diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5166ea08..f78cc49f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nighttab",
-  "version": "4.19.1",
+  "version": "4.19.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3804a4c2..39018a6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nighttab",
-  "version": "4.19.1",
+  "version": "4.19.2",
   "description": "A neutral new tab page accented with a chosen colour. Customise the layout, style, background and bookmarks in nightTab.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/css/button.css b/src/css/button.css
index 047fd13d..bbcaaf23 100755
--- a/src/css/button.css
+++ b/src/css/button.css
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ input[type="submit"]:active {
   transition: none;
 }
 
+button.disabled,
+button.disabled:hover,
+button.disabled:focus,
+button.disabled:active,
+.button.disabled,
+.button.disabled:hover,
+.button.disabled:focus,
+.button.disabled:active,
 button:disabled,
 button:disabled:hover,
 button:disabled:focus,
@@ -109,6 +117,14 @@ input[type="submit"]:active:after {
   transition: none;
 }
 
+button.disabled:after,
+.button.disabled:after,
+button.disabled:hover:after,
+.button.disabled:hover:after,
+button.disabled:focus:after,
+.button.disabled:focus:after,
+button.disabled:active:after,
+.button.disabled:active:after,
 button:disabled:after,
 .button:disabled:after,
 button:disabled:hover:after,
@@ -196,12 +212,15 @@ button [class*=" button-"]:last-child,
   color: rgb(var(--button-link-text-active));
 }
 
+.button-link.disabled,
 .button-link:disabled {
   background-color: transparent;
   color: transparent;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+.button-link.disabled:hover,
+.button-link.disabled:focus,
 .button-link:hover:disabled,
 .button-link:focus:disabled {
   background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/src/css/link.css b/src/css/link.css
index cf66825f..9f303c0b 100755
--- a/src/css/link.css
+++ b/src/css/link.css
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@
   margin-bottom: 0;
   border: 0;
   padding: 0;
-  color: rgb(var(--theme-color-02));
   flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
@@ -771,6 +770,11 @@
   content: none;
 }
 
+.link-control-item.disabled,
+.link-control-item:disabled {
+  background-color: transparent;
+}
+
 .is-link-style-list .link-control-item {
   flex-basis: inherit;
 }
@@ -787,6 +791,16 @@
   color: rgb(var(--theme-white));
 }
 
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item.disabled,
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item:disabled {
+  color: rgba(var(--theme-black), 0.25);
+}
+
+.link-text-light .link-control-item.disabled,
+.link-text-light .link-control-item:disabled {
+  color: rgba(var(--theme-white), 0.25);
+}
+
 .is-link-orientation-top.is-link-style-list .link-control-item:nth-child(1) {
   border-top-left-radius: var(--theme-radius);
 }
@@ -831,6 +845,22 @@
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
 }
 
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item.disabled:focus,
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item.disabled:hover,
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item:disabled:focus,
+.link-text-dark .link-control-item:disabled:hover {
+  color: rgba(var(--theme-black), 0.25);
+  background-color: transparent;
+}
+
+.link-text-light .link-control-item.disabled:focus,
+.link-text-light .link-control-item.disabled:hover,
+.link-text-light .link-control-item:disabled:focus,
+.link-text-light .link-control-item:disabled:hover {
+  color: rgba(var(--theme-white), 0.25);
+  background-color: transparent;
+}
+
 .link-text-dark .link-control-item:active {
   color: rgb(var(--theme-black));
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
diff --git a/src/js/bookmarks.js b/src/js/bookmarks.js
index bdf18f45..e15fab9e 100644
--- a/src/js/bookmarks.js
+++ b/src/js/bookmarks.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453104010
     }, {
       display: "letter",
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453107633
     }, {
       display: "letter",
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453110265
     }, {
       display: "icon",
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453111491
     }, {
       display: "icon",
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453104460
     }, {
       display: "letter",
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453111953
     }]
   }, {
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453101749
     }, {
       display: "icon",
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ var bookmarks = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       },
+      searchMatch: false,
       timeStamp: 1546453108926
     }]
   }];
diff --git a/src/js/link.js b/src/js/link.js
index 6925921e..3818870f 100644
--- a/src/js/link.js
+++ b/src/js/link.js
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ var link = (function() {
           b: null
         }
       }
-    }
+    },
+    searchMatch: null
   };
 
