diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/StartpageController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/StartpageController.php
index 65cc6dab750986e93d84a55e1de35a4ad20a90e1..1eb1bfbff6af0aab7a151e6b079466b3eff6f86f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/StartpageController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/StartpageController.php
@@ -22,8 +22,23 @@ class StartpageController extends Controller
         $focusPages = [];
         $theme      = "default";
 
+        $optionParams = ['param_sprueche', 'param_newtab', 'param_maps', 'param_autocomplete', 'param_lang', 'param_key'];
+        $option_values = [];
+
+        foreach ($optionParams as $param) {
+            $value = $request->input($param);
+            if ($value) {
+                $option_values[$param] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $autocomplete = 'on';
+        if(in_array('autocomplete', array_keys($option_values))) {
+            $autocomplete = $option_values['autocomplete'];
+        }
+
         foreach ($request->all() as $key => $value) {
-            if ($value === 'on' && $key != 'param_sprueche' && $key != 'param_newtab' && $key !== 'param_maps' && $key !== 'param_autocomplete' && $key !== 'param_lang') {
+            if ($value === 'on' && !in_array($key, $optionParams)) {
                 $focusPages[] = str_replace('param_', '', $key);
             }
             if ($key === 'param_theme') {
@@ -43,16 +58,12 @@ class StartpageController extends Controller
             ->with('browser', (new Agent())->browser())
             ->with('navbarFocus', 'suche')
             ->with('theme', $theme)
-            ->with('autocomplete', $request->input('param_autocomplete', 'on'))
             ->with('foki', $this->loadFoki())
             ->with('focus', $request->input('focus', 'web'))
-            ->with('lang', $request->input('param_lang', $lang))
-            ->with('resultCount', $request->input('param_resultCount', '20'))
             ->with('time', $request->input('param_time', '1500'))
-            ->with('sprueche', $request->input('param_sprueche', 'on'))
-            ->with('newtab', $request->input('param_newtab', 'on'))
-            ->with('maps', $maps = $request->input('param_maps', 'off'))
-            ->with('key', $request->input('param_key', ''));
+            ->with('request', $request->input('request', 'GET'))
+            ->with('option_values', $option_values)
+            ->with('autocomplete', $autocomplete);
     }
 
