diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
index 0453f0cf6c..28dd725df3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
                 }
             }
             UserPicker(
-//                showSettings: $showSettings,
                 homeTab: Binding.constant(.chats),
                 showConnectDesktop: $showConnectDesktop,
                 userPickerVisible: $userPickerVisible
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
index 9bc8a13b57..854ac2663f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct HomeView: View {
     @State private var searchShowingSimplexLink = false
     @State private var searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: String? = nil
 
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SEARCH_IN_BOTTOM) private var searchInBottom = false
+
 //    init(homeTab: Binding<HomeTab>) {
 //        // Make the background color of the bottom toolbar fully transparent
 //        let appearance = UIToolbarAppearance()
@@ -46,12 +48,21 @@ struct HomeView: View {
                 destination: chatView
             ) {
                 ZStack {
-                        switch homeTab {
-                        case .settings: settingsView()
-                        case .contacts: contactsView()
-                        case .chats: chatsView()
-                        case .newChat: newChatView()
-                        }
+                    switch homeTab {
+                    case .settings: settingsView()
+                    case .contacts: contactsView()
+                    case .chats:
+                        chatsView()
+                            .padding(.top, searchInBottom ? 10 : 40)
+                    case .newChat: newChatView()
+                    }
+
+                    VStack {
+                        topToolbar()
+                            .background(BlurView(style: .systemMaterial).ignoresSafeArea())
+                            .frame(height: 40)
+                        Spacer()
+                    }
 
                     VStack {
                         Spacer()
@@ -108,18 +119,20 @@ struct HomeView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    @ViewBuilder private func topToolbar() -> some View {
+        if !searchInBottom, homeTab == .chats {
+            chatsSearch()
+                .padding(.horizontal)
+                .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        }
+    }
+
     private func bottomToolbar() -> some View {
         VStack {
-            if homeTab == .chats {
-                ChatsSearchBar(
-                    searchMode: $searchMode,
-                    searchFocussed: $searchFocussed,
-                    searchText: $searchText,
-                    searchShowingSimplexLink: $searchShowingSimplexLink,
-                    searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: $searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink
-                )
-                .padding(.horizontal)
-                .padding(.top, 8)
+            if searchInBottom, homeTab == .chats {
+                chatsSearch()
+                    .padding(.horizontal)
+                    .padding(.top, 8)
             }
 
             Spacer()
@@ -142,6 +155,16 @@ struct HomeView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    private func chatsSearch() -> some View {
+        ChatsSearchBar(
+            searchMode: $searchMode,
+            searchFocussed: $searchFocussed,
+            searchText: $searchText,
+            searchShowingSimplexLink: $searchShowingSimplexLink,
+            searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: $searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink
+        )
+    }
+
     @ViewBuilder private func settingsButton() -> some View {
         let user = chatModel.currentUser ?? User.sampleData
         let multiUser = chatModel.users.filter({ u in u.user.activeUser || !u.user.hidden }).count > 1
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AppearanceSettings.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AppearanceSettings.swift
index b91d2c9369..fbe8b37156 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AppearanceSettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AppearanceSettings.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct AppearanceSettings: View {
     @State private var userInterfaceStyle = getUserInterfaceStyleDefault()
     @State private var uiTintColor = getUIAccentColorDefault()
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PROFILE_IMAGE_CORNER_RADIUS) private var profileImageCornerRadius = defaultProfileImageCorner
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SEARCH_IN_BOTTOM) private var searchInBottom = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack{
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ struct AppearanceSettings: View {
                     }
                 }
 
+                Section("Interface") {
+                    settingsRow("magnifyingglass") {
+                        Toggle("Search in bottom", isOn: $searchInBottom)
+                    }
+                }
+
                 Section("App icon") {
                     HStack {
                         updateAppIcon(image: "icon-light", icon: nil, tapped: $iconLightTapped)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
index 4d0054e9f5..80612be48c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ let DEFAULT_ACCENT_COLOR_GREEN = "accentColorGreen"
 let DEFAULT_ACCENT_COLOR_BLUE = "accentColorBlue"
 let DEFAULT_USER_INTERFACE_STYLE = "userInterfaceStyle"
 let DEFAULT_PROFILE_IMAGE_CORNER_RADIUS = "profileImageCornerRadius"
+let DEFAULT_SEARCH_IN_BOTTOM = "searchInBottom"
 let DEFAULT_CONNECT_VIA_LINK_TAB = "connectViaLinkTab"
 let DEFAULT_LIVE_MESSAGE_ALERT_SHOWN = "liveMessageAlertShown"
 let DEFAULT_SHOW_HIDDEN_PROFILES_NOTICE = "showHiddenProfilesNotice"
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ let appDefaults: [String: Any] = [
     DEFAULT_ACCENT_COLOR_BLUE: 1.000,
     DEFAULT_USER_INTERFACE_STYLE: 0,
     DEFAULT_PROFILE_IMAGE_CORNER_RADIUS: defaultProfileImageCorner,
+    DEFAULT_SEARCH_IN_BOTTOM: false,
     DEFAULT_CONNECT_VIA_LINK_TAB: ConnectViaLinkTab.scan.rawValue,
     DEFAULT_LIVE_MESSAGE_ALERT_SHOWN: false,
     DEFAULT_SHOW_HIDDEN_PROFILES_NOTICE: true,