diff --git a/js/navigation.js b/js/navigation.js
index 280117faf..6fd08b3f7 100644
--- a/js/navigation.js
+++ b/js/navigation.js
@@ -145,32 +145,10 @@ function PMA_setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  *
  */
 function fast_filter(value){
-	var oTarget = document.getElementById("subel0");
-	if(!oTarget || !document.getElementById('fast_filter')) return false;
-	if(value!=document.getElementById('fast_filter').value) return false;
-	document.getElementById('fast_filter').disabled=true;
-	for(var iCh in oTarget.childNodes){
-		var oCh = oTarget.childNodes.item(iCh);
-		if(!oCh) continue;
-		if(oCh.nodeName=="LI"){
-			if(value=="") oCh.style.display="";
-			else{
-				var i=0;
-				for(var iA in oCh.childNodes){
-					var oA = oCh.childNodes.item(iA);
-					if(!oA) continue;
-					if(oA.nodeName=="A"){
-						if(i==0) i = 1;
-						else{
-							if(oA.innerHTML.indexOf(value)==-1) oCh.style.display="none";
-							else oCh.style.display="";
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	document.getElementById('fast_filter').disabled=false;
+	$("#subel0 a[class!='tableicon']").each(function(idx,elem){
+		if(value && $(elem).html().indexOf(value)==-1) $(elem).parent().hide();
+		else $(elem).parent().show();
+	});
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/navigation.php b/navigation.php
index d312a0c0a..db15e17c0 100644
--- a/navigation.php
+++ b/navigation.php
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftFrameLight'] && strlen($GLOBALS['db'])) {
     if ($table_count >= $GLOBALS['cfg']['LeftDisplayTableFilterMinimum']) {
         ?>
         <span id="NavFilter">
-        <input type="text" name="fast_filter" id="fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Filter'); ?>" value="<?php echo __('filter tables by name'); ?>" />
         <span id="clear_fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Clear'); ?>">X</span>
+		<input type="text" name="fast_filter" id="fast_filter" title="<?php echo __('Filter'); ?>" value="<?php echo __('filter tables by name'); ?>" />
         </span>
         <?php
     }
diff --git a/themes/darkblue_orange/css/theme_right.css.php b/themes/darkblue_orange/css/theme_right.css.php
index e36f770d6..eb5ad8eb0 100644
--- a/themes/darkblue_orange/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/themes/darkblue_orange/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -1394,22 +1394,24 @@ table#serverconnection_trg_local  {
 }
 
 #NavFilter {
-    display: none;
+	display: none;
 }
 
 #clear_fast_filter {
-    background: white;
-    color: black;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    padding: 0;
-    margin: 0;
-    position: relative;
-    right: 3ex;
+	background: white;
+	color: black;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 3px 5px 0 -23px;
+	position: relative;
+	float: right;
 }
 
 #fast_filter {
-    width: 85%;
-    padding: 0.1em;
+	width: 100%;
+	padding:2px 0px;
+	margin:0;
+	border:0;
 }
 /**
   *  Validation error message styles
diff --git a/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php b/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
index 0fcaf2105..6c608a307 100644
--- a/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
+++ b/themes/original/css/theme_left.css.php
@@ -239,20 +239,22 @@ div#left_tableList ul ul {
 }
 
 #NavFilter {
-    display: none;
+	display: none;
 }
 
 #clear_fast_filter {
-    background: white;
-    color: black;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    padding: 0;
-    margin: 0;
-    position: relative;
-    right: 3ex;
+	background: white;
+	color: black;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 3px 5px 0 -23px;
+	position: relative;
+	float: right;
 }
 
 #fast_filter {
-    width: 85%;
-    padding: 0.1em;
+	width: 100%;
+	padding:2px 0px;
+	margin:0;
+	border:0;
 }