diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables-tests.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables-tests.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a627286f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables-tests.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+IN: ui.gadgets.search-tables.tests
+USING: ui.gadgets.search-tables sequences tools.test ;
+[ [ second ] <search-table> ] must-infer
diff --git a/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables.factor b/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables.factor
index 4a2983bfe0..17570a8714 100644
--- a/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/gadgets/search-tables/search-tables.factor
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ TUPLE: search-field < track field ;
 
 : <search-field> ( model -- gadget )
     horizontal search-field new-track
+        0 >>fill
         { 5 5 } >>gap
         +baseline+ >>align
         swap <model-field> 10 >>min-cols >>field