   stagedLink.init = function() {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ var link = (function() {
     stagedLink.position.group.new = false;
     stagedLink.link.display = "letter";
     stagedLink.link.accent.override = false;
+    stagedLink.link.searchMatch = false;
   };
 
   stagedLink.reset = function() {
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ var link = (function() {
     stagedLink.link.accent.color.r = null;
     stagedLink.link.accent.color.g = null;
     stagedLink.link.accent.color.b = null;
+    stagedLink.link.searchMatch = null;
   };
 
   var mod = {};
@@ -292,7 +295,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         bookmarks.mod.move.group(stagedGroup);
         data.save();
         groupAndItems();
-        render.focus.group.previous.up(copyStagedGroup);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.group.previous.up(copyStagedGroup);
+        };
       },
       down: function(copyStagedGroup) {
         stagedGroup.group = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(copyStagedGroup.group));
@@ -301,7 +306,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         bookmarks.mod.move.group(stagedGroup);
         data.save();
         groupAndItems();
-        render.focus.group.next.down(copyStagedGroup);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.group.next.down(copyStagedGroup);
+        };
       }
     },
     item: {
@@ -315,7 +322,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         bookmarks.mod.move.link(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(stagedLink)));
         data.save();
         groupAndItems();
-        render.focus.item.previous.left(copyStagedLink);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.item.previous.left(copyStagedLink);
+        };
       },
       right: function(copyStagedLink) {
         stagedLink.link = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(copyStagedLink.link));
@@ -324,7 +333,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         bookmarks.mod.move.link(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(stagedLink)));
         data.save();
         groupAndItems();
-        render.focus.item.next.right(copyStagedLink);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.item.next.right(copyStagedLink);
+        };
       }
     }
   };
@@ -402,6 +413,12 @@ var link = (function() {
       itemGroupControlItemRemove.appendChild(itemGroupControlItemRemoveIcon);
       groupControl.appendChild(itemGroupControlItemRemove);
 
+      if (state.get.current().search) {
+        itemGroupControlItemUp.disabled = true;
+        helper.addClass(itemGroupControlItemHandle, "disabled");
+        itemGroupControlItemDown.disabled = true;
+      };
+
       var copyStagedGroup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(stagedGroup));
 
       itemGroupControlItemUp.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
@@ -654,6 +671,12 @@ var link = (function() {
       linkItem.appendChild(linkPanelFront);
       linkItem.appendChild(linkPanelBack);
 
+      if (state.get.current().search) {
+        linkLeft.disabled = true;
+        helper.addClass(linkHandle, "disabled");
+        linkRight.disabled = true;
+      };
+
       var copyStagedLink = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(stagedLink));
 
       linkLeft.addEventListener("click", function() {
@@ -1135,15 +1158,9 @@ var link = (function() {
 
