diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search.js
index 398fc44ceeb..71c0a203f0d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/compose/components/search.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import Overlay from 'react-overlays/lib/Overlay';
 import Motion from '../../ui/util/optional_motion';
 import spring from 'react-motion/lib/spring';
+import { searchEnabled } from '../../../initial_state';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   placeholder: { id: 'search.placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Search' },
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class SearchPopout extends React.PureComponent {
 
   render () {
     const { style } = this.props;
-
+    const extraInformation = searchEnabled ? <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.full_text' defaultMessage='Simple text returns statuses you have written, favourited, boosted, or have been mentioned in, as well as matching usernames, display names, and hashtags.' /> : <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.text' defaultMessage='Simple text returns matching display names, usernames and hashtags' />;
     return (
       <div style={{ ...style, position: 'absolute', width: 285 }}>
         <Motion defaultStyle={{ opacity: 0, scaleX: 0.85, scaleY: 0.75 }} style={{ opacity: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }), scaleX: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }), scaleY: spring(1, { damping: 35, stiffness: 400 }) }}>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class SearchPopout extends React.PureComponent {
                 <li><em>URL</em> <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.status' defaultMessage='status' /></li>
               </ul>
 
-              <FormattedMessage id='search_popout.tips.text' defaultMessage='Simple text returns matching display names, usernames and hashtags' />
+              {extraInformation}
             </div>
           )}
         </Motion>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
index 7694e5ab336..863061d9996 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/tabs_bar.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const links = [
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' to='/timelines/public/local' data-preview-title-id='column.community' data-preview-icon='users' ><i className='fa fa-fw fa-users' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.local_timeline' defaultMessage='Local' /></NavLink>,
   <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link secondary' exact to='/timelines/public' data-preview-title-id='column.public' data-preview-icon='globe' ><i className='fa fa-fw fa-globe' /><FormattedMessage id='tabs_bar.federated_timeline' defaultMessage='Federated' /></NavLink>,
 
-  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' style={{ flexGrow: '0', flexBasis: '30px' }} to='/getting-started' data-preview-title-id='getting_started.heading' data-preview-icon='asterisk' ><i className='fa fa-fw fa-asterisk' /></NavLink>,
+  <NavLink className='tabs-bar__link primary' style={{ flexGrow: '0', flexBasis: '30px' }} to='/getting-started' data-preview-title-id='getting_started.heading' data-preview-icon='bars' ><i className='fa fa-fw fa-bars' /></NavLink>,
 ];
 
 export function getIndex (path) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
index 6f13563246b..df310e7e131 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/initial_state.js
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ export const unfollowModal = getMeta('unfollow_modal');
 export const boostModal = getMeta('boost_modal');
 export const deleteModal = getMeta('delete_modal');
 export const me = getMeta('me');
+export const searchEnabled = getMeta('search_enabled');
 
 export default initialState;
diff --git a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
index 152e10f3726..216cf544658 100644
--- a/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/initial_state_serializer.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class InitialStateSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       locale: I18n.locale,
       domain: Rails.configuration.x.local_domain,
       admin: object.admin&.id&.to_s,
+      search_enabled: Chewy.enabled?,
     }
 
     if object.current_account