diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
index 1653f269a8..26bf81e428 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/SearchBar.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
 var classNames = require('classnames');
 var AccessibleButton = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/components/views/elements/AccessibleButton');
+import { _t } from "matrix-react-sdk/lib/languageHandler";
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'SearchBar',
@@ -59,10 +60,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         return (
             <div className="mx_SearchBar"> 
-                <input ref="search_term" className="mx_SearchBar_input" type="text" autoFocus={true} placeholder="Search..." onKeyDown={this.onSearchChange}/>
-                <AccessibleButton className={ searchButtonClasses } onClick={this.onSearch}><img src="img/search-button.svg" width="37" height="37" alt="Search"/></AccessibleButton>
-                <AccessibleButton className={ thisRoomClasses } onClick={this.onThisRoomClick}>This Room</AccessibleButton>
-                <AccessibleButton className={ allRoomsClasses } onClick={this.onAllRoomsClick}>All Rooms</AccessibleButton>
+                <input ref="search_term" className="mx_SearchBar_input" type="text" autoFocus={true} placeholder={_t("Search…")} onKeyDown={this.onSearchChange}/>
+                <AccessibleButton className={ searchButtonClasses } onClick={this.onSearch}><img src="img/search-button.svg" width="37" height="37" alt={_t("Search")}/></AccessibleButton>
+                <AccessibleButton className={ thisRoomClasses } onClick={this.onThisRoomClick}>{_t("This Room")}</AccessibleButton>
+                <AccessibleButton className={ allRoomsClasses } onClick={this.onAllRoomsClick}>{_t("All Rooms")}</AccessibleButton>
                 <AccessibleButton className="mx_SearchBar_cancel" onClick={this.props.onCancelClick}><img src="img/cancel.svg" width="18" height="18" /></AccessibleButton>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 3d14423bde..aaf564444a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "Advanced notification settings": "Advanced notification settings",
   "All messages": "All messages",
   "All messages (loud)": "All messages (loud)",
+  "All Rooms": "All Rooms",
   "All notifications are currently disabled for all targets.": "All notifications are currently disabled for all targets.",
   "An error occurred whilst saving your email notification preferences.": "An error occurred whilst saving your email notification preferences.",
   "Call invitation": "Call invitation",
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@
   "Riot uses many advanced browser features, some of which are not available or experimental in your current browser.": "Riot uses many advanced browser features, some of which are not available or experimental in your current browser.",
   "Room directory": "Room directory",
   "Room not found": "Room not found",
+  "Search": "Search",
+  "Search…": "Search…",
   "Search for a room": "Search for a room",
   "Send": "Send",
   "Send logs": "Send logs",
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@
   "The Home Server may be too old to support third party networks": "The Home Server may be too old to support third party networks",
   "There are advanced notifications which are not shown here": "There are advanced notifications which are not shown here",
   "The server may be unavailable or overloaded": "The server may be unavailable or overloaded",
+  "This Room": "This Room",
   "This room is inaccessible to guests. You may be able to join if you register": "This room is inaccessible to guests. You may be able to join if you register",
   " to room": " to room",
   "Unable to fetch notification target list": "Unable to fetch notification target list",