override fun set(imageView: ImageView, uri: Uri, placeholder: Drawable, tag: String?) {
@@ -440,6 +444,18 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
                         onClick = ::logout
                     }
             )
+
+            if(addSearchButton) {
+                mainDrawer.addItemsAtPosition(4,
+                        primaryDrawerItem {
+                            nameRes = R.string.action_search
+                            iconicsIcon = GoogleMaterial.Icon.gmd_search
+                            onClick = {
+                                startActivityWithSlideInAnimation(SearchActivity.getIntent(context))
+                            }
+                        })
+            }
+
             setSavedInstance(savedInstanceState)
         }
 
@@ -472,7 +488,6 @@ class MainActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), ActionButtonActivity, HasAndroidInje
     }
 
     private fun setupTabs(selectNotificationTab: Boolean) {
-        val preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
 
         val activeTabLayout = if(preferences.getString("mainNavPosition", "top") == "bottom") {
             val actionBarSize = ThemeUtils.getDimension(this, R.attr.actionBarSize)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.kt
index 3036bc31..054418aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/PreferencesActivity.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.appstore.EventHub
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.appstore.PreferenceChangedEvent
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.fragment.preference.*
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.settings.PrefKeys
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.ThemeUtils
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.util.getNonNullString
 import dagger.android.DispatchingAndroidInjector
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ class PreferencesActivity : BaseActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreference
 
             }
             "statusTextSize", "absoluteTimeView", "showBotOverlay", "animateGifAvatars",
-            "useBlurhash", "showCardsInTimelines", "confirmReblogs", "hideMutedUsers",
-            "enableSwipeForTabs", "bigEmojis", "mainNavPosition" -> {
+            "useBlurhash", "showCardsInTimelines", "confirmReblogs", "hideMutedUsers", 
+            "enableSwipeForTabs", "bigEmojis", "mainNavPosition", PrefKeys.HIDE_TOP_TOOLBAR -> {
                 restartActivitiesOnExit = true
             }
             "language" -> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/preference/PreferencesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/preference/PreferencesFragment.kt
index c14e9d9e..cbb30bab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/preference/PreferencesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/fragment/preference/PreferencesFragment.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ class PreferencesFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
                     setTitle(R.string.pref_main_nav_position)
                 }
 
+                switchPreference {
+                    setDefaultValue(false)
+                    key = PrefKeys.HIDE_TOP_TOOLBAR
+                    setTitle(R.string.pref_title_hide_top_toolbar)
+                }
+
                 switchPreference {
                     setDefaultValue(false)
                     key = PrefKeys.FAB_HIDE
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/settings/SettingsConstants.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/settings/SettingsConstants.kt
index 236962a8..10084f74 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/settings/SettingsConstants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/settings/SettingsConstants.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ object PrefKeys {
     const val LANGUAGE = "language"
     const val STATUS_TEXT_SIZE = "statusTextSize"
     const val MAIN_NAV_POSITION = "mainNavPosition"
+    const val HIDE_TOP_TOOLBAR = "hideTopToolbar"
     const val ABSOLUTE_TIME_VIEW = "absoluteTimeView"
     const val SHOW_BOT_OVERLAY = "showBotOverlay"
     const val ANIMATE_GIF_AVATARS = "animateGifAvatars"