diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/search/_form.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/search/_form.html.slime
index efc065af..7d0f080a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/search/_form.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/search/_form.html.slime
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 h1 Search
 
 = form_for :search, ~p"/search", [id: "searchform", method: "get", class: "js-search-form", enforce_utf8: false], fn f ->
-  = text_input f, :q, class: "input input--wide js-search-field", placeholder: "Search terms are chained with commas", autocapitalize: "none", name: "q", value: @conn.params["q"]
+  = text_input f, :q, class: "input input--wide js-search-field", placeholder: "Search terms are chained with commas", autocapitalize: "none", name: "q", value: @conn.params["q"], data: [ac: "true", ac_min_length: 3, ac_mode: "search"]
 
   .block
     .block__header.flex