   render.all = function() {
     var linkSection = helper.e(".link");
-    var bookmarksToRender = false;
-    if (state.get.current().search) {
-      bookmarksToRender = search.get();
-    } else {
-      bookmarksToRender = bookmarks.get();
-    };
     var make = {
-      bookmarks: function(data) {
-        data.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+      bookmarks: function() {
+        bookmarks.get().forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
           stagedGroup.position.origin = index;
           stagedGroup.position.destination = index;
           stagedGroup.position.origin = index;
@@ -1158,12 +1175,24 @@ var link = (function() {
               stagedLink.position.destination.item = index;
               stagedLink.position.group.new = null;
               stagedLink.position.group.name = null;
-              group.querySelector(".group-body").appendChild(render.item.link());
+              if (state.get.current().search) {
+                if (stagedLink.link.searchMatch) {
+                  group.querySelector(".group-body").appendChild(render.item.link());
+                };
+              } else {
+                group.querySelector(".group-body").appendChild(render.item.link());
+              };
             });
           } else {
             group.querySelector(".group-body").appendChild(render.empty.item(stagedGroup.position.destination));
           };
-          linkSection.appendChild(group);
+          if (state.get.current().search) {
+            if (search.mod.searching.count.group(index) > 0) {
+              linkSection.appendChild(group);
+            };
+          } else {
+            linkSection.appendChild(group);
+          };
           stagedGroup.reset();
           stagedLink.reset();
         });
@@ -1177,21 +1206,23 @@ var link = (function() {
         }
       }
     };
-    // if searching
-    if (state.get.current().search) {
-      // if bookmarks exist to be searched
-      if (bookmarksToRender.total > 0) {
-        make.bookmarks(bookmarksToRender.matching);
+    // if bookmarks exist
+    if (bookmarks.get().length > 0) {
+      // if searching
+      if (state.get.current().search) {
+        search.mod.searching.get();
+        // if matching results found
+        if (search.mod.searching.count.all() > 0) {
+          make.bookmarks();
+        } else {
+          make.empty.search();
+        };
       } else {
-        make.empty.search();
+        search.mod.searching.clear();
+        make.bookmarks();
       };
     } else {
-      // if bookmarks exist
-      if (bookmarksToRender.length > 0) {
-        make.bookmarks(bookmarksToRender);
-      } else {
-        make.empty.bookmarks();
-      };
+      make.empty.bookmarks();
     };
   };
 
@@ -1504,7 +1535,9 @@ var link = (function() {
           edit.item.close();
           data.save();
           groupAndItems();
-          render.focus.item.current.edit(copyStagedLink);
+          if (!state.get.current().search) {
+            render.focus.item.current.edit(copyStagedLink);
+          };
           autoSuggest.close();
           shade.close();
           pagelock.unlock();
@@ -1549,7 +1582,9 @@ var link = (function() {
           edit.group.close();
           data.save();
           groupAndItems();
-          render.focus.group.current.edit(copyStagedGroup);
+          if (!state.get.current().search) {
+            render.focus.group.current.edit(copyStagedGroup);
+          };
           autoSuggest.close();
           shade.close();
           pagelock.unlock();
@@ -1600,7 +1635,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         groupAndItems();
         control.render.dependents();
         control.render.class();
-        render.focus.item.previous.remove(copyStagedLink);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.item.previous.remove(copyStagedLink);
+        };
         shade.close();
         pagelock.unlock();
       };
@@ -1644,7 +1681,9 @@ var link = (function() {
         groupAndItems();
         control.render.dependents();
         control.render.class();
-        render.focus.group.previous.remove(copyStagedGroup);
+        if (!state.get.current().search) {
+          render.focus.group.previous.remove(copyStagedGroup);
+        };
         shade.close();
         pagelock.unlock();
       };
@@ -1767,8 +1806,10 @@ var link = (function() {
     render.all();
     render.group.tabindex();
     render.item.tabindex();
-    bind.sort.group();
-    bind.sort.item();
+    if (!state.get.current().search) {
+      bind.sort.group();
+      bind.sort.item();
+    };
   };
 
