diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py b/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/home/views.py
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                 'id': -10,
                 'value': query,
                 'value_display': label,
+                'value_icon': '<i class="icon-code"></i>',
                 'type': 'search',
                 'subtype': 'repo',
                 'url': h.route_path('search_repo',
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                 'id': -20,
                 'value': query,
                 'value_display': label,
+                'value_icon': '<i class="icon-history"></i>',
                 'type': 'search',
                 'subtype': 'repo',
                 'url': h.route_path('search_repo',
@@ -491,6 +493,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                 'id': -30,
                 'value': query,
                 'value_display': label,
+                'value_icon': '<i class="icon-code"></i>',
                 'type': 'search',
                 'subtype': 'repo_group',
                 'url': h.route_path('search_repo_group',
@@ -508,6 +511,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                 'id': -40,
                 'value': query,
                 'value_display': label,
+                'value_icon': '<i class="icon-history"></i>',
                 'type': 'search',
                 'subtype': 'repo_group',
                 'url': h.route_path('search_repo_group',
@@ -529,6 +533,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                     'id': -1,
                     'value': query,
                     'value_display': u'File search for: `{}`'.format(query),
+                    'value_icon': '<i class="icon-code"></i>',
                     'type': 'search',
                     'subtype': 'global',
                     'url': h.route_path('search',
@@ -539,6 +544,7 @@ class HomeView(BaseAppView):
                     'id': -2,
                     'value': query,
                     'value_display': u'Commit search for: `{}`'.format(query),
+                    'value_icon': '<i class="icon-history"></i>',
                     'type': 'search',
                     'subtype': 'global',
                     'url': h.route_path('search',
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/base/base.mako
@@ -889,6 +889,7 @@
             var searchType = data['type'];
             var searchSubType = data['subtype'];
             var valueDisplay = data['value_display'];
+            var valueIcon = data['value_icon'];
 
             var pattern = '(' + escapeRegExChars(value) + ')';
 
@@ -906,7 +907,12 @@
             }
             // full text search/hints
             else if (searchType === 'search') {
-                icon += '<i class="icon-more"></i> ';
+                if (valueIcon === undefined) {
+                    icon += '<i class="icon-more"></i> ';
+                } else {
+                    icon += valueIcon + ' ';
+                }
+
                 if (searchSubType !== undefined && searchSubType == 'repo') {
                     valueDisplay += '<div class="pull-right tag">repository</div>';
                 }