diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
index 54abbc7..107a200 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/activity/VideoListActivity.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 package net.schueller.peertube.activity;
 
 import android.Manifest;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.SearchManager;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -146,6 +148,26 @@ public class VideoListActivity extends CommonActivity {
         searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false); // Do not iconify the widget; expand it by default
         searchView.setQueryRefinementEnabled(true);
 
+        searchMenuItem.getActionView().setOnLongClickListener(new View.OnLongClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
+                new AlertDialog.Builder(VideoListActivity.this)
+                        .setTitle(getString(R.string.clear_search_history))
+                        .setMessage(getString(R.string.clear_search_history_prompt))
+                        .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+                            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+                                SearchRecentSuggestions suggestions = new SearchRecentSuggestions(getApplicationContext(),
+                                        SearchSuggestionsProvider.AUTHORITY,
+                                        SearchSuggestionsProvider.MODE);
+                                suggestions.clearHistory();
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .setNegativeButton(android.R.string.no, null)
+                        .setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert)
+                        .show();
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
         searchMenuItem.setOnActionExpandListener(new MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener() {
             @Override
             public boolean onMenuItemActionExpand(MenuItem menuItem) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c9cccd5..fdc857d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 
     <string name="pref_language_app">Application Language</string>
     <string name="pref_description_language_app">Select language for application interface. Restart app for change to take effect.</string>
+    <string name="clear_search_history">Clear Search History</string>
+    <string name="clear_search_history_prompt">Do you want to permanently delete the search history?</string>
     <!-- languages -->
     <string name="ab">Abkhazian</string>
     <string name="aa">Afar</string>