   var init = function() {
diff --git a/src/js/search.js b/src/js/search.js
index da0e9e0c..f515becc 100644
--- a/src/js/search.js
+++ b/src/js/search.js
@@ -36,40 +36,54 @@ var search = (function() {
         path: "search",
         newValue: false
       });
-    }
-  };
-
-  var get = function() {
-    var searchInput = helper.e(".search-input");
-    var string = searchInput.value.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, "");
-    if (state.get.current().search) {
-      var searchedBookmarks = {
-        total: 0,
-        matching: []
+    },
+    get: function() {
+      var searchInput = helper.e(".search-input");
+      var string = searchInput.value.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, "");
+      if (state.get.current().search) {
+        bookmarks.get().forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+          arrayItem.items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+            var matchUrl = (arrayItem.url != null) && (arrayItem.url.replace(/^https?\:\/\//i, "").replace(/\/$/, "").toLowerCase().includes(string));
+            var matchName = (arrayItem.name != null) && (arrayItem.name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, "").includes(string));
+            arrayItem.searchMatch = false;
+            if (matchUrl || matchName) {
+              arrayItem.searchMatch = true;
+            };
+          });
+        });
       };
-      searchedBookmarks.total = bookmarks.get().length;
+    },
+    clear: function() {
       bookmarks.get().forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
-        var currentGroup = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(arrayItem));
-        var matchingItems = [];
-        currentGroup.items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
-          var matchUrl = (arrayItem.url != null) && (arrayItem.url.replace(/^https?\:\/\//i, "").replace(/\/$/, "").toLowerCase().includes(string));
-          var matchName = (arrayItem.name != null) && (arrayItem.name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, "").includes(string));
-          if (matchUrl || matchName) {
-            matchingItems.push(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(arrayItem)));
-          };
+        arrayItem.items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+          arrayItem.searchMatch = false;
         });
-        if (matchingItems.length > 0) {
-          currentGroup.items = matchingItems;
-          searchedBookmarks.matching.push(currentGroup);
-        };
-        var count = 0;
-        searchedBookmarks.matching.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
-          count = count + arrayItem.items.length
-        });
-        searchedBookmarks.total = count;
       });
-      return searchedBookmarks;
-    };
+    },
+    count: {
+      all: function() {
+        var searchResultCount = 0;
+        bookmarks.get().forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+          arrayItem.items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+            if (arrayItem.searchMatch) {
+              searchResultCount = searchResultCount + 1;
+            };
+          });
+        });
+        return searchResultCount;
+      },
+      group: function(index) {
+        var searchResultCount = 0;
+        if (bookmarks.get()[index]) {
+          bookmarks.get()[index].items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+            if (arrayItem.searchMatch) {
+              searchResultCount = searchResultCount + 1;
+            };
+          });
+        };
+        return searchResultCount;
+      }
+    }
   };
 
   var render = {};
@@ -142,6 +156,7 @@ var search = (function() {
     bind.input();
     bind.clear();
     mod.searching.close();
+    mod.searching.clear();
     render.engine();
     render.focus();
     render.searching();
@@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ var search = (function() {
   // exposed methods
   return {
     init: init,
-    get: get,
+    mod: mod,
     render: render,
     check: check
   };
diff --git a/src/js/update.js b/src/js/update.js
index 34203c89..e2318401 100644
--- a/src/js/update.js
+++ b/src/js/update.js
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ var update = (function() {
       return data;
     },
     "2.22.0": function(data) {
-      data.bookmarks.forEach(function(item, index) {
-        item.accent = {
+      data.bookmarks.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+        arrayItem.accent = {
           override: false,
           color: {
             r: null,
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ var update = (function() {
       return data;
     },
     "3.0.0": function(data) {
-      data.bookmarks.forEach(function(item, index) {
-        item.display = "letter";
-        item.icon = {
+      data.bookmarks.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+        arrayItem.display = "letter";
+        arrayItem.icon = {
           name: null,
           prefix: null,
           label: null
@@ -775,6 +775,14 @@ var update = (function() {
       data.state.theme.accent.rgb = data.state.theme.accent.current;
       delete data.state.theme.accent.current;
       return data;
+    },
+    "4.19.2": function(data) {
+      data.bookmarks.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+        arrayItem.items.forEach(function(arrayItem, index) {
+          arrayItem.searchMatch = false;
+        });
+      });
+      return data;
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/js/version.js b/src/js/version.js
index a66f178e..33906f86 100644
--- a/src/js/version.js
+++ b/src/js/version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var version = (function() {
 
-  var current = "4.19.1";
+  var current = "4.19.2";
 
   var name = "Naughty Goose";
 
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index f1ac1c2a..c95b100c 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nightTab",
   "short_name": "nightTab",
   "description": "A neutral new tab page accented with a chosen colour. Customise the layout, style, background and bookmarks in nightTab.",
-  "version": "4.19.1",
+  "version": "4.19.2",
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "chrome_url_overrides": {
     "newtab": "index.html"