diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 3716920..19d145a 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -832,6 +832,11 @@
     <!-- Main Settings screen setting option summary text for the itme to go into the screen with data sync settings-->
     <string name="sync_settings_summary">Select which applications are synchronized</string>
 
+    <!-- Main Settings screen, setting option name to go into search settings -->
+    <string name="search_settings">Search</string>
+    <!-- Main Settings screen, setting option summary to go into search settings -->
+    <string name="search_settings_summary">Manage global search, web search and search history</string>
+
     <!-- Display settings -->
     <!-- Sound & display settings screen, section header for settings related to display -->
     <string name="display_settings">Display settings</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/settings.xml b/res/xml/settings.xml
index 5c0a1e1..56feed8 100644
--- a/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,22 @@
                 android:targetClass="com.android.settings.LanguageSettings" />
         </PreferenceScreen>
 
+
+        <!-- Search. 
+             The settings activity will ensure that this is resolved to an
+             activity on the system image, otherwise it will remove this
+             preference.
+             The intent action is the same as
+             android.app.SearchManager.INTENT_ACTION_SEARCH_SETTINGS.
+             -->
+
+        <PreferenceScreen
+            android:title="@string/search_settings"
+            android:summary="@string/search_settings_summary"
+            android:key="search_settings">
+            <intent android:action="android.search.action.SEARCH_SETTINGS" />
+        </PreferenceScreen>
+
         <!-- About Device -->
  
         <PreferenceScreen
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
index 0c4545e..4f888ff 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     private static final String KEY_PARENT = "parent";
     private static final String KEY_CALL_SETTINGS = "call_settings";
     private static final String KEY_SYNC_SETTINGS = "sync_settings";
+    private static final String KEY_SEARCH_SETTINGS = "search_settings";
     
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         
         PreferenceGroup parent = (PreferenceGroup) findPreference(KEY_PARENT);
         Utils.updatePreferenceToSpecificActivityOrRemove(this, parent, KEY_SYNC_SETTINGS, 0);
+        Utils.updatePreferenceToSpecificActivityOrRemove(this, parent, KEY_SEARCH_SETTINGS, 0);
     }
     
     @Override