     public function loadPage($subpage)
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/scriptStartPage.js b/resources/assets/js/scriptStartPage.js
index 071411f56978faf39bf769a10692e7f3a18ad3b8..32893b828d59430a698c33e0cdfd3035e3f9b67e 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/scriptStartPage.js
+++ b/resources/assets/js/scriptStartPage.js
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ function loadLocalStorage () {
         $('#theme').attr('href', '/css/theme.css.php?r=' + theme[0] + '&g=' + theme[1] + '&b=' + theme[2] + '&a=' + theme[3]);
       }
     }
-    if (localStorage.getItem('pers') && !isUseOnce()) {
-      setSettings();
-    }
+    setSettings();
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,9 +77,9 @@ function setActionListeners () {
  * Loads stored settings from local storage
  */
 function setSettings () {
+  var acceptedParams = ['autocomplete', 'key', 'lang', 'newtab', 'sprueche'];
   for (var key in localStorage) {
     var value = localStorage.getItem(key);
-    var acceptedParams = ['autocomplete', 'key', 'lang', 'maps', 'newtab', 'sprueche', 'autocomplete'];
     var accepted = false;
     for (var i in acceptedParams) {
       if (key === 'param_' + acceptedParams[i]) {
@@ -90,19 +88,13 @@ function setSettings () {
     } 
     if (accepted) {
       key = key.substring(6);
-      $('#searchForm').append('<input type="hidden" name="' + key + '" value="' + value + '">');
+      // Check for existing hidden fields for this key
+      var existing = $('.search-hidden input[name="' + key + '"]');
+      if (existing.length === 0) {
+        // if none exist, create a new one
+        $('.search-hidden').append('<input type="hidden" name="' + key + '" value="' + value + '">');
+      }
     }
-    $('#foki input[type=radio]#angepasst').attr('checked', true);
-  }
-  // Change the value of the lang input field to the given parameter
-  var lang = localStorage.getItem('param_lang');
-  if (lang !== null) {
-    $('input[name=lang]').val(lang);
-  }
-  // Change the value of the lang input field to the given parameter
-  var autocomplete = localStorage.getItem('param_autocomplete');
-  if (autocomplete !== null) {
-    $('input[name=eingabe]').attr('autocomplete', autocomplete);
   }
   // Change the request method to the given parameter
   var requestMethod = localStorage.getItem('request');
diff --git a/resources/assets/less/metager/start-page.less b/resources/assets/less/metager/start-page.less
index 400b9e8f1901247866640827e8e74a660d47e056..71df74f721fe161fa48b82d96c8292784e26e0e7 100644
--- a/resources/assets/less/metager/start-page.less
+++ b/resources/assets/less/metager/start-page.less
@@ -1,28 +1,87 @@
-#searchForm {
-    select {
-        font-size: 15px;
-        -webkit-appearance: none;
-        -moz-appearance: none;
-        appearance: none;
-        background-color: white;
-        padding-right: 35px;
+.mg-panel {
+    @media(max-width: @screen-sm) {
+        width: 100%;
     }
-    input {
-        height: 40px;
-        font-size: 16px;
+    @media(min-width: @screen-sm) {
+        width: @screen-sm;
     }
-    button {
-        font-size: 16px;
+}
+
+.search-bar {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: stretch;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    .search-focus-selector {
+        background-color: transparent;
+        border: 1px solid #aaa;
+        border-radius: 5px 0px 0px 5px;
+        select {
+            width: 100%;
+            color: #777;
+            -webkit-appearance: none;
+            -moz-appearance: none;
+            appearance: none;
+            background-color: transparent;
+            padding-right: 35px;
+        }
+    }
+    .search-input-submit {
+        flex-grow: 1;
+        border-left: none;
+        border: 1px solid #aaa;
+        border-left: none;
+        border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 0px;
+        display: flex;
+    }
+    .search-input {
+        flex-grow: 1;
+        input {
+            border: none;
+            height: 40px;
+            &:focus {
+                outline-color: rgb(255, 128, 0);
+                -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px rgba(255, 128, 0, 1);
+                -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px rgba(255, 128, 0, 1);
+                box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 2px rgba(255, 128, 0, 1);
+                border-color: rgba(255, 128, 0, 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .search-submit {
+        border-left: 1px solid #aaa;
+        button {
+            width: 50px;
+            line-height: 100%;
+            border: 0;
+            background-color: transparent;
+            padding: 0;
+            height: 100%;
+        }
+    }
+    .search-hidden {
+        display: none;
+    }
+    @media (max-width: @screen-xs-max) {
+        flex-direction: column-reverse;
+        .search-focus-selector {
+            border: 1px solid #aaa;
+            border-top: none;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+        }
+        .search-input-submit {
+            border: 1px solid #aaa;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+        }
     }
 }
 
-.focus-selector {
+.search-focus-selector {
     background-color: white;
     position: relative;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
     &:after {
         content: "\f078";
-        font: 15px "FontAwesome", sans-serif;
-        //text-align: center;
+        font: 15px "FontAwesome", sans-serif; //text-align: center;
         line-height: 30px;
         color: #aaa;
         background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/resources/assets/less/metager/static-pages.less b/resources/assets/less/metager/static-pages.less
index 357a3ee1d1df762267a0c3ad17ac087df1358ede..5be98ca8c7e7367032796d8f52ae159a05268b02 100644
--- a/resources/assets/less/metager/static-pages.less
+++ b/resources/assets/less/metager/static-pages.less
@@ -206,15 +206,6 @@ nav {
     }
 }
 
