diff --git a/js/tbl_select.js b/js/tbl_select.js
index 700d0cb99..47457edf1 100644
--- a/js/tbl_select.js
+++ b/js/tbl_select.js
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 // found results
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response);
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
-                $('#tbl_search_form').hide();
+                $('#tbl_search_form')
+                // work around for bug #3168569 - Issue on toggling the "Hide search criteria" in chrome.
+                 .slideToggle()	
+                 .hide();
                 $('#togglesearchformlink')
                  // always start with the Show message
                  .text(PMA_messages['strShowSearchCriteria'])