diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 3b93b6a3ee..620720f70a 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 				'is_parent'      => 'org_count',
 				'parent_id'      => 'parent_id',
 				'favorites'      => true,
-				'placeholder_actions' => array('add')
+				'placeholder_actions' => array('add'),
+				'searchbox' => array('overlay' => true)
 			);
 
 			if ($do_email)
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
index 12cad9bcce..cdd9dce4b4 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_extension_nextmatch.js
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ var et2_nextmatch_header_bar = et2_DOMWidget.extend(et2_INextmatchHeader,
 		// searchbox widget options
 		var searchbox_options = {
 			id:"search",
-			overlay:(typeof settings.searchbox != 'undefined' && typeof settings.searchbox.overlay != 'undefined')?settings.searchbox.overlay:true,
+			overlay:(typeof settings.searchbox != 'undefined' && typeof settings.searchbox.overlay != 'undefined')?settings.searchbox.overlay:false,
 			onchange:function(){
 				self.nextmatch.applyFilters({search: this.get_value()});
 			},
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_textbox.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_textbox.js
index b5177e988a..6da387e8cc 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_textbox.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_textbox.js
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ var et2_searchbox = et2_textbox.extend(
 		overlay:{
 			name:"Overlay searchbox",
 			type:"boolean",
-			default:true,
-			description:"Define wheter the searchbox overlays while it's open (true) or stay as solid box infront of the search button (false). Default is true."
+			default:false,
+			description:"Define wheter the searchbox overlays while it's open (true) or stay as solid box infront of the search button (false). Default is false."
 		}
 	},