-#searchForm button {
-    width: 50px;
-    line-height: 100%;
-    height: 28px;
-    border: 0;
-    background-color: transparent;
-    padding: 0;
-}
-
 li#info {
     white-space: pre-line;
 }
@@ -553,12 +544,6 @@ label a {
     }
 }
 
-#submit-inputgroup {
-    background-color: inherit;
-    border-left: 0;
-    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
-}
-
 input[name=eingabe] {
     border-right: 0;
     box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
diff --git a/resources/views/index.blade.php b/resources/views/index.blade.php
index 737c502799473f9b0e1c9682a05bc95bf92ac8eb..940fc8307bea06f73da139d65a6e7fd3efc8621e 100644
--- a/resources/views/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/index.blade.php
@@ -263,34 +263,37 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>-->
 		<fieldset>
-			<form id="searchForm" @if(Request::has('request') && Request::input('request') === "POST") method="POST" @elseif(Request::has('request') && Request::input('request') === "GET") method="GET" @else method="GET" @endif action="{{ LaravelLocalization::getLocalizedURL(LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale(), "/meta/meta.ger3") }}" accept-charset="UTF-8">
-				<div class="input-group">
-					<div class="focus-selector input-group-addon">
-							<select name="focus" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;">
-								<option value="web" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" selected >&#xf0ac; Websuche</option>
-								<option value="nachrichten" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf0a1; Nachrichtensuche</option>
-								<option value="wissenschaft" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf15c; Wissenschaftssuche</option>
-								<option value="produktsuche" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf07a; Produktsuche</option>
-								<option value="maps" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf279; Kartensuche</option>
-							</select>
+			<form id="searchForm" method={{ $request }} action="{{ LaravelLocalization::getLocalizedURL(LaravelLocalization::getCurrentLocale(), "/meta/meta.ger3") }}" accept-charset="UTF-8">
+				<div class="search-bar">
+					<div class="search-focus-selector">
+						<select name="focus" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;">
+							<option value="web" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" selected >&#xf0ac; Websuche</option>
+							<option value="nachrichten" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf0a1; Nachrichtensuche</option>
+							<option value="wissenschaft" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf15c; Wissenschaftssuche</option>
+							<option value="produktsuche" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf07a; Produktsuche</option>
+							<option value="maps" style="font-family: FontAwesome, sans-serif;" >&#xf279; Kartensuche</option>
+						</select>
 					</div>
-					<input type="text" name="eingabe" required="" autofocus="" autocomplete="{{$autocomplete}}" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('index.placeholder') }}">
-					<input type="hidden" name="encoding" value="utf8">
-					<input type="hidden" name="lang" value={{ $lang }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="resultCount" value={{ $resultCount }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="time" value={{ $time }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="sprueche" value={{ $sprueche }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="newtab" value={{ $newtab }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="maps" value={{ $maps }} >
-					<input type="hidden" name="key" value={{ $key }} >
-					@foreach ($focusPages as $fp)
-						<input type="hidden" name={{ $fp }} value="on">
-					@endforeach
-					<input type="hidden" name="theme" value={{ $theme }}>
-					<div class="input-group-addon" id="submit-inputgroup">
-						<button type="submit">
-							<i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-						</button>
+					<div class="search-input-submit">
+						<div class="search-input">
+							<input type="text" name="eingabe" required="" autofocus="" autocomplete="{{$autocomplete}}" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ trans('index.placeholder') }}">
+						</div>
+						<div class="search-submit" id="submit-inputgroup">
+							<button type="submit">
+								<i class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+							</button>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<div class="search-hidden">
+						<input type="hidden" name="encoding" value="utf8">
+						@foreach($option_values as $option => $value)
+							<input type="hidden" name={{ $option }} value={{ $value }}>
+						@endforeach
+						<input type="hidden" name="time" value={{ $time }}>
+						@foreach ($focusPages as $fp)
+							<input type="hidden" name={{ $fp }} value="on">
+						@endforeach
+						<input type="hidden" name="theme" value={{ $theme }}>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</form>