diff --git a/src/css/app.scss b/src/css/app.scss
index a70c252..16bdfb2 100644
--- a/src/css/app.scss
+++ b/src/css/app.scss
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ div.create {
         padding: 0 10px;
     }
     .bg-image {
-        filter: grayscale(100%) opacity(9%) ;
+        filter: grayscale(100%) opacity(4%) ;
         position: absolute;
         top: 50%;
         left: 0;
diff --git a/src/pages/application/Settings.vue b/src/pages/application/Settings.vue
index 21c3a48..c5dbffa 100644
--- a/src/pages/application/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/pages/application/Settings.vue
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
             :label="this.$t('show_search')"
             option-value="value"
             option-label="label"
-            v-model="showsearch"
+            v-model="search_on_dashboard"
+            map-options
           ></q-select>
 
           <h6>Search Providers</h6>
@@ -133,6 +134,16 @@ export default {
         })
       }
     },
+    search_on_dashboard: {
+      get () {
+        return this.$store.state.app.settings.search_on_dashboard
+      },
+      set (val) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('app/saveSettings', {
+          search_on_dashboard: val.value
+        })
+      }
+    },
     create: {
       get () {
         return this.$store.state.tiles.create
@@ -156,7 +167,6 @@ export default {
           value: 'no'
         }
       ],
-      showsearch: null,
       showsearch_options: [
         {
           label: this.$t('yes'),
diff --git a/src/store/app/state.js b/src/store/app/state.js
index 2e4837f..ae3afb5 100644
--- a/src/store/app/state.js
+++ b/src/store/app/state.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ export default function () {
       background: null,
       show_usernames: 'no',
       language: 'en-US',
-      app_version: null
+      app_version: null,
+      search_on_dashboard: 'no',
+      search_provider: null,
+      default_tag: null,
+      default_public_page: null
     }
